Any Excuse to Avoid a Shave: con-Jesus at Anime Boston 2011

Who would’ve known that Anime Boston 2011 would’ve been such a gold mine for posts about Christianity?  I’ve already given links to posts about con-goers celebrating Easter and Charles Dunbar’s panel.  Here is a third addition to this group of posts, focusing on a cosplayer known as con-Jesus. The team behind Cosplay Nation, an in-the-works… Read More Any Excuse to Avoid a Shave: con-Jesus at Anime Boston 2011

Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Charles Dunbar’s Panel at Anime Boston 2011

During Easter weekend at Anime Boston, the Anime Anthropologist (Charles Dunbar) presented his panel, “Spirits, Wheels, and Borrowed Gods: Religion in Anime.”  Dunbar is a noted academic when it comes to anime and religion, and he’s widely known in the anime community for his work.  At the Anime Boston blog, Mike Fenn gave a short… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Charles Dunbar’s Panel at Anime Boston 2011

Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Easter Sunday at Anime Boston

This past weekend, Anime Boston fell on Easter, as it has a number of times in the past.  So, what’s a Christian otaku to do?  Attend mass nearby, of course. Otaku Journalist’s Lauren Rae Orsini wrote a wonderful post for the Anime Boston blog about the con and Easter Sunday.  Her interview with two con-goers… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Easter Sunday at Anime Boston