The summer season is now in full swing, and as Japes mentioned, it’s a particular fun one. I’ve personally found more engaging series this season than I have in any season the past several years. But our links this week don’t only point to current series, they also refer to past ones which are among… Read More Something More: Beyond the Boundary (But Stuck on an Island)
The Gospel message is simple, and yet many people misunderstand it or are simply ignorant of it. And thus, it’s sometimes helpful to use a familiar cultural artifact or form to illustrate the message. In this case, I’ll be using one of my favorite series of the 2013 fall anime season – Beyond the Boundary.… Read More The Gospel According to a Pink-Haired Meganekko
The timing of Christmas is such that it’s a nice time to reflect upon the past years. Applying that reflection toward anime, I’ve reworked the words to a holiday favorite, “My Favorite Things,” the last few years. And here’s another version for 2013 (Note: there are Attack on Titan anime and Naruto manga spoilers in the… Read More My Favorite (Anime) Things, 2013
In this week’s Kyokai no Kanata, we only saw a few glimpses of our main male character, Akihito Kanbara. He was absent in the lives of the other characters as well as in the show, skipping school, likely because he was unable to concentrate after losing control the previous night and almost killing a number… Read More Reader Response: Kyokai no Kanata and the Role of Guilt
I really enjoy these series that dig into the plot, revealing all sorts of mysteries, all the while creating even bigger questions for which the audiences long to find the answers. In episode four of Kyoukai no Kanata, we learn that Akihito isn’t weak due to his half-blood heritage; instead, he’s remarkably powerful and unable… Read More Kyoukai no Kanata, Episode 04: Sempai, I Didn’t Know Anything About You