A third of the way through season three of Working!!! (Wagnaria), and I’m super pleased – the show continues its wonderful, character-based humor (as expected) while moving along romantic relationships (not necessarily as expected). And as has been impressed upon me all along, the series confirms that it isn’t just funny – it’s a really… Read More Working!!! and Scripture: Neither as Simple as it Seems
This past week, we have spent a lot of time focusing on Key, particularly Rewrite. Hopefully you had the chance to check out Kaze’s four part summation and commentary on the visual novel. His approach took each and every section of the story and broke it down into individual parallels into Christian living, but I… Read More Rewrite’s Biblical Meta-Narrative
This article does NOT spoil Air’s story. If you are familiar with Air, it is probably because of Kyoto Animation’s popular anime adaptation of 2005. If you’re really a nerd like me, perhaps you even know of the Air film adaptation of the same year by Toei Animation (and its gorgeous bonus soundtrack by the… Read More Air: New in Light of the Old
Bear with me, but I’m going to be controversial for a moment (or perhaps not, depending on who you are). Of everything I’ve heard in my formal undergraduate education, one phrase that has absolutely frustrated me the most is the following: “If the plain sense makes sense, seek no other sense.” It seems innocuous enough… Read More Anime Today: When Context is King – The Culture Gap Shared by Shirobako and Scripture
Power Bible 1 Art by Shin-joong Kim Green Egg Media 208 pages Let’s face it – the Bible is a difficult read for many people, even for faithful Christians. Engaging with God’s word is even more of a challenge for children, too many of whom from a young age decide that the Bible is boring. … Read More Review: Power Bible Book 1
When it comes to watching anime as a Westerner and relying on subtitles, there are a lot of things that simply don’t translate well across the language and cultural barrier. Usually, this does not hinder our enjoyment of the media. The general meaning still gets across. The subtitles will often change what is literally being… Read More Lost in Translation
When it comes to watching anime as a Westerner and relying on subtitles, there are a lot of things that simply don’t translate well across the language and cultural barrier. Usually, this does not hinder our enjoyment of the media. The general meaning still gets across. The subtitles will often change what is literally being… Read More Lost in Translation
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