I will be blatantly honest. Kill la Kill is my least favorite anime to air in the past few years, and by quite a large margin as well. And yet, despite that, I continue to watch it. Blame its popularity, or blame my inability to drop a series (just ask Charles), but regardless of the… Read More Anime Today: Kill la Kill – Money is the root of all evil… right?
Welcome to 2014, readers, and also to the return of nobody’s everybody’s favorite column, Anime Today! With the new year comes new years resolutions, precious time off from school and work, delicious food (at least for some of us), time with friends and family, perhaps a new outlook on life, a chance to start over,… Read More Anime Today: Having Passion
Draggle compares two characters from Medaka Box to God the Father and Jesus Christ, pointing out ideas like perfection, brokenness, and one’s place before a perfect God. [Draggle’s Anime Blog] JoeAnimated examines the meanings of names in Eureka Seven Ao, including IFO names, which are all connected to Catholicism. [We Remember Love] The latest attempt… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Medaka Jesus Box, Liturgical IFOs, and Kami in the Legend of Zelda
From Ouran High School Host Club’s Haruhi to Fullmetal Alchemist’s Winry Rockbell, Caitlin Glass has voiced some of anime’s most beloved characters. She’s also funny, personable, and great to her fans. Back in August, Caitlin was kind enough to answer a few questions about voice acting. I was able to catch up with her at… Read More Interview with Caitlin Glass, Part 2: Faith and Voice Acting
As I try to find the time to marathon Puella Magi Madoka Magica in an attempt to avoid any more spoilers, I had to stop to write about episode seven, in which allusions to and mentions of Christianity are far stronger than in any other episode to this point of the series. Though a few… Read More Puella Magi Madoka Magica 07: From Adam to Jesus
Niko Sylvester wrote an interesting article for Mania.com this week about “hair shirts and legendary” pelts in anime and manga. He focuses on two pieces in particular – GeGeGe no Kitar and InuYasha. The post isn’t particularly focuses on religion, but Niko does mention myths and folklore, and begins his piece with the story of… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Samson, InuYasha, and Wearin’ Hair
The deviantART community is home to a large group of Christian arts whose work is influence by anime. I’ve been blessed to feature examples of work by Beau Soir, sA-oHime, and pancake-waddle thus far. Today, I want to show a beautiful piece by another favorite of mine, GenevieveGT. Involving the famous story of Daniel and… Read More Christian Fanart: Hush the lion’s den
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