Something More: Junketsu No Maria and the Church…Oh Boy…

One of the more interesting series this season is Junketsu no Maria, which I became aware of through my friend Alexander, of Ashita no Anime.  The first group of links below discuss the series’ tone toward Catholicism and the Catholic Church, and join another gaggle of terrific posts about religion from anibloggers this week. Junketsu… Read More Something More: Junketsu No Maria and the Church…Oh Boy…

Something More: Faustus Metal Alchemist, Hopeful Anime Heroes, and Anime as Bible Study

A great thing about being an anime fan is that four times a year, we can get excited about a slate of new series!  While we wait on most of these to begin, a number of bloggers reflect on the final episodes of summer 2014 anime and on series older than those. Draggle digs into… Read More Something More: Faustus Metal Alchemist, Hopeful Anime Heroes, and Anime as Bible Study

Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Selling Animated Souls, Lupin on a Cross, and Epic Christianity

Lady Saika examines characters that sell their souls, including a certain character in Black Butler. [Lady Geek Girl and Friends] On the same blog, MadamAce revisits Spirited Away, commenting on the Shinto aspects of the masterpiece. [Lady Geek Girl and Friends] Zeroe4 quotes Angel Beats in his post about the epic quality to Christianity. [Zeroe4]… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Selling Animated Souls, Lupin on a Cross, and Epic Christianity