Mike recommends a classic series that’s received a reboot, gets to streaming and promoting, and has a bone to pick with All You Need is Kill—all on this episode of The Power of God and Anime Podcast! Plus, Mike dives into the Soul Society Arc of Bleach as he compares Ichigo’s fight against a Christian’s… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 35: Pushing Back Like Ichigo Kurosaki
Did you know that Soi Fon’s name means “Broken Bee”? Very suitable for the Bleach captain, don’t you think? ★ 【EBI】 「 🐝 」
Hello, friends! On today’s episode, Mike takes on a more modern anime in my recommendation, talks about his Anime North plans, and looks to a classic shounen anime and one of its main characters (Bleach and Ishida Uryu) to explain how God’s offer of salvation is gift that we choose to reject or receive. All… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 20: Ishida Uryū and the Gift of Salvation
Bleach returned with a bang several years ago, reviving a franchise that had ended its anime on a whimper. What a time to be alive—especially since a resurrected fandom means awesome new fanart, like these illustrations—reprinted with permission—of Ichigo, Toshiro, Hinamori, and especially Rukia (most of the drawings below are of her) in silhouette! Beautiful!… Read More Fanart Friday: Ichigo and Rukia, Toshiro and Hinamori—in Silhouette
It’s time for our quarterly video showing our picks for the top five openings of the season! Here are the ones we picked for fall 2024: Here are the OPs we selected: What’s your favorite OP of the season? Are there any we missed? We hope you enjoy our selections! Please follow us and share… Read More Top Five Anime OPs for Fall 2024
We all struggle with temptation. But the rub isn’t simply in being tempted, but in how we react to temptation. Mike looks to Konosuba and Beast Tamer for very different reactions to sexual temptation, and then to the Bible to see how we should respond in any tempting situation. Plus, he gives his real anime… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 6: Konosuba, Beast Tamer, and Temptation
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War returns in October? Have you been watching the new arc? Before you answer that, remember…Rukia has her eyes on you. ★ 【shiej007 (insta / X)】 「 ルキア 」 ☆
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