Note: This article covers episode twelve of Mushishi. It approaches the episode vaguely in such a way so as to avoid spoilers, but be warned if that is something that concerns you. Perhaps the most basic difference in Western versus Eastern thought is the view of the significance or destination of life. I’m sure you’ve… Read More Anime Today: Life is a Cycle
The fall season is in full swing! But the articles below are largely for series from seasons past (not that it’s a bad thing to reflect on shows we’ve already finished). Frank has been commenting on Hanamayata all season long, and concludes with a post covering Christian themes in the final episodes and the season… Read More Something More: Serve Like a Librarian, Arrogant Aldnoah, and Doraemon Temple
A new season of anime is here! Although it may be too early to judge it, at the very least, there’s a lot of excitement in the air for new shows, with fewer sequels and more originals this season, including one that Frank talks about below in our lead-off article this week: Frank finds a… Read More Something More: Good Librarians and the Good Shepherd, SAO Friendship, and Moe Buddhist Girl Figures
This week was full of great articles about spirituality – many, as usual, about Christianity, but note the first link below, from academic and frequent convention panelist, Charles Dunbar, which focuses on Shinto and Buddhist traditions. Charles Dunbar investigates A Letter to Momo and discusses the spiritual idea of our loved ones watching over us… Read More Something More: Less Game More Life, Ranma Devalues Akane, and Good Samaritan Art Online
Merry Christmas! I hope you’re having a wonderful Christmas Day. I love Christmastime and I can’t deny that a big reason for is because I typically take vacation from work during this time of year. And the very first thing I did after waking on my first day off was to watch the series finale… Read More Mawaru Penguindrum Episode 24: Merry Christmas
This is the sixth in a series of Aniblogger Testimony posts, where select writers will discuss their personal faith. Today’s post is by Canne of Canne’s anime review blog. The previous posts in this series were written by Lauren Orisini, R86, Nikko, Arianna, and Ed Sizemore. First of all, I would like to express my… Read More Aniblogger Testimony: I believe in ghosts, Buddhism, and science
Today in his House of 1000 Manga column at Anime News Network, Jason Thompson describes Osamu Tezuka‘s epic work, Buddha. As one who rarely watches anime or reads manga created earlier than the 1990s, I know Tezuka only by reputation and not by experiencing any of his works. As such, and I think this may… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Buddha and Religious Criticism
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