I wasn’t sure whether to address this or not, but since the excellent blog, The Manga Curmudgeon, provided one point of view, I thought I’d chirp in. Fox’s hit show, Glee, has a religious-themed show last night. It’s focus was on Kurt, a gay member of New Directions, the name of his school’s glee club. … Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Glee Finds God
Schoolgirl outfits, lolita goth, crazy hairstyles, untucked dress shirts, and…cross/crucifix necklaces? Anime fashion can be both cute, interesting, and sometimes it can also be confusing. Why are crosses so prominently featured on anime characters when only a tiny percentage of the Japanese population identifies itself as Christian? The short answer is that it’s a fashion… Read More Here Comes Santa Cross
Angel Beats! to Have an Epilogue News: Although I detailed this story in a past post, it’s worth mentioning again. Angel Beats!, the beautiful Key series from the summer, isn’t quite over. The final DVD release, coming out in Japan in December, will contain an epilogue. Views: The details are sparse at this point –… Read More Week in Review (Sep 25 – Oct 1)
Do you know the anime trope where a character will uncover significant information about another individual, and keep that information secret so as not to hurt that person? This happens in anime time after time, including in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, which I’m now watching via Hulu. Spoilers begin here. In episode 22, Winry discovers that… Read More Petty Little Liars
Teresa of the Faint Smile is the most powerful of the claymore, women warriors of the manga of the same name. She shares similarities to John the Baptist through their roles and relationships to others, and more obviously through the ultimate events in their lives.… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…Claymore
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