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12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: Ping Pong The Animation. Enter the Hero!

“The hero transcends logic. The hero overturns what we thought we knew and drives away the darkness. He’s so uncomplicated… And he shines, bright and joyous.” So says Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto, the ping-pong prodigy who never smiles. “Do you believe in heroes, coach?” he asks the elderly teacher who trains him. Smile is an observant, stone-faced teenager with… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: Ping Pong The Animation. Enter the Hero!

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12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 9: Log Horizon’s Resurrections

Christmas happens in the second season of Log Horizon, but it’s just an incidental part of a multi-episode arc (or maybe it’s two parallel arcs, depending on how you look at it). These are “Christmas episodes” only in the sense that the holiday is a background detail—lights twinkle and vendors dressed like Santa hawk strawberry… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 9: Log Horizon’s Resurrections

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The Power of God and Anime (Ep. 13) x The 12 Days of Christmas Anime (Day 6): Happy Lesson

It’s the crossover episode! Today, Mike joins the 12 Days of Christmas Anime countdown by discussing kindness and caring through a Christmas episode of Happy Lesson. But before he gets to that, Mike tlks about his birthday celebration, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and the upcoming winter anime season, and… Read More The Power of God and Anime (Ep. 13) x The 12 Days of Christmas Anime (Day 6): Happy Lesson

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12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: A Very Merry Christmas Kaiju!

Evolving into a better, perhaps more spiritual person can make you unrecognizable. This might be a hardship initially, but transformation can carry much beauty—life and the people around you will change as a result of growth. As we celebrate together the Christmas festivities and the turning of a new year, become the individual you’ve always… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: A Very Merry Christmas Kaiju!

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12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki and Haruhi’s Wager

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki is a charming spinoff full of amusing nods to the better-known anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. But although Haruhi gets booted from the title, she still has a major presence in the story. Of relevance to the current season, her approach to Santa Claus aligns surprisingly well with a… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki and Haruhi’s Wager

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