Inception. Black Swan. The Matrix. These Hollywood hits have a common thread—each was heavily influenced by Japanese animation, aka anime. Anime has settled in as a permanent part of American entertainment. Besides serving as inspiration for filmmakers, some anime movies—particularly those by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, The Secret World of Arrietty, and the Oscar-winning… Read More Anime’s Common Grace
The end of the summer season is here! While some may not have enjoyed it much, it’s been one of my favorites in recent memory. At least, judging by some of the posts below, it’s provided plenty of fuel for discussion! Milesvibritannia looks at the issue of morality in anime, delving deeply into a number… Read More Something More: Christian Anime Idols, Sailor Moon Gossip, and Integrity in SAO
The summer season has passed it’s mid-point, and bloggers continue to find great spiritual connections in current series, joining a number of other excellent articles about some more classic ones that posted this week. Frank finds perhaps an intentional connection to Christianity and Japan’s Hidden Christians in Barakamon. [A Series of Miracles] Annalyn looks into… Read More Something More: Forgiving Kirito’s Sin, Real Barakamon Church, and Hamatora’s Anti-Christ
Medieval Otaku compares Rygart’s suffering in Broken Blade to the misery that Christians endure. [Medieval Otaku] Anime Commentary on the March’s writer provides insight about kami and ayakushi while examining an episode of Noragami. [Anime Commentary on the March] Rocklobster brings up the Christian ideas of right and wrong as he reviews Death Note. [Lobster… Read More Something More: Noragami Kami, Japanese Persecution of Christians, and Break Blade Misery
I avoided watching Code Geass for a long time, partly because I am picky about character design in anime (I happen to like my characters to be somewhat under eight feet tall), and partly because I had watched two episodes without beginning to care about any of the characters. In the end, two things made… Read More Not This Fan’s Service: An Alternate Viewpoint on Code Geass S1 22-23
Although the main phase of the Aniblogger Testimony series has come to an end, I always welcome further additions. Recently, Renato Barros Ezquerro submitted a post for this series. The only problem? He’s not a blogger. Still, I’d be glad to call this post an “Otaku Testimony” if it meant I could fit in his… Read More Aniblogger Testimony: Why Am I Catholic?
Casey Anthony fever, anyone? This terrible story came to a climax last week, with Anthony’s acquittal on murder charges. Across the country and through the many forums available on the Internet, many let their displeasure known. Many cried at the lack of justice – some in an angry voice, even calling out death threats. One… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Casey Anthony and Death Note
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