Watching anime has almost always been a solo activity for me, but occasionally, I’ll get a family member or friend to join along. My family has long been charmed by Studio Ghilbi fare, but recently, I’ve also watched a couple of other series with my wife – first, Kids on the Slope (if you didn’t… Read More More Lessons from Clannad: The Decisions You Make, Make You
stardf29 continues his miniseries on the theme of adoption: Last time, I talked about Bunny Drop and how, as an adoption story, it exemplifies the beauty in how we Christians are adopted by God to be His children, to be heir to His blessings. Another show that displays the beauty of adoption is Listen To Me,… Read More Guest Post – Adopted, Part 2: PapaKiki and an Uncomfortable Adoption
For week three of our Haibane Renmei small group study, we delved into episodes four and five of the series. In episode four, Rakka joins Kana at her job in the clock tower, while in episode four she spends time with Nemu in the library. The latter episode, especially, contained some of the more obvious… Read More Haibane Renmei Study: Week 3 Discussion Notes
Of all the great Studio Ghibli works, my favorite is probably Whisper of the Heart. Smaller in scale than almost any of the others, it’s a very personal story about a young girl, a boy, and their dreams. Because most of us remember well the days we were young and had dreams as big as… Read More Whisper of the Reality-Struck Heart
I’ve been totally floored by Attack on Titan, the new series this season about GIANTS. Although our own Goldy wrote about the series’ potential, I wasn’t prepared for how riveting, exciting, and frightening this show would be. Among other things I missed? The connection to religion in the first two episodes (what do I do… Read More Attack on Titan: Straight from the Old Testament
Lucky Star Episode 11: “Various Ways to Spend Christmas Eve” In the spirit of Christmas, I decided to retry an anime that I dropped over a year ago, Lucky Star. Last time I tried to watch the series, I made it to only episode 4. For this project, I watched episode 11 which takes place… Read More The 5th Day of Christmas Anime: Lucky Star
There’s no house here anymore. Dad’s gone, too. Episode 8 of Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! continues where seven left off, with Tōka attempting to force Rikka into seeing the visible truth – their father, along with their former house, are gone. The older sister utters the words above as she tearfully pushes Rikka to… Read More Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Episode 08: Falling From (and Into) Faith
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