Perhaps it’s the romantic in me—or rather the romantic that the ever-present buzzing of cicadas in summer-themed anime made me to be—but summer evokes nostalgia in my heart and thoughts of sometimes whimsical and sometimes epic adventures. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is at times full of both whimsy and danger as it traces the titular… Read More Frieren: Journeys Short and Eternal
“Pleasure” can have the feel of a dirty word sometimes in church culture, like it’s dangerously indulgent and carnal, or tainted with innuendo. But God himself takes pleasure, and he created us to do the same. In fact, he even designed it so that pleasure and delight would be a gateway to one of the… Read More Redeeming Pleasure in ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess
When Kotaro Kawaii (!) was a little kid, he learned from his favorite show to make slime by mixing borax solution with laundry starch. The newly created slime, though, fell over his drawing of a penguin, and became a sentient, talking, shape-shifting being. A starry-eyed Kotaro shouted “Kawaii!” and named the slime “Puniru.” He would… Read More First Impression: Puniru is a Kawaii Slime
Have you ever been knocked out in real life? I haven’t, but I have been punched in the face a few times in middle and high school. I went to a pretty rough middle school, and for the most part, it was full of disrespectful kids. Some did drugs and others wanted to pick a… Read More MEGALOBOX S2 – Fighting for a Second Chance
What is friendship? How do you know when you’re friends with someone? The Christmas episode of A Place Further than the Universe grapples with this deceptively complex topic as Yuzu’s insecurities and past hurts rise to the surface and threaten to cut her off from the other girls, just as they finally make it to… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: Further Than the Universe and Friendship with God
Halfway through episode eight of Oshi no Ko, Aqua makes an awful decision: he will become involved romantically with Akane and manipulate her for his own ends. It’s a sickening plan, especially when the girl in question just recently tried to take her own life. But by the end of the episode, something has changed… Read More The Regular, Transformative Friendships of Aqua Hoshino
In a world very much like our own, theater actors have developed special abilities, known as Senses, that enhance their skills and entrance audiences around the globe. For one, it might be unparalleled concentration; for another, it is a mesmerizing singing voice that makes every role her own; for yet another, it is the needle-sharp… Read More World Dai Star: Of Stages, Senses, and Holy Spirit
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