At sixteen, people receive a blessing from the animal gods that can determine their career field. An anxious Sophia attends the ritual, just not wanting to attract excessive attention, and ends up with the blessing of the gorilla god. It turns out that the gorilla blessing is extremely rare but highly desired…for combat-related jobs. Given… Read More First Impression: The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl
A little girl in ragged clothing collects a variety of objects from hidey-holes in the woods. She also engages in dumpster diving (hence the bit in the title about picking up trash). She’s on the run, fleeing a village that wants to kill her. She casts aside her old name, Femicia, in favor of calling… Read More First Impression: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
The issue of translating the Japanese word for “god” recently came up. What do characters really mean when they talk about god and how should we as Christians react when we see characters praying to a supposed god, or insulting God? Subtitles almost always translate the word as either “God” or “god,” and Christians will… Read More Lost in Translation: God
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