Something More: Kill la Cross, Madoka’s Universal Church, and Sailor Moon Mythology

Welcome to the first of our more sporadic version of Something More. The blogosphere has been resplendent in it’s spiritual-related articles the last couple of week, regarding anime series both current and classic. Christian symbolism runs rampant in Kill la Kill, as do opportunities to discuss Christian themes and ideas, particularly as they relate to… Read More Something More: Kill la Cross, Madoka’s Universal Church, and Sailor Moon Mythology

02.27.201502.27.2015 TwwkLeave a comment

Anime’s Common Grace

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

10.14.201407.13.2022 Twwk11 Comments

(Real) Christianity in Anime

Japes, our Anime Today columnist, has written a number of articles about the intersection of Christianity and anime for his other blog, Japesland. He is editing and resposting a number of these entries, including the one below, to Beneath the Tangles. Several days ago I wrote a piece that I titled “(Superficial) Christianity in Anime“,… Read More (Real) Christianity in Anime

02.26.201402.26.2014 Japesland17 Comments

My Favorite (Anime) Things, 2013

The timing of Christmas is such that it’s a nice time to reflect upon the past years. Applying that reflection toward anime, I’ve reworked the words to a holiday favorite, “My Favorite Things,” the last few years. And here’s another version for 2013 (Note: there are Attack on Titan anime and Naruto manga spoilers in the… Read More My Favorite (Anime) Things, 2013

12.09.201312.10.2013 Twwk1 Comment

Earning Our Wings: The Haibane Renmei Small Group Concludes

It’s all complete! For those that didn’t know, this summer I tried something completely different for our blog. If you’ve noticed, I haven’t been as diligent in updating Beneath the Tangles, depending on our wonderful staff here an on a number of superb guest bloggers. Part of that reason is that I shifted my focus… Read More Earning Our Wings: The Haibane Renmei Small Group Concludes

08.21.201308.21.2013 Twwk1 Comment

Something More: Doubting Homura, Ghostic Haibane, and Ef: A Tale of Theologies

Japes gets into the nitty gritty of the characters’ personal theologies in Ef – A Tale of Melodies in a thorough and thought-provoking post. [Japesland] Nick Calibey correlates Rakka’s sprouting of wings in the first episode of the series to teachings of the Gnostic movement. [A Rather Silly Blog] Emily compares Homura’s storyline in Puella… Read More Something More: Doubting Homura, Ghostic Haibane, and Ef: A Tale of Theologies

07.12.201301.07.2014 Twwk4 Comments

Haibane Renmei Study: Week 3 Discussion Notes

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

07.09.201307.08.2013 Twwk5 Comments

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