Several years ago, when I watched the Endless Eight series of episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , I jumped in without any warning. I hadn’t read anything about the arc and at the time, had no experience with the light novels. And as might can imagine, I was confused…were these episodes exactly the… Read More The Endless Eight and Glorious Infinity
With episode nine of Revolutionary Girl Utena, there again (thankfully) seems to be some advancement in storyline beyond emphasizing mystery and developing characters. We learn more about the past of several council members, while Saionji brings Anthy to the castle in the sky in order to reach an “eternal reward.” The allusions and symbols in the… Read More Revolutionary Girl Utena, Episode 09: Something Eternal
Ah, Kirito, I’d forgotten how awesome you were. In episode 16 of Sword Art Online, Kirito enters a new game, intent on finding Asuna, who is apparently being held captive therein. He doesn’t have much time to find her before she is forced to marry (*closes ears and ignores another silly plot point*). Lucky for… Read More Sword Art Online, Episode 16: Rumors of Another World
What a juxtaposition between the easy-going and humorous first half of episode 13 and the tense second half! But perhaps as trivial as the early part of the episode seems, as Kirito tries to fish out a humongous catch for a newly found fisherman friend, it reveals an interesting question about the game: If you… Read More Sword Art Online, Episode 13: Heaven is a Place on Earth
In M.E.X. Magazine, Christian musician Cait Plage (who previously interviewed with us) mentions the extensive anime dubbing she and her friends did in the past [M.E.X Magazine]: Well, I am a true nerd at heart. In middle school, I was a closet anime/video game geek….I would spend hours upon hours every day recording lines, auditioning,… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: CCM Artist (and Close Anime Geek) Cait Plage, Angel Beats Heaven, and Haruhi’s Five Proofs
With the exception of Nisemonogatari (which after episode 8 has now maybe hit that point of crossing the line for me), there was no series I was looking forward to more this season than Ano Natsu de Matteru (Waiting in the Summer). But I was let down by the first episode and dropped the show. … Read More Ano Natsu de Matteru and Strangers from a Distant Shore
God is cruel. That one phrase is repeated several times in the first episode of the most unexpected show of the new season, Mawaru Penguindrum. They’re also words that are repeated daily, in various incarnations, by many people. As spoken in the show, the idea is that how can God give a good person a… Read More Mawaru-Penguindrum Episode 01: Cruel God
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