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Tag: Hiyori Iki

Holy Week: The Book of Hiyori

One thing that struck me immediately about Noragami is that there were so many connections that could made in the series to Christianity.  Joseph of Medieval Otaku (who’s now on Twitter, by the way), thought the same: The most surprising thing about Noragami is how many of its themes one can tie into Christianity despite… Read More Holy Week: The Book of Hiyori

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Holy Week: Noragami and Treating God as a Genie, Part 2

I mentioned yesterday that at first, even our (generally) level-headed heroine in Noragami, Hiyori Iki, treats Yato with little respect.  Further, she looks to him to fulfill her own needs.  This is no surprise, of course, as she’s in a very unusual and confusing situation, and Yato has agreed to take her case, even taking… Read More Holy Week: Noragami and Treating God as a Genie, Part 2

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Holy Week: Noragami and Treating God as a Genie, Part 1

Near the end of the Noragami series, an anime-only antagonist is introduced.  Like Yato, Rabo is a god of calamity, and the series does it’s best to make him seem a match for our laid-back (but occasionally awesome) hero. Apparently, Rabo has returned after centuries of absence, but in just a short time, he has… Read More Holy Week: Noragami and Treating God as a Genie, Part 1

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Noragami, Episode 01: Somewhere in Between

‘Cause I’m waiting for tonight Then waiting for tomorrow And I’m somewhere in between What is real and just a dream “Somewhere in Between” (Lifehouse) We share a fascination with dreams, right?  It’s perhaps our only chance to do the extraordinary, and further than that, to do the impossible.  I treasure that time when I’ve… Read More Noragami, Episode 01: Somewhere in Between

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