Mike recommends a classic series that’s received a reboot, gets to streaming and promoting, and has a bone to pick with All You Need is Kill—all on this episode of The Power of God and Anime Podcast! Plus, Mike dives into the Soul Society Arc of Bleach as he compares Ichigo’s fight against a Christian’s… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 35: Pushing Back Like Ichigo Kurosaki
Bleach returned with a bang several years ago, reviving a franchise that had ended its anime on a whimper. What a time to be alive—especially since a resurrected fandom means awesome new fanart, like these illustrations—reprinted with permission—of Ichigo, Toshiro, Hinamori, and especially Rukia (most of the drawings below are of her) in silhouette! Beautiful!… Read More Fanart Friday: Ichigo and Rukia, Toshiro and Hinamori—in Silhouette
Part two of the “Thousand-Year Blood War” arc opens with a baby—revealed to be Yhwach—being lifted up in the air and worshipped by thousands of reaching arms. As the episode proper begins, Yhwach in the current time looks out at the Quincy and announces that it’s time to destroy the Soul Society—and one more thing… Read More First Impression: Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 2: The Separation
The last of our new set of teams brings your their first recording of our rebooted TangleCast! David, Peter, and Marcelo of Team FtK (For the King) take a look at the most popular anime of the last several years, My Hero Academia, and discuss why it works so well. What makes it like the… Read More TangleCast 38: Examining My Hero Academia and its Place in Shounen
Dear Readers, Have you been keeping up with the happenings in Bleach? The manga has become fairly intense, and after all this time, the story’s become exciting again. I haven’t been a fan of the series since early in the arc involving Aizen, but I just can’t help but to consume the manga in chunks… Read More Letter from the Editor: Bleach, Church Retreats, and Powering Up
Character: Sousuke Aizen Series: Bleach Gender: Male Occupation: soul reaper (formerly) Bible twin: Satan Overview Bleach is a manga and anime that needs little introduction. It follows Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student who is bestowed with the powers of a Shinigami (soul reaper), beings who send tortured souls to the afterlife and who fight… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…Bleach
Character: Rukia Kuchiki Series: Bleach Gender: female Occupation: soul reaper (shinigami) Bible Twin: the Holy Spirit Overview Bleach is a manga and anime that needs little introduction. It follows Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student who is bestowed with the powers of a Shinigami (soul reaper), beings who send tortured souls to the afterlife and… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…Bleach
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