Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always… Read More Terror in Resonance Episode 11: Look to the Sky
Because the series almost doubled it’s main cast this season, it’s easy to forget that Free! Eternal Summer has two primary leads – Haruka and Rin. And while Haruka’s angst has been on full display this season, Rin has mostly tended to be in the background, influencing the rest of the cast in significant ways,… Read More Free Eternal Summer, Episode 12: Rin’s Serving Heart
The rules and structure of the early episodes of Terror in Resonance (Zankyou no Terror) have long been forgotten. We’re now on a tense, thrilling ride to the end, where uncovering of the truth and simply guessing what will happen next leads to breathtaking moments as much as the action sequences. Episode nine of Terror… Read More Terror in Resonance Episode 9: Two-Way Gospel
School is back in session for most students, which means that summer is coming to a close. That means the fall season of anime is just around the corner. Can you believe it? But writers continue to blog wonderful articles for the shows coming to a close for the summer season, including those below. Medieval… Read More Something More: Jesusmonogatari, GGO’s False Prophet, and Christian Writers on Ghibli
And now we’re grown up orphans And never knew their names We don’t belong to no one That’s a shame But you could hide beside me Maybe for a while And I won’t tell no one your name And I won’t tell ’em your name After the thrilling action in the last episode of Terror… Read More Terror in Resonance Episode 8: Orphans
Episode seven of Terror in Resonance (Zankyou no Terror) was the payoff episode I didn’t know I was waiting for. Each succeeding week of Watanabe’s bordering-on-classic series has ratcheted up the tension with our once invincible duo getting closer and closer to having their plans derailed. The police force started as totally inept, but when… Read More Terror in Resonance Episode 7: When Terrorists Are Saviors
“Mixed feelings” would probably best describe my attitude toward Sword Art Online II, perhaps the most anticipated returning series this season. I loved the first cour – no other series has provided me with more material about which to write! The second, however, brought me anger (Asuna) and gagging (Leafa). SAO II begins in an unexpected… Read More Sword Art Online II, Episode 1: Mission Impossible
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