Kimi ni Todoke Episode 22: “Christmas” I had long intended to watch the Kimi ni Todoke anime or read the manga, and finally did last year after the second series aired. I gave up way too many hours of sleep to marathon the show, which totally hooked me. I think one of the main reasons… Read More The 6th Day of Christmas Anime: Kimi ni Todoke
Characters: Sawako Kuronuma and Shota Kazehaya Series: Kimi ni Todoke Occupation: students Bible Twin: believers and God Overview Kimi ni Todoke is a wonderful series for a number of reasons, but perhaps most of all for its two leads: the socially inept Kuronuma and the popular and kind Kazehaya. Shojo manga and series, like any… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…Kimi ni Todoke
I am an awkward guy if you’ve ever met one. I know how to speak well, but my brain doesn’t quite connect fast enough to my tongue when I’m speaking to people. Case in point: my involvement in 2DT’s first podcast (tune in to laugh at my awkward speaking, stay all the way through to… Read More Atypical Dating, Day 2: Kimi ni Todoke and the Myth of Chemistry
We all have certain tropes or genres or characters or whatever in anime and manga that we really enjoy. For me, I really like when a protagonist has a crush on someone who at first, apparently doesn’t even know he or she exists. Inevitably, the object of affection begins to notice the protagonist, either because… Read More Anime Crushes: A Little Bit of Humility Goes a Long Way
Goodness is one of those words which we know intimately, but which is hard to define. Go ahead and try – define “goodness” without using the word “good” Hard, huh? I’ll give it a try: goodness is the state of consistently doing what’s right and what’s loving. I think those latter two parts of the… Read More From Me to You: Sawako and the Spirit Fruit of Goodness
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