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Beneath the Tangles

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Tag: Nagisa

Belldandy, Nagisa, and What it Means to Be Pure

I was dusting out blog drafts, and found this completed entry among them.  I don’t know if I would’ve written it today…but nonetheless, here it is! Several years ago, while I was still in college and unmarried, a group of close guy friends and I had a conversation about “animated women.”  My friend blogged about… Read More Belldandy, Nagisa, and What it Means to Be Pure

02.11.201109.06.2012 Twwk9 Comments

Diary of an Anime Lived: The Selfish/Selfless Daddy

I’m a sucker for tearjerkers.  Even though I consider myself a realist, I’m very sentimental.  That said, although I often tear up as shows and movies, I’ve only cried twice – at The Passion of the Christ and during episode 18 of Clannad After Story, entitled “The Ends of the Earth.” Even as I read… Read More Diary of an Anime Lived: The Selfish/Selfless Daddy

11.01.201009.06.2012 Twwk21 Comments

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Cowboy Bebop and the Courage to Face Our Fears10.28.2026
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Tragedy, Traitors, and Tradition: The Paradox of Jobless Reincarnation09.28.2026
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An Interview with Ginger Root: Anime, Creativity, and the Journey to “Soarin’” from Sparks of Tomorrow09.17.2026
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Something Genuine Season 2 Finale, Part 3: Cristina Vee & Yussef Benelbar on Representation, Identity, and Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia09.16.2026
We’ve reached the end of Something Genuine Season 2! For our final …

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    by Twwk
    A Halloween reflection on the fears we can’t outrun
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    by Hayley Gordon
    Happy Friday, my fellow anime lovers!
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    by Gaming & God
    Will you give in or run away?


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