Something More: Magi Love, Christian Lessons from Naruto, and Kill La Kill Buddhism

While shows like Your Lie in April and Wolf Girl and Black Prince continue to give great material for spiritual discussion, it’s interesting that some series with big moves on the horizon – Naruto with a final movie upcoming and Digimon with a return of it’s season one characters – also provide opportunities to discuss… Read More Something More: Magi Love, Christian Lessons from Naruto, and Kill La Kill Buddhism

11.21.201411.21.2014 Twwk1 Comment

Anime Today: The Holy Grail and Other Treasures

Hi, everyone! It’s Charles, here, taking over JP’s Anime Today column. Just for one week, though, I promise! When I think of villains, anime and otherwise, what usually comes to mind isn’t just the antagonist, but his or her goal. These aims are usually something that occupies, consumes, and transforms them. Aizen from Bleach is… Read More Anime Today: The Holy Grail and Other Treasures

11.12.201411.12.2014 Twwk3 Comments

Naruto Chapter 700: The Gospel of Sasuke Uchiha

700 chapters. All it took was 700 chapters and some 15 years to see our heroes achieve their ultimate aims – Naruto becomes hokage, Sakura marries Sasuke (not necessarily a bad thing), and Sasuke…well Sasuke finds love, which as he admits in chapter 699, is probably what he and Naruto wanted all along. Strange that… Read More Naruto Chapter 700: The Gospel of Sasuke Uchiha

11.06.201411.06.2014 Twwk4 Comments

The Lesson of Naruto: Love Changes Everything

The end is nigh! While the Naruto franchise hasn’t quite concluded, the final chapter of the Naruto manga is out today, marking a significant endpoint for a beloved series. I didn’t really get into anime and manga until I was a teenager, so I can’t imagine how some young people feel who have grown up… Read More The Lesson of Naruto: Love Changes Everything

11.05.201411.05.2014 Twwk2 Comments

Naruto Chapter 698: A Farewell to Arms

Yep, you guessed it. I made this post just so that I could use that subtitle. Well, not wholly. Hang on with me a minute – I have something deeper than that to get to. Most of the 698th chapter of Naruto is spent with our titular character and Sasuke lying next to each other,… Read More Naruto Chapter 698: A Farewell to Arms

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Anime’s Common Grace

Inception. Black Swan. The Matrix. These Hollywood hits have a common thread—each was heavily influenced by Japanese animation, aka anime. Anime has settled in as a permanent part of American entertainment. Besides serving as inspiration for filmmakers, some anime movies—particularly those by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, The Secret World of Arrietty, and the Oscar-winning… Read More Anime’s Common Grace

10.14.201407.13.2022 Twwk11 Comments

Naruto and Futaba Just Don’t Care (and Neither Should We)

Is there a specific characteristic that sets great anime protagonists and heroes apart? While there are perhaps plenty of common traits they share, one that really just out is their ability to be themselves even when being yourself isn’t cool. Naruto Uzumaki provides us a good example of this funny trait. The Naruto manga is… Read More Naruto and Futaba Just Don’t Care (and Neither Should We)

09.24.201409.26.2014 Twwk4 Comments

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