Another season of anime has come and gone – and that quickly, a new season is upon us! But before we move too quickly ahead, let’s be reminded of the spiritual notes that rang out from some of the latter episodes of Spring 2015 series, as well as commentary about a few older anime: Death… Read More Something More: Godless Death Note, Virgin Mary Adventure Time, and Sinner Moon Crystal
Did you enjoy yesterday’s review? Here’s another packed post reviewing this past season’s anime! Is it Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in the Dungeon? Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou Ka Medieval Otaku – 6/10 The main problem with Danmachi lies in that the essentially RPG fantasy setting is overused these days.… Read More Spring Anime 2015 Review (Part 2/3)
Last night, against my better judgement, I stayed up late to catch the finale of Oregairu 2. It…wasn’t worth staying up for. A strange episode, it seemed to be hammering home the same problems from the last few episodes without offering much of a solution, while breaking Yukino down so quickly and so almost-completely that… Read More OreGairu 2, Episode 13: Requests and Wise Words
So…are we back to square one? No, but it feels a little like that, as Hiki, Yukino, and Yui face another obstacles on their path toward finding themselves in growing their relationships with one another. Episode 12 of OreGairu 2 (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO) starts out innocuous enough with everyone preparing for Valentine’s… Read More OreGairu 2 Episode 12: Change is Complicated
The past two weeks have been overwhelming in terms of just how many articles have been posted relating to anime and religion/spirituality. There’s so much to dig into – I hope you have as much fun reading through these articles as I did! Are you headed to SuperCon at the end of this month? If… Read More Something More: Noragami Religion, Hopeless Black Butler, and Persecuting Naruto
Thematically, all season long, OreGairu 2 (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Too!) has focused on the need people have for bonds of friendship. Through much of the season, of course, we had the crisis of relationship within the volunteer club, which reached some resolution once Hachiman was able to break through his own feelings and… Read More OreGairu 2 Episode 11: Holding on Too Long
So many thing happened in episode 10 of OreGairu 2 – the conclusion of one long arc and a transition into another. Too much happened, frankly – I had to rewatch it to absorb it all. And for an episode where so many plotlines moved along, it’s interesting to note that character development did occur,… Read More OreGairu 2, Episode 10: You Change, I Change