Towards the end of one episode of Saint Seiya, the girl running the fighting competition, Saori Kido, pleads with her deceased grandfather for advice on how to deal with the theft of the Golden Cloth armor. Rather than the monologue I expected, her late grandfather actually appears to her and gives her some consoling advice. He… Read More Examining Old School Anime: The Saints Point to Christ
Occasionally, I find myself writing posts like this, where I ramble on about a vague idea. They have the virtue of giving my dear readers an insight into how my mind works, though I can’t claim the following as a polished article. In this case, the condition of Captain Harlock’s world in 2977 A.D. reminds… Read More Examining Old School Anime: the Arcadia as the Church
Dear Readers, Have you been keeping up with the happenings in Bleach? The manga has become fairly intense, and after all this time, the story’s become exciting again. I haven’t been a fan of the series since early in the arc involving Aizen, but I just can’t help but to consume the manga in chunks… Read More Letter from the Editor: Bleach, Church Retreats, and Powering Up
Welcome to the first of our more sporadic version of Something More. The blogosphere has been resplendent in it’s spiritual-related articles the last couple of week, regarding anime series both current and classic. Christian symbolism runs rampant in Kill la Kill, as do opportunities to discuss Christian themes and ideas, particularly as they relate to… Read More Something More: Kill la Cross, Madoka’s Universal Church, and Sailor Moon Mythology
In our Untangled feature, we answer questions posed to us from our readers. For today’s post, we received the following from a forum member through the Christian Anime Alliance forums: Something has been bothering me a lot lately, and that is unanswered prayers. I am told that prayers either go amiss because of sins that… Read More Untangled: Why is God Silent?
Subtly, Christianity has entered the realm of anime conventions over the last several years. Lauren Orsini post about the time a Christian convention was held in the same venue as Katsucon. Charles Dunbar writes about the time a con Jesus walked into an Easter service (to a surprising response). Fans of Vic Mignogna and Caitlin… Read More Jesus Loves Otaku: Prayer Meeting at Fanime
I mentioned yesterday that at first, even our (generally) level-headed heroine in Noragami, Hiyori Iki, treats Yato with little respect. Further, she looks to him to fulfill her own needs. This is no surprise, of course, as she’s in a very unusual and confusing situation, and Yato has agreed to take her case, even taking… Read More Holy Week: Noragami and Treating God as a Genie, Part 2
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