Do you remember the movie, Hook? I couldn’t care less that it was trashed by critics upon release; I absolutely loved that movie as a child (and still do). The catch in Spielberg’s Peter Pan story was that Pan was now grown up, and had to return to Neverland to rescue his children, who’d been… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Anime Lover Grows Up
Like many of us, I have a laundry list of anime to watch. So this past week, I dived in. For whatever reason though, I decided to try a show that wasn’t on my checklist. And so, I began Cross Game, not knowing much about it and in fact confusing it with a much older show, Touch… Read More Cross Game of Love, Part I: Playing Games
My fall 2010 anime season came to a close this week, as I finally finished a show I’d been watching in globs throughout the autumn. Fortune Arterial, based on a visual novel, follows Kohei Hasekura, a student who becomes involved with Erika Sendo, the school’s student council Vice President and…a vampire. I enjoyed the show for… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…Fortune Arterial
I couldn’t resist including just one more anime episode (from one of my favorite series). Enjoy! Honey and Clover Episode 4, “Actually, I don’t like Christmas all that much…/The boy and girl are swayed” The Christmas Story The episode begins with reminiscing – Takumi thinks about Rika, and Rika and Shuji think about their past… Read More The Thirteenth Day of Christmas Anime
I’m not usually a big fan of Secret Santa arrangements. In fact, I recently went on a long diatribe about the evil of Secret Santa with my wife (who thinks I’m a Grinch). But when I’d heard about what Reverse Thieves does each year, I immediately jumped on it. I was terribly excited, until I… Read More Secret Santa: Kino’s Journey
Maison Ikkoku Episode 39, “Love Takes Guts! Godai’s Part-time Job Ploy!” Episode 40, “A Bittersweet Favor! Budding Christmas Love?!” The Christmas Story As Kyoko is doing some cleaning, she comes upon a rock that has meaning to her, and asks Godai to investigate it. While doing so, he meets up with Kozue, and realizes that… Read More The Eleventh Day of Christmas Anime
Ah! My Goddess: Everyone Has Wings Episode 2, “Ah! The Beleaguered Queen of Vengeance!” Episode 3, “Ah! I Offer These Feelings on Christmas Eve!” Episode 4, “Ah! I Want to Fill the World With Happiness!” The Christmas Story “Queen” Sayoko sets her romantic sites squarely on Keiichi, who hasn’t been coming to campus with Belldandy,… Read More The Tenth Day of Christmas Anime
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