Only naive teenagers would think that their front of being in a romantic relationship could be kept up strictly outside of school. Of course, Kirisaki and Ichijou, the leads of Nisekoi, are just that – a couple of adolescnets. Their secret fake relationship has already been leaked out and they are mobbed upon their arrival at… Read More Nisekoi, Episode 03: Facades
In this week’s Kyokai no Kanata, we only saw a few glimpses of our main male character, Akihito Kanbara. He was absent in the lives of the other characters as well as in the show, skipping school, likely because he was unable to concentrate after losing control the previous night and almost killing a number… Read More Reader Response: Kyokai no Kanata and the Role of Guilt
Lately everyone seems to be talking about Urobuchi Gen and his recent works: Madoka, Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass, and most recently, Gargantia. He has become a popular name ever since Madoka. But honestly, as amazing as Madoka was with its religious themes and correlations, I consider it very overrated even though I enjoyed it greatly. I… Read More Saya no Uta: A Reminder of Sinful Nature
Last week, I accidentally posted the bio for Medieval Otaku, a wonderful blogger and friend to our site, in anticipation of his post this week. Rather than an error on my part, please consider it tease for this guest post! 😀 Medieval Otaku is run by a bookworm inflamed with a desire for learning and… Read More How The Swan Princess Demonstrates that Lies are the Foundation of Evil
I recently connected with Japes, a commenter on our blog and a new aniblogger, through our new Facebook account. I asked Japes to write a piece for us, a task which he graciously took on. The result is below. I think you’ll really enjoy it. Japes is a full-time computer science major and follower of… Read More Guest Post: Whatever You Do, Whatever You Watch
I’ve enjoyed a number of the opening episodes to this season’s new series, but perhaps none more so than Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). The opening episode, and particularly the attack by the titans, was exciting, unsettling, and frightening. It’s every bit as compelling as Goldy mentioned it might be. Episode one was filled… Read More Attack on Titan, Episode 01: Breaking Down Walls
Medieval Otaku compares how Mirai Nikki and Elfen Lied each demonstrate the nature of human sinfulness. [Medieval Otaku] Nick Olson of Christ and Pop Culture includes early scenes from The Secret World of Arrietty among his 25 most memorable of 2012. [Christ and Pop Culture] Suburban Banshee points out a scene involving Catholicism in the… Read More Something More: Christmas Mass in Polar Bear Cafe, the Sins of Mirai Nikki, and Eureka 7’s Spiritual Character
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