Just one link this week, but it’s a good one! Nick Calibey discusses how our sin does not define us, using Inaba from Kokoro Connect as an example. [A Rather Silly Blog] __ As part of the Something More series of posts (formerly Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere), each week, Beneath the Tangles links to… Read More Something More: Kokoro Connect and Being More Than Our Sin
For all the answers given (and questions brought up) in episode 10 of Shinsekai Yori, perhaps the most intriguing thing to me was the juxtaposition involving Shun. He, the most powerful of the main characters, has now become powerless to do anything about his fate. It’s an interesting plot point that Shun must now suffer… Read More Shinsekai Yori, Episode 10: All Problems Stem from the Human Heart
It’s been a long week; I’ve spent most of it out of town on business, while my poor girl is sick at home. Luckily, I found at least a couple of spiritually inclined articles: Medieval Otaku uses Hell Girl to help point out how fictional works can help us see our own sin. [Medieval Otaku]… Read More Something More: Hell Girl Repentance and Saint Young Men Casting
Processr shares his background with religion as he explains the criticism of the topic in episode ten of Humanity Has Declined. [Anipulse] A number of other bloggers also touch on “Watashi as God” in this episode, including Tenchi, Draggle, and Guardian Enzo. Scamp’s post on last week’s episode of the same series examines the meaning… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Fairy God Mother, Sinful Anime Characters, and Religion in Haibane Renmei and Kids on the Slope
Zeroe4 elegantly compares to the world of Black★Rock Shooter to ours and calls us all “Black Rock Shooters of sorts.” [Zeroe4] John predicts the new Bible manga will be useful for some, but lacking for others. [AnimeNation] Katherine discusses the idea of humanity, free will, and choosing evil in examining the result of Kiritsugu’s wish, if… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Christians as Black Rock Shooters, Kiritsugu’s Wish in a Sinful World, and a Religion of No Underpants
Life is funny sometimes. Of my two children, it’s not the boy who takes after dad, it’s the girl. This morning, I found a huge frog in our backyard and, the boy at heart I am, I grabbed it and showed it to the kids. My son was concerned about the frog “eating his strawberries”… Read More Toradora, Clannad, and a Different Kind of Generational Curse
Although I dropped Hyouka weeks ago, I returned to the show for one segment of one episode at Alexander’s (Ashita no Anime) recommendation. In it, wobbly-eyed Chitanda tells the rest of the Classics Club that the seven deadly sins are all necessary…I guess for the growth of society (and for personal growth). As a good… Read More Hyouka Episode 06: Chitanda’s Seven Deadly Sins
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