Hatchan the Villain It’s during the Arlong Park Arc of One Piece that readers are first introduced to a group of fishmen who, led by Arlong, have taken over Cocoyasi Village, the home of Straw Hat navigator Nami. It’s a distressing development, as Nami had spent years trying to raise the funds to free her… Read More Newman’s Nook: The Parable of Hatchan
Religion is wrong. At least fanatical religion is, according to the general tone of western culture, if not outright through its statements about zealotry. Islam is good, but when taken to the extreme, it’s bad. Christianity is okay, but not when you tell people it’s the only way. Buddhism is lovely precisely because of it’s… Read More Like Patema, Religion Can Be Inverted
I was reminded of Grave of the Fireflies, one of the first anime films I ever watched, when Mark recently posted about his love for Studio Ghibli. He remarked that the movie “creeped him out.” For me, it was just massively depressing, especially because of it’s haunting basis in truth. I think about rewatching it… Read More Grave of the Fireflies and the State of the World
Episode seven of Terror in Resonance (Zankyou no Terror) was the payoff episode I didn’t know I was waiting for. Each succeeding week of Watanabe’s bordering-on-classic series has ratcheted up the tension with our once invincible duo getting closer and closer to having their plans derailed. The police force started as totally inept, but when… Read More Terror in Resonance Episode 7: When Terrorists Are Saviors