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Fate/Extra LAST ENCORE’s Grand Journal of Despair

October 3, 2018iblessall 2 Comments

Despair is a reality with which we must contend.

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[12] A Collage of Sight, Sound, and Emotion

December 14, 2017iblessall Leave a comment

As time goes, so go we. Yet, the world continues to spin around us.

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Towards a New Life – Kizumonogatari Part III: Reiketsu and Cyclical Realities

July 15, 2017July 15, 2017iblessall 3 Comments

When the dust settles, are you living a life you are happy with?

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The Grand, Insubstantial Importance of a Child: Reflections on Alice and Zoroku

July 10, 2017iblessall 12 Comments

Sometimes, the best thing you can say to a child is: “I love you.”

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BLAME! and the Faces of Hope

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017iblessall 3 Comments

The future may not be so dark after all.

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You Must Save Yourself Before You Save the World: Tycho Science Leaves Everyone Else in Diebuster Behind and It’s Not Even Close

March 21, 2017March 25, 2017iblessall 9 Comments

In the end, neither the genki girl nor the tsundere can keep up with the super idol mecha pilot.

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Defining Gundam Reconguista in G

January 8, 2017January 8, 2017iblessall 12 Comments

We muddle through like children, making our way through paths of war and peace.

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[12] -introduction to small things-

December 14, 2016iblessall 8 Comments

A choice is made, and we follow the droplet of water until it reaches the puddle.

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No False Idol Shows Before Me: The Theology of Idols in AKB0048

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016iblessall 32 Comments

The point upon which all of this hinges is: humans are not built to be idols.

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Konosuba’s Comedic Cosmic Unfairness

March 1, 2016December 17, 2016iblessall 1 Comment

Konosuba was oft-categorized as “mean” during its airing, but I saw a fundamentally kind-hearted show at its core.

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