One of the things I really disliked about End of Evangelion is Misato’s final scene with Shinji. It’s awkward and weird and perhaps absolutely fitting with the series, but not with the actual role Misato has taken in the teenager’s life of the big sister. I think that idea of mentor figure and caretaker, though,… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Standing by Shinji
Perhaps taking inspiration from the classic episode of the series, “Dance Like You Want to Win!”, these series of three illustrations portraying Asuka as a dancer seem like they would fold right into Evangelion canon. Are you a dancer as well? Were you trained in classical or any other kind? ★ 【BB】「 五彩斑斓的香 」 ☆
Where is everyone? Probably hiding from angel attacks of course. You’d think Rei would be more cautious, too, but she’s not really all there. ★ 【Paindude】「 III 」 ☆
Besides the prettiness and coolness of this illustration, there’s something to be said here about an anime where the characters are fighting against God but in this fanart, celebrating Christmas, and perhaps a more subtle allusion that can be made to that idea in our modern culture. Just some food for thought. ★ 【Fadingz/ twitter】「… Read More Fanart Friday: Neon Christmas Evangelion
IT’S HERREEEE! Well, almost. On Friday, Evangelion 3.0+1.0, the final films of Hideaki Anno’s Rebuild of Evangelion franchise, premieres stateside on Amazon Prime. Although we don’t get the theatrical release, we are getting a super quick turnaround on this movie, which opened in Japan just a few months ago, and a dub, too, with much… Read More Check Out Our Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Watch Party on FB and Amazon Prime, and Live Tweet on Twitter!
I feel inadequate in so many ways. This feeling is on display each time I write, preach, teach in the church, or try to share the Gospel. While I have advanced degrees, none of them are for those actions, and I sometimes feel like these are irrelevant and insufficient when writing, preaching, or teaching. This… Read More Newman’s Nook: Inadequacy, Depression, and Shinji
It reached 110 degrees here where I live in Texas last week. In other places of the country, it’s even hotter or feels worse because of the humidity. Man, summer may be a time for fun and sunshine, but it can also just be really, really hot and uncomfortable. What are you doing to stay… Read More How Are You Staying Cool This Summer?