Once Genos sees how overpowered Saitama is, he starts to revere him as almost a god—as something he’s not. In episode 43 of The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Mike looks to One Punch Man to consider how we sometimes change God into our own image as well. Plus, he has a new anime… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 43: Genos, Saitama, and How We See Jesus
Season two of Something Genuine begins with a conversation about identity, reinvention, and the unexpected places where people find connection. TNT college football broadcaster, retired player, Notre Dame sports podcaster, and football analyst, Mike Golic, Jr., joins the series to discuss anime fandom, football culture, broadcasting, and what it felt like to start over after… Read More Something Genuine Season 2, Ep. 6: Mike Golic Jr. on Attack on Titan, Invincible, and Rebuilding After Setbacks
People are more than numbers. This was part of my pedagogical philosophy when I was a high school history teacher (now many moons ago). Despite dealing with events long past and the frequent discussions of the numbers of people involved in those events, I hoped to help my students understand that they were studying the… Read More Rei Ayanami and the Imago Dei
Who’s that Pokemon we see?? ★ 【Neg】 「 イーブイ姉弟の遭遇 」
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is one of the most explosive, coolest anime films in recent memory. Have you seen it? If not, it is now streaming on Crunchyroll. Beware, of course, because this is Chainsaw Man and the content can get graphic in all sorts of ways. ★ 【drmy】 「 Reze doodle… Read More Fanart Friday: Reze is Ready to Go
The adventures of a black cat, four stories of what it means to love, demihuman fantasy adventures, and more fill the volumes we cover on this week’s Reader’s Corner! Read our reviews of several brand new series and releases, as well as for the newest volumes of Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale, Immortality and Punishment,… Read More Reader’s Corner: Four in Love, Void: No. Nine, and On the Boundary’s Road: The Works of Suzuka Morino
Last season, Something Genuine started with a simple idea: in an online world built around noise, outrage, performance, and endless scrolling, maybe people are still hungry for honest conversation. Not “content.” Not hot takes. Not carefully manufactured internet personas. Just people. That idea led to “real” conversations I’ll genuinely never forget. Over the course of… Read More Why We’re Bringing Something Genuine Back for Season Two
The latest Fusion Congenital Resonator is here! Denia has dropped into the world of Wuthering Waves. and artists from Japan and around the world (all illustrations are reprinted with permission) are enamored with her. Did you pull her?