Posts by Eric Perez
How Daredevil Season 3 Demonstrates the Gospel
CAUTION – MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD For the Marvel fan, it’s pretty common knowledge Daredevil’s Matt Murdock is guided by his Catholic faith. The arc by Kevin Smith, called “Guardian Devil”, really amplifies this element of Murdock, which Season 3 of Netflix’s Daredevil has seemingly based its arc around. It’s not hard to see the creators…
Read MoreIs Faith Blind? What Christians Can Learn from Toph’s “Blindness”
To those unfamiliar with Avatar: The Last Airbender, there’s a character named Toph. Toph is an earthbender, which basically means she can manipulate earth. Although she’s physically blind, she’s learned to use her earthbending to feel the location of everything connected to the earth, therefore letting her “see” all things at once and making her…
Read MoreChoose Values, Not Sides – A Lesson from “Laputa: Castle in the Sky”
One of my favorite Hayao Miyazaki films is Castle in the Sky (also known in its fullest as Laputa: Castle in the Sky). I saw the film for the first time in theaters, during a Miyazaki special where they revisited his films on the big screen. During the downtime, before the trailers and movie started,…
Read MoreHow To Be Like Vash The Stampede
Trigun has been a favorite anime for many fans since its creation.The protagonist, Vash, is no exception. What Vash seems to offer from a secular standpoint is that, in a world of gunslinging and violence, one can protect, create peace, and show love without succumbing to the same philosophies of the world. Vash shows that…
Read MoreIs Watching Anime a Waste of Time?
If you’re a Christian who enjoys watching anime—especially if you’ve discovered several series that keep your eyes glued to the screen until their final episodes—you’ve probably found yourself asking: Is watching anime a waste of time? Or does it add enough value to my life to make it worthwhile? Is Watching Anime a Waste of…
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