When life is bleak, anime—particularly shonen adventure series—hype us up and warm us with encouraging characters to keep going. What anime fan, after all, hasn’t smiled at Naruto’s “Believe it!” catchphrase or found themselves smiling at Luffy’s determination? But what about when the difficulties we’re facing are too great and difficult for us to find… Read More Grace Notes: When Life Hurts, I Turn to Anime That Hurts, Too
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and we’re celebrating by inviting YOU to get creative and help bring our beloved mascot, BtT-chan, to life! Throughout November, we’re hosting a special writing contest on the Beneath the Tangles Discord server, and the winning entry will be transformed into a video featuring original artwork by our… Read More Calling All Writers for NaNoWriMo: Help Us Bring BtT-chan to Life!
Have you been keeping up with season three of The Apothecary Diaries? It’s been fantastic, though I could use more scenes featuring Jinshi interacting with Maomao—though that’s always the case! The series seems to intentionally keep the two away from each other for the most part, creating that yearning in us as an audience (and… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: JinMao… Always
Should we all be as happy as Miku is to walk through the rain with her umbrella in this kawaii illustration! ★ 【奈良の鹿】 「 rain stops, good-bye 」 Fanart Friday is our weekly celebration of the creativity of anime fan artists from around the world! We feature illustrations from talented artists who have graciously given… Read More Fanart Friday: Rainy Day Miku
Fantasy adventures, supernatural battles, and some familiar faces are on the menu in this week’s Reader’s Corner! We’re joining a hero who’s speedrunning his quest to save the world in Albus Changes the World, welcoming Claymore creator Norihiro Yagi back with his new series, Bartlet Fairy Basslet, and enjoying more of the wonderfully chaotic action… Read More Reader’s Corner: Albus Changes the World (Vol. 1), Dandadan (Vol. 21), and Bartlet Fairy Basslet (Chp. 1)
Note: Today’s First Impression comes from PicoPrimes, one of my (NegativePrimes’s) kids. With just a little assistance from yours truly. 🙂 Welsh & Shedar is an anime drawn in a style similar to Avatar: The Last Airbender. So far, it’s about two boys, Welsh and Shedar (surprise!). After being injured in a battle, Shedar has… Read More First Impression: Welsh & Shedar
Ready, set, GO! 🟢💨 Miku makes a break for it in this spectacular four-part illustration by Khyle. Swipe through the slideshow to see the whole story unfold, then check out each illustration in full below! ★ 【Khyle.】 「 🔴 🟠 🟢 」
Have you been watching season three of The Apothecary Diaries? The suspense and mystery is increasing more and more—it’s a wonderful time to jump in as you enjoy this lovely piece of Maomao fanart! ★ 【Arkilide】 「 Maomao 」
Write a little story. See it come to life! Our November writing contest’s winning entry will feature Myu’s artwork and Amanda Gish’s voice acting. No drawing skills needed!
Join our Discord and visit #november-writing-contest for details. Deadline: November 30.