For many years, Beneath the Tangles has attended anime and pop culture conventions, but in recent years, we’ve expanded our coverage to include festivals, like The Annecy International Animation Film Festival. These events, which aren’t always top of mind for anime fans, can feature anime and anime-adjacent films, topics, and panels—which is exactly why this… Read More Daily Dispatches from SXSW 2026
For the season finale of Something Genuine, we welcome voice actor Jonah Scott, best known as Legoshi in Beastars, Tatsu in The Way of the Househusband, and Kaguragi in Kaiju No. 8. In this conversation, Jonah shares the story behind his career — from nearly leaving Los Angeles before landing Beastars to the community that… Read More Something Genuine, Ep. 6: Jonah Scott on Grief, the End of Beastars, and Community That Carried Him
New releases in this week’s review column include the first volume of Battlefront of the Great Powers, the introduction of a new hero in Solo Leveling, and the first Frieren light novel. Check out our thoughts on these and other volumes in this week’s Reader’s Corner! Battlefront of the Great Powers (Vol. 1) • The… Read More Reader’s Corner: Battlefront of the Great Powers (Vol. 1), Solo Leveling (Vol. 15), and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ~Prelude~
Rounds one and two are complete, and the bracket has been narrowed from 64 anime to just 16 remaining. Now the tournament arc intensifies as we move into the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight of AniMarch Madness 2026, beginning today! AniMarch Madness is our month-long, single-elimination anime tournament where series go head-to-head until only one… Read More AniMarch Madness 2026, Rounds Three and Four: The Road to the Final Four!
Chisato and Takina didn’t get past the first round of AniMarch Madness (boo!), but they’re still here, cheering the sweet sixteen finalists on! Check out these cool illustrations of the Lycoreco gals wearing basketball gear, and head over to Instagram and Discord to see which 16 teams have moved forward! ★ 【みんく】 「 chisato 1… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Lycoris Recoil x AniMarch Madness
Japan has an obsession with Alice in Wonderland, which, thankfully for all us anime fans, carries over frequently into fan art! Take this cute illustration of Cardcaptor Sakura x Alice in Wonderland—what a perfect crossover! Oh, and look at our Queen of Hearts in the background! ★ 【门徒】 「 cardcaptor sakura 」
Anima, the narrative feature debut by director Brian Tetsuro Ivie, is described as a sci-fi comedy drama. It’s also a road movie. That’s a lot of labels for a 96-minute film to carry. And while Anima touches all those notes with an understated sincerity, it’s probably best described more simply: it’s a story about two… Read More Review: Anima (2026)
Frieren hates demons. You won’t change her mind. She will say all of them immediately, and won’t listen to their sob stories. All are evil and completely evil, without exception. This storyline has been a point of dissension for critics of the series, but in this episode of The Power of God and Anime Podcast,… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 38: Frieren and Tolerating Demons
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