Long-time Tangles readers are likely familiar with the Jesus anime short entitled, “My Last Day”. Every year, around this time, I like to revisit this video, not only as a reminder of the gruesome nature of the crucifixion and the events Jesus endured on that day two thousand years ago, but also as a unique take from… Read More Holy Week: Good Friday and the Jesus Anime
Today, Palm Sunday, begins the tradition of Holy Week, the week preceding Easter Sunday. Beneath the Tangles is no stranger to celebrating this time of the year. In fact, since 2014, we have given Holy Week some sort of anime-related theme, including our Noragami Easter in 2014 and our Visual Art’s/Key Easter last year. This… Read More Holy Week 2016
Adaptation is like translation… it’s hard. If you’ve checked out any of Kaze’s articles on the topic, or perhaps tried translating anything yourself, you know that translating from one language to another is not as easy as it sounds. First, you must be aware of the nuances of the language itself, which are then further… Read More Adapting a Medium
In the greater world, though I would say particularly within the anime community, Christians often gain a bad rap for being “prudes” (those who are unable to take the occasional sexual joke or two, though this definition often also colloquially extends to profanity and other topics deemed “unsuitable for a Christian audience”). Much of this mindset is… Read More Jesus Would Probably Like Nichijou (and Yotsubato… and Azumanga Daioh…)
At Beneath the Tangles, we always love to see other geeks looking to foster conversation about spirituality… just like Geeks Under Grace! While Beneath the Tangles is not officially associated with Geeks Under Grace, if you would like to support their site, Geeks Under Grace will be having a Pledge Drive during which they will… Read More Geeks Under Grace Pledge Drive
On February 6, 2016, I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing the prolific voice actor, Vic Mignogna, famous most for his roles as Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Broly in Dragon Ball Z, Rin Matsuoka in Free!, and a host of others. Below are my thoughts integrated with… Read More There is Freedom: An Interview with Vic Mignogna
For many years, Beneath the Tangles has existed without any key visual to represent it. This approach served the site well, as Beneath the Tangles has always been treated as a medium for community and conversation, not about “branding” in the business sense. A centralized visual element, like a logo, is not something to be… Read More What’s In a Logo?
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