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!
This post was originally released yesterday with additional material as one of our “anime devotionals.” You would have been among the first to read it if you subscribed to our weekly Substack. Sign up now to receive an original anime devo in your inbox each week, along with a wrap-up of the week’s posts! It’s… Read More Cowboy Bebop and the Courage to Face Our Fears
What makes us human? It’s a question science fiction* has long explored, particularly through stories about robots and artificial intelligence. The new film Klara and the Sun, based on the novel by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, offers an intriguing take on the subject. Unfortunately, while the movie has some lovely moments and compelling ideas,… Read More Film Review: Klara and the Sun
Scenes from Awajima continues its understated and melancholic—if subtly optimistic—stories of the young women who attended Awajima Revue School with three new tales in its third volume. As with the previous volumes, these are stories less concerned with grand drama (a surprise—considering the setting—but not a surprise, considering the author) than with the complicated emotions… Read More Review: Scenes from Awajima, Vol. 3
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners returns in a matter of days with a second season on Netflix! A new cast of characters and a new story drop when the anime premieres on October 20th. Among the new characters are Talia and D, lovingly illustrated below: ★ 【Dino】 「 Talia // D 」 If you can’t wait to watch… Read More Fanart Friday, Too… Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Returns!
Time to run away! Sort of! After the confrontation between Chitose and Asuka’s father in the final episode of the first cour, the new cour of Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle begins with the two adolescents on a train ride from Fukui to Tokyo. Are they off to help Asuka pursue her dream of… Read More First Impression: Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Part 2
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.