Author: Twwk

Husband. Dad. Occasionally Korean. Enjoys Star Wars, ASOIAF, and Meg Ryan movies. Tweets before proofreading. Ghibli. Oregairuuuuu. Jesus is King. Follow me on Twitter (@thetangles).

Grace Notes: A Grace Too Great for Manga, The Super Bowl (or Is It Olympics?) of Anime, and Three Things I Learned from Breaking My Phone

Sometimes I forget how shocking grace is. How unbelievable. How out of my common experience and the way I tend to live life it is. Mostly, I forget because in the day-to-day, I forget Jesus—who He is and what He’s done for us. But then, through a sermon, Bible reading, answered prayer, or a simple… Read More Grace Notes: A Grace Too Great for Manga, The Super Bowl (or Is It Olympics?) of Anime, and Three Things I Learned from Breaking My Phone

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Something Genuine, Ep. 2: Cristina Vee on Community, Anxiety, and 10 Years of Miraculous

Something Genuine welcomes one of anime’s all-time most notable voice actors for its second episode: Cristina Vee! For many fans, Cristina is inseparable from iconic roles—Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon), Darkness (KonoSuba), Sakura (Fate), and Ladybug (Miraculous). But in this conversation, the focus shifts away from credits and performances and… Read More Something Genuine, Ep. 2: Cristina Vee on Community, Anxiety, and 10 Years of Miraculous

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Yukari Anzai on Cardcaptor Sakura, Relating to Ajisai Sena, and Finding Warmth in Voice Acting

Yukari Anzai is one of those performers whose work often speaks softly but lingers long after the scene ends. Known for roles that balance emotional restraint, quiet strength, and subtle warmth—including in Lapis Re:Lights (Tiara), The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (Tiana), and The Dreaming Boy is a Realist (Yuyu)—she has steadily built a… Read More Yukari Anzai on Cardcaptor Sakura, Relating to Ajisai Sena, and Finding Warmth in Voice Acting

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Introducing BtT’s New Anime Interview Series: Something Genuine

If you’ve spent any time at all on our blog, you’ve probably come to realize that Oregairu, the romcom anime featuring the self-sacrificial (and self-destructive) loner Hachiman Hikigaya, is one of our favorite anime. There’s a pivotal moment in season two of the series, when the friendships between the three main characters are in danger… Read More Introducing BtT’s New Anime Interview Series: Something Genuine

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