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Beneath the Tangles

connecting anime and belief in open community

Author: Samuru

Michael is a child of God, husband, teacher, business owner, anime lover and a life long gamer. When not conquering distant world's via console, he can be found reading, watching anime or Netflix, writing, or just enjoying life as a geek in the city of Miami. He aspires to travel to Japan and possibly...never leave.

First Impression: SK8 the Infinity

Reki loves to skate. That’s all on the mind of this high schooler, and he likes to participate in a dangerous skateboard race called “S,” where skaters from the area come together and bet on who will win. Imagine Fast and the Furious, but with skateboards instead of cars! It’s held in an abandoned mine,… Read More First Impression: SK8 the Infinity

01.09.2021 Samuru1 Comment

First Impression: The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2

Futaro and his quintuplet students are back in season two of this light-hearted romantic comedy. Episode 1 begins right where season one ended, with Futaro Uesugi in the hospital, sick with a fever from being out in the cold with the sisters, helping them in various ways. As they go to visit him, several flashback… Read More First Impression: The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2

01.08.202101.08.2021 Samuru1 Comment

Manga Review: Street Fighter Classic Vol. 1 (VIDEO)

Samuru recently reviewed Street Fighter Classic Volume 1: Round 1 – Fight! for our Otaku Reader’s Corner column. He enjoyed it very much, calling it an “excellent volume [that] has me looking forward to collecting and reading the others.” Check out his video review of the manga below, as he flips through the volume and… Read More Manga Review: Street Fighter Classic Vol. 1 (VIDEO)

01.05.202101.04.2021 SamuruLeave a comment

Gaming With God: A NieR Truth

Today we continue a final series of Throwback Thursday posts to run through the end of 2020 and celebrating our 10th anniversary! Samuru returns to his Gaming and God column temporarily to discuss one of the most popular games of recent years, NieR: Automata. Enjoy, and continue to stay tuned as other current and former… Read More Gaming With God: A NieR Truth

11.12.202011.09.2020 SamuruLeave a comment

First Impression: HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima

Hip-Hop isn’t just music; it’s culture. It’s not just about the music, but the fashion, street art like graffiti, attitude, lyrics, and counter-culture. One of the core aspects of the genre though are the rap battles! When I saw that a new anime was coming out this fall about rapping, I wanted to watch it… Read More First Impression: HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima

10.04.202010.07.2020 Samuru1 Comment

First Impression: Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai is based off a popular videogame series of RPGs by the same name. As a gamer, I was looking forward to watching it since I have played a few Dragon Quest games. The anime starts off by explaining how there was a hero who defeated the dark lord (aka,… Read More First Impression: Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

10.03.202010.07.2020 Samuru1 Comment

First Impression: Burn The Witch

Burn the Witch, a short movie released by Crunchyroll as three episodes (this post covers episode one), starts out with two girls in uniform, flying on some kind of dragon-like broomstick, while fighting a dragon. They get into a squabble over whose kill it was, and then we get an introduction into the world and… Read More First Impression: Burn The Witch

10.01.202010.07.2020 Samuru3 Comments

BNA: Finding Refuge For Ourselves

The selection of anime available on Netflix has been excellent and is growing as they embrace the fandom and bring fans more content. Some of my personal favorites have been Neon Genesis Evangelion (which I hadn’t seen previously—I totally enjoyed it), Seven Deadly Sins, Kakegurui, and several movies as well. One that recently interested me is… Read More BNA: Finding Refuge For Ourselves

08.28.202008.28.2020 Samuru2 Comments

Review: Utada Hikaru Laughter In The Dark Tour (Netflix)

In a world without you No wish would come true So even if a valley of blazing hell fire awaits us I want to protect you I don’t need anything other than you Most problems are of no importance I won’t wish for much, so please God Please give me an unchanging tomorrow -Utada HIkaru,… Read More Review: Utada Hikaru Laughter In The Dark Tour (Netflix)

07.13.202007.13.2020 SamuruLeave a comment

First Impression: The God Of High School

The city of Seoul, Korea, is having a tournament called The God of High School. It’s a martial arts tournament where the best of the best—selected to be there by special commissioners—fight until there is only one left standing. The reward is any wish granted by the organizers of the battle. Mori, the main character,… Read More First Impression: The God Of High School

07.07.202007.07.2020 Samuru3 Comments

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