Beyond the Pixels: Join Finding God in Video Games, Gaming & God, and BtT for FAITHCON 2025!

This Saturday, September 20th, Beneath the Tangles goes live at the “world’s first hybrid Christian convention”! I’m joining our friends from Finding God in Video Games and Gaming & God for Faithcon 2025, a really cool and authentic event that combines local live events with virtual ones as well! We go on at 5pm ET… Read More Beyond the Pixels: Join Finding God in Video Games, Gaming & God, and BtT for FAITHCON 2025!

09.15.202509.22.2025 TwwkLeave a comment

Discussing God, Biblical Themes, and Christian Community at Anime Matsuri 2025

I’m probably never going to an anime convention again. At least that’s what I thought heading into 2025, because as much as I see the need for Christians to be present and serving at conventions, I find cons to be too high-energy and too overwhelming for me. I really struggle to get through them. But… Read More Discussing God, Biblical Themes, and Christian Community at Anime Matsuri 2025

07.21.202507.17.2025 Twwk1 Comment

Anime Matsuri 2025: Cosplay, Biblical Themes in Christianity + More!

Con season is in full swing! On the back of our coverage of all the madness and fun at Anime Expo 2025, we’re on the road again—this time to Houston, Texas, and Anime Matsuri! It’s a convention we know well, having covered it time and time again, leading to some of our favorite articles, like… Read More Anime Matsuri 2025: Cosplay, Biblical Themes in Christianity + More!

07.09.202507.14.2025 TwwkLeave a comment

Spy x AX: Code Otaku (Daily Dispatches from Anime Expo 2025)

Waku waku! It’s summertime! Which means all the excitement of Hollywood blockbusters, new anime series, shaved ice with beans, and anime conventions. This year, we’re dispatching our usual Beneath the Tangles “inside man,” Agent T.R., to North America’s premier anime convention, Anime Expo 2025! His mission, should he choose to accept it? To get us… Read More Spy x AX: Code Otaku (Daily Dispatches from Anime Expo 2025)

07.02.202507.28.2025 Staff1 Comment

Daily Dispatches from the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

It’s the most glorious time of the year again—Annecy time! Since its inauguration in 1960, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival has grown to become the world’s largest annual gathering of animators and animation, drawing audiences of around 15,000 from the most far-flung corners of the globe to the lakeside town nestled in the mountains… Read More Daily Dispatches from the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

06.04.202506.20.2025 claire6 Comments

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Jesus Otaku Journalist

We had the privilege of covering Anime Expo once again this year. T.R. Racki, who has graciously volunteered to cover Anime Expo for us on an annual basis, took a different route this year, joining with our friends at Jesus Otaku on their annual missions trip to the con. Anime Expo 2024 marked the tenth… Read More That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Jesus Otaku Journalist

11.04.202411.03.2024 TwwkLeave a comment

Summer Missions: Join Jesus Otaku at Anime Expo!

For many of us who attend church, summer is almost synonymous with missions. Short-term opportunities are led by churches and other organizations to help meet the needs of the poor in all parts of the world, spread the gospel message to participate in the mission of making disciples of all nations, and provide a way… Read More Summer Missions: Join Jesus Otaku at Anime Expo!

03.06.202404.30.2024 Twwk1 Comment

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