Over the next few months, we’ll be posting pieces written by Micah, a former Christian aniblogger. While his site, Otaku Collision, is no longer extant, we’ve arranged to keep a few of his treasured works (greatest hits?) alive on our site. Today we’re posting the first, about Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (Trust and Betrayal). Coincidentally, in… Read More Otaku Collision Series, #1: You are Forgiven
TR has been a frequent contributor and supporter of Beneath the Tangles. He joins us again today with an article about his personal hardships working in the OEL manga industry, as well as encouragement for others who endured a painful 2021. For many of us, 2021 was a challenging year. Whether because of the passing… Read More New Year, New Hope
Today’s guest post comes from cartoonist and author Thomas J. Mohr, and is written in the form of a parable. I’ve long wanted to incorporate this storytelling type, based on the model of Christ himself, into our site—and that could very well happen sometime in the future. But for now, please enjoy this singular and… Read More Guest Post: Speaking in Parables
I’ve recently been watching Zombie Land Saga, which is an extremely delightful show. At the beginning of the first episode, our protagonist Sakura Minamoto gives us a standard run-down of her life goals and desire to become an idol before stepping outside and immediately getting run over by a car. It reminds me of the… Read More Guest Post: Back From The Dead
We’re happy to present a guest post today by Christian fantasy author MH Elrich, whom you can connect with on Instagram. “I won’t. Is that what I have to say? Forgive or don’t forgive?” When Tohru says these words, all of us are devastated. At that moment, we feel like Kyo: ready to accept that… Read More Tohru Honda Shows Us the Savior We All Need
Today on Beneath the Tangles, I’m happy to present a sample devotional from Thy Geekdom Come (Vol. 2), the latest release from Mythos and Ink. Written by Shaneen Thompson, who along with myself and many other writers contributed to this latest collection, it explores one of our favorite series, Violet Evergarden, and its connection to… Read More Violet Evergarden, Purpose in Pain, and a New Geek Devotional
We’re happy today to present a guest post by film historian, claire, focusing on Emma and Isabella’s actions from season one of The Promised Neverland. Enjoy! I’ll admit it, I am late to the party. I only *just* finished Season 1 of The Promised Neverland. But before I get back to binging, let’s take a… Read More Isabella, Emma & the Radicality of Love
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