The summer 2025 matched the temperatures outside—it was HOT. And so were the OPs! As usual, it was hard to choose just five, but here are the openings we thought were the hottest of the season! Here’s the full list: What’s your favorite OP of the season? Are there any we missed? We hope you… Read More The Five Best Anime Openings (OPs) of Summer 2025
Welcome to the fall 2025 anime season! Wait, are we a little early? Nope, not all—new series have started dropping already (though to be fair, one of them is a prequel episode) as we charge into autumn! So ready or not—and hot on the heels of the Demon Slayer movie conquering the theater, here comes… Read More Fall 2025 Anime First Impressions
The year is 2038, and AI has become increasingly integrated into society. Many activists and religious leaders are strongly against this development, but high school student Akira Himegami doesn’t share their concerns. This is because the girl he has a crush on is prominent AI researcher Towasa Oumagi. She’s not just any girl to him,… Read More First Impression: Dusk Beyond the End of the World
Arel is a matter-of-fact, determined young man, so when he receives no blessing at the ceremony meant to give him a class, he doesn’t cry. He doesn’t yell. He doesn’t mope. He gets to work. And soon, Arel discovers that practicing day in and day out with the sword, and challenging peers who were given… Read More First Impression: Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?!
In the latest episode of Secrets of the Silent Witch, Monica Everett does something radical: She loves her enemy. And it doesn’t quite look like what you might expect. As followers of Jesus, we too are called to embody so radical a love, but honestly, it can be hard to know how to begin, or… Read More How The Silent Witch Loves Her Enemy
Over the years, dozens of regular and guest writers have contributed their craft and passion to Beneath the Tangles, making the BtT blog a site of rich, biblical reflection on anime, manga, and light novels. So it will come as no surprise that many of us from the current BtT writing team started out first… Read More Throwback Thursday with the BtT Writers: A Few of Our Favorite Posts
It’s our 15th birthday! Well…almost. Friday is the big day, but we’re celebrating all week long, and we hope you’ll join along with us as we count down to September 12th! On that day, I’ll post some musings about where we’ve been and explain where we (and others like us) are going. Until then (and… Read More Joining the Party: Serving You and Supporting Us on Our 15th Birthday
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