Wait… Death Note has a Christmas episode? Well, sort of. There’s presents, lights, a tree, snow, and warm winter coats involved—Oh, and the criminal investigation of the century. With that level of seriousness, you’d think that neither our detective heroes nor our sly villains would take the time to participate in the holiday festivities, but… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 4: Death Note
It seems like every anime series has a Christmas episode these days, but OreGairu goes one better – it has a Christmas story arc. For a big chunk of season two, Hikigaya (and later the entire Service Club) assists Iroha on the student council’s Christmas project. It’s a really full arc – lots of character… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: OreGairu
‘Tis the season for me to talk about The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls once again. This show does indeed have a Christmas episode, although the focus of episode 24 is not on festivities or romance like the usual anime Christmas episode. Instead, the focus is on a special Christmas mini-concert featuring New Generations, the sub-unit featuring… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
Himouto! Umaru-chan was an anime that I was pleasantly surprised by earlier this year. By no means the best comedy to air, even this year, but solid entertainment with some bits of genuine (or exaggerated) Japanese culture and heart-warming drama sprinkled here and there. The Christmas episode, episode 8, of the show exemplifies this well. Perhaps… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: Himouto! Umaru-chan
One of our interests here at Beneath the Tangles has to do with outreach to Japan. We’ve posted about missionaries to the country before, and we even have two writers who are currently in Japan in some missionary capacity. Today, I want to introduce you to another individual who is planning mission work in Japan.… Read More Interview with Stephen Brock, Artist and Missionary (Part 1)
Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers! I hope that you have a wonderful day today (and that you have the day off)! Most of us, I daresay, live a life of ungratefulness where we don’t give thanks or think about our blessings near enough. Thanksgiving Day offers us an opportunity to do those things and reflect on… Read More Happy Thanksgiving!
In episode five of Everything Becomes F: The Perfect Insider (Subete ga F ni Naru), the director’s wife serves tea and cookies to Sohei, Moe, and the associate director, during which time Moe subjects the woman to tough questions. Even though the widower says she’s trying to keep herself from thinking about her husband’s murder,… Read More Everything Becomes Death: Imperfectly Inside Secret Sin
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