Tsutsui and Igarashi are polar opposites: he is an otaku whose defense mechanism from years of bullying is to avoid 3D girls at all costs; she is a beautiful girl who has a reputation for dating multiple boys at the same time. When their paths cross in detention one day, it goes as well as… Read More First Impressions: 3D Kanojo
Fist Of The Blue Sky: Regenesis is the prequel to the classic series, Fist of the North Star. It follows tough and consistent smoker, Kenshiro Kasumi, to 1930s Shanghai. He is the 62nd successor of the martial art Hokuto Shinken style, which means the fighter has the abilities to hit vital points on a human being and… Read More First Impressions – Fist Of The Blue Sky: Regenesis
With the close of the Winter 2018 season, the staff at Beneath the Tangles have decided to look back at the previous season and ask the following questions: What was the biggest surprise of the Winter 2018 season? What was your favorite series? With all that in mind, we have an amazing and varied staff… Read More Winter 2018 Anime Thoughts
A long war between galactic rivals, the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance, has approached a possible climax in a major naval battle in which the latter, with superior numbers, plans to encircle and destroy the fleet of the former. But led by the dashing and brilliant Reinhard von Lohengramm, the Galactic Empire has… Read More First Impressions: Legend of the Galactic Heroes (2018)
Space Battleship Tiramisu (Uchuu Senkan Tiramisù) is a short-form anime series (7 minutes) about Subaru Ichinose, a pilot of a mech, dealing with his everyday life and issues he faces. It’s not mostly about the giant mech battles, but instead is focused on comedy. In the first half of the episode, Subaru deals with troubles… Read More First Impressions: Space Battleship Tiramisu
(Note: this post covers both episodes 1 and 2 that were made available for viewing on the same day.) Special Week is a horse girl raised in the countryside by her adoptive mother, who goes to the city to attend Trucen Academy in hopes of becoming the top horse girl. Along the way she stops… Read More First Impressions: Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
A question that’s often asked is, “Why is Good Friday good?” From an irreligious perspective, it’s a day commemorating the execution of a peaceful, innocent man by a domineering, colonizing empire. From a Christian perspective, it’s the day that our savior died. So what exactly, then, makes it good? I think we can find the… Read More Holy Week: The Love of Chise, the Goodness of God
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