With our increasing coverage of anime conventions, I grew more and more excited about the granddaddy of them all, A-Kon, the oldest continually running one in the U.S. Typically, we go into cons with very specific purposes, preparing for panels we’ll host, interviews we’ll conduct, or other content we intend to generate. But as A-Kon… Read More Lessons in Humanity from A-Kon 29
While we’re apt to always focus on anime, the staff at Beneath the Tangles has an interest in all sorts of related media and events, including anime conventions. Recently, staff has attended Sakura-Con and Anime Matsuri, and this weekend, we’ll be at A-Kon in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. For those unaware, A-Kon is one of… Read More Beneath the Tangles is at A-Kon!
While anime conventions and anime blogging seem to be two neighbors on the same street, they’re drastically different culturally (though perhaps not unrelated on a spiritual level). Conventions are a brand new world for many of us, including myself and Annalyn, who recently attended her first con. But that’s an awesome thing for this blog,… Read More Interview with Mirei and Dancing Dolls R
A huge part of the wonderful experience of being an otaku is going to conventions! I am not new to the convention world. I’ve been to all sorts of conventions around the west coast and Hawaii and I’ve even given a few panels. But even after all that, I was not prepared for Sakuracon 2018… Read More How to Survive Sakura Con
In September 2001, Cowboy Bebop debuted on Adult Swim. It originally aired in Japan several years prior, and the buzz surrounding its American premiere as the first anime broadcast on the first night of the animation block, was palpable. I can safely say it met all expectations. The series, of course, has become a classic,… Read More Interview with Actor and VA, Beau Billingslea
CALIGULA, a new anime by Satelight, airs tomorrow, April 8, 2018. But those of us who attended Sakura-Con had a chance to watch the pilot on March 30, alongside voice actor Sawashiro Chiharu and producer Matsuoka Takanori. This was followed up with a Q&A with Sawashiro and Matsuoka. I must preface this post by saying these events… Read More Caligula World Premiere at Sakura-Con 2018
One of the primary attractions at Anime Matsuri in 2018 was the Evangelion Exhibition, a traveling exhibit featuring more than 1,000 art pieces from the Evangelion anime, movies, and manga. Attendees had to purchase modestly-priced tickets to enter the exhibition space and its official store, but despite the extra charge and long lines, it was… Read More Review: Evangelion Exhibition
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