First Impression: The Strongest Job Is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!

A kid is running away from a rabbit monster. He accidentally kills it. Meanwhile, let’s have the camera linger on an elf’s huge bust. The kid’s name is Hibiki, and he’s sixteen, though he looks and sounds like half his age. The elf with the massive bust saves him from a monster. Her name is… Read More First Impression: The Strongest Job Is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!

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FINLANDS at SXSW: Fuyuko Shiori’s Relentless Vision

At this year’s SXSW, one of the joys of wandering from showcase to showcase was stumbling upon a performance that felt like a discovery—even when the artist has already built a remarkable career. Of course, I already knew about FINLANDS, led by vocalist and guitarist Fuyuko Shiori, but that’s the sense I felt listening to… Read More FINLANDS at SXSW: Fuyuko Shiori’s Relentless Vision

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First Impression: Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring

For ten years now, Hinagiku Kayo, the Agent of Spring, has stayed hidden, waiting for the day when she can “fight back.” “Enduring” until she can strike. Now, perhaps, is the time. But this “agent” is not a spy or officer; she has been given the ability to manifest spring onto the land by a… Read More First Impression: Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring

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Fanart Friday: Ruby, You Are Not Alone

The final episode of Oshi no Ko season 3 aired this week, and now that it’s outpaced the physical manga releases stateside, I was definitely not ready for it. Warning: spoilers ahead! The repercussions of the reveal might lead to some squiggly stuff, but for now, I want to bask in the powerful moment Aqua… Read More Fanart Friday: Ruby, You Are Not Alone

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Spring 2026 Anime First Impressions

Another anime season is upon us, and that means it’s time once again for our first impressions series here at Beneath the Tangles. Over the next several weeks, our writers will be sampling a wide range of new and returning shows and sharing their early thoughts—what excites us, what surprises us, and what might be… Read More Spring 2026 Anime First Impressions

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The Elusive Samurai, I: Tokiyuki and the Baptism of Fire

Time is a funny thing: There is a certain vertigo to it. Sometimes, a carved stone older than civilization pops up in the river of my city—a city with a wall built by a Roman legion, Renaissance palaces, and Visigoth churches once ransacked by Napoleon’s soldiers. As the years go by, these backgrounds become landmarks of my own… Read More The Elusive Samurai, I: Tokiyuki and the Baptism of Fire

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Anime Takes Center Stage at SXSW 2026

As a local, you’d think I’d attend South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual festival bringing several hundred thousand travelers into Austin, Texas, to screen movie premieres, go to concerts, and attend industry and business panels, annually. But I don’t. I’m in anime, and there’s rarely (or just barely) anything for me. But that changed in… Read More Anime Takes Center Stage at SXSW 2026

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