When The Great Passage is halfway through, life kicks in like a tsunami. Editorial machinations, illustrious yet sloppy collaborators, unexpressed feelings, family matters, time jumps. But in the middle of the storm, the dictionary project and the ideal it represents stay the course. But what ideal is that? “Life.” “Love.” “Purpose.” “Enterprise.” “Death.” These are… Read More The Gospel as the Great Passage, III: Words and Life
As the Rascal Does Not Dream series continues forward with movies being released in Japan and the light novel volumes receiving releases here in North America, more and more girls are receiving attention in those pieces. But we have to say, we still love Mai the most. ★ 【Sentter】 「 桜島 麻衣 」 ☆
Anya as an assassin is kind of scary…but I think the insinuation here is that she’s matured quite a lot as she’s teamed with Damian. Still…scary. ★ 【Ducartoon】 「 Starlight and Midnight🌃🌠 」 ☆
When this omnibus came up in the Yen Press review copy order list, Twwk and I–BtT’s resident Puella Magi Madoka Magica stans–were…not really excited. Truth be told, we’ve been feeling a tad underwhelmed by the PMMM spin-offs of late, and the prospect of grappling with a brand-new cast and storyline seemed like it could be… Read More Why Puella Magi Suzune Magica Gets it Right (Review)
Do you become anxious in social situations? It may surprise you to learn that even our very gregarious podcasters have experienced the same (and still do sometimes). This week, Paris, Tyler, Mike, and Eryn explore social anxiety and the characters that resemble how they feel in or react to social situations. Come join us! [skipto… Read More Tangle x Cast 19: Our Social Anxiety Anime Characters
While the charm and creativity of fantastic worlds and cool science fiction works may enthrall us, it’s rare to keep up with a series based on those elements alone. We need to care about the characters and be interested in their journeys. This week’s selections featured a number of manga and light novels that do… Read More Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 7), A Galaxy Next Door (Vol. 5), and The Summer Hikaru Died
Our video editor, Ryan, and Instagram admin, Joseph, had a blast at Anime Expo this year! Here’s a short video of what they saw during the several-day event on the 4th of July weekend. Check out other videos like this on our Instagram account and TikTok, and be anticipating a full report from our other… Read More Video: Anime Expo 2023 in Review!
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