There is a greater punishment than torture or execution. In this world, the vilest of criminals are sentenced to be heroes—warriors meant to defend the Holy Knights as they keep Demon Blights at bay and battle against mighty demon lords and their man-eating faerie armies. Heroes not only fight on the front lines, they are… Read More First Impression: Sentenced to Be a Hero
Hello from the characters of the manga, Girl Crush! ★ 【タヤマ碧】 「 ガールクラッシュ 第9巻 // 2 」 Have you been reading this series? We’ve been enjoying it thoroughly. Check out our reviews of the four volumes that are currently out: Vol. 1 // Vol. 2 // Vol. 3 // Vol. 4
A Happy New Year from Lum, Benten, and Oyuki of Urusei Yatsura! ★ 【AraKan】 「 あけましておめでとうございます 」
Happy New Year, friends! I hope that your 2025 went well, that it was full of blessings and steps forward in your journey of faith. Although failures, pain, and loss can color our feelings about how life is going, I encourage you to remember the goodness, too—the work God is doing in your life, the… Read More Happy New Year!
Utage is sixteen, and she’s a huge fan of Tamon, an idol in the group F/ACE. To support her fandom, Utage works part-time doing housekeeping. And wouldn’t you know, her latest assignment ends up being…Tamon’s apartment! Shocking, I know. And it turns out he’s nothing like his “sexy and wild” onstage persona, instead being extremely… Read More First Impression: Tamon’s B-side
I can’t believe 2025 is coming to an end. It’s been such a lovely year here at Beneath the Tangles that I really don’t want to turn the page! We celebrated our 15th Anniversary and saw so much growth happen in our community. What blessings! And it’s all due in great part to our financial… Read More Thank You, Patrons and Supporters!
The 100-meter dash may be the most prestigious competition in modern athletics, but can such a short, straight race really make for engaging animation? This was the question driving director Kenji Iwaisawa as he approached this ambitious adaptation of the popular five-volume web manga by Uoto, Hyakuemu. Iwaisawa’s solution, he explained at the film’s world… Read More Film Review: 100 Meters (Hyakuemu)
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