Welcome back to Text x Context, where we’re not in Kansas anymore! There’s a running joke among the staff of Beneath the Tangles that C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia is an isekai story. Of course, it isn’t what otaku typically mean when referring to a tale as isekai, but what makes the joke funny… Read More Text x Context: Not in Kansas Anymore
Until now, there’s been one lingering concern about Euphie’s engagement. Why did everyone turn so suddenly on Euphie? How did Euphie go from one of the most dignified members of the nobility, soon to be promoted to a queen, to an insignificant pawn quickly dispatched by a few flimsy rumors? Since when did everyone begin… Read More MagiRevo, Episodes 6-7: The Reconciliation of the Villainess and the Heroine
Have you ever watched Princess Tutu? It’s one of those series that didn’t draw the audience it deserved when released, but still looms large in viewers’ minds, a classic series that’s a shining light, espousing themes of grace and sacrificial love. It also features Luci Christian’s favorite voice role as Duck (Ahiru), beautifully illustrated below.… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Princess Tutu
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of February 5th through February 11th! Check out the latest episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes! Are you excited to own figures… Read More Doki Doki News: Shikimori Ends, New Nendos, and More Demon Slayer!
The experience of watching Steins;gate, when it was originally released, was like no other. Before YouTube was huge and Twitter and Reddit were mainstays, bloggers were losing their minds week to week about this sci-fi, mystery masterpiece. It still holds up for many reasons, including for its characters, like the indomitable Kurisu. ★ 【R.H.】「 牧瀬紅莉栖… Read More Fanart Friday: Makise Kurisu
Folks, we finally have it—a tsundere origin story! Endo & Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte tells all in episode 6, and what it reveals is quite surprising. It turns out that tsunderes are not born; they are made. But what’s more, not only do genetics have nothing to do with the matter,… Read More Hope Deferred & the Tsundere Heart: Endo & Kobayashi Live! Ep. 6
What does a kiss mean? It is an admission of love? Does it have the power to change a relationship into something new and more meaningful? Or is it, at the end of the day, just a kiss? Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- picks up immediately from the ending of… Read More Review: Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
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