Sing “Yesterday” for Me is one of the moodier anime of recent years, but it is also a thoughtful one, particularly when it examines the hold that longing can have on our lives. The Christmas episodes (9 and 10) advance this theme further. It’s Christmas, after all, a time when feelings are heightened, including those… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: Sing Christmas For Me
Besides the prettiness and coolness of this illustration, there’s something to be said here about an anime where the characters are fighting against God but in this fanart, celebrating Christmas, and perhaps a more subtle allusion that can be made to that idea in our modern culture. Just some food for thought. ★ 【Fadingz/ twitter】「… Read More Fanart Friday: Neon Christmas Evangelion
Most often, Christmas anime episodes are either a light-hearted, slice-of-life-style celebration of established friendships and romantic relationships, or they’re the culmination of some kind of dramatic arc, with everything working up to a snowy love confession or its heart-breaking prevention. In the land of anime, Christmas is a time of showcasing relationships and romance. This… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: Deaimon’s Small Christmas
If you’re looking to anime for the “true meaning” of Christmas, you might want to look elsewhere. But if you’re looking for a story that overflows with the joy that accompanies the season, anime might be just the place to find it. Excitable, cheery characters become all the more so when Christmas is added to… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: The Promise of Christmas in Rainbow Days
Have you ever felt insecure and maybe unable to fully express yourself? Or have you ever felt stuck, unable to move forward because of some physical, emotional, or spiritual limitation, or perhaps some impossible mountain you need to surmount? This week’s offerings are full of series with characters facing such challenges in fantastic, romantic, or… Read More Reader’s Corner: Higehiro (Vol. 2), Coffee Moon (Vol. 1), and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Vol. 2)
Our two podcasts, Doki Doki News and the new Tangle x Cast, are now on the same SoundCloud platform! Subscribe to Beneath the Tangles on SoundCloud to hear weekly episodes of Doki Doki News, our gaming, anime, and manga newscast, and bimonthly episodes of Tangle x Cast, where our team looks at anime from a… Read More Doki Doki News and the Tangle x Cast Join Together on SoundCloud
One of the most unexpected blessings I’ve received from Beneath the Tangles is to witness how money, when given with love and in a worshipful manner, can be an encouraging and wonderful thing. In 2022, I’ve experienced so much joy and blessing as our Patrons and others have sacrificially given to us and supported our… Read More Thank You, Patrons!
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