When a manga reminds you of the joy and wonder of a younger protagonist, it is indeed a special one. Witch Hat Atelier was a manga I hadn’t been super curious about even though I had seen it in bookstores. However, thanks to a recommendation that helped improvise on the lack of magical girl at… Read More Embrace Your Inner Child & The Beauty of Magic: Video Review of Witch Hat Atelier
My Best Friend’s Little Sister Has it in for Me, Vol. 1 Ten or fifteen years ago, I was involved in a roleplay writing community. For those that haven’t participated before, the idea is that an admin sets up a scenario (sometimes quite intricate) and players join as characters, taking turns posting paragraphs from their… Read More Reader’s Corner: Solo Leveling, Horimiya, and Love in Focus
The article that you’re about to read has been more than four months in the making. It’s one of the most difficult pieces of writing that I’ve tried to craft. Of course, there are practical reasons for that: busy summer and school schedules, writer’s block, apathy, procrastination. If I’m being honest, though, I find it… Read More Tangles Writers Do Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Arc 3: Rio, You Don’t Have To Hate Yourself
Kageki Shojo, the excellent anime about young women attending school to become part of a famed all-female acting troupe, spread the love around during its airing, giving significant screen time for each of its supporting girls in addition to the leading ones, Sarasa and Ai, and right through the final episode which aired this past… Read More Of Tybalts, Composers, and Prodigals
“Kept you waiting, huh?” Better late than never, as they say. My apologies if you have been waiting for the blog post for our Light Novel Club discussion of Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 4, which happened over August. As a reminder, all our discussions are held publicly on the Beneath the Tangles Discord (email beneaththetangles AT… Read More Light Novel Club Chapter 33: Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 4
What is it that makes an anime con an 18+ convention? Going into this past weekend, I didn’t really know. Would it be because the convention featured more panels with frank and sexual language? Alcohol? General debauchery? I admit that the “18+” prefix attached to Ecchi Expo, which took place here in my home base… Read More So, A Christian Walks into an 18+ Anime Convention…
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