The episode opens with a rapid montage of ambiguous scenes: teenagers hanging out along a riverbank; a muted argument in a school corridor; a hand releasing pearl-like beads that seem to sparkle into stars in the night sky in the next shot; a train station; a closeup of a bead on the platform; and an… Read More First Impression: SSSS.Dynazenon
One of our favorite anime series here on Beneath the Tangles is Mawaru Penguindrum, Kunihiko Ikuhara’s colorful, sometimes dark, sometimes whimsical series involving terrorists, magical girl sequences, frog eggs and love potions, and of course, penguins. It’s a remarkable show, and one that ultimately has something meaningful to say in addition to the layers and… Read More Fanart Friday: Mawaru Penguindrum 10th Anniversary Film
This is more than just a review: it’s a Review Plus! There’ll be a review, and at the end I’ll throw in a short extra takeaway for Christians to think about. The Book Title: I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister Author: Kisetsu Morita Illustrator: Benio Translators:… Read More Review Plus: I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister (light novel)
Jesus is amazing. And I mean that in the most awe-inspiring way. Recently, in a conversation I had with my husband, I shared that as someone who feels they have been called to encourage others, it is difficult when those I’m trying to encourage don’t listen to what I have to say. I opened up… Read More Holy Week 2021 [Arise]: Burning Fire & Living Water – Violet Evergarden Reminds Us We Need a Savior
This is more than just a review: it’s a Review Plus! There’ll be a review, and at the end I’ll throw in a short extra takeaway for Christians to think about. The Book Title: Banished From the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, Vol. 2 Author: Zappon Illustrator: Yasumo Translator:… Read More Review Plus: Banished From the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, Vol. 2
What does it mean to truly arise from the tomb, from everything the tomb implies? That is, death not only (only!) of the body, but of certainties, of hopes, big and small, of innocence, virtue and long-sustained efforts, of wisdom, of connections, of memories, of meaning, of the past and the future, of the entire… Read More Holy Week 2021 [Arise]: Arising from Angel’s Egg Deluge
Joran The Princess of Snow and Blood starts with a bang—or should I say, a burn—of blue flame, no less. A beautiful woman recites an incantation as she faces down a monstrous beast, and in a moody swirl of blue, black and white, her transformation sequence explodes across the screen. It looks and sounds painful… Read More First Impression: Joran The Princess of Snow and Blood
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