An evil organization is on the verge of conquering the entire world. Only one hero can stop them now, and his chances are slim— No, sorry, wrong anime. Let me try that again. An evil organization is on the verge of conquering the entire world. Once they succeed, they won’t need so many agents of… Read More First Impression: Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
The episode opens with student council president Faria, a girl in military uniform, standing in a destroyed town, muttering about being too late before singing a song. Her subordinate Ellen joins her and they board a train. Elsewhere, monsters are destroying another town and devouring people, whose corpses turn into more monsters. A boy unsuccessfully… Read More First Impression: Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor
An interviewer congratulates an athlete on leading her team to victory. Out of breath and visibly shaken, Nomi-san expresses her great relief at the win, knowing it means that she and her teammates have just saved women’s soccer in Japan. With this, the stakes and conditions are established: women’s soccer is eternally on the cusp… Read More First Impression: Farewell, My Dear Cramer
“He is risen.” Christians will make this proclamation across the world today as they commemorate Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, giving second life to those who would put their faith in him. Count me among the faithful who will worship today in thankfulness for this miracle. This Easter, however, is a bit strange for me—besides… Read More Holy Week 2021 [Arise]: Wonder Grace Priority
The shows opens with robots massacring humans while an idol-robot sings happily in front of a flaming auditorium full of corpses. Some old guy does something with a computer and mentions Diva. Then we some exposition about how AIs could not handle multiple tasks; instead each needed one singular mission. Next, we meet Vivy (a.k.a.… Read More First Impression: Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-
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
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