I once beat an old-school, combat-heavy, indie RPG called Geneforge 3 as a technical pacifist, never once performing an attack. There were combat-focused zones I couldn’t clear of course, but in terms of finishing the main storyline, there were always alternatives to fighting. I’ve also played through a couple of Pokemon games with type-themed teams.… Read More Review: Redefining the META at VRMMO Academy, Vol. 1
As we close out 2020, and complete our 10th year anniversary celebration, we’ve been posting a final series of Throwback Thursday posts from writers, past and present, revisiting their former columns! Today we’re posting the fifth and final article in the series, returning most appropriately to Zeroe4’s “Throwback Thursday” column. We hope you enjoyed the… Read More Throwback Thursday: 三月のライオン (Sangetsu no Lion)
It’s two and a half weeks until Christmas, and a few more days from there until the new year. And we at Beneath the Tangles are super excited about celebrating with you all! Our 12 Days of Christmas Anime posts—where we count down the days until the 25th by talking about a specific Christmas episode… Read More Twwk and Eleven Arts Talk Holiday Anime LIVE This Friday!
The Eizouken girls will get it all done, Go, Ishigami! Go finish the run! Confidence men—even heists on the wing! These are a few of my favorite things Tea time with witches, you just can’t escape them, Love all the girls but wait, who is Rem? Stories of Sohmas and tears that they bring, These… Read More My Favorite (Anime) Things (2020)
For more than two years, David, Peter, and Holly have graced your mobile devices and car speakers with their discussions about anime, faith, and life, but as 2020 ends, so, too, will this iteration of the TangleCast. On December 29th, the final episode featuring the group—originally recording as Team FtK (and along with a fourth… Read More Help Us Say Goodbye to Our TangleCast Crew
A tradition as hallowed as the beach episode, and nearly as common, the Christmas anime episode is an opportunity to put anime boys and girls into festive (and often romantic) holiday situations. It works well for a variety of anime, particularly since Christmas mostly lacks the religious element that it has in the west, being… Read More Master List of Christmas Anime Episodes
Originally airing its two seasons in 2006, The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye is post-apocalyptic, slice-of-life, western, adventure story with the occasional giant robot battle. In a distant future, after a high-tech war devastates the environment and kill off most of humanity, self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades Honoka roves the desert in a tank doing odd… Read More The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye DVD Set Review
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