As children, Yomi would toss a “magic ball” to Tamaki, a curving pitch that the latter wasn’t able to catch. The two agreed that when Yomi mastered it with a hardball, they would play baseball together even as adults. Fast forward to high school, where Yomi has given up the sport. But a chance reunion… Read More First Impression: Tamayomi
The spring 2020 anime season has begun! As usual, Beneath the Tangle staff will hit the new series fast and furiously, giving our impressions of the initial episodes of the series as they air. To make it easy for you to stay up to date, we’ll post links to those posts below, as well short… Read More Spring 2020 Anime First Impressions
“This is the story of Rachel, the girl who climbed the tower to see the stars, and Bam, the boy who needed nothing but her.” That summation of Tower of God, the anime adaptation of the popular webtoon, displays early in an opening episode which plays out in usual fashion, introducing the protagonist (Bam), his… Read More First Impression: Tower of God (신의 탑)
Welcome to the next chapter of our Light Novel Club! It is in times like this, where we’re quarantined in the middle of a pandemic, when novels and light novels can be great for giving us something to do without going out. And if all of the virus news gets a bit too much, a… Read More BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 18: The World’s Least Interesting Master Swordsman, Vol. 1!
The new season of anime starts, well, pretty much today! And we got you covered with our spring 2020 anime preview! Join Peter, Holly, and David as they dig into a bunch of shows premiering this spring, from the plethora of sequels to series airing for the very first time, including those adapted from light… Read More TangleCast 74: Spring 2020 Anime Preview
It’s go time! From the beginning, it seemed destined for Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia, arguably the two most popular anime of the moment, to meet in the finals. They were the top seeds in their respective regions (Shounen / Popular and 2019 Anime) and comfortably made their way to the finals. Here’s how… Read More Anime March Madness 2020: Championship Match (My Hero Academia vs. Demon Slayer)
Why didn’t y’all tell me that we were only halfway through the story? As season one of Magia Record has progressed (season two was announced at the end of this episode), I’ve become increasingly critical of the what I saw as wasted time: the slow assembling of a team; the introduction of characters that seemed… Read More Madoka Side Story Magia Record, Episode 13: Just the Beginning
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