Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering with You finally hits theaters last week, and our podcast team was super excited to see it. Did it meet their expectations? Was it as good as Your Name? Did they notice the cameos? And what does the theme of the Weathering with You have to do with our everyday lives? Listen… Read More TangleCast 70: Weathering (and Worrying) with You
Mashle: Magic and Muscle is a new Shonen Jump series by Hajime Komoto that dropped this past weekend. The story begins by introducing us into a world of magic. Everyone in the world can do magic, except for Mash. The protagonists, Mash, who bears a passing resemblance to Shigeo Kageyama of Mob Psycho 100, was… Read More First Impression – Mashle: Magic & Muscle (Manga)
The old adage reminds that it’s not the destination, but the journey that’s of consequence. That’s often true for characters in the stories we read and films we watch, but it’s also sometimes accurate for viewers as well. In The Wonderland, the latest film by director Keiichi Hara (Colorful, Miss Hokusai), featuring character designs from… Read More Review: The Wonderland (Anime Movie)
Just as I predicted in my last post that the Kaede, Rena, and Momoko would play a continual part in Magia Record, episode four comes along and focuses instead on a new magical girl. The others do help at first, though, discussing various rumors like the Chain Witch. Advised by Mitama, Iroha goes to a… Read More Madoka Side Story Magia Record Episode 4: Past is Present
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of January 13th through the 19th! Check out latest episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes, like the one we dropped earlier this… Read More Doki Doki News for the Week of January 20th – 26th
Review Have you ever wondered what would happen if silly, alternate versions of the Christian Messiah, Jesus, and the first Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, were living together in an apartment in modern Japan? No? Well, Saint Young Men (Seinto Oniisan) by Hikaru Nakamura attempts to answer that question anyways. The first chapter of the manga jumps… Read More Manga Review: Saint Young Men, Volume 1
Our guest post today comes from author Audie Thacker, whom you can also find writing about anime and other topics at Speculative Faith. I almost didn’t start watching this series. When I first saw some notices about it, I had either finished or was close to finishing Yona of the Dawn. Seeing how much the… Read More Snow White with the Red Hair: An Appealing Image of Respect and Honor
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