This season, Beneath the Tangles will be offering dual posts each week for The Promised Neverland, one for viewers who are new to the series and one for those who have read the manga. This post is for beginners and will only include spoilers up to the episode being discussed. We ask that you avoid… Read More The Promised Neverland for Newbies, Episode 4
Six hundred years into the future, the weary residents of Iron City eek out a living within an industrial, cyberpunk cityscape, in the shadow of the floating city, Zalem. Teaming with various other travelers, your goal is to experience Iron City and perhaps to even receive a reward for earning enough credits to come out… Read More Experiencing Alita at Passport to Iron City
Like Goblin Slayer the season before it, The Rising of the Shield Hero arrived this season accompanied by controversy. But three episodes in, Shield Hero seems to be about more than shocking or upsetting its audience. In fact, it’s not the false accusation of rape that’s most interesting about the show—it’s how our hero reacts… Read More TangleCast 47: Rage and Grace of the Shield Hero (REPOST)
Shouya Ishida is a lanky, handsome teenager attending high school in Tokyo. He’s smart and does well in school. He has a supportive family, and there are people in his life that he cares deeply about. Shouya is respectful and kind, and works diligently at a part-time job, helping to support his family. And tomorrow,… Read More Review: A Silent Voice
It’s about halfway through winter, which means life here in east Texas is chilly and rainy. And yet I’ll take it gladly over the Minnesota snow and ice that I braved for 16 years. Moving closer to the equator: I recommend it highly. This time, three readers have asked questions via Instagram. First, @gablumpot wonders: How… Read More Ask Sensei: Midwinter Edition
During volume six of Battle Angel Alita, Desty Nova tells Alita something that she has never considered, and which now makes her worry: though she desperately wants to see Ido, Ido may not want to see her. The point is one that’s tangled up with Nova’s experiments and a world in which brains and bodies… Read More Battle Angel Alita, Volume 7: People (and Cyborgs) Change
This season, Beneath the Tangles will be offering dual posts each week for The Promised Neverland—one for newbies to the series and one for those who have read the manga. This post is for manga readers and may include spoilers up to the current issue of the manga. Spoilers are allowed in the comments, too.… Read More The Promised Neverland for Manga Readers, Episode 3
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