A new world. A new deep dive. A new virtual reality. And this time, Kirito is a child. Together with his friends, Eugeo and Alice, he explores a cave in a mountain that borders the world between humans and darkness, and what the group discovers, and who they see, will have a drastic impact upon… Read More First Impression: Sword Art Online Alicization (Season 3)
A 15-year-old priestess registers as an adventurer, beginner level (porcelain), and though timid, she agrees to join with other young adventurers on a quest to kill goblins and rescue young ladies. It seems simple enough, and the rest of the group is confident, but they soon find themselves trapped in the goblins’ cave and upon… Read More First Impression: Goblin Slayer
In the year 2078, Hitomi, a descendant of mages, finds herself watching fireworks… with no interest, as she had lost her ability to see color at some point. Her grandmother, Kohaku, then decides to use time magic to send her 60 years into the past, to a much more familiar 2018, albeit one where her… Read More First Impression: IRODUKU: The World in Colors
Halfway through our yearlong fantasy league, things are getting very interesting. SOS Brigade (Violet Evergarden Tumblr) had what seemed to be an insurmountable lead, but lo and behold, they lost their grip on first place as Pegasus Meteor First (@ryuusei86) made the jump from fourth to first behind the latest season of Gintama and the… Read More Second Quarter: Anime Fantasy League Update
As I mentioned last week, one can view Serial Experiments Lain as the story of a machine learning to become human, though unlike most series, Lain puts the audience in a position where we don’t know that the “machine” isn’t a human at first. Episode 11 goes a step further as Eiri explains to Lain… Read More Serial Experiments Lain Revisited: Episode 11
One day, while at the library, Sakuta sees Mai, his senpai at school and a famous young actress currently on hiatus, wearing a bunny suit. What’s weirder is that no one else seems to notice her even with that provocative outfit on. As it turns out, Mai has been gradually becoming invisible to people, a… Read More First Impression: Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
With the Summer 2018 season now behind us, the staff at Beneath the Tangles has taken a look back at the season and I asked them the following questions: What was the biggest surprise of the Summer 2018 season? What was your favorite series? The team’s answers are below the fold:
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