There always seems to be one series that I miss at the beginning of the anime season but which I’ll binge near the end after hearing good word of mouth about it. This past season, that anime was Recovery of an MMO Junkie. It was funny and sweet and of course, MAMIKO NOTO. But most… Read More Becoming an MMO Player (and an Adult) in My Thirties
Tamaki Mari vowed at the start of high school to go on a journey and have a fulfilling youth. However, every time she tries to take the train going away from school, she gets cold feet, and so she made it to her second year feeling unfulfilled. She has a chance encounter when she picks… Read More First Impressions: A Place Further Than the Universe
With the close of the Fall 2017 anime season, the Beneath the Tangles decided to look back at the season answering two questions: What was the biggest surprise of this season for you? What was your favorite series of the season? In addition to that – we asked the staff one more question: What was… Read More Fall 2017 Anime Thoughts
Hello, everyone! Matthew here. I have been given the honor of closing out this calendar year in anime with one final adieu to 2017 and the things we here at Beneath the Tangles have been privileged to accomplish with your help and support as readers, whether you support us through your generous Patreon donations or… Read More BtT 2017: A Year in Review and Another in View
Casey Covel, our former columnist and a staffer at Geekdom House, recently wrote an article about how Attack on Titan dives into different kinds of strength. The titans seem invincible with their size and power, and the humans helpless in their frailty, but time and time again the second season of the series demonstrates that… Read More Something More: Centaurs, Battle Angels, and Titans
For academics, the end of the term is pretty much the storm before the calm before the storm. Once we’re done grading final exams and establishing grades, our lives are suddenly quiet until the beginning of the next term. (glances at Shiraishi-kun’s empty chair) We might almost say “too quiet,” until we remember that everyone needs… Read More Ask Sensei (Happy 2018 Edition)
My family was watching A Christmas Carol the other night (the one starring Jim Carrey) and I was struck by how Scrooge pledged–and then kept–a promise to keep the spirit of Christmas all year round. I absolutely loved that idea. How I long to be Christmas to others at all times of the year and… Read More Being Tomoyo All Year Round
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