We placed a call out for additional staff some weeks back, and today we’re happy to announce the addition of two new writers to Beneath the Tangles! Teresa Christina isn’t a new face here on the blog – she’s partnered with us for several years now and may be familiar to you all because of… Read More Q&A with Matt and Teresa Christina, Our Newest Writers!
Please Tell Me! Galko-chan (Oshiete! Galko-chan) is a short-form anime series based on the manga of the same name that follows a group of three high school friends, Galko, Otako, and Ojou. The focus is primarily on Galko who everyone in school seems to know everything about. Galko is considered beautiful by most of her classmates,… Read More Newman’s Nook: Galko-Chan is Not Who You Think
My children are nine and seven years old. I’ve always intended to show them anime – and they’ve seen Totoro and a couple other pieces – but it was never a great priority for me. In fact, I’ve been more concerned with sharing geek culture and 80’s/90’s pop culture with them than anime. But something… Read More Watching Anime with Family (or My Kids Watched More Anime Than I Did This Summer!)
Forgive me for having completely obvious taste, but Spirited Away is my favourite anime movie. More than that, it’s in the running for my favourite movie of all time, and if I had to pick just one animated flick that you absolutely had to watch, there’s a good chance I’d choose it over all those… Read More The Spiriting Away of JoshW
We live in a culture that’s about big displays of love – grand marriage proposals (all caught on Facebook Live of course), fancy trips around the world, heart stirring confessions in the rain. We want immediate gratification in our love, for our hearts to be set afire. The long, challenging work of a relationship is… Read More Clannad and Failing at the Ends of the Earth
Today’s guest post was submitted by Thani of The Closest Friend I’ve Ever Had and Mustard magazine, where among others he recently contributed a piece about Christian art. I hope you’ll enjoy this piece as much as I did! WARNING: SPOILERS for Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden ahead. Naruto models much of how growth within the… Read More Naruto and Kingdom Growth
While I don’t run my Secret Stars of Anime column anymore, one of my motivations for blogging is still to talk about various shows that are not as popular in the greater anime fandom, so as to expose the show to more people and give some love to these shows. In the spirit of my… Read More Alice & Zoroku (Spring 2017 Secret Stars of Anime Highlight)
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