‘Tis the season for me to talk about The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls once again. This show does indeed have a Christmas episode, although the focus of episode 24 is not on festivities or romance like the usual anime Christmas episode. Instead, the focus is on a special Christmas mini-concert featuring New Generations, the sub-unit featuring… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
It’s still the middle of the school year for most students. But I know from experience that the anxiety about the future can start long before graduation day. I started dreading growing up way before the college hunt began, and I think it contributed to my anxiety, especially by senior year. College played out differently for… Read More Annalyn’s Corner: When It’s Time for Change
Himouto! Umaru-chan was an anime that I was pleasantly surprised by earlier this year. By no means the best comedy to air, even this year, but solid entertainment with some bits of genuine (or exaggerated) Japanese culture and heart-warming drama sprinkled here and there. The Christmas episode, episode 8, of the show exemplifies this well. Perhaps… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: Himouto! Umaru-chan
The holidays in your household may be full of tradition – setting up Christmas decorations, watching holiday movies, spending time with family, observing holy days. At Beneath the Tangles, our blog has a yearly tradition of counting down the twelve days approaching Christmas by discussing Christmas episodes of our favorite series (there are enough of… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime!
In a bout of nostalgia, I re-opened the manga adaptation of my favorite video game of all time, half expecting to hear the anticipative “hidden item” fanfare as I did so. As a child, I specifically remember the hero of Ocarina of Time capturing my interest. Link was both admirable and player-impressionable, which allowed me… Read More Between the Panels: The Power in Link’s Silence
My favorite series of the season, and one of my favorites of the year, is Everything Becomes F: The Perfect Insider. As I told Japes in our last podcast, the show is what I like: it’s really smart and is a little pretentious, but not so pretentious that it loses me. I love it. But… Read More Lain and Dr. Magata: (g)oddesses Reflecting (G)od
On Tuesday, I posted part one of an interview with Stephen Brock, who is preparing to go on mission sin Japan with his family. He is also an artist, drawing in manga-style, and the rest of our conversation below focuses on how he plans on using his artistic talent (and if you’re interested, how you… Read More Interview with Stephen Brock, Artist and Missionary (Part 2)
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