Oh, my. I think this is the series I’ve been waiting for my whole life. Episode two of Your Lie in April takes us past the mere introductions of episode one and shows us what the two main characters are all about. Kousei is further revealed as a damaged young man, traumatized by his mother’s… Read More Your Lie in April Episode 2: I Stand Amazed
Parasyte (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu) has been a provocative series. On a surface level, it weaves together grotesque, hyper-violence with humor and a gentle protagonist, while combining modern anime style with 80’s sensibility. On a deeper level, it also calls forth significant topics – in episode two, we are introduced to a heavy environmentalist theme,… Read More Fact Check: Migi’s Claim of Humans as Demons
I’m no expert when it comes to the shoujo genre, but Wolf Girl and Black Prince seems to be about as shoujo as shoujo gets. High school setting? Check. Unlucky but romantically desperate female lead? Check. Cold, but attractive and desirable male romantic interest? Check. Ensuing love triangles? We’ll see, but it basically seems so.… Read More Anime Today: Jealous Love??
Inception. Black Swan. The Matrix. These Hollywood hits have a common thread—each was heavily influenced by Japanese animation, aka anime. Anime has settled in as a permanent part of American entertainment. Besides serving as inspiration for filmmakers, some anime movies—particularly those by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, The Secret World of Arrietty, and the Oscar-winning… Read More Anime’s Common Grace
In episode two of Sora no Method (Celestial Method), Nonoka starts school, but the episode isn’t centered around her class – it quickly focuses on a new friendship she develops with Yuzuki, a loud and spunky classmate who enlists Nonoka in her plan to get rid of the saucer that hovers over the island in… Read More Sora No Method, Episode 2: Conversation and Fireworks
Well first of all, there are a lot of complaints about the fanservice. All I can say is…yes there is, I’m sorry, I didn’t think they would be this blatant with the fanservice. I can’t blame anyone who drops it for this reason, but I will still hold my opinion that its story is top… Read More Grisaia no Kajitsu Episode 2: Special Circumstances
In the summer of 2012, I had the marvelous idea of expanding Beneath the Tangles’ reach by trying my hand at journalism. I would approach publications with pitches for articles about anime to see if they were interested in working with me. I was a bit apprehensive because unlike, say, Lauren Orsini, I have no… Read More The Life and Death of an Anime Article on an Evangelical Website
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