Another year overAnd what have we done? Well, if you’re a Beneath the Tangles patron, you’ve done plenty. So much, in fact, that you’ve been a critical part of helping this ministry run and allowing it to grow! We’ve grown in number this past year with many more community members joining in 2024, but more… Read More Thank You, Patrons!
The day has finally come! Light, accompanied by his friend (and love interest?), Lena, will find out today if he’ll be able to live out his dream of being an adventurer! To do that, he’ll need to earn a battle skill, which is given when he eats a special “fruit.” Lena goes first, however, and… Read More First Impression: Bogus Skill <> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~
Happy New Year’s Eve, friends! As the clock counts down toward midnight, what will you be doing? Dancing the night away at some posh event? Watching staid music performances on TV that were recorded hours ago? Watching the ball drop in a city a thousand miles away? Let’s get serious—you’ll be watching anime and reading… Read More Reader’s Corner: Dandadan (Vol. 10), Zom 100 (Vol. 16), and Fool Night (Vol. 3)
New Year’s Day is a bit of a sad holiday for many of us—Christmas is over and the promise of a new year isn’t always that hopeful. Well, one thing that’ll surely help the malaise if you’re feeling it is new anime—and lots of it! The winter 2025 anime season begins in earnest right as… Read More Winter 2025 Anime First Impressions
In “News That Would Only Happen in Japan,” the Evangelion franchise is currently partnering with McDonalds in Japan. Get yourself a transforming Evangelion toy that turns from an Eva into a Big Mac, Fries, or McShake. Really. It’s all too Japan (and all too awesome). ★ 【ふわチー】 「 アヤナミマックレイ 」 ☆
It’s the Kagamine Twins’ birthday! Yep, that’s right—Rin and Len were born this day, originally released on December 27th, 2007. Happy 17th birthday! 【luomo-八云正月】 「 happy birthday~ 」
A Christmas encounter with an orphaned pre-schooler forever changes the lives of two hitmen in P.A. Works’ comedy Buddy Daddies. Not your usual Christmas anime episode! (Especially considering the on-screen executions, trigger warning!) But don’t worry, Buddy Daddies is just getting started: the final three episodes also revolve around Christmas, one year later, and it’s… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 12: Buddy Daddies & Why We Need Many Christmases
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