From “Memoria” to “Unrealistic” and “MONSTER”: A Conversation with Eir Aoi

Few artists have become as closely associated with anime music over the decade and a half as Eir Aoi. Since her breakthrough with songs like “Memoria” (Fate/zero), “Innocence” (Sword Art Online), “Genesis” (Aldnoah.Zero), and “Hello Hello Hello” (A Couple of Cuckoos), she has helped define the sound of countless anime memories for fans around the… Read More From “Memoria” to “Unrealistic” and “MONSTER”: A Conversation with Eir Aoi

06.22.202606.25.2026 Twwk2 Comments

A Weekly Devotional for Anime Fans

Yesterday, this tweet engaged the community of anime fans on Twitter: You already know how those replies went. Some said “yes.” Some said “no.” Most talked past each other. I gave my own reply, too. And a friend of the site even dropped a video that seemed to be somewhat in response. As for us,… Read More A Weekly Devotional for Anime Fans

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First Impression: Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester

As we open, a shadowy man schemes to get Kiyotaka Ayanokoji expelled from Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School and returned to the White Room (a mad science facility where he was raised). The man issues orders to a cloaked figure. The scene then shifts to the main cast of students, who are about to… Read More First Impression: Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester

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Spring 2026 Anime First Impressions

Another anime season is upon us, and that means it’s time once again for our first impressions series here at Beneath the Tangles. Over the next several weeks, our writers will be sampling a wide range of new and returning shows and sharing their early thoughts—what excites us, what surprises us, and what might be… Read More Spring 2026 Anime First Impressions

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First Impression: Classroom of the Elite (Season 3)

Everyone’s favorite cutthroat high schoolers are back, and they’re going to camp in the mountains for a week. The plan is for everyone to be split into groups with members of other classes, and then they have to work together with those teammates throughout the week. Groups that fail to pass a series of tests… Read More First Impression: Classroom of the Elite (Season 3)

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Winter 2024 Anime First Impressions

The winter anime season begins just as the new year does, getting into high gear starting on January 3rd—and we’ve got you covered for the approximately 40 anime series this coming season. You heard that right—40! More on that below, but first, let me just say that our crew is excited to preview these shows… Read More Winter 2024 Anime First Impressions

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First Impression: Classroom of the Elite (Season 2)

Welcome back to Sociopath High, the school where everything’s made up and the points DO matter! The story resumes with Classes A, B, C, and D returning from the tropic isle where they took a three-hour tour at the close of the previous season five years ago. The episode opens with a pretentious literary quotation,… Read More First Impression: Classroom of the Elite (Season 2)

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