The Kingdom of Science is gearing up for its biggest journey yet. After having gone through a seven-year petrification hiatus, our ragtag group of scientists is back in action, ready to resume their mission to confront the mysterious source of the petrification beam, “Why-Man” up on the Moon. However, to pull this off, former enemies… Read More First Impression: Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE: Part 3
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
It’s ever so easy to love what we ourselves do not possess. Those who’ve cultivated skills, devoted themselves to their craft, a lifestyle so foreign that it skews our ability to understand, making a mortal man akin to a wizard. Such admiration that it can only be called love. A verse comes to mind that… Read More The Anime Artisan: Dr. Stone and Wise Love
And then there were sixteen… Our 64-anime, single-elimination, community-voted tournament is now in its third week and the real anime with a chance to win have risen from a crowded field to make themselves known. That group includes the last three winners—Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Spy x Family, and Violet Evergarden; strong new competitors like… Read More AniMarch Madness 2025: The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight
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
Round one is complete and we’re on to round two! Thank you to everyone who voted last week—more than 7,000 votes rolled in from here on the website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Mastodon. The madness was so much fun! Here’s how the bracket looks: And now, round two begins! We’ve got four matches, one… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Round 2, Day 1
It’s final day of the first round of AniMarch Madness 2024! These are the final eight matches left to determine who moves onto round two, which kicks off next week. Below are two matches from each of our four regions: Emerging and Recent; Classics; Action/Sci-Fi/Horror; and Romance/Comedy/Sports. Just as with the entire tournament, you can… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Round 1, Day 4
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