Welcome to episode 17 of The Tangles! This month we’re happily celebrating the holiday season with a super special episode for you all! We gathered together several members of our staff (Charles/TWWK, Michael/Samuru, Frank/stardf29, Kaze, Annalyn, and Zeroe4) to answer questions about the year 2015, spirituality, and more! We all wish you a (belated) merry Christmas… Read More The Tangles Anime Podcast: Episode 17
Japes, our Anime Today columnist, has written a number of articles about the intersection of Christianity and anime for his other blog, Japesland. He is editing and resposting a number of these entries, including the one below, to Beneath the Tangles. As I watched through the Ef series (particularly A Tale of Melodies, the sequel to A Tale of… Read More EF: A Tale of Theology
If ef began with the characters who were lost in the present, then it ended with characters who hopefully looked forward to the future. Although A Tale of Melodies is not a continuation of the stories within the first season, the two tales are tied together by Himura and Yuko and the two twin cities.… Read More 12 Days of Christmas, Day 7: ef~A Tale of Melodies
While Christianity is a tiny minority in Japan, Christmas is still celebrated, albeit as a commercial holiday rather than any religious reasons. In fact, it is considered one of the most romantic holidays of the year, a day for lovers. And thus, ef~A Tale of Memories, a story of all kinds of romance, begins on… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 6: ef~A Tale of Memories
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