Over the years, dozens of regular and guest writers have contributed their craft and passion to Beneath the Tangles, making the BtT blog a site of rich, biblical reflection on anime, manga, and light novels. So it will come as no surprise that many of us from the current BtT writing team started out first… Read More Throwback Thursday with the BtT Writers: A Few of Our Favorite Posts
In this week’s column, we cover another volume of the Ashita no Joe hardcover release, the latest series from the mangaka of ERASED, the manga adaptation of Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, and more! Check out our reviews below and let us know what you think of these series! The 13th Footprint (Vol. 1) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Snow Angel, The 13th Footprint, and Kunon the Sorcerer Can See
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
What are you to do if you’re anime fan, gamer, or Dungeon and Dragons player who wants to find your place in church but has never felt comfortable in church culture? What if at best, you’ve always felt a little left out—and at worst, have been bullied or even witnessed your passions called out from… Read More Interview with Rev. Nathan Webb, Pastor to Nerds and Old-School Manga Fan
The sweet sixteen round of AniMarch Madness 2024 concludes today with the final four matches, one 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 vote here on the blog as well as on our other platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Mastodon!… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Sweet Sixteen, Day 2
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2024 finishes today with four more matches! Vote below and also consider following and voting on our other platforms, too: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Mastodon! We’ll see you on Monday when the Sweet Sixteen begins!
It’s day three of the first round of AniMarch Madness 2024! We’ve got eight more matches for you to vote on today, two 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 vote here on the blog as well as on our other… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Round 1, Day 3
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