I was reminded of Grave of the Fireflies, one of the first anime films I ever watched, when Mark recently posted about his love for Studio Ghibli. He remarked that the movie “creeped him out.” For me, it was just massively depressing, especially because of it’s haunting basis in truth. I think about rewatching it… Read More Grave of the Fireflies and the State of the World
Death Parade has been a surprise hit for me this season, though I suppose it shouldn’t have been a surprise since I loved Death Billiards (shame on me for not realizing before the air-date that they were related!). While entirely different from Mushishi, Death Parade manages to evoke some sort of deeper, emotional response featuring a… Read More Anime Today: When Anime Hits Home
The Christmas episode for Kimi ni Todoke is simple, but sweet. Unlike most anime Christmas episodes, it focuses more on family than romance or even friendship, which is not a common thing to see. This difference is largely because the main character, Sawako, is socially awkward, and hasn’t had very many friends in the past,… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 7: Kimi ni Todoke
Do you remember what it was like to be a child? The innocence, the earnestness? Anime sometimes features child characters, as in Usagi Drop or Aishiteruzehe m Baby. But in episode one of Sora no Method, we’re introduced to a character that isn’t quite that young, and still exhibits those important childlike characteristics. Nonoka, having… Read More Sora No Method, Episode 1: Clumsy Kids
In the first two episodes of the Barakamon, Frank finds important points that all experienced Christians should probably take under consideration. [A Series of Miracles] D.M. Dutcher finds an analogy for the rapture in Tenchi Forever, and examines why that film captures the essence of the rapture better than explicitly Christian depictions of it do.… Read More Something More: Barakamon Christianity, Valkyria’s Salvation, and the Rapture of Tenchi Masaki
If there is one anime that I have been most looking forward to this season, it is absolutely the newest season of Mushi-shi. And I can say confidently that my unrealistically high expectations for the season have been… met, actually. Possibly even exceeded, even! It is rare to find an anime that is beautifully animated,… Read More Anime Today: Sharing Anime with Family
I rarely ever write about a currently airing anime, Space Brothers being the only exception. Part of that reason is because I’m relatively new to Beneath the Tangles and have been slowly digging my way through ideas that have been floating in my head for the past few years. The other reason would be I… Read More Uchouten Kazoku: Familial Love in Christ
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