At last year’s IKKiCON (my first convention experience), I was surprised to see someone cosplaying as Faye Valentine. After all these years, she remains a popular character for cosplaying. And why not? Faye’s looks (and moves) scream femme fatale, while she also has a “sad girl in snow” kind of side. At the end of… Read More Rescuing Faye Valentine
Neon Genesis Evangelion is full of memorable scenes. Among those is an early one featuring Shinji and Rei on an escalator. Shinji, full of anger toward his father, expresses his frustration. The mostly emotionless Rei responds in a surprising way – by slapping her fellow pilot. If Ikari had been a Christian (like Misato?), perhaps… Read More Turn the Other Cheek, Ikari!
Hell Girl is a dark, psychologically stirring anime that explores the desire for and consequences of revenge. In each episode, Ai Enma, A.K.A. Hell Girl, presents a black straw doll with a red string around its neck to those who contact her in search of revenge. If they pull the string, their enemy of choice… Read More Hell Girl: Red String Situations
Four episodes in and I’m still unsure of whether or not I like Hyouka. But little things, lingering questions, and small snippets of conversation keep me intrigued. For instance, in the last couple of minutes of this week’s episode, Chitanda expresses her fears that she’ll find out something about her uncle which will tarnish her… Read More Hyouka 03: One Remembers, One Forgets
Recently, a commenter named Corey (aka Ashesreignited) joined the community here on Beneath the Tangles. Besides the various insights in his comments, he sent me an email and we soon began to discuss Naruto, a show ripe with themes and symbols that Christians would recognize. But besides R86’s wonderful commentary on Shikamaru, we’ve barely touched… Read More Naruto and Sasuke: Hope, Love’s Longsuffering…
If you frequent my blog, you might have noticed that I mostly talk anime and generally ignore manga. My tendencies are something like 95/5 when it comes to anime and manga. But I’ll say this – when I read manga that grips me, I become addicted – and series like Claymore, Genshiken, and Fullmetal Alchemist… Read More A Lesson in Forgiveness in Koko Ni Iru Yo!
As many of us suspected, Wandering Son (Hourou Musuko) is turning out to be something quite special indeed. Episode 2 of the series could be summed up in one word: forgiveness. Chiba and Takatsuki’s relationship probably connects deeply to many of us. While we may not have been in such a difficult love triangle, where… Read More Wandering Son Episode 02: Graceful Takatsuki
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