Toru Kirishima, the first lieutenant of the Sakuragi Family yakuza clan, is known as “The Demon of Kisaragi” for his tendency to solve problems with violence. In order to rein him in a bit, the clan boss orders him to take care of 7-year-old Yaeka, the boss’ own daughter. At first, Toru struggles with trying… Read More First Impression: The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting
Last week, we asked you to help decide the anime finalists for a special project we’re doing with voice actress and ADR director, Caitlin Glass. Well, the votes are in, and it’s down to the final four! Go to Caitlin’s Twitter account to vote for which anime she’ll be watching and reviewing for us! Here’s… Read More Final Voting for the Anime Caitlin Glass Will Review for Us!
Has there ever been a better time to look back at all the anime series you’ve missed over the years and catch up a little? Voice actress (Winry in Fullmetal Alchemist, Mina in My Hero Academia) and ADR director (Fruits Basket, Noragami Aragoto) Caitlin Glass is thinking the same, and would like you all to… Read More Vote on an Anime for Caitlin Glass to Watch and Review!
Live from Dallas, it’s the TangleCast! That’s right, we packed up our equipment and went down the road to A-Kon 30 from Fair Park, the annual site of Texas’ state fair, and recorded this episode from the grounds. Twwk joins us for this special episode, where our focus is the convention and all things cosplay!… Read More TangleCast 61: A-Kon 2019, Phil Mizuno, and Holly’s First Cosplay
Happy New Year! This week on the TangleCast, Team FtK (David, Peter, and Holly) talk about their anime highlights from 2018, including some gems that you might have missed (or that Holly dropped…this seems to be a recurring theme), like Hinamatsuri, Goblin Slayer, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. The team also previews… Read More TangleCast 44: 2018 Anime Highlights and Previewing 2019
I love shows about adoption. I’ve already written several blog posts about the subject in anime, and even in recent years, shows on the subject have continued to be some of my favorites. So naturally, when last season provided a show about a yakuza guy who ends up adopting a girl with psychic powers from… Read More Hinamatsuri’s Imperfect Adoption
Yoshifumi Nitta is a young man who is part of a yakuza gang, and is living the good life with the acquisition of some valuable vases, when a strange thing materializes out of nowhere and drops onto his head and into his life. Inside is a girl who calls herself Hina and has telekinetic powers,… Read More First Impressions: Hinamatsuri
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