Otaku Reader’s Corner: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, TPN Side Story, and the Final Ao Haru Ride

Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 13 After thirteen volumes, Ao Haru Ride has come to an end, but instead of celebratory feelings, I couldn’t shake an irksome question: Why is it that this story just never really works? The unlikeable lead characters are one reason, with Kou and Futaba hurtling forward, especially in this volume, without… Read More Otaku Reader’s Corner: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, TPN Side Story, and the Final Ao Haru Ride

10.21.202010.20.2020 TWWKLeave a comment

Doki Doki News (Week of March 22 -28)

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of March 22nd through 28th! Check out latest episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes! Are you excited for SINoALICE and Re: ZERO?… Read More Doki Doki News (Week of March 22 -28)

03.27.202007.10.2020 bambibethyLeave a comment

Otaku Reader’s Corner (March 4, 2020)

By the Grace of the Gods (Vol. 1) Sometimes, I don’t want a story with lots of action or drama; I just want a nice, laid-back story about a guy helping others with his pet slimes. And By the Grace of the Gods is the most laid-back light novel I have read yet. It is… Read More Otaku Reader’s Corner (March 4, 2020)

03.04.202003.03.2020 TWWKLeave a comment

First Impression: ROOM CAMP (HEYA CAMP)

Have you ever heard of a stamp rally? The premise is simple and you’ve probably participated an analogous activity before (we did one for the Alita: Battle Angel film): get stamped at various destinations and upon completion, perhaps win a prize! A stamp rally for the Yamanashi Prefecture, where the Outdoor Activities Club girls live,… Read More First Impression: ROOM CAMP (HEYA CAMP)

01.06.202001.06.2020 TWWKLeave a comment

Introducing Doki Doki News, Your New Anime News Source!

As Beneath the Tangles grows, we want to not only be your destination for anime, manga, and light novel analysis, but a platform for all things anime. Toward that end, in 2019 we continued to develop the TangleCast to provide an anime podcast for your listening ears, and also continued to expand our Anime Pop… Read More Introducing Doki Doki News, Your New Anime News Source!

01.03.202001.06.2020 bambibethyLeave a comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime: Laid-Back Camp

Day 8: Feast Tradition is important. It helps bind us together while connecting us to past wisdom, memories, and events. But sometimes, breaking tradition is meaningful, too. If you celebrate Christmas, you probably have traditions in your family, and perhaps more than you realize (feel free to share some of your traditions below). We have… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime: Laid-Back Camp

12.21.201912.19.2019 TWWKLeave a comment

Review: Laid-Back Camp Vol. 5

The charming 2018 camping anime, Laid Back Camp (Yuru Camp), ended its twelve-episode run with a few notable events on the horizon: New Year’s celebrations for the crew, the first true introduction to Rin’s grandfather, and Nadeshiko searching for a job. Volume five of the manga answers a couple of these questions (the grandfather storyline… Read More Review: Laid-Back Camp Vol. 5

12.03.201902.20.2020 TWWKLeave a comment

12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: Yuru Camp

What’s your Christmas Day like? The thing about Christmas is that unlike Thanksgiving, which is specific to America and features so many of the same rituals in households across the country, Christmas crosses borders, languages, cultures, and customs. There are certainly foods and rituals we associate with it, but differences abound—your neighbor might celebrate the… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: Yuru Camp

12.16.201812.11.2018 TWWK6 Comments

My Favorite (Anime) Things, 2018

Christa no longer, she’s Queen Historia, Hot pots when camping, now that’s an idea! Battles and letters and tears Violet brings, These are a few of my favorite things. After the Rain was both icky and pretty, Poop jokes a’plenty to go with the gritty, A nice ReLIFE ending all tied up with strings, These… Read More My Favorite (Anime) Things, 2018

12.07.201812.05.2018 TWWK9 Comments

My Black Friday Anime Pickups

I don’t do Black Friday—at least not in the way I used to. Several years back, I was in the crowds, getting in line early for all the deals, but I don’t do that anymore. Nowadays, I usually go later in the day and evening and pick up just a few items, and rarely any… Read More My Black Friday Anime Pickups

11.26.201811.26.2018 TWWK1 Comment

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