After more than two years without a theatrical release, the MCU returned to theaters a couple weeks back with Black Widow. Reviews and business have been solid, and I personally thought the film was spectacular. Better yet, for us anime fans, it’s given artists more opportunities to flex their creative muscles and create fanart of… Read More Fanart Friday: Black Widow Manga-Style
At the beginning of this year, BTT announced the theme of 20/20 in 2020. What we could not have foreseen is how much 2020 would become an example of a period in time which makes such a mark that life afterward can never be the same. For those of us old enough to remember, 9/11… Read More Foresight is 2020
Vinland Saga takes place during a fascinating time in history. Part of the historical context for the anime is that it was during these years when the Vikings rapidly converted to Christianity. They came into contact with the religion through raids into the British Isles, and it was then that many converted to the faith,… Read More Vinland Saga, Episode 11: The Weakness of Christ
Have you seen EndGame yet? Then keep it to yourself! Matthew still hasn’t seen it. However, he does know a thing or two about the origin of superhero stories. This week he leads Team Anchester in a crash-course history lesson about the inarguably Judaic origins of the superhero, why Christians should care, and how it… Read More TangleCast 56: Afikomen, All Might, and the Superhero
Today’s review is brought to you by TR, one of our valued partners and the administrator of Golden Plume Press, an OEL manga firm. Come for the anime, stay for the awesome. Turns out you can see only so many superhero movies. You know how it goes. Hero X has to stop Terrible Threat Y… Read More Spiderman: Into the Awesome-Verse (Review)
The last of our new set of teams brings your their first recording of our rebooted TangleCast! David, Peter, and Marcelo of Team FtK (For the King) take a look at the most popular anime of the last several years, My Hero Academia, and discuss why it works so well. What makes it like the… Read More TangleCast 38: Examining My Hero Academia and its Place in Shounen
Over the weekend, Wizard World held its 2018 Austin convention, inviting geeks, nerds, gawkers, media, and the curious to check out the festivities. I visited on Friday as everything kicked off, and it was quite a scene as thousands of visitors crawled all over the Austin Convention Center, chatting it up, attending different sessions, and… Read More When an Otaku Goes Full Geek: Wizard World Austin 2018