As we celebrate our tenth anniversary on Beneath the Tangles, we want to take some time each month to look into the past, not only to commemorate our ten years, but also to see where we were and how far we’ve come as a site and collectively as anime fans. For most months this year,… Read More 10 Year Retrospective, Month #5: Throwback to May 2014
The problem with having a harem series where you really explore meaningful connections between the protagonist and each of the girls is that you’re left with a lead who either needs to be characterized as clueless beyond belief (see Nisekoi’s Raku), one that’s hard to root for because he’s walking a line between being faithful… Read More Even for a Bunny Senpai-Chasing Rascal, Sincerity Covers a Multitude of Sins
Did you enjoy yesterday’s review? Here’s another packed post reviewing this past season’s anime! Is it Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in the Dungeon? Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou Ka Medieval Otaku – 6/10 The main problem with Danmachi lies in that the essentially RPG fantasy setting is overused these days.… Read More Spring Anime 2015 Review (Part 2/3)
Every year, I revisit the lyrics for “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music and revise them to fit the anime I’ve watched and manga I’ve read over the previous years. I do this just because I like it. Maybe you’ll like it, too, and do what I do – sing the words below… Read More My Favorite (Anime) Things, 2014
TWWK: Disappointed in how our reviewers have graded the spring 2014 anime season thus far? While Kaze and Japesland have generally been down on the series they’ve written about the past two days, it seems they may have saved the best for last, as they review some of the series they were highest on for… Read More Spring 2014 in Review (Part 3/3)
I can’t say I expected the finale of Nisekoi to turn out quite like it did, in all it’s corniness, and spotlighting each of the characters mostly through a heavily revised version of the first 1/4 of Romeo and Juliet. The episode reminded me of the series itself – back and forth, up and down,… Read More Nisekoi, Episode 20: Finale and a Balancing Act
TWWK: Yesterday, Goldy and Japes started their review of Winter 2014’s anime. Today, our reviewing pair join together to judge shows that they both watched this past season. Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren Love, Chunibyou & Other Delusions – Heart Throb – Goldy – [8/10] In the past, I’ve praised Kyoto Animation for creating… Read More Winter 2014 In Review (Part Two)