Something More: Sexualized Shipping, Islamic Anime, and the Love of Asuna, Ackerman, and Ashitaka

Tangles is no stranger to tough topics, and the sexualization of anime by fans is one we’ve delved into at length. As a cosplayer and massive fangirl myself, I’m often directly in the middle of the otaku community and consistently surprised by how far characters and narratives are stretched in order to sexualize them. Especially… Read More Something More: Sexualized Shipping, Islamic Anime, and the Love of Asuna, Ackerman, and Ashitaka

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When TWWK Was There: Going to See Studio Ghibli’s Last Film

On a weekend in the fall of 2002, I went with a group of friends to watch The Ring. I didn’t want to go (I’ll admit, horror movies scare me to death), but I went along anyway – and thank goodness I did, because playing at the same cinema, and consequently the movie I ditched… Read More When TWWK Was There: Going to See Studio Ghibli’s Last Film

06.05.201506.04.2015 Twwk12 Comments

Top 5 + Guest: Five Best Anime EVER!

If you were to try to create an objective list of the greatest anime of all time, what would you put in the top five? Fullmetal Alchemist, perhaps? Mushi-shi? And would Spirited Away or Princess Mononoke be the Ghibli representative on the list? It’s an impossible task – there are so many great anime and it’s… Read More Top 5 + Guest: Five Best Anime EVER!

03.06.201503.12.2015 Twwk51 Comments

Rurouni Kenshin: Lay Me Down

If I’m being completely honest, part of what originally drew me to anime (and what draws many people, I think) was the intensity of violence in some series and movies. Princess Mononoke was the first anime I watched that I knew was Japanese in origin, and the violence of it, though tame by some standards, both… Read More Rurouni Kenshin: Lay Me Down

09.29.201410.01.2014 Twwk11 Comments

Grading Studio Ghibli

While news of the demise of Studio Ghibli has been much exaggerated, rumors of the company shutting down, or even ending its original animation production, certainly unnerved the many of us who adore the studio’s films. Though Studio Ghibli perhaps hasn’t in a long time released a film that will one day be considered a… Read More Grading Studio Ghibli

08.08.201408.08.2014 Twwk17 Comments

Journeys of Truth in Hayao Miyazaki’s Films

Legendary animator, Hayao Miyazaki, has long been teased for his habit of retiring and then returning to work shortly thereafter. But last September, when he again announced his retirement, the buzz felt a little different. The then 72-year-old admitted that his hands, the critical tools of an animator, could no longer function like they once… Read More Journeys of Truth in Hayao Miyazaki’s Films

02.27.201409.14.2021 Twwk3 Comments

How to Kill a God

Now watch closely, everyone. I’m going to show you how to kill a god. A god of life and death. The trick is not to fear him. – Lady Eboshi, “Princess Mononoke” A common and compelling trope in anime is of characters challenging God. In Princess Mononoke, for instance, Lady Eboshi attempts to literally kill… Read More How to Kill a God

05.01.201204.30.2012 Twwk56 Comments

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