This week on The TangleCast, JP (Japesland) and Kaze discuss the issue surrounding sex scenes in visual novels. While our podcast is nowhere near long enough to cover all the points of such a serious topic, we bring up a couple arguments both for and against sex scenes. We hope this helps you gain a deeper understanding of the… Read More TangleCast 6: Sex Scenes in Visual Novels
In our Untangled feature, we answer questions posed to us from our readers. For today’s post, we received the following from Projected Realities: My heart had been kind of hurting because of Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah”… not so much because of what it did to the Biblical story (that much I can deal with and ignore,… Read More Untangled: I Like This Anime, But…
The leaves are falling, winter is on it’s way, and the holiday season is upon us. And that, apparently, means lots of people are finding connections between anime and religion. This week’s column is full of links to excellent article connecting the two topics! Medieval Otaku tells how he draws allegories from and symbolism out… Read More Something More: Secret Christian Anime, Saya no Thank You, and Good Librarian, Good Intentions
Lately everyone seems to be talking about Urobuchi Gen and his recent works: Madoka, Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass, and most recently, Gargantia. He has become a popular name ever since Madoka. But honestly, as amazing as Madoka was with its religious themes and correlations, I consider it very overrated even though I enjoyed it greatly. I… Read More Saya no Uta: A Reminder of Sinful Nature