Daily Dispatches from the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

It’s the most glorious time of the year again—Annecy time! Since its inauguration in 1960, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival has grown to become the world’s largest annual gathering of animators and animation, drawing audiences of around 15,000 from the most far-flung corners of the globe to the lakeside town nestled in the mountains… Read More Daily Dispatches from the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

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Review: Star Wars: Visions: The Manga Anthology

For all the missteps in Disney’s approach to Star Wars since purchasing the IP from George Lucas, there’s one aspect to the business they’ve gotten right: the manga adaptations. Heavily influenced by Japanese culture and film, Star Wars is a property that fits like a (black, L-hand 980 prosthetic covering) glove in the anime and… Read More Review: Star Wars: Visions: The Manga Anthology

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Celebrating the Women of the Anime, Manga & Light Novel Industries

Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and light novels. This is our second year marking the holiday in this way. When I started this project last year, I was under the impression that these… Read More Celebrating the Women of the Anime, Manga & Light Novel Industries

03.08.202303.13.2023 claire1 Comment

Star Wars: Visions (Review)

Though Star Wars: Visions—a series of animated shorts from about the franchise’s universe created by anime studios (including some of Japan’s most high profiles ones) and now available to stream on Disney+—was initially announced at last year’s Investor’s Day event, the idea of a Star Wars anime has lived in fans’ imaginations from a long,… Read More Star Wars: Visions (Review)

09.22.202109.29.2021 Twwk4 Comments

Full Trailers for Komi and Star Wars: Visions!

What a week! Actually, what a day. Trailers for two highly-anticipated anime series dropped this past Wednesday. And while they’re aimed at very different types of audiences, they are both right in the comfort zone for us here at Beneath the Tangles. Komi Can’t Communicate, the manga series whose fans were perhaps most vocal over… Read More Full Trailers for Komi and Star Wars: Visions!

08.20.202108.19.2021 Staff4 Comments

Doki Doki News: Star Wars Visions, Vinland Saga 2, and Guest Host Marisa Duran of Horimiya!

Our special month-long promotion of Doki Doki News continues with guest host number two! Today, Marisa Duran joins us as our newscaster. You’ll recognize her voice from recent anime series like Shadows House (Lou / Louise) and Horimiya (Hori). Follow Marisa on Twitter and Instagram, and please subscribe to us on SoundCloud, our platform for… Read More Doki Doki News: Star Wars Visions, Vinland Saga 2, and Guest Host Marisa Duran of Horimiya!

07.09.202107.08.2021 Twwk1 Comment

Doki Doki News: Star Wars Visions, Chainsaw Man Ends (Sort of), and Funi + Crunchyroll!

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of December 6th through December 12th! Check out latest episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes! Do you think the merger will be… Read More Doki Doki News: Star Wars Visions, Chainsaw Man Ends (Sort of), and Funi + Crunchyroll!

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