For many years, Beneath the Tangles has attended anime and pop culture conventions, but in recent years, we’ve expanded our coverage to include festivals, like The Annecy International Animation Film Festival. These events, which aren’t always top of mind for anime fans, can feature anime and anime-adjacent films, topics, and panels—which is exactly why this… Read More Daily Dispatches from SXSW 2026
There’s a scene in Hook, Steven Spielberg’s 1991 film about Peter Pan returning to Neverland, where an exasperated Peter asks his son, “When are you going to stop acting like a child?” The boy replies, “But I am a child.” Peter, now grown up, has forgotten what it’s like to be a kid, and it’s… Read More Penguin Highway: An E.T. for the Otaku Generation
In September 2001, Cowboy Bebop debuted on Adult Swim. It originally aired in Japan several years prior, and the buzz surrounding its American premiere as the first anime broadcast on the first night of the animation block, was palpable. I can safely say it met all expectations. The series, of course, has become a classic,… Read More Interview with Actor and VA, Beau Billingslea
Ready Player One lands in theaters on March 29th, and I couldn’t more stoked. As a fan of the novel, a huge Spielberg nut, and a child of the 80’s, this movie checks off pretty much checks all the boxes for me. But I wonder, will it also speak to me as an anime fan?… Read More Six Anime Easter Eggs I Want to See in Ready Player One
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