Over the years, dozens of regular and guest writers have contributed their craft and passion to Beneath the Tangles, making the BtT blog a site of rich, biblical reflection on anime, manga, and light novels. So it will come as no surprise that many of us from the current BtT writing team started out first… Read More Throwback Thursday with the BtT Writers: A Few of Our Favorite Posts
One of the most incredible things about being an anime fan in 2025 is the massive amount of anime figures available to collectors. And figure companies aren’t just focusing on new series—they’re developing models for older anime, too! A decade ago, that would have been unthinkable, but now? We’ve got new Toradora figures! We are… Read More Giveaway Time! Win a Taiga Aisaka Anime Figure!
The Toradora anime started airing sixteen years ago this month in 2016. If I have my calendar right, in a few days time all those years ago, you’d be about to discover the revelation that Taiga turned out Yusaku originally. SHOCK! Toradora remains one of my favorite series of all time. Here’s a lovely illustration… Read More Fanart Friday: Sixteen Years of Taiga
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2024 continues today with four more matches! Vote below and also consider following and voting on our other platforms, too: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, and Mastodon! We’ll see you again tomorrow when four more matches go up!
It’s day three of the first round of AniMarch Madness 2024! We’ve got eight more matches for you to vote on today, two from each of our four regions: Emerging and Recent, Classics, Action/Sci-Fi/Horror, and Romance/Comedy/Sports. Just as with the entire tournament, you can vote here on the blog as well as on our other… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Round 1, Day 3
This scene! Toradora takes you from the absolute aww-ness of Taiga accepting Santa as a giant teddy bear to just a few minutes later, crushing you as she melts down calling for Ryuuji. This anime really does take you through the wringer! 😭 🧸 ★ 【DanGo】 「 toradora 」 ☆
I’m a Christmas music nut. I listen to holiday songs throughout the year and once Thanksgiving hits (I wait until then so I don’t wear myself and others around me out), it’s pretty much Christmas songs all the way through to the 25th. My favorites tend to be those that are carols or otherwise worshipful,… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 6: Toradora’s “Holy Night” Is Anime’s Christmas Carol
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