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
For today’s post, we’ll actually be throwing it to another blog (and podcast…and videocast). I joined our friends, Josh and Rebecca of Anilujah, recently to talk Christmas anime! We chatted about Christmas episodes of Toradora, My Love Story, and Clannad, as well as other holiday stuff. I encourage you to watch the episode below! Please… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: Toradora, Clannad, and My Love Story on the Anilujah Podcast!
Do you become anxious in social situations? It may surprise you to learn that even our very gregarious podcasters have experienced the same (and still do sometimes). This week, Paris, Tyler, Mike, and Eryn explore social anxiety and the characters that resemble how they feel in or react to social situations. Come join us! [skipto… Read More Tangle x Cast 19: Our Social Anxiety Anime Characters
Welcome to the Sweet Sixteen! The first two rounds are complete and 15 matches remain in total until a champion is crowned in this year’s AniMarch Madness! Here’s the updated bracket: During the last round, one of the number two seeds fell, with Naruto Shippuden losing to Bleach, perhaps strengthened by an excellent new season… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Sweet Sixteen, Day 1
What an amazing week one of AniMarch Madness 2023 we had! More than 8,000 votes poured in for 32 matches across six different platforms. You guys really showed up! And now our field is narrowed to 32 anime who will compete in 16 matches over four days this week to decide the sweet sixteen! In… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 2, Day 1
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
Welcome to AniMarch Madness! Our tournament of 64 begins today! Last week, you helped narrow the field through a series of play-in matches. Now we’re on to the real thing! We’ll post eight matches a day starting today and running through Thursday. The winners will advance to round two next week, while the losers are… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 1, Day 1
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