Professional otaku ProZD tweeted out his top 30 anime, anime movies, and manga this week, and I enjoyed his recommendations greatly—they cover series old and new, and lift up a number of those that I would say are underrated, forgotten, or just relatively unknown to the new generation of anime fans. The tweet also made… Read More Twwk’s Top 30 Anime Series
On Beneath the Tangles, we celebrate two Christian holidays with special fervor: Easter and Christmas. As we take a look back at the ten years of this ministry, and with Easter 2020 fast approaching, it felt like an excellent time to throw back to Holy Weeks past and the topics we discussed each year. 2011:… Read More Throwback Thursday: Holy (Anime) Week!
As we celebrate our tenth anniversary on Beneath the Tangles, we want to take some time each month to look into the past, not only to commemorate our ten years, but also to see where we were and how far we’ve come as a site and collectively as anime fans. For most months this year,… Read More 10 Year Retrospective, Month #2: Throwback to February 2011
Yes, Amazon Prime Day is here. For the uninitiated, that mean that for the next two days, Amazon is running a multitude of deals in a variety of categories, extending even to anime DVDs—we otaku have some earning power after all (even the shut-ins among us!). Here are five anime and anime-related recommendations running through… Read More Five Anime Recommendations for Amazon Prime Day
Happy Easter! I hope your day is a blessed one, and that it commemorates what this holiday is all about. Yes, as you munch on chocolate bunnies, I hope you more importantly consider that Easter is a celebration triumphant of the rising of Christ to give us new life. I know that for some, though,… Read More Trigun and Easter: Always Never Alone
One of our favorite traditions here on Beneath the Tangles is our Anime March Madness tournament, where we pit anime against anime in a quest to name your favorite! Started by @mdmrn four years ago, we continue to expand the voting—you can vote each round here and on Facebook, Instagram, and for the first time,… Read More Anime March Madness 2019: Play-in Matches
I’ve made no bones about it – one of my biggest struggles is with self-control. Confirmed by an emotional intelligence test I took (I strongly recommend that if you can take such an exam and work through the results with an expert, do so), self-control is an area with which I mightily struggle. It extends… Read More Nausicaa of the Valley of Anger and Rage