Utawarerumono Zan is a an action-adventure game based on two other entries, Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth. A reimagining of Haku’s story, the game is also part visual novel, a surprising element that adds more dialogue to the story. It takes place in country reminiscent of ancient Japan and features many characters… Read More Review: Utawarerumono Zan (PS4)
Summer is almost over, but here at Beneath The Tangles we are posting content every week! I hope you’ve been able to check out our First Impressions on the new anime season, along with our usual awesome posts. Below we have gathered some fascinating content for your consumption (yummy!). There’s always “Something More” to whet… Read More Something More: Humility in OPM, Pro-Life Ajin, and Mikasa’s Sin
Continuing our game from two weeks ago (JP is a pathological liar), JP (Japesland), Kaze, Jack (R86), and Casey (CutsceneAddict) finish questions 2 and 3 of “Kantoku-san.” Missed part one of this month’s game series? It’s not too late to give it a listen here! As always, every episode of The TangleCast will be covering a different topic, from anime… Read More TangleCast 34: Game – Kantoku-san 2/2
It’s no secret that eroge is popular in Japan. In fact, these “porn games,” also referred to under the much larger category of visual novels if I may take the liberty of oversimplifying the medium, are often the object of many otaku’s interests. An entire genre of game that revolves around the inclusion of pornographic content… Read More Christians and Porn Games
Adaptation is like translation… it’s hard. If you’ve checked out any of Kaze’s articles on the topic, or perhaps tried translating anything yourself, you know that translating from one language to another is not as easy as it sounds. First, you must be aware of the nuances of the language itself, which are then further… Read More Adapting a Medium
I recently had a conversation with a close friend of mine about what exactly it was that made my favorite stories my favorite stories. Several ideas were thrown out. Character development. Emotional attachment. Good story. You know, all the buzzwords that people throw into a review but don’t really know what they mean (heh, shots fired).… Read More Subverting Expectations
While the new year has already begun, let’s take some time to look back at this past season. Our review this season is shorter than usual, as many of us were quite busy towards the end of the year, but we hope you still enjoy what we have to offer. Haikyuu!! Second Season Haikyuu!! Annalyn – 8/10… Read More Fall Anime 2015 Review (Part 1/2)