As evidenced by its placement on our Visual Novel Recommendations Page, it’s no secret that we love Planetarian at Beneath the Tangles. Now that we’ve finally received the highly-anticipated 5-episode ONA adaptation, JP (Japesland), Casey (CutsceneAddict), and Kaze are very excited to present and discuss some of our thoughts as to what makes this unique narrative so compelling, especially from… Read More TangleCast 18: Finding God in Planetarian
This week, JP (Japesland) and Kaze blabber on for days about Rewrite, one of Key’s most recent and most phenomenal visual novel works and a source of excitement for the summer anime season this year. What makes it so great? Why is it a must-read for anyone interested in spirituality or religion, especially Christians? What should… Read More TangleCast 13: Rewrite, Rewrite, Rewrite!
This week on The TangleCast, JP (Japesland) and Kaze discuss Girls Beyond the Wasteland (Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu), a rather mediocre anime hyped for its unique take on the visual novel production process. How does it stand up to our two most critical reviewers? Listen in to find out. As always, every episode of The TangleCast will be covering a… Read More TangleCast 4: Girls Beyond the Wasteland
This week on The TangleCast, JP (Japesland), Kaze, Jack (R86), and Casey (CutsceneAddict) discuss their favorite otaku mediums, from TV anime, to manga, to visual novels (and everything in between!). All four members have different favorites, and bring unique perspectives as to why they prefer one over the other. As always, every episode of The TangleCast will… Read More TangleCast 2: Our Favorite Mediums
This is the last in a three-part series by guest writer James. You can catch up on Part 1 here and Part 2 here. – – – – – – At the end of Part 2, I suggested that Okabe may be mistaken in assuming God’s will must override his own. Without question, what God intends… Read More In God’s Good Time – An Analysis of Steins;Gate (Part 3)
This is the second in a three-part guest series by James. – – – – – – In Part 1, we saw that Okabe and his friends suffer greatly for presuming to meddle with time travel. Whether that suffering comes at the hands of an impersonal universe or a personal God is the question we… Read More In God’s Good Time – An Analysis of Steins;Gate (Part 2)
We’re excited to introduce the first post in a three-part guest series by James, a research associate with the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics. He writes regularly at their website, tifwe.org, and a sample of his work can be found here. He wrote a series for us about the visual novel Planetarian in September 2014, so… Read More In God’s Good Time – An Analysis of Steins;Gate (Part 1)
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