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The Antagonist: The System
“The System,” some kind of deeply hidden procedure or agency, makes a great antagonist. Tell you why in a sec. You see “The System” in a lot of…
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Revolutionary Girl Utena, WONDER EGG PRIORITY
Thoughts on Rewatching Puella Magi Madoka Magica in 2023
I made a plan to binge-watch Puella Magi Madoka Magica on March 18, and I definitely followed through. With all the many things I said about this anime,…
AniMarch Madness 2023: Play-in Matches
Welcome, March! And hello, AniMarch Madness! The craziness begins today with our six play-in matches (plus one exclusive to Patreon) to determine the final entrants into the field…
Speed Racer, Aggretsuko, Eureka Seven, Fist of the North Star, One-Punch Man
Thoughts on Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Volume 5
Iroha and Yachiyo go after a new Rumour in the fifth volume of Fujino Fuji’s Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story manga adaptation. They set their…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Reader’s Corner: Solo Leveling, My Special One, and Alice in Borderland
Oh, the games we play! In our everyday lives, “playing games” could refer to video games or board games or, more figuratively, relationship games. But the world of…
Alice in Borderland, Alice in Wonderland, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Anime 2022 In Review
Another year, another list of “Top 5 Anime”. While I had wanted to make this list a sort of tradition like other blogs, the last list I made…
Ranking Every 2022 Anime I Actually Finished from Worst to Best – Part 2
Today, in part 2 of my massive, multi-part end of year ranking list, we get to shows I thought were alright, shows I thought were really weird, things…
Lycoris Recoil, The Demon Girl Next Door, Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department, Shinobi no Ittoki, The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Qualia the Purple
By Hisamitsu Ueo and Shirou Tsunashima. Released in Japan as “Murasakiiro no Qualia” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Airship. Translated by Daniel Komen. Adapted by…
Reader’s Corner: Higehiro (Vol. 2), Coffee Moon (Vol. 1), and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Vol. 2)
Manga and light novel reviews of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Vol. 1), Coffee Moon (Vol. 1), Embrace Your Size: My Own Body Positivity, Higehiro (Vol.…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Reader’s Corner: Unnamed Memory, So What’s Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin, and Rainbow Days
Are you using the holidays to catch up? We’re doing a bit of the same here, with just a scattering of new entries this week and mostly reviews…
Rainbow Days, The Eminence in Shadow, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Fanart Friday: Mami☆Tomoe
Mami Tomoe is the star of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story, a spin-off of Magia Record that follows events from her point of view. As…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Review: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story, Vol. 1
Gather round, Madoka Magica fans! We have good news: a new spin-off manga series has hit the shelves, and Twwk and I are here to give you the…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Thoughts on Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story Volume 1
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story is… well, another story set in the Magia Record continuity. Our main character for this particular manga is Mami Tomoe.…
Fanart Friday: PMMM Podcasting!
One of our favorite series on Beneath the Tangles is Puella Magi Madoka Magica, an anime that’s not only masterfully produced and bursting with creativity but also stirs…
Anime Review #89: Madoka Magica – Rebellion
At Puella Magi Madoka Magica’s closing arc, Madoka managed to vanquish Kyubey’s energy-incubation system, which took advantage of magical girls’ despair to preserve the world. In …
My Top 20 Anime Openings of All Time!
Hiya friends, I hope you’re all doing well! A couple of months ago, earlier in the year, I posted my top 20 anime endings list, and I figured…
Gakuen Alice, Kamigami no Asobi, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Ragnarok the Animation, VISUAL PRISON
Oh, So Tropical: The Chosen One
The essence of The Chosen One trope is that there is someone out there in the universe who has been Marked by Fate (or the Gods, or whomever)…
The Labor Day Anime Cookout!
Ah, Labor Day. To some, this could mean the unofficial end of summer. To others, this could mean putting away our white-colored clothes because of some arbitrary fashion…
Lycoris Recoil, One Piece, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, The Heike Story, Blue Exorcist
Fanart Friday: Holding Homura
Ripe with metaphor, this illustration of Homura Akemi captures the character’s strength as well as the machinations and desires that drive her. Essay, anyone? ★ 【YOOKI⭐】「 この瞬間を待っていた 」…
Anime Feminist Recommendations of Spring 2022
Starved for shows? We've got some delicious titles to add to your Summer watchlist.
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Healer Girl, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Thoughts on Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc Volume 3
The story of Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc reaches its climax in this third and final volume. The number of remaining magical girls has dwindled, but they…
Spring 2022 Anime Awards
Yet another season of anime has come to an end, so I’ll be looking back at what I watched and celebrating all my favourite things from it. The…
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2, Waccha PriMagi!, BLACK ROCK SHOOTER DAWN FALL
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: the Movie Trilogy 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Box Set
Puella Magi Madoka Magica may not have reinvented the magical girl story, but it is an important step in the genre's evolution.
Manga the Week of 6/22/22
SEAN: When a manga meets a manga, coming through the rye… ASH: None, they say, have I. (And they would be very wrong.) SEAN: Yen On gives us…
Bungo Stray Dogs, Bungo Stray Dogs 2, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Sword Art Online
Thoughts on Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Volume 4
Iroha and Yachiyo continue chasing after Rumours in the fourth volume of Fujino Fuji’s Magia Record manga adaptation. They pick up new allies, but also meet some new…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Why Do Lesbians Love Nana?
How does an anime about two girls who drift apart over a man garner such a loyal sapphic fanbase? As a lesbian who loves shoujo anime, I’m very…
Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story FInal Season was very good despite its (fairly major) shortcomings.
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Cosplay Beats! Votes for Paris’s Next Cosplay!
You guys offered suggestions, and now its time to vote! Select the characters you’d most like to see Paris cosplay for us! We’ll add the totals from here,…
Sailor Moon, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Fate/stay night, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Thoughts on Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Volume 3
Iroha’s search for her sister continues in the third volume of the Magia Record manga adaptation. A rumour about being able to meet loved ones sparks her interest,…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magia Record Final Season Episode 12
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode 12 wasn't the ending I was hoping for. It's alright.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Thoughts on Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc Volume 2
Homura has had something taken from her in the second volume of Magica Quartet’s Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc manga, and she’s determined to get it back.…
Magia Record Final Season Episode 11
After nearly 2 cours of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, we're finally learning a bit about Kuroe.
Magia Record Final Season Episode 10
Magia Record: Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode 10 brings an interesting twist I actually didn't see coming.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Thoughts on Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Wraith Arc Volume 1
It’s been quite a while since the previous Puella Magi Madoka Magica spin-off manga, but here we are once again with Wraith Arc by Magica Quartet and Hanokage.…
Magia Record Final Season Episode 9
Magia Record: Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode 9 (the first episode of the "season") finally reveals Ui's fate.
Attack on Titan, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode #04
Well everyone, it’s the final episode of Magia Record where we start things off with Kyubey, telling Iroha Tamaki that Kuroe’s succumbing to despair has helped the longevity…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
That one character.
Have you ever read a really awful fan-fiction of your favorite anime character, where the writer pictured them as all powerful? Or even where the writer has them…
Gatchaman Crowds, My Hero Academia, No Game, No Life, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Saga of Tanya the Evil
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode #03
Let’s start this episode with Kyubey, not the little version, as it couldn’t go inside Kamihama City thanks to the combined power of Ui Tamaki, Nemu Hiiragi, and…
Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Spring 2022 Anime: First Impressions
Spring is upon us, and so too is a new season of anime. As usual, I’ll be sharing my initial thoughts on each show that I’ve chosen to…
Healer Girl, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, The Demon Girl Next Door
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode #02
And now, it’s time to return to the present where Nemu Hiiragi released Ui Tamaki’s existence throughout the world. In fact, the breaking of the hourglass is a…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
461st G-View: Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
Note before reading: This review is by a person who greatly enjoyed the original Madoka Magica anime but does not revere it as one of the all time…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season Episode #01
Well everyone, we’ve finally arrived at the final season of Magia Record where all 4 episodes were aired on April 3. However, I’m gonna make a post for…
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Spring 2022 Anime Premiere Reviews – Day 4
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Spring 2022 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episodes of Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome…
(REVIEW) Reckoning with MAGIA RECORD: DAWN OF A SHALLOW DREAM
Last night a magical girl saved my life.
Reader’s Corner: Solo Leveling (Vol. 4), Alice in Kyoto Forest (Vol. 2), and Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 2)
Run On Your New Legs, Vol. 1 It’s an amazing feeling when a manga you’ve desperately looked forward to exceeds your expectations. That was the case for me…
Spring 2022 Anime: What I Will Be Watching
Time for a new season of anime. Here’s a list of shows I want to watch for the season. Information is taken from LiveChart.me, and the air dates are…
Healer Girl, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, The Demon Girl Next Door
Spring 2022 Anime Preview
The birds are twittering, the flowers are blooming, and the winds of spring are blowing in, and with them comes what will almost certainly be a vastly improved…
Dance Dance Danseur, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Love All Play, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels
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…
The Heike Story, Urusei Yatsura, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Wandering Son, Boys Over Flowers
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 1, Day 3
We’re now halfway through round one of AniMarch Madness! But not to fear: That still leaves 16 matches this week, including eight more today featuring 16 wonderful anime!…
Chihayafuru, Death Note, Fairy Tail, One Piece, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
The Metamorphosis of the Magical Girl Genre
As the tone in the Madoka series shifted at the end of episode three, so did the tone of the mahou shoujo genre as a whole, leading to…