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Contest: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Christmas Bunny Girl Figure Giveaway!

Rascal does not dream of bunny girl senpai, but what about an anime figure of Mai Sakurajima in a Christmas bunny outfit? That’s exactly what we’re giving away,…

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Tangle x Cast 25: God Is in Your Singleness (And Your Anime)

Being single sometimes means being singled out, both by those in your life who are wondering why you haven’t married and by yourself as you ask the same…

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Reader’s Corner: The Villainess Turns the Hourglass, When I Became a Commoner, They Broke Off Our Engagement, and Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle

I love the numbers reflected in our reviews this week: 1, as in the initial volumes of four series we review this week. 5, as in the volume…

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Giving to Beneath the Tangles on This Giving Tuesday

Dear Friends, I know you have a litany of choices when it comes to which organizations to support financially. But we hope that you’ll consider us if you…

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Five Best Openings (OPs) of the Fall 2023 Anime Season

The fall 2023 anime season has come in hot and it’s no surprise that some of the most breathtaking series of the season also feature some of the…

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Fanart Friday: A New Day Dawns, Frieren

Are you feeling a little like Frieren this Black Friday? Or maybe you slept super well with all that turkey in your tummy, and are rarin’ to go…

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Donate to BtT Today and Win a Deku Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament!

Deku the halls this Christmas season with a Deku Christmas ornament from Hallmark’s Keepsake collection! We’re giving one away to anyone who donates today as part of our…

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Happy Thanksgiving From BtT to You

It’s Turkey Day! Today, American families are gathering for feasts, football, and family. We hope that if that’s the case for you, or even if it’s not, that…

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Fanart Wednesday: Kawaii Pumpkin Pie

Technically, this might be pumpkin cheesecake or some sort of cream variation? Whatever it is, it looks delicious…and very kawaii. We hope you have a happy (and very…

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Reader’s Corner: Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (Vol. 2), My Girlfriend’s Child (Vol. 3), and Rascal Does Not Dream of His Student

We’ve got something for you to be thankful for this week—oodles of new manga and light novel releases! We’re reviewing not one, but two new releases in the…

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Life Lessons with Gojo-sensei

To say that Gojo Satoru is sort of a big deal in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen is putting it lightly. He’s established from the jump as the…

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Fanart Friday, Too: New Party, New Journey

OH MAN, of all the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End fanart pieces that have been posted since the anime started airing, I think this is my favorite. So dynamic…

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Fanart Friday: Lt. Riza Hawkeye

New Fullmetal Alchemist art? And of the awesome sharpshooter, Riza Hawkeye? Yes please! ★ 【ましゅー】 「 ホークアイさん 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission

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Five Lessons I Learned from the Nerd Culture Ministry Summit

Last week, I had the absolute privilege of attending the Nerd Culture Ministry Summit, the first event of its kind, where leaders in the sphere of nerd ministry…

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Tangle x Cast 24: Going Through the Motions

It’s a very human experience to find out that our enthusiasm has waned, our motivation has decreased, and our wanting has ceased, for all sorts of things in…

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Reader’s Corner: Overgeared (Vol. 1), Zom 100 (Vol. 12), and Takopi’s Original Sin

What if the villainess and villainess fell in love? What if you moved into a rental maintained by a pop idol? What if you were stranded on a…

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Fall Campaign: Would You Become a Regular Giver at Beneath the Tangles?

Thank you. For thirteen years, Beneath the Tangles has been combining a love for Christ with a passion for anime, and it’s been you, our readers, who have…

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No One Is Too Far Gone: Heroes & Villains in My Hero Academia

What makes an exceptional anime? Is it a protagonist with a relatable journey as they go from zero to number one hero? Or is it watching an antagonist’s…

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Doki Doki News: Live-Action Zelda, TBHK Returns, and Pokemon Card Seller Returns to NFL

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of November 5th! Check out the latest episode…

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Fanart Friday, Too: Ozen the Immovable

I love how intimidating Ozen appears to be, then underneath it all in the second illustration…still intimidating, but with a smile. A lovely character in a series (Made…

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Fanart Friday: Genshin Four

Artist 英エイスト chose Venti, Zhongli, Raiden Shogun, and Nahida for this set of illustrations. Maybe they’re favorites of the artists? Maybe they’re all in an arc together? Perhaps…

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Untangled: Is It Okay for Christians to Watch Illegal, Pirated, or Unlicensed Anime Steams?

Our good friend, Kenneth See, sent us a question recently about watching anime through unlicensed means. My response, edited here for clarity and with some additional insight, might…

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Reader’s Corner: Sakura Saku (Vol. 1), Helck (Vol. 6), and Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible (Vol. 10)

Looking for action? Boy, do we ever you have covered. Copious amounts of gun-blasting and sword-wielding battles fill the volumes of manga and light novels this week. But…

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Mob Psycho 100: The Cunning of the Light

Overpowered protagonists, ugly character designs, excessive gags, anti-climatic narratives. As an anime viewer, you quickly learn to recognize such things as the bane of the genre: They sink…

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Fanart Friday, Too: Kagome and the Shikon Jewel

Inuyasha endures in the hearts of fans in both Japan and the rest of the world. It was a series that many grew up on—did you watch Inuyasha…

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Doki Doki News: Anime at the Box Office, the Scott Pilgrim OP, and More Silent Hill

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of October 29th! Check out the latest episode…

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Fanart Friday: Frieren of the Fall

What better time to take a nap than on Fern’s lap under the falling leaves while a cool breeze blows. Then again, Frieren can (and will) take a…

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Film Review: Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning

It’s a typical day in Japan. Overworked salary men and women are coming and going about their business, school kids are goofing off on their phones, a giant…

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Frightening Fanart Tuesday: Pokemon SV Halloween

Boo! Did they care ya? Maybe some of our favorite characters from Pokemon Scarlet (as in the color of blood) and Violent, er, Violet, look too adorable to…

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Reader’s Corner: The Villainess Stans the Heroes (Vol. 2), Looks Are All You Need (Vol. 1), and I Luv Halloween (Vol. 1)

We’re leading off today with the first volume of a ghoulish original English language manga series that have become a cult favorite: I Luv Halloween! Written by the…

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Grace in Tearmoon Empire: Escaping the Zero-Sum Game

The premiere episode of Tearmoon Empire blew me away—so much so, that I’ve already written about it! But there’s still more. Not only do we have Mia’s story,…

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Fanart Friday, Too: The Casual Quintuplets

Much of the best Quintuplet fanart is a little too ecchi for what we post here on Beneath the Tangles, so I was delighted to happen upon these…

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Fanart Friday: Frieren’s New Party & New Journey

Twenty-eight years after Himmel the Hero’s passing… ★ 【粉帮老大】 「 the journey 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission

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Reminder: Tangle x Cast Live on Saturday!

Hi, Tangle x Cast listeners! This is your friendly reminder that we’re changing things up a little this month. Tomorrow, we’ll be posting a special episode of the…

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First Impression: PLUTO

One of the staples of popular anime has always been robots, often giant in scale and battling in space. Long before Gundam and others, Astro Boy, created by Osamu Tezuka, was…

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Tangle x Cast 23: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Watch-Along

Welcome to episode 23 of the Tangle x Cast! We’re doing something special this time around: our very first watch-along! To celebrate Halloween, we picked Cowboy Bebop: The…

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Review: Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1

This is a story about this girl and me—two strangers until yesterday—and how we became family… There’s nothing lewd about the cover for volume one of Days with…

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Reader’s Corner: Faded Away (Vol. 1), Uncle from Another World (Vol. 8), and the Fullmetal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Book

We’re fully into the swing of the fall season and romance is in the air! And with Halloween approaching, that of course means witches! And we’ll throw in…

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Universal Longing in Your Name

Have you ever had a pleasant dream that quickly faded from your memory after waking up? It leaves you with a kind of longing, without being able to…

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First Impression: The Apothecary Diaries

Maomao is a girl who works under her father at an apothecary when she is kidnapped and forced into working as a lowly servant girl in the rear…

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Fanart Friday, Too: Spy x Real Family

This lovely illustration by Airi is based on the new opening for this season of Spy x Family. I had a chance to visit briefly with the artist…

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Doki Doki News: The Boy and the Heron’s Cast, Dragon Ball Daima, and More from NYCC 2023!

Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of October 15th! Check out the latest episode…

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Fanart Friday: Frieren’s Friends Forever

WOW, look at this lovely illustration of Frieren! It does a wonderful job of conveying her continuing journey, blessed and strengthened by the friendships she formed with Himmel…

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Film Review: The Concierge

There is a certain department store with a very peculiar clientele. It’s not just that it caters to the rich and famous, though many a celebrity, business mogul,…

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Reader’s Corner: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Vol. 9), It Takes Two Tomorrow, Too (Vol. 1), and Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 14)

What an exciting week of reviews! We’ve got a collector’s edition of a CLAMP classic (but does it hold up); the latest volumes of two of the most…

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Being Born Again in Tearmoon Empire

Mia is an exceptional princess—and not just because she’s reincarnated back to her 12-year-old self after being parted from her head, Marie Antoinette-style, courtesy of Guillotine-san. She’s also…

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Giveaway: Win a Witchy Hatsune Miku Figure for Halloween!

Hello, boys and ghouls! Halloween is just around the corner and nothing says spooky like…Hatsune Miku? Well, at least she’s dressed as a witch and ready to trick…

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Fanart Friday: Lycoris Radiata Recoil

Chisato and Takina are among a field of flowers, including lycoris radiate. I’m not deep into the Lycoris Recoil fandom so I’m not sure about the symbolism…however, it…

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First Impression: Dr. Stone Season 3 Part 2

The Kingdom of Science is in quite a bit of a pickle. After the crew of the Perseus is petrified with their boulder bodies thrown overboard at the…

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Special October Events with the Tangle x Cast Team!

Hi, Tangle x Cast listeners! I hope you’re having a gleefully creepy October! You may have noticed that it’s been a while since we released our last podcast…

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