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The Results of Removing UY’s Soul
The most important thing for any film adaptation is to recreate the feel of the original work. Slavishly adhering to the original plot is not necessary as long…


Rating the Anime of Spring 2022
You know, there were too many anime worth watching during the spring season. Only one ranked as high as four stars in my opinion, but the ten anime…


Quick Takes for a New Year
Let me wish you all a much belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! If I was a proper blogger, you’d have heard from me twice ere…


The Tipsy Pelican Tavern Series
The Tipsy Pelican Tavern series is an English fantasy series in the tradition of Japan’s light novels. I happened upon the series quite by accident while searching for…


Reblog: The Roman Martyrs and 86ers
Here’s my latest post on Beneath the Tangles. I want to get more into the story of 86 and might pick up the light novels in the near…


Reblog: Lust Will Be Dispatched
I’m back to writing for Beneath the Tangles again. May this become a habit! This recent post covers my reflections on lust which were inspired by episode six…


June: The Month of the Sacred Heart
Last month, Catholics celebrated St. Mary, the Mother of the Lord. This month long devotion is very popular in Catholic circles, as is the devotion to the Rosary…


On Survival Anime
Recently, I finished High-Rise Invasion on Netflix. Netflix has some great anime, though certain other programs with blasphemous depictions of Christ make it hard to recommend the service.…


Some April Quick Takes
Hisashiburi da, ne? Yours truly is going to try to make up for the long gap between now and my last post with some quick takes. I rely…
An Early Merry Christmas
Before being swept up into the Christmas work week, I want to wish all of my dear readers a Merry Christmas. (May all of you have had a…
Watch List for Summer Anime of 2020
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Putting pen to paper or fingertips to keyboard can be more difficult than one might think. Last time–April 29th, I remember promising…
8th Anniversary Quick Takes
This blog’s eighth anniversary came and went on April 5th without comment. Oops! Hopefully, I blog a little more regularly next month. May these quick takes in some…
Cardinal Burke on Coronavirus
Here’s another day on which I’m too tired to write. You’ll find a link below with an article from Cardinal Burke if you’re so inclined. Cardinal Burke: Message…
That Lame Fight in In/Spectre
I’ve highly enjoyed the past few episodes of In/Spectre, but the battle of Steel Lady Nanase vs. Kuro has much for me to gripe about. If you haven’t…
Reblog: How Not to be a Villainess in Your Next Life
Here’s a post I wrote about the light novel My Next Life as a Villainess: All Roads Lead to Doom. The link below leads to the full post,…
Calling Every Odd Creature a Demon
Dream Eater Merry recalled a qualm I have about people who sub and dub anime. They translate most supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore as “demon.” The word demon…
A Missive to My Dear Readers
Hi, there! It’s been a long time since y’all have heard from me. Since I’m not sure what to write, the following will simply consist of things which…
On Catechisms
In this post, I want to discuss what I think are the three Catholic catechisms most easily accessible to Americans. A catechism is a summary of principles or…