More like this
So I Watched Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Still have no idea what the fuck the appeal of this superhero is supposed to be.
Portrayals of Duality: Hafu in the Media and Popular Culture
We are increasingly seeing more strong Hafu women being celebrated for their amazing achievements as well as being able to harness the power of understanding and experiencing two…
Paprika: The Duality of Dreams and Life
Writing about Paprika for New Years eve was originally my idea for last year. But due to circumstances a lot of other things, it never came to pass.…
This Week in Games - The Duality of Games
Goku is dancing to Gangnam Style in Fortnite. Everyone go home.
Ultron Sentries? Superior Iron Man? My Unsolicited Thoughts on “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
Okay, just to be clear, as much as I’m really hyped about this movie, I won’t pretend to be an expert at all things Marvel and do the…
The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 2: Second Chances for Saul and Doctor Elise
Welcome to episode two of The Power of God and Anime Podcast! Listen as Mike gives his second, truer (?) origin story, sings a praise song you may…
The Redemption of Homura’s Wish
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a cornerstone series for us here at Beneath the Tangles. It came out just a few months after Twwk kicked off this ministry,…
The REDEMPTION Of Killing Stalking
For HALF A DECADE KrisPNatz has avoided Killing Stalking like a dog walking around unleashed in the park wholly because he's the Prince of UwU and a hipster…
Medical Workarounds: Doctor Shortages and Doctor Substitutes in Postwar Japan
The post Medical Workarounds: Doctor Shortages and Doctor Substitutes in Postwar Japan appeared first on The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.
The Deceptive Redemption of Cyberpunk 2077
Install Raid for Free ✅ IOS/ANDROID/PC: https://clcr.me/lm25yn and get a special starter pack 💥 Available only for the next 30 days. Visit Halloween event page 🎃👻 https://trickortreat.plarium.com to win…
The Power of Tears in Anime
How does anime use tears and the visuals of crying characters and why do I like it so much!
The Power of Soundtracks in Anime
Here’s something I haven’t written about, but I would like to. I’ve brought up soundtracks a few times in my reviews, but really, it’s not that often. For…
Trigger’s Triumph: The Hero’s Journey in Kill la Kill
Kill la Kill, released in 2013, follows the Hero’s Journey template, as Joseph Campbell outlined in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces with interesting tweaks to the…
Miss Hokusai – Tales of the Anomalous and Strange in the late Edo Period
Sarusuberi – Miss Hokusai is a fascinating film, and manga series, that is deeply rooted in the beliefs, rituals, and practices of Edo Japan. Hinako Sugiura, the original…
12 Days of Anime #8: Triumph in Yuri on Ice
“Everything a skater feels on the ice…is love.” – Yuri Katsuki [WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!] There is a subtle but important distinction between victory and triumph. Victory is …
'Chihayafuru' and the Power of Connection
Connection is the driving force behind everything in the narrative of Chihayafuru. With each connection stemming Chihaya's love of karuta and the poems in the game. 0:00 Intro 2:33 Disclaimers 3:45…
Starting Over: Regrets and Redemption in Reincarnation Isekai Anime
ZeroReq011 looks at reincarnation through the Buddhist religion and how the plot device gives protagonists another opportunity to live...and suffer.
Worlds Apart: Exploring the Duality of No. 6
A deep dive into the world of No. 6, and the way the dual nature of the series' world is played out through lead characters Nezumi and Shion.
Delicious in Dungeon: Oppression, War, and the Power of Bread
A single episode of Delicious in Dungeon has a lot to teach us about the history of war and current events.
Episode 85, "The Doctor Is In"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we have something for the new school and the old school. We start with the new, a little bit of…
Episode 85, "The Doctor Is In"
On this episode of the One Piece Podcast we have something for the new school and the old school. We start with the new, a little bit of…
The theme of duality in MONSTER , Studio Madhouse (original work, Naoki Urasawa)
Monster is an introspective work on the human condition; it challenges our understanding of good and evil through the collection of very personal stories interwoven with our protagonist’s…
The theme of duality in MONSTER , Studio Madhouse (original work, Naoki Urasawa)
Monster is an introspective work on the human condition; it challenges our understanding of good and evil through the collection of very personal stories interwoven with our protagonist’s…
The theme of duality in MONSTER , Studio Madhouse (original work, Naoki Urasawa)
Monster is an introspective work on the human condition; it challenges our understanding of good and evil through the collection of very personal stories interwoven with our protagonist’s…
The theme of duality in MONSTER , Studio Madhouse (original work, Naoki Urasawa)
Monster is an introspective work on the human condition; it challenges our understanding of good and evil through the collection of very personal stories interwoven with our protagonist’s…
The Strange Production of the FATE/STRANGE FAKE Anime | Animation Spotlight
I refuse to talk about anything except Fate/Strange Fake right now. Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheCanipaEffect Video edited by penlum and U.N. Owen. Additional editing by Canipa Sources and Further Reading: Type…
Duality: Romance Tropes
Hi there friends, I hope you’re all doing well! Today I wanted to introduce a new segment to the blog called Duality, where I talk about the things…
Blue Spring Ride, Clannad, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, Naruto, Ouran High School Host Club
Saboru: The Strange Origins of “Cutting Class” in Japanese
The creation of the 8-hour workday, an early 20th-century vogue for foreign words - all led to the most popular Japanese word many don't even realize is foreign…
The Art of Redemption: How Anime Villains Evolve and Find Forgiveness
From Itachi to Meruem
Review: Ping Pong: The Triumph (2023)
Ping Pong: The Triumph 中国乒乓之绝地反击 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 137 mins. Directors: Deng Chao 邓超, Yu Baimei 俞白眉. Rating: 6/10. A decent but over-long light drama centred on…
Spiraken Movie Review Ep 34: Doctor Detroit (or The Doctor Is In)
In this episode , Deke and Xan go on a zany adventure as the review the 1982 comedy, Doctor Detroit directed by Michael Pressman and starring Dan Aykroyd,…
Redemption and Retribution: Female antagonists in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
Fordola and Yotsuyu's treatment and ultimate fate in the story are starkly different, and in this way they clearly expose underlying gendered biases in how their writers think…
The Power of Three: Ghost in the Shell
Okay, we all know who the most interesting character in Ghost in the Shell is, and it’s the Major, Motoko Kusanagi. She has the choice between her human…
The Power of Three: Darling in the Franxx
Everyone loves a good mecha story. Well, at least the manga/anime target audience – slightly-nerdy teen-aged Japanese boys – loves a good mecha story. Consequently, there are lots…
The Power of Two: Shinji and Misato
The cool thing about Neon Genesis Evangelion from a writer’s perspective, and from the perspective of a person like me who takes a writer’s perspective on looking at…
The Power of Two: Saki and Satoru
I don’t like to work with relatively obscure works since no one’s seen them, and if no one’s seen them no one can tell me how badly I’ve…
The Power of Two: Tatsuhiro and Misaki
Welcome to the NHK is one of those things I like a lot in part because it’s about grownups with real problems instead of kids with robot suits…
The Power of Two: Rei and Shinji
Okay, Neon Genesis Evangelion is too cool for words and everyone knows it. This is not news. One of the ways it’s cool is that it has multiple…
The Power of Two: Nagatoro and Hachioji
Watching Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro is like watching Teasing-Master Takagi-san but without the innocence. The kids of Teasing-Master are, well, kids; the kids of Miss Nagatoro…
The Power of Two: Yuta and Rikka
Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions was one of those things that was just so dang cute I watched it all the way through. Then, since my tolerance for…
The Power of Two: Mei and Yuzu
Citrus is the story of two teen-aged girls falling in love. I’d like to be profounder than that, but that’s what it boils down to. It has some…
The Power of Two: Kou and Nino
It’s been a while since I watched Arakawa Under the Bridge, so I may have a detail or two out of whack, but at the heart of it…
The Power of Two: Taiga and Ryuji
There was something so overpoweringly attractive going on in Toradora! that I watched it straight through twice. I mean, who knows? Might have been COVID coma at work.…
The Power of Three: Carole and Tuesday
Elsewhere I’ve written about the way Shinichiro Watanabe treats female characters, which is to say for the most part much more fairly than most anime writers and directors.…
ReZero Season 2, Second Cour: Triumph and Trepidation
It isn’t as good as the first season. Okay! Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s get into the second half ReZero: Starting Life in…
The Strange Story of Creamy Mami
She was pretty big in the 80s to the point where modern anime wouldn't be the same without her. The butterfly effect is real. If this didn't exist…
The Strange Tale of Panorama Island
A manga about a struggling novelist who steals successfully steals identify of a recently deceased friend and uses his wealth to build an extravagant island amusement park. Continue…
The Strange Situation of Ayakashi Triangle
While anime and manga have never been more popular in the US and other English-speaking nations, it’s only reached that point because of several turning points. The first…
Power and gender in Kamisama Kiss
There are many problematic power dynamics presented in shojo anime and manga. Too many series feature weak, passive girls in romantic relationships with jerky or outright abusive boyfriends, often…
