Is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End a sad anime? For a series that has so many tearful moments, it’s surprisingly full of hope. I think you get a little sense of those two tones hers as Fr…
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Fanart Friday: Elegant Frieren
Check out these lovely paintings of Frieren, Fern, Himmel, and Ubel. The elegance is off the charts! ★ 【shiej007 (insta / X)】 「 1 // 2 // 3…


Fanart Friday: Ancient Frieren
Statue? Carving? Frieren herself? I love the questions, melancholy, and magic of this illustration. It’s fitting for the fantasy and sometimes ancient feel of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s …


Fanart Friday: Frieren x Hogwarts
Don’t Frieren and her party look really good in those Gryffindor uniforms? ★ 【Glycan】 「 Going to Hogwarts 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission


Fanart Friday, Too: Floating Frieren
Forget Galadriel. The “elf of the year” in 2022 was the titular character of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Hilarious, caring, and overpowered, Frieren is the center of a…


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…


Fanart Friday, Too: Dog-Walker Frieren
Sign me up for a modern-day AU featuring Frieren and the gang, but only if Frieren has a cute little pup that she walks around. ★ 【Shiren】 「…


Fanart Friday: Still Thinking of Frieren
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End may have come to an end, but I don’t my journey with this beautiful series will ever come to an end. Check out these…


Fanart Friday, Too: Two Mages, Frieren & Marcille
One really fun happening that’s come out of Frieren airing the second part of its season at the same time as Delicious in Dungeon’s premiere season is that…


Fanart Friday, Too: School Days with Frieren
If there ever was an anime that needed a chibi school days AU, it’s Frieren. Imagine the characters currently and in the past brought together in a non-canonical…


Fanart Friday, Too: Frieren & Himmel x Konosuba?!
I…I just can’t. Hehe. Frieren as Megumin (yes!) and Himmel as Darkness (WHAT? Hehe) somehow feels precisely right! ★ 【SydusArts】 「 frieren x konosuba 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission…


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…


Fanart Friday: Frieren Caught Between (As Usual)
Frieren: mentor, friend, leader, and buffer. ★ 【天之火】 「 fern // frieren // stark 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission


Fanart Friday, Too: Frieren x Himmel + More
I don’t think I can ever get enough Himmel x Frieren art, especially when it’s drawn as lovingly and beautifully as in the pieces below! Oh, and some…


Fanart Friday: Introducing Frieren, Your New Favorite Elf
I think by now, the whole world knows just how great Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is, but just in case you haven’t heard of it, the first four…


Fanart Friday, Too: Frieren and Aura Ready for Battle
How do you make one of the most epic scenes of recent anime even more so? Artist 粉帮老大 finds a way! ★ 【粉帮老大】 「 the castle // aura…


Fanart Friday: Frieren and a Field of Blue-Moon Weed
Happy Frieren Friday, everyone! ★ 【LUZZI】 「 花畑を出す魔法 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission
Fanart Friday: Soloist
【華小路】 「つき」 reprinted with permission The post Fanart Friday: Soloist appeared first on Beneath the Tangles.
Fanart Friday: Oregairu
★ 【Hfp~Kubiao】 「侍奉部~~」 ☆ Welcome back…


Fanart Friday: 9s2b
2b or not 2b9s? Definitely 2b9s. It only took me one episode of Nier:Automata Ver1.1a to pair these two (their ship, in Japan at least and maybe over…


Fanart Friday: Bittersweet Amiya
It’s been forever since I played Arknights, so I don’t know if this illustration has some deeper meaning, but regardless, it’s beautiful and atmospheric. Lovely. ★ 【soroni】 「…


Fanart Friday: Makise Kurisu
The experience of watching Steins;gate, when it was originally released, was like no other. Before YouTube was huge and Twitter and Reddit were mainstays, bloggers were losing their…


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 」…


Fanart Friday: Remember Sayaka
Of all the Puella Magi Madoka Magica girls from the main cast, it’s Sayaka Miki that seems to get the least love. Self-sacrificial, loyal, and pugnacious, she’s an…


Fanart Friday: Kagome + Panda
The sudden celebration of recent Yashahime episodes led me to dig a little into some of my favorite Inuyasha fanart, and there’s perhaps no piece I like better…


Fanart Friday: Pool Power
It’s been absolutely sizzling here in Texas, where I live. It’s even been hot indoors as air conditioners work hard to keep up with us humans demanding, “more…


Fanart Friday: Smokin’ Spike
It’s not often you new Spike Spiegel fanart, especially a really nice piece like this one! But who knows, we may be in for a whole lot more…


Fanart Friday: Miku Snapshot
Hey, Miku! Strike a pose! Or…12 of them? ★ 【balabling】「 snapshot 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission


Fanart Friday: Miku Christmas
Artist Linfi-MUU seems to create a beautiful Christmas-themed Miku illustration every single Christmas. Here’s hoping we’ll get another in 2021 to join the beautiful drawings below! ★ 【…


Fanart Friday: Lovely Makima
Aww, what a lovely looking character. She seems to be quite a nice girl. Anyone know this series? I think it’s called Chainsaw Man and she’s named Makima?…


Fanart Friday: Breezy Kazuha
It’s officially autumn on this side of the world! Soon, those cool winds will start to blow orange and brown leaves through the streets and fields. It may…
Fanart Friday: Miku Fly!
★ 【Glycan】 「雨音」 ☆ ✔ republished w/permission The post Fanart Friday: Miku Fly! appeared first on Beneath the Tangles.


Fanart Friday: Youmu Konpaku
Before there was Fate/Grand Order, there was Touhou Project, a property that so captured the imaginations of otaku in Japan that to this day it still leads to…


Fanart Friday: Sakura Miku
Did you miss Miku Day (3.9)? Not to fear! We’ve got you covered with lovely spring-flavored piece by Li Flag of Sakura Miku. Oh, and don’t forget to…
Fanart Friday: Usada Pekora
Are you watching an vtubers these days? We talked a little about the phenomenon, which is growing like crazy especially as many adjust to English-speaking audiences. Do you…


Fanart Friday, Too: Monster
Did you know that Monster is now available to stream legally? Netflix has the English sub version of the classic series! Go catch it now while you can!…


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…


Fanart Friday: Seasonal Miku
Four seasons of Miku! ★ 【Matcha_】 「 四季ノ音 」 ☆ *all illustrations are reprinted w/permission


Fanart Friday: Casual Keqing
There’s something quite heartwarming in seeing the perfectionist Keqing illustrated in a smiling, casual way. ★ 【SWKL:D】「 keqing 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission


Fanart Friday: Archer Ayato
Today’s theme is “archer” as we post two characters with bows on Fanart Friday, starting with Ayato Kamisato, the dreamy character from Genshin Impact. ★ 【アナ】 「 フォンテーヌ…


Fanart Friday: Menacing Makima
Is Makima a friend or foe? Readers of the manga know, but the anime has done a great job adapting the original in making her seem a little…


Fanart Friday: Fern Fights
I love how Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End depicts Fern’s fighting style: bare minimum and yet extremely powerful, so much so that she seems to always be holding back.…


Fanart Friday: Pokemon RED
I could use a Pokemon series that was aimed at maybe a little older age group, with some cool graphics similar to the art by Neg below. What…


Fanart Friday: Dancing Pilots
Dance like you want to win! Certainly these are a lot more elegant than our glimpse at dancing in the series, with Asuka and Rei doing it in…


Fanart Friday: Enter Makima
The first episode of Chainsaw Man was pretty amazing! There was so much to take in, particularly for fans of the manga who are now seeing a favorite…


Fanart Friday, Too: Dandadan!
Now that Dandadan has achieved so much popular and critical success, the fanart can’t stop coming! Which means that we’re all the winners! ★ 【yueko】 「 dandadan 」…


Fanart Friday: Bleeding Misato
For my money, Misato received the saddest tales in both the original series and Rebuild. FAVORITE Evangelion character for sure. ★ 【あっちょん】「 ONE MORE FINAL: I need you.…


Fanart Friday: Plan B
I cannot get enough of these cute damianya fanart illustrations. It’s especially so funny to see Damian drawn still blushing as an older body. Very cute! ★ 【ENOCH】「…


Fanart Friday: SPY×FAMILY
SPY X FAMILY has premiered, and it’s all we’re talking about! What a fantastic start to this anime adaptation of a beloved manga. As you check the awesome…


Fanart Friday: Howl’s Heart
Neg has quickly become one of my favorite artists on Pixiv, at first because of Chainsaw Man fanart, but other pieces, too, including this lovely one of Howl’s…