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Anime High School (Staff)
Since high school is so popular in anime, I thought it would be nice to synthesize a fictional high school staff consisting of va...
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He Came With the Rain
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
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How The Staff of Love of Kill Brought the Action Romcom Manga to Life
ANN spoke to original creator Fe, director Hideaki Oba, series composition writer Ayumu Hisao, and character designer Yoko Sato about how they turned the manga into a thrilling…
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How do you keep up with bloggers?
I specifically mention bloggers because I’m also a blogger but honestly, how do you all keep up with anyone creating content in general. Except for maybe fanfiction. There’s…


Why you should lather up with Ase to Sekken (live action)
Ase to Sekken is somewhat a controversial title in the manga sphere. Focusing on the adult romance of a scented product developer with a strong nose, and an…


How Are The New Action Anime This Season?
Please don’t let that Russian girl be the face of this anime season. Please!
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When the fire came
When the fire cameover the hilldid it pausethe flames hard as amber — still so hot silent as ash –It stood thereJust for a momentas it crested the…


Daima Just Told us How the Multiverse Was Created! Crazy, Right?
Dragon Ball Daima Ep 10 Review Full disclosure: the original draft for this review was somehow erased like Zeno erased a third of the Dragon Ball multiverse, leaving…
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Run with the Wind – Runner’s High
Run with the Wind was one of my favourite anime in 2021. I tries to be balanced but let's face it, I'm mostly fangirling!
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How Blue Lock Anime Brings the Action to Life
In which ANN learns that the anime staff has a database of highly-detailed feet.
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The Crazy (?) Political Aspirations of Japan’s Super Crazy-kun
A former biker gang member and musician is angling to be Miyazaki Prefecture's next governor. Does he stand a chance in hell?


The Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Staff Talks With Anime Herald
"The understanding of humanity, the characters are very deep in the series. That’s why the amazing lines of dialogue resonate beyond culture, gender, and language. It resonates deeply…


Interview With The Ancient Magus’ Bride Season 2 Staff
Anime Herald: Is there a story behind the name Studio Kafka? Koichi Naruse: Terasawa-san, Abiru-san, and myself had decided to establish a new studio. We
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How to animate hair and secondary action
Let's take a look at how to animate hair and hair secondary action! Layout Template : https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Ggh0ZSBZWDDgb9tFWhua2XeXWE3wpJ-/view?usp=sharing Layout Template for Clip Studio Paint: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZaTfJf3dC1r_GLoxsH_WBt5sBgc7aZlD/view?usp=share_link Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/lastanimator Check out my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c.dong98 Support me on…
How SAO Shakes Up The Christmas Episode
Christmas episodes are wonderful, but ever noticed how they all end up following a certain formula. A group of friends try to celebrate Christmas, but inexplicably, one of…
Opus.COLORS #01 — Getting High With the Cult
Oh, those silly rich brats. Impressions: You'd think there'd be some major societal issues with technology that can forcibly incite a psychotropic trance on anybody who looks…


Live-Action One Piece Lives Up to the Amazing Manga
The sets feel lush and hand-crafted, the costumes and character designs are just as outlandish as what you'd find in the anime, and most importantly of all, the…
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Anime Expo 2024: A Meeting With The Momentary Lily Staff
Date: 7/5/2024 Location: Anime Expo 2024 Anime Herald: The (Momentary Lily) promo mentions “GoHands’ one-of-a-kind visual style!” How did that style
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High School of the Dead (episode 05): anatomy of an action scene.
A visual analysis of HOTD episode 05’s over-the-top action sequence.
A.R.K. (Anime Reviews by Korasoff)
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Came the Mirror & Other Tales GN
Even with limited character designs and plots that don't quite hit as hard as they need to in the end, it's hard to fault Rumiko Takahashi's shorter work.


'The Best Ones Came from Prague'
Three puppet films by mid-century Czech masters.


‘Zom100’ Came Home for the Holidays!
Zom100: Bucket List of the Dead Eps. 10-12 Review It’s been three months since the last episode of Zom100 came out, thanks to delays with production from behind the scenes. Man…


The maids must be crazy
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 Ep 4 Review Of all the waifu archetypes in anime, one of the oldest and most…


The Staff of Orient
Orient is a bold new anime that tells the story of the warriors fighting against demon invaders. ANN spoke to manga creator Shinobu Ohtaka, director Tetsuya Yanagisawa, and…


AniTAY Podcast Season 9 E12: Anime Came Back With Milk!!!!!!!
Join DoctorKev, Hybridmink, Raitzeno and Reqiuem as they talk about the new shows from the Summer 2024 Season, but also talk about things…
I Met Up with the “Gambler”
And here is the ‘two’ of the one-two punch. Another of those very harsh private academies animes, this one is truly a classroom of the elite, but that’s…
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The editors behind the great detective: Interview with Detective Conan's editorial staff.
Greetings Sunday fans! It's me Sakaki again ---yeah it hasn't been that long at all has it? I'll be back one last time before the end of…


Beyond The School Cathedral: How Yuri Grew Up
From sequestered school girl dalliances to career women in the office, lesbian love stories are growing up and expanding into new narrative territory.


Jojune: Diamond is Unbreakable: Episode 13–We Picked Up Something Crazy!
Immediately picking up on the conclusion of the 「Red Hot Chili Pepper」 battle, the next episode follows a reluctant father and son and their attempt to bond, all…


Lights, Camera, Action: How Tiger & Bunny Expertly Deals with Ideas of Fame, Capitalism, and Heroism
What makes someone a hero and how does the definition get obscured when our heroes are celebrities?
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Anime Expo 2024: The Übel Blatt Staff Talks With Anime Herald
"Köinzell’s uses some strong language. He says “Kill!” and “Kick your ass!”, so there has to be some roughness to it. But at the same time, he’s a…
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Kyoto Animation’s History In Communicating With Fans: The Anibaka Staff Blog
As part of the healing process and necessary restructuring after the devastating arson attack, Kyoto Animation’s staff blog paused operations after 19 years of daily writing about the…


Crazy Food Truck
Crazy Food Truck is a manga that follows a food truck driver, Gordon, as he journeys around a post-apocalyptic desert with Arisa, a girl he found sleeping in…
Crazy Astro Font
I found this image of a really strange Astro Boy themed premium typeface a few weeks ago. It came from some kind of marketing exhibition in...
Crazy Thunder Road
by Jeremy Clarke. Following on from Arrow’s superb BD of Sogo Ishii’s Burst City (1982) comes Third Window’s equally impressive BD release of its predecessor in the Ishii…


Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Alternate 1920s Batman hooked me the second I read the description – along with the Lovecraftian aspects of dread and menace. Here’s a short note on that from…


Growing Up With Evangelion
Shinji's apocalyptic coming of age was an allegory for the pains of growing up and living in a painful world, and an achingly personal reckoning for Anno as…


First Impressions: The Human Crazy University
Being a prison guard for death row prisoners is not easy. You spend long periods of time interacting with the prisoners and in the end, have a hand…
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The Human Crazy University – Episode 1
This anime made me think about the big questions.
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Jujutsu Kaisen – 03 – Gauging the Crazy
Here I thought we’d be spending more times in the woods of Tokyo’s outskirts, but Yuuji joins Gojou and Megumi to Harajuku to pick up Jujutsu Tech’s third…
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The Crazy World Of Horror Anime
Use code BONSAIPOP50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month of orders at https://bit.ly/3yYecEq! Horror anime is a tought customer. It's not only…
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Air - How Does It Hold Up?
Key has produced many popular games since their formation in the late 1990s, with their sophomore outing Air considered one of their most iconic. Some declare it an…


(How to) back up your doujins
Quick PSA on the importance of local backups


Throne: A New Way to Partner with BtT Staff!
The newest way for you to support Beneath the Tangles is through Throne, a platform designed for supporters to gift creators requested items. We opened our Throne account…


The Staff of Sabikui Bisco
ANN spoke to the author Shinji Cobkubo about how he created this unique light novel, as well as to series composition writer Sadayuki Murai and director Atsushi Ikariya…
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You Fucked Up with the Glasses Symbolism!
12 Days of Aniblogging 2019, Day 9While we’re on the topic of tropes, glasses. While in other stories glasses represent positive traits such as vision, intelligence, and dignity, in coming-of-age…


Chapter 37 - Wake up with the King
Where is your god now?This week's show and tell is Dark Gathering by Kondo Kenichi.Text-only versions of the weekly manga show-and-tell can be found on Andrew's Obscure Manga…
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Lapis Re:Lights – Episode 5 – The Exploration To Open Up Maryberry and Crazy Magical Board Games
Episode impressions of Lapis Re:Lights Episode 5 as Emilia’s,Nadeshiko’s and Ratura’s groups goes on an expedition.


Seasonal First Impressions: Hitting the Jackpot with HIGH CARD
In just 22 minutes, HIGH CARD proves itself to be a standout among a surprisingly dense anime season. A cast full of violent, superpowered prettyboys helps.
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AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Episode 24: Action, Action, Action Part 1
These episode introductions are hard. I am honestly not sure what to say regarding this episode because it kind of is what it is. Stuff we knew was…
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