First Impression: My Happy Marriage (OVA)
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My Happy Marriage is back, though briefly, with the series’ first OVA. Opening with Miyo putting future sister-in-law Hazuki’s etiquette training to use at a party, this episode is a mo…
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Fanart Friday, Too: Darkness of Jinx
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One you start down a sinful path, it’s hard to untangle yourself. But grace abounds and redemption, as we like to explain here on Beneath the Tangles, is possible. There is always hope (Ephes…
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Fanart Friday: Miku (and Autumn) Blows In
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The leaves are turning color, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it’s starting to feel chilly around here! I hope you’re enjoying the blessed season just like I am—and like Mik…
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The Power of God and Anime, Episode 11: One Piece and Thanksgiving
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Holy revival, Batman! It’s a week from Thanksgiving and a perfect time to consider how many of us struggle to give thanks. Nami’s actions when fighting Arlong in One Piece set the stage…
on Thu, 3PM
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Heroes? We’ve got that. Female leads? We’ve got that, too. Villainesses? Indeed. Vampires? We’ve got a double dose! This week’s column features all that and more! Dig into o…
on Tue, 2PM
Bringing Otaku Ministries Together at NCMU 2024
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NCMS 2024 is in the books! A week ago, I asked for your prayers as Jake (one of our writers and our small group overseer) and I made our way to this year’s Nerd Culture Ministry Summit. Peopl…
on Mon, 2PM
Fanart Friday, Too: Kyomoto Looks Back
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Look Back is now streaming! If you haven’t watched it yet, we strongly encourage you, too. It is a fantastic short film! If you don’t have Amazon Prime, they’re now offering a fre…
on Nov 15
Fanart Friday: Jinx (and Arcane) Returns!
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Who here has been watching season two of Arcane? I haven’t—but I’ve heard great things, including from our own Twitch streamer, Whit! ★ 【宇暮】 「 Jinx💙 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission…
on Nov 15
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This week’s Reader’s Corner is full of really cool releases, including a new edition of a classic X-Men manga; one-shots from Oda Eiichiro; the newest volume of Steel of the Celestial S…
on Nov 12
See You at the Nerd Culture Ministry Summit!
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Good morning, otaku! Today I’m bound for an awesome convention hosted at a…castle? No, I’m not flying to Europe—to Colorado, actually. Digital missionaries from all over the count…
on Nov 11
Fanart Friday, Too: Frieren & Himmel x Konosuba?!
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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…
on Nov 8
Fanart Friday: Ayase & Okarun—Your New Shonen Heroes
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Have you been watching Dandadan? If you get past the sometimes creepy levels of fanservice, I think you’ll find the series to be a burst of humor, warmth, and immense creativity! ★ 【shiej007 …
on Nov 8
The Power of God and Anime, Episode 10: Naruto, Jesus, and Right Motivations
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How do you react when someone expresses some incredible gift or talent? Does it motivate you to grow your own skills? And does it matter if that motivation is out of pure intent or something less s…
on Nov 7
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Fantasy and romance come alive this week in Reader’s Corner (and an assassin couple, too!). Check out our reviews on brand new series like Beware the Villainess and Colette Decides to Die, an…
on Nov 5
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Jesus Otaku Journalist
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We had the privilege of covering Anime Expo once again this year. T.R. Racki, who has graciously volunteered to cover Anime Expo for us on an annual basis, took a different route this year, joining…
on Nov 4
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on Nov 2
First Impression: Tomorrow’s Joe/Ashita no Joe
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Japan, 1968. The story opens with a young man trudging along a dirt track across a meadow that is otherwise empty except for the scattered heaps of illegally dumped garbage, all while a lonely whis…
on Nov 1
Fanart Friday, Too: Striking Jujutsu
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These black-and-white illustrations of Jujutsu Kaisen characters are just stunning! Have you kept up with the anime? Did you finish the manga? ★ 【Uki】 「 呪術のいろいろ 」 ☆ *reprinted w/permission…
on Nov 1
Fanart Friday: Luce vs. Dracula
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We chatted earlier this week about Luce, the Vatican’s new kawaii mascot. The fanart came out fast and furiously after her reveal—and here’s one of our favorites, a Castlevania x Luce m…
on Nov 1
From the New World: Bloodstained Memories
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“Let me disclose the gifts reserved for age/ To set a crown upon your lifetime’s effort. / First, the cold friction of expiring sense / Without enchantment, offering no promise / But bitter tastele…
on Oct 31
Envisioning a Bright Future for All Otaku
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Just this week, the Vatican brought out a brand-new mascot to represent the Church’s upcoming year. Named “Luce” (“light” in Italian), the cute character caught a ton …
on Oct 30
Reader’s Corner: Spooky Halloween Edition!
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Happy (almost) Halloween, all you scary readers out there! We don’t review a whole lot of horror on Reader’s Corner, but we have a few that quality (or nearly do!) for a special spooky …
on Oct 29
Fanart Friday: A Princess Mononoke Halloween
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The fantastical imagery in many Studio Ghibli films makes them ripe for artists to take and interpret with similarly imaginative themes, like those represented in Halloween! Check out these incredi…
on Oct 25
Reader’s Corner: Days With My Stepsister (Vol. 1), Itaewon Class (Vol. 3), and Horimiya (Vol. 17)
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There are a lot of questions in the volumes we’re reviewing this week: Will Akane win in the final round of the tournament? Is Days with My Stepsister really about that, and if so, is it stil…
on Oct 22
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On a bright summer day, a bunch of kids runs to Nagakura-sensei, asking him for stories about the shinsengumi, the elite warriors of the last sword era, the troubled warring period of mid-18th Cent…
on Oct 20
Fanart Friday, Too: Okarun, Go!
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I admit it—I thought Dandadan might be a little too out there to become the “next big thing,” especially in the hands of a super creative studio like Science Saru. But it has hit pretty…
on Oct 18
Fanart Friday: Sixteen Years of Taiga
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The Toradora anime started airing sixteen years ago this month in 2016. If I have my calendar right, in a few days time all those years ago, you’d be about to discover the revelation that Tai…
on Oct 18
Let’s Donate Manga to the Carolina Manga Library!
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I want to introduce you all today to a fun thing we did and a really cool non-profit! Carolina Manga Library is a traveling library that “was started to promote the use of graphic novels, com…
on Oct 18
Reader’s Corner: Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 15), Dandadan (Vol. 9), and Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 9)
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We have some very cool releases to talk about this week! Our reviews include a couple volumes of series we love that haven’t had new releases in about a year (Laid-Back Camp and Secrets of th…
on Oct 17
The Power of God and Anime, Episode 9: Wait on the Lord, Umaru-chan!
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It’s been well documented (and you’ve probably experienced the same) that we live in a now culture, where we not only desire instant gratification but become upset if we have to wait. T…
on Oct 10
First Impression: The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor
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Is this a dream? Or was her imprisonment and death the dream? No, Jill Cervel decides—neither is true. Instead, she’s been given a chance at a “do-over.” Jill’s past life en…
on Oct 10
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Ichiyo is a “Kashi,” a shaman who uses dance and music to capture gods in his sacred beads, known as “Sai.” But among all the Kashi, Ichiyo is known as the weakest, the R…
on Oct 9
First Impression: A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School!
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Haruaki Abe badly wants to be a schoolteacher, but within the first thirty minutes of his first day of work a delinquent welcomes him with “What the hell are you staring at, huh?” and h…
on Oct 9
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Welcome to Reader’s Corner, our weekly column where we review manga, manhwa, and light novels and let you know which to try out and which to skip. This week, we try out a bunch of new series,…
on Oct 8
First Impression: Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, Season 2
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As bold, colorful lights stream down from the heavens, Aishia, Rio’s contracted spirit, feels a spiritual jolt to her soul; there’s no doubt that something monumental is happening. Rio,…
on Oct 8
First Impression: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
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Yoshino is the beautiful granddaughter of a Yakuza boss. She lives a normal life in Osaka until her grandfather brings up her love life (or the lack thereof). Without taking into account her wishes…
on Oct 7
First Impression: Nina the Starry Bride
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A golden-eyed king charges a prisoner girl with treason against the Crown, and she begs him (in her thoughts?) to look at her one last time. Cue the opening, then back in time. Blood is thicker tha…
on Oct 7
First Impression: Puniru is a Kawaii Slime
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When Kotaro Kawaii (!) was a little kid, he learned from his favorite show to make slime by mixing borax solution with laundry starch. The newly created slime, though, fell over his drawing of a pe…
on Oct 6
First Impression: Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru (My Wife Has Become an Elementary Schooler)
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Keisuke Niijima used to be a productive salaryman on the sales team; he used to have a little joie de vivre too, as did his adult daughter, Mai. But ten years ago, the light of their lives was snuf…
on Oct 6
First Impression: The Healer Who Was Banished from His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest
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The Healer Who Was Banished from His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest, so why is he known around town as “Laust the Ignoramus”? Why is he walking with a wooden plank around the Adventu…
on Oct 5
First Impression: You Are Ms. Servant
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In his own words, Hitoyoshi Yokoya is an average sophomore high school student. He has been having the house to himself for a while, which has resulted in a large buildup of trash inside the house.…
on Oct 5
First Impression: Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
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Rafal is a child prodigy in the 15th century in a country named P, at a time when people thought differently about many things. Back then, theology was considered the most important field of study.…
on Oct 5
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It’s “somewhere in Tokyo in the 80s” and sisters Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane hear some shocking news. Their father, the head of the family dojo, will marry one of them to his old friend Genma&#…
on Oct 5
First Impression: Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Season 2
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After LLENN, her beloved gun P-chan, and her teammate place second in the Second Squad Jam in the VRMMO Gun Gale Online, what is there left for her and her acquaintances to accomplish? A lot, evide…
on Oct 5
How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer
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University buddies Tokiwa, Hagi, and Asagi are a little nervous. They’re about to go to their first grown-up mixer, at the invitation of a cute girl, Suo-san, no less. Only, when they rock up to th…
on Oct 5
First Impression: The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians
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When the sun sets over the violet fields, thousands of bubbles fly up and get lost in the sky. Little Kurumi is excited about seeing Copern’s Comet. The whole firmament will be full of shooti…
on Oct 5
First Impression: Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.
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Kana Sakuragi is a new graduate looking for employment. She’s carefully prepared and a diligent worker, but unfortunately, she’s not the on-the-spot thinker that her potential employers…
on Oct 5
Fanart Friday, Too: Frieren and Aura Ready for Battle
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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 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission
on Oct 4
Fanart Friday: Death Note Anniversary
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Today marks the 18th anniversary of the premiere of the Death Note anime. My oh my, how time flies! Did you watch the series when it came out? It seemed to be everyone’s favorite at the time—…
on Oct 4
First Impression: Negative Positive Angler
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No luck. That’s how Sasaki Tsunehiro’s life goes. He’s in heavy debt that keeps accumulating, spends his days in a rut playing Pachinko, and apparently, sometimes attempting suici…
on Oct 4