What are you to do if you’re anime fan, gamer, or Dungeon and Dragons player who wants to find your place in church but has never felt comfortable in church culture? What if at best, you’ve always felt a little left out—and at worst, have been bullied or even witnessed your passions called out from… Read More Interview with Rev. Nathan Webb, Pastor to Nerds and Old-School Manga Fan
“I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. We put all our trust in alchemy, but in the end…what is it?” In the episode “Rain of Sorrows” in FMA:B, Edward Elric shows himself to be a very different man than his FMA incarnation. Lost in regret rather than horrified denial, he confesses his doubts about alchemy, the Potteresque science/magic at… Read More A Tale of Two Alchemists, II: The Brotherhood of Everything
Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, has the inscription “Don’t forget 3.Oct.11” carved inside his silver pocket watch, the symbol of his office. It is a memorial of the day a new life opened up before the maimed Elric brothers—one of alchemy, detective work and military service. And if we had silver pocket watches at BtT, mine might say: “Don’t forget FMA:B”. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was my doorway into anime,… Read More A Tale of Two Alchemists, I: FMA (2003) and Existential Technology
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