AniMarch Madness 2024 Championship: Spy x Family vs. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Four weeks. Six rounds. More than 16,000 votes cast. And now it all comes down to this one match! On Monday, you voted in our Final Four matches. Though these were the four anime that blazed through the competition and should have all stood high, two were clearly the strongest competitors—and that’s been clear throughout… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024 Championship: Spy x Family vs. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

A Tale of Two Alchemists, I: FMA (2003) and Existential Technology

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