Faster Than The Fastest

Faster-than-light travel is a staple of space anime, appearing in various forms. Here we will explain why this is a necessity, how it is implemented and how much sense it makes.

When writing a story taking place in space, it’s easy to forget that space travel is terribly slow. This isn’t mainly because space rockets are slow, but mostly because distances in the universe are huge. In order to leave Earth’s orbit, rockets need to reach a velocity of multiple kilometres per…