Physics and the Fantastic

Where we discuss why physics laws are important in anime, and fiction in general.

We love fantasy worlds because the craziest events can happen: humans with supernatural powers can fly freely in the sky, young boys can control water with their mind and sports teams manage to become world champions after only one year of practice. Okay, that last one might or might not be fantasy, but is still pretty common in the world of anime. In the two other cases, reasonable people would agree such feats could not happen in our world, as…