One hundred years ago today, Edward and Alphonse Elric made their shocking departure from Resembool, burning their childhood home to ashes behind them. Sadly, it appears that Canadian television networks were uninterested in observing the event, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood remains absent from airwaves despite the success of the previous series.
Posted in Anime, Streaming, Television
Tagged Adult Swim, Fullmetal Alchemist, FUNimation, Online streaming, Teletoon, YTV
Tonight marks the sixth anniversary of the debut of YTV’s phenomenal late night animation block, Bionix. This week also marks the one year anniversary of the block’s unceremonious death. Although a product of fan demand, YTV went to great strides to make this block everything it could be before priorities changed at the station. Last year I wrote a short article summarizing what I felt to be the top ten most memorable moments. It will be taken down along with my old website, “Zannen, Canada,” but here it is again for the sake of preservation.
Posted in Animation, Anime, Posterity, Television
Tagged Bionix, CanCon, Case Closed, Fullmetal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell, Gundam SEED, Invader Zim, Samurai Jack, Witch Hunter Robin, YTV
