Magic and technology don't have to be shown as as competing forces (or at least independent spheres existing side by side) - and I appreciate shows displaying things in the sense of magic-as-science,
The rationalistic and reductionist view of spirituality seems to be more prevalent in the West than in an Eastern worldview of science/religion - such as from China or Japan and what's often found in differing animes were the supernatural, technological and natural were all present.
In the sci-fi/fantasy/horror genres, science will be combined with magic (like the force in
Star Wars), with magic sometimes shown to be superior.
The mix of science and magic seems to be on the rise nowadays. They had a comic series on that here in the West, entitled
"Battle Chasers"...and it did some of the same, even though the artwork/concept was amazing.
It was like being in the Middle Ages and seeing the magical side contrasted with science (science itself being deemed a type of magic/sorcery). But the genre of stories taking place in an
arcanepunk setting is very similar to what we see today. Every item that we see in the series (including the flying ships and the mechanic war-golems) are magic-driven.
On the same token, there was plenty in there to show that there were differing spheres as well. The Skyhold prison is a good example as there were many prisoners in it that were restricted by magical forces. Specifically, Skyhold is a "prison without walls". While the normal human occupants are held in standard cells, the most powerful villians are held in check by the willpower of the Mentu, a high order of monks with powerful psionic abilities.
It is here that Ryon del Soya was kept before being freed by Red Monika. However, during their escape, a mana containment center was breached, causing an explosion that disrupted the concentration of the Mentu allowing many powerful criminals to escape - one of them being a powerful/evil Djinn who could only be restrained by monks acting as wardens concerntrating in Eastern style and using their meditation techniques to restrain him.
One of the villians who escaped was Brass Demur - a very psychotic and corrupt monk who tried to defeat Garrison by wearing certain markings over his body which increased his powers/made him invincilble to physical harm
And to see how they flawlessly merged things together with technology proving a serious challenge to the spiritual or supernatural was a trip...