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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-07/new-fullmetal-alchemist-tv-anime-to-premiere-in-april (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-07/new-fullmetal-alchemist-tv-anime-to-premiere-in-april)

So, what is new about it? Are they just remaking it for funzies or is there a new story?

The rumors I heard say that instead of having a different storyline, it's going to use the storyline of the manga.

However, I have no clue how true these rumors are. That's just what I heard.

Ah.

If it's the manga, I may watch just for the correct Wrath.

Hopefully it will be based off of the manga. The anime is great, but the manga is just infinitely superior.

I'll be interested to see if the appearances are revamped or if they remain the same.

If it's based more on the manga, that'll be cool. I mean, I love the anime, but the manga's plot is a bit better IMO. Hopefully they'll have the original voice cast and etc.

Infinitely better was actually an exaggeration.

The anime is fantastic. I love it. But the manga is still better. The ending to the movie grew on me, but I just want this series to be based off of the manga.

WHY CAN'T I READ JAPANESE KDJSFKJFKSDJFKSD

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/hagaren/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlF4UHOB3Ts&feature=related

Mustang looks pretty ugly. >_>

Anyways, I think it's pretty safe to assume it's based off of the manga.

FMA Anime spoilers

Colonel Mustang still has his eye, and Al is still in a metal suit. Unless something random happens, then I doubt it'll be any continuation of the manga.

Mustang's face is wider. >_>
Why would they do that?
I'm sure he'll still be my favorite character though.

Seen the show not the manga.

How do the two differ story-wise?

Everything after Greed's death is pretty much completely different, and many things before it are too.

Is Greed the indestructible carbon guy?

Yes.

That's like 10 episodes after the part where they really split. >_>

It was after:

Anime spoilers:
Hughes's death
End.

Excellent. That's where I stopped watching the show.

I hate one-time run shows. You miss one episode and you're screwed for the series.

There were still major differences in the beginning of the anime that affects events that happen in the anime-exclusive portion of the series. I think they'd have to start all over. Here are some of those differences:

Definite first-half anime spoilers and slight manga spoilers:
The events in Laboratory 5 with Ed meeting the "new" Tucker and about to create the Philosopher's Stone, Hughes discovering that the Furor's secretary with actually Sloth, Ed and Al's reason for going to Tucker's house, Al meeting up with Scar after the events of Laboratory 5, etc Also, the characters' reactions to things are significantly different. Winry never got mad with Ed after he used alchemy in that arm wrestling contest, and Al never ran away from the hospital.
End.

GREED WAS AWESOME. WHY DID THEY HAVE TO KILL HIM OFF D:

In the anime?

Both (if he wasn't in the anime then my bad >.> been a while since I've watched it) IIRC he was killed off in the manga as well. Although I've only read the first 10 volumes or so.

Read more. >_>

And he was in the animé as well.

So I'm guessing I don't have my facts straight? <_<

Greed plays a huge role later on in the manga series.

Indeed, but not as big a role as Pride is going to.

I just want to see the real Wrath. <_<

It's still Bradley.

Awesome ^_^

Pride was pretty damn clever in that last chapter.

He was pretty damn unexpected, too. I mean, Being a small child with the shadow hands and whatnot.

Awesome.

That too. I **** bricks.

Well, not really, but I was surprised. For a while, I had been speculating that Ed's dad was Pride, but I decided against that quickly. Still, I never would've thought that Bradley's "son" was Pride all along.

Normal font.

Crrrrrraaaaaaaaaaazaaaaay font!!!!

...im rewatching the anime later.

I love this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqqCvB7V-jU

As do I.

FMA's OSTs  were really amazing.

Spoilers
What was the name of that song that played during Hughes's funeral?
End

I dunno.

GRR. I've been looking for that song for a while now.

Also, looking for that scene on Youtube was a pain in that ass. AMVs should be banned. >_>

Or at least there should be some kind of grading system before they're submitted. Either that, or we could form some kind of guild of Assassins that specialized in AMV creators. That might work. Hell, at least we'd get a lot of business.

The Linkin Park + Naruto/DBZ AMVs especialy need to die.

Meh, I don't mind certain combinations just as long as
A: They're of acceptable quality. Bad AMV's deserve to burn along with their creators.
B: There aren't too many of the same type, with the same song/scenes/pacing. If the creators can't at least be a little original, then they don't deserve to be there.

Yes, but Linkin Park is overused.

And they're a terrible band IMO too. >_>

Overused, yes. They're actually a pretty good band, though. It's people using stuff like Faggout Boy and My Chemical Regurgitation that makes me sick to my stomach.

Eh, I used to like Linkin Park. They just got very stale for me.

I really like this AMV though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIjsPFYdkZY

That's because it's a very good AMV. Nice song, nice matching, and nice video editing.

Here's another very good AMV that I found randomly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUsXocH5j7s&fmt=18

That's a great one.

Especially the girls. That's the part I always roflmao at.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWbqXXyGvW8

Granted that's like the only acceptable My Chemical Romance song I've ever heard but still I like that AMV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHZqxecCukg

And this is just an awesome AMV regardless of what you think of Princess Tutu. >_>

1. Yes, that's exactly how I think of them and that song. It's an okay song, but the fact of the matter is that it's THE best thing they've EVER done. And that's sad. And on another note, that AMV was awesome. Too bad about the picture quality though.
2. Yes, it's an awesome AMV. However, it's still a ridiculous anime.

The first video has a high quality option that improves things a lot, at least.

Maybe. But it's always a good idea to add the little &fmt=18 tag to the end of your YT links to make them HQ.

The TTGL AMV was good. The second half of the song is pretty bad though IMO. >_>

But the AMV was great throughout.

Hughes is the best character.

i like them....T~T

An AMV is not bad becuase you don't like the band. If you don't like my chemical romance, you won't like AMV's USING my chemical romance's songs. But they're not necessarily bad. If you don't like Linkin park, you won't like AMV's with Linkin park songs. Obviously. But not necessarily bad.


Any AMV, can use ANY song and be the best AMV ever, as long as:

A) The song fits. If you're making an AMV about a sad scene, don't use upbeat metal songs. Use something slow and sad, perhaps orchestrated for added effect.
B) Good editing. You can't just take a scene, cut it up a bit, add a song and call it a day. THat does NOT WORK. It's sloppy, and it's boring to watch. Make sure the edits happen in beat with the music, at the very least.
C) Effects. This isn't a requirement per say, but it makes your AMV SOOOO MUCH BETTER if used properly IMO.

Case in point:

This AMV combines an overused anime, with an overused song. LULZ EPIC FAIL M I RIHT? But it's good, because the AMV creator clearly took his time with it, and made a good AMV, despite the overused material.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xGc-Ui9Fi0&feature=related&fmt=18

Quality sucks baboon ass, I know, but it's a reupload. A few years ago, I could've found it in much higher quality, but alas...

On the other hand, IMO, this is a very mediocre AMV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUGDovJxaEY&fmt=18

IT doesn't really edit much, and only sometimes follow the beat of the music... it's okay, but very adequate, and not very special.

Again, example of an (IMO) good AMV (only the first 1:10. After that, it's just a still picture with no music for some reason.:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X71GUoCSJ5k&feature=related&fmt=18

Clever edits, nice effects and fitting music. Thought went into it, thus it comes out nice (even though the lack of ANYTHING for the last 2 minutes are fail)

I can dislike an AMV but I can't consider it bad? An AMV can have good editing, effects, and all of that other stuff, but that doesn't mean it's objectively good. Nothing can be objectively good. There's a difference between things being well-done and things being "good." I can find a book to be very well-written, but I can also be turned off by the storyline. Same goes for an AMV. I can find it well-done, but that doesn't mean I have to consider it good if I don't like the music or subject material. And it's worse when people just add a bunch of scenes with editing them and plaster them with some random song without any editing.

You're saying basically what I'm saying, you're just replacing "good", with "well done".

You're saying that some AMVs that are well-made cannot be bad. I'm saying that being good or bad isn't an objective thing. >_>

Well made AMV's can't (or at least, shouldn't) be "bad" in the general sense. If an AMV is well made, the majority (should, not will) like it. Like a videogame. A well made videogame may be disliked by some people, but the majority will like the game, thus it's a "generally" good game. I think the Resident evil games are bad, because I don't like survival horror. But a lot of people like the games and the franchise, so I can use logic to reason that the games and the franchise is generally good.


And yeah, I realize I didn't make myself clear... I meant generally, not that every person would find a well made AMV good. Sorry about that.

New FMA chapter was pretty damn epic.

I bet.

Indeed.

Although it's 9 chapters or so from the end. Meh, I guess that means the animé won't have any fillers.

You think you're so fancy with your accented e's and whatnot.

jerk.

I learned how to do it in Spanish class. >_>

WELL THIS ISN'T SPAIN.

OR MEXICO.

Well, it isn't really a set place, considering how we have a few users from Europe, Canada, America, and I think one from somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere. >_>

The Internet is American.

The internet is it's own country with it's own language.

And I am the Prime Minister of the Internet.

Or you know, I could be an underwater welder or something.

Fine, be that way.

Spanish is the second-most spoken language in America anyways.

That's only because you live beside Mexico and Canada doesn't have its own language.

As far as you know.

New York is closer to Canada anyways. >_>

I learned how to use accents in 4th grade or something. I just never use it because english has very few accented words <_<

And the few that are aren't actually English, we just use them.

Chicane.

Idée fixe is one of the few. >_>

Chicane.

The new chapter was, again, epic. I love the pacing.

Anyways, new images for the anime. Not sure if they're spoilers or not, so I'll just post them as links instead.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/sparrow890/ST074560.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/sparrow890/ST074563.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa159/sparrow890/ST074564.jpg

Yup, definately seems to follow the manga.

WHY IS APRIL 5TH NOT NOW?

Except for that one character that was made just for the anime.

It's been bothering me for like a week now. I hope he's only in the first little bit to make it more interesting for those who watched the first show, until things split off and he dies.

Who?
Scar?

Wrath?

ELEVEN DAYS.

yaayyy

KSDJFKSDJFKDJFKD two days.

Wow, time flew by. >_>

Lulz.

Guess what time it is?


IT'S NEW FMA ANIME TIME [/caps]

Great episode. It's good that they aren't making it redundant with the first 20 or so episodes in the first anime by making it different. Apparently that ice alchemist was in the manga, but I don't really remember him.

The opening songs and ending songs should be switched though, but whatever. They're good.

So I just watched it, and it was awesome. I liked the few glimpses of Father during the episode, and it set stuff up pretty well.

I freaking love FMA.

It's my favorite manga/anime series.

Same here. ^5.

lol FMA

If nobody ssaw the subs yet, here. http://vizanime.com/Fullmetal-Alchemist-2-Brotherhood/FullMetal-Alchemist-2-Brotherhood-Episode-1-SUB

Yes.
I refuse to say anything more because I could spoil it.

TOMORROW

HELL YES

BY THE WAY NEW FMA CHAPTER IS OUT. MUSTANG WAS PRETTY DAMN BADASS IN IT.

Big manga spoilers:
I wonder what Roy will do with Ed and Scar now that Ed has Envy in his hands.
End.

New episode was fairly awesome. I've seen it before, but they added some material that was in the manga, like that white thing. Mustang's visit with Riza was also the same in the manga.

Interesting how Lior isn't in a desert anymore though.

I probably won't mind seeing all the stuff we've already seen before again. My fanboyism will delete all memories of ever having seen it before.

Also, new episode kicked ass.

Excellent.
Most excellent.

Looks like the next episode will be based off of Tucker and Nina. I can see it being a one-timer as well. It looks like they're going to rush the parts already covered in the first series and slow down later when presenting the manga-only material.

Anime Spoilers
Anyone remember this? http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=W5cfeSb18Vw
End.

Ya. Some ****ed up stuff.

Side note: Hey, it's Android 17/Hiei.

New episode tomorrow.

NINA AND TUCKER.

Sad little "arc" tbqh.

Aw! They're still gonna use the crappy "Fake Philosopher Stone" crap that plagued the first anime...

What, the red stones?

I think that the fake Philosopher's Stones were in the manga as well.

Nevermind, I just went back and checked. The only fake stone in the manga series was the one given to the Priest, so they may still be on track.

Last episode was sad. The ending was the same as the manga's ending though.

The whole Nina thing remains one of the saddest scenes I can remember from FMA off the top of my head.

It was really sad, but:

Spoilers
Hughes's death and funeral was sadder.
End.

And looks like they're skipping the coal mines. Good thing they introduced Yoki again though.

*Nods* there's a reason I said one of the saddest.

Sadness.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DemotedToExtra?from=Main.IsntItSad

*flees*

That really is the most extreme thing I can remember in FMA in terms of sadness except possibly Hughe's funeral.

So, are we thinking that they will slow down once we get past where the manga and anime split last time?

I suspect they will, though we won't know until we reach that point. My guess is that they're going through it fast because we've already seen it.

What's left seems to be...

Spoilers
Ed and Al finding out what makes the Philosopher's Stone, Factory 5, Hughes's death, and that one town that Winry goes to with Ed and Al.
End.

So going at their current pace, I'd suspect 3 to 4 more episodes.

In the season or...?

Until they catch up with the point where the previous anime cut off.

Armstrong was excellent in this latest episode.

Even though I haven't seen it yet, Armstrong is always excellent.

I laughed at each of his scenes in this one.  ;D

Some awesome scenes in this one! Lab 5 has always been my favorite chapter. Gotta love the Choppa

And Hughes' death is as sad as always.

Izumi Curtis: Scariest Human Alive ._.

I really wouldn't be surprised if she ended up beating the crap out of the main villain in the manga. Especially after what she did to Sloth *shudders*

The way I see it...

Manga spoilers
Ed and his dad will fight Father, and it'll end with his dad using himself to get the boys' bodies back, seeing as how he's a Philosopher's Stone and all. I would be surprised if Izumi fought Father, but I wouldn't be surprised if she put up a good fight against him. Then again, Father is an overpowered bastard. >_>
End.

Yeah, I figure the final battle is going to involve Ed and Al, but still, Izumi has to be one of the top characters in the manga, ranking at least 3rd behind Father and Hohenheim. She can take out the homonoculi, possibly even Pride, and she survived for years without certain organs.

Hm, not sure about Pride. Maybe, but I think she'd do better against someone like Wrath.

Then again, I might just be underestimating her...

I dunno, she just defeated Sloth, the physically strongest homonoculi, so easily without even using alchemy. Plus her husband Sig appears to be physically stronger than Armstrong.

Gotta love Greed!

Though later Greed is cooler, especially when Ed's working for him.

Yay, it's Lin!

http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/hagaren/special/trailer.html

*Reads the lastest chapter of the manga*

Well, there goes my pants. Hell, I'm not even gonna bother looking for 'em.

Manga spoilers
Lin/Greed vs. Wrath? It'd be nice to see Greed getting back at Wrath for capturing him. Damn, I really can't wait for the next chapter. This is getting pretty epic.
End

Yeah, I don't really see Flask being taken down in a fight, especially since the only thing that saved Hohenheim was his immortality so far.

So far, Pride has consumed Kimblee and Gluttony, gaining both of their powers. He's one hell of a powerhouse, and I feel sorry for the poor sap that gets matched against him. Though I'm hoping it's Izumi, just because she specializes in kicking the crap out of kids.   ;)

Sheesh, there's already a new opening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBM6Yh9Cbgo

...Eh. Great animation. Poor song. FMA1's second and fourth openings have yet to be topped by Brotherhood's openings.

Rewrite = Ready Steady Go > Again > Undo > Hologram > Melissa.

They seem to be doing it the first FMA series way. New opening every half season.

Yeah, but I would expect FMA:B to be a bit longer than FMA. But then again, considering the pace the show is going...

So is the anime taking a mid-season break right now?

I like how pretty much everyone introduced in this episode is a future badass.

Lin merges with Greed, Lan Fan gets an outrageously awesome automail after only 6 months, and May Chang is one of the few people actually capable of fighting Flask and is the only user of ranged alchemy. The only person who doesn't end up badass is Fu. But nobody really likes him.

Depressing episode is depressing...

The next one is gonna be good, I mean, I hated it when I first read it, but after I knew it's significance in the grand scheme of things, it becomes a very smart episode.

Ah, they cut out a lot of the big square fight...

Still a great episode. Lust was always my second favorite Homoculus.

I'm three episodes behind, I think.

Where are you watching it from?

I'm getting the show from here:

http://sky7anime.net/anime/episodes/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood

I'm pretty sure the site's legal...

I go to www.animesquish.org when I watch streaming videos.

Yeah, the site's caught up. I thought you were getting it from Hulu or something, which is 2 episodes behind I think...

Episode 19....... win. Absolute soul-punching-to-the-core-mother-**** win.

The scene where Mustang owns the **** out of Lust is one of my favorite moments in the series, and the anime version did it more than just justice IMO.


Also, I love the opening now. The song has grown on me, and now I love it.

I get mine (and for that matter all my anime) from animetake.

Newst chapter is up. Goddamn, this is possibly the best climactic battle I've ever seen.

Nothing really happened though. But that's okay, considering the recent streak of amazing chapters we've had.

We've never really seen Fung (think that's the old guy's name) in action before, so it'll be interesting to see if the old man surpasses his granddaughter in terms of combat skill. Either way, Wrath is going to be a tough as hell opponent. He's basically the guy from Next...

And of course there's always Pride-Kimblee-Glut.

Also, the show's been kicking ass left and right really. I really like the theme songs both opening and closing and the plot moving along pretty quick.

Anyone else think the subs were translated awfully this week? They were where I watch.

Eclipse's subs were as good is always, so I assume the site you're using just grabbed a poor fansub for some reason.

Were you using Shinsen? The one with the huge and obnoxious white subtitles? I usually download my episodes from Eclipse. They're good and have great quality videos.

Sounds about right. Well, I guess I'll look into that.

EDIT: I can't find this Eclipse you speak of.

I believe Funimation forced their website down. They're still subbing it but you'll have to find them on other sites.

*Sigh*

Stop lying, Ahriman.

INSERT LINK TO ILLEGAL CONTENT HERE

>_>

You can't post links to fansub sites. <_< I was seriously unaware they were still up though, since googling Eclipse fansubs doesn't immediately bring them up.

Lawl.

I just googled it and found it via myanimelist.

*Reads the latest chapter*

O_o

Did NOT see that **** coming!

I predicted the old man dying and the captain guy helping. But not in the way that it happened. lol

Man, two of the biggest badass normals in the series threw down against that guy, and both died only to hit him once.

Wrath is insane, but at least they got one death on him. That won't wear the Stone down too much, but it's still something. Where is Ran Fan by the way? And hopefully Greedling will kick Wrath's ass.

Wrath didn't die. He's only got one life. I think he mentioned that when he was killing Greed the first time around. So now he's fighting with a perma-hole in his stomach against a pissed-off Greedling.

Oh yeah, he's different from the other humonculi in that they can die a bunch of times or something.

Whatever, I don't remember anything of FMA. Stupid monthly updates. >_>

Is Ran Fan the girl by the way? Because if you were asking where she was, she's on top of the building watching grandpa die...

I think we may see what that arm can do now.

FMA: B has been incredible lately.

I've been watching it on Hulu. Sure it's an episode behind every week, but the professional translation and HD quality is crazy worth it.

I use Eclipse subs. They have HD quality too, actually. But it wouldn't be much different from watching it on Hulu, since it's always updating five days or so after the actual episode aired, and I'm always behind. >_>

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-25/funimation-adds-x-tv/oav-5-initial-d-anime-stages

Nice, Vic is reprising his role as Ed. They're only changing three voice actors.

Oh yeah, and OT says that this is the new opening (the song itself, not the actual opening). I don't know where they got their sources, but whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLlqrIKVAWo

Meh. Hopefully I'll grow to like it like I did with Again and Hologram. It sounds more like an ending song to me.

Same here, I hated the songs at first, now I'm mildly embarrassed when I play them over and over again.

I'll probably grow to like it. I disliked Hologram when I first heard it, but now I love the song.

The Funimation site is up to episode 24!? I thought we were still at 21!

*FMA Binges*

Finally we get to see Envy's true form animated.

And a good thing too, I needed some High Octane Nightmare Fuel.

Ep. 26, with Ed kicking down the Door to goddamn Truth just to tell Alphonse' body and mind that he'd be back for him while being dragged back by the forces of the Gods themselves. If that's not a crowning moment of awesome, I don't know what is.

*Quadruple Post!*

Well that was a lot of filler... Not much happened in the latest chapter...

*Comes in very late*

And the ending "let it all out" fit so god damn perfectly with that scene.

The new opening has now grown on me, and I like it. The other two opening songs were better IMO, but I can now listen to the new one and enjoy it a lot.

I'm so far behind on this show.

It seems the pace has really started slowing down. 28 episodes and they still haven't hit Briggs yet. I thought that was coming in around 20 or so.

I expected they would. I think the pace was only fast in order to get all the parts we've seen before over quickly, and get to the new stuff.

*At latest chapter*

Well, that was a severe ass-beating. One hell of a Xantos Gambit they have there, now who is the Xantos?

I'm finally caught up on this show now.
This, my God, this. In other news, Dr. Knox and the panda are awesome.

God Damn, I love this show.

Oh, but the most recent opening and ending are complete garbage.

EDIT: That being said, this show has an incredible score.

And someone tell me: How far along is the show as far as the mange goes? Like, is there a lot left, or what? Has the manga finished yet?

Well, with the latest chapter, it's looking like we're pretty damn close to the end. The final showdown just started, and it's gonna be one helluva close match.

Like... could I get a fraction or something?

Two thirds? Three quarters of the way through?

About halfway, depending on how they pace it.

Ok then.

More or less, we're probably gonna see all the homunculus by next episode. That's when the series really picks up.

Mmm... next being 37 or 38?
I haven't gotten a chance to watch 37 yet.

37. I think that covers em.

*Is still on episode 23.*

About the latest chapter (Should I just make a separate topic for the manga?)

Scar just took, like, five levels in badass! It makes sense too, now that he's forgiven the Alchemists, he's essentially free to utilize his full alchemical powers, which is even stronger than Izumi's possibly because he doesn't even have to make a circle. It's possible he also has Ming's ranged alchemy as well, meaning he could just stand there and perform both destructive and reconstruction. Poor Bradley is so so screwed.

Also I laughed at Mei taking on the Father by herself. Though I know she will no doubt prove crazy useful against him, I just don't see her saving the day.

And I don't understand what happened to Pride... Did he have to see the gate too? If so, what could they have possibly taken away from him? He could simply his stone's energy like Envy did couldn't he?

I like the new opening and credits, very badass, even though it reveals some stuff that shouldn't be revealed. I'm glad they're giving proper focus the Selim Bradley for being such an unstoppable beast.

Also next episode should finally explain everything!

How many episodes are there so far? I can't wait to marathon it when it's done.

We're up to 39. The series is gonna be pretty big when it's done. We haven't even really left Briggs yet.

I really hope it passes at least 60...

And the new opening is the best one for Brotherhood in my opinion. A helluva lot better than the third one.

Are you reading the chapters or just watching the show? You get the same story either way I guess.

Also, I don't know why, but Kimbley is really growing on me. I hated him in the first anime and didn't like him in the manga, but for some reason, he just comes off as a pimp in the new anime.  :-\

I was reading the manga up to chapter 99, but I stopped since I keep forgetting what happened in the storyline. I'm waiting for both to finish.

I agree, he was really despicable in the first one, and I came in with that preconception, but there's some new facet to his character that I can't really describe that is making him more likeable for some reason.

Also, I'm trying to decide which I like more, the new opening or the new ending.

I like the opening, but just by a hair, mostly cause Pride's my favorite. I always have a sweet spot for the broken ones...

I have determined that I like the opening better, but the other ending is the best ending so far.

Well actually, they're both the best.

Let It All Out wasn't that bad, but the action definitely takes the prize for the best opening. Screw it, I like them all, except possibly for the ending which was just a bunch of stills of Winry working. I don't mind her, but those credits sucked.

And the rap or whatever you want to call it? Yeah, that was terrible. "Let It All Out" kinda bored me though.
I also liked "Hologram," and while the third opening grew on me, it still was the worst by far.

To me the format's exactly the same as the first series in terms of quality of the openings.

4 > 2 > 1 > 3

But none of them touch Rewrite.

I'm going to go ahead and throw this out there for everyone to see.


I think "Rewrite" is terrible. Probably my least favorite opening of the original.

Ready Steady Go was the best tbqf.

Yep.

I need to stop being a lazy bastard and catch up... I'm a horrible fan.


[IMO]The new opening is the best of Brotherhood, and almost the best of both the first series and second series. The animation is awesome, plus the song is really good.[/IMO]

I'd pick Rewrite over Ready Steady Go by a hairline. They're both great. I didn't like the third one as much, but it was all right. The first one was pretty good too. But Rewrite is just one of my favorite openings ever.

You're walking along a path to Bizzlefication, my friend.

Anyway, yesterday's episode was crazy cool.

How is that Bizzlefication? A lot of people like Rewrite anyways. >_>

Liking things that have no business being liked.

Seriously though, I think the last episode covered like, half a chapter...

Is that a lot or a little? If it's a lot, is it good or bad that it was condensed?

There's over a hundred chapters... I don't know, maybe they're just buying time so they can fit a lot into the next episode.

The chapters are all 36-40 pages too. There's generally a lot that happens in one chapter.

So it's not a lot... which means the show could go longer, right?

Someone needs to explain to me what Ed meant by shortening his lifespan and if it comes up again later, or it's just a one and done kind of thing.
Because I'm confused.

Did you watch episode 41?

No, not yet, didn't even know it was out yet.

It's up. You should watch it.

Ah, that, well as far as the Manga is concerned it hasn't been brought up again. Though I don't think it did much damage to his lifespan.

And with those last two chimeras introduced, I think the roster is complete!

Ok... so it's kind of a plot hole then?

Complete as in there are no more new characters?

I wouldn't call it a plot hole, it's mostly just that within the show, Ed doesn't get old enough that it would affect him.

I think that's all the major players. There are ton of people introduced in the end, but mostly extras.

Ok then.

VAN HOENHEIM IS THE MAN

NEXT WEEK WILL BE RIDICULOUS

Where do you get these episodes so far in advance!?

Their usually subbed and up by at least Tuesday on one or two sites that I look on.

Hohenheim = Very Badass.

Especially when you find out what happens every single time he uses alchemy.

Another fine episode. The interaction between the Armstrongs is priceless.

I'm surprised they kept Ed out of the show for two whole episodes. What must the fangirls think?

Woo! Marcoh finally brings out the badass in him! The dude is an Anti-Homonculus tank, or any Philosopher Stone user really.

And the plot is really picking up fast.

Also, the rest of this post is about the latest turn of events in the manga, read at your own risk:

GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED! The expression on Ed's face was priceless, I bet he's never been happier to see a homoculus. It's a shame he wasn't able to do much. So the final fight is Izumi, Al, Ed, Roy, Hohenheim, May, Greed and a single baby panda vs. The physical embodiment of God and what's left of Selim. Awesome.

Also I'm pissed that we didn't get to see the end of Scar's fight with Bradley, unless Scar's still alive somehow.

My personal theory is that Greed ends up absorbing Advent's power, or at least replacing the current Truth if everyone's brought back somehow. Think about it, Greed would make an awesome God. His one fault? Greed. And that would be pretty done away with once he physically owns everything. Mix that with his fierce protection of anything he owns and Ling's leadership skills and you have one badass deity on your hands.

Yeah, Marcoh's the man now. I really didn't think he had that in him.

*Does not read fine print*

**** YEAH LING

ALSO **** IS GOING TO GO DOWN NEXT EPISODE


EDIT: I WATCHED THE LAST SCENES AGAIN
SERIOUSLY THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST INTENSE FRIENDSHIP SPEECHES IN ANY ANIME

Ah, the rematch. Only now Greed is way more pissed, and he also has Ling's fighting abilities, Wrath is gonna have a bit of trouble with this fight.

I'm so excited.

Wait, they're already that far? wut

Lolyouef

You should've kept up.

Nah, I like marathoning shows over watching them as they air.

Yeah, Greed just killed his own previous henchman, now he's attackin' Wrath in his house. Not exactly the best way to greet your superior, but this is the ultimate grudge match.

Manga spoilers (Don't read, random)
Oh, thought this was the latest match between Greed and Wrath. >_>
End

That's quite small, I don't believe I can read it.

I HATE TO CLARIFY THAT IT WAS MANGA SPOILERS AND NOT JUST ANIME SPOILERS GOD JEEZ WHAT THE HECK

GOD

JEEZ

WHAT THE HECK

Probably the best episode yet.
The Armstrong Scene may have been the funniest in any anime I've seen.
Greed is the man.
Shao May is retarded.
Credits were cool too.

GREEEEEEEDLIIIIIIIING! This episode is automatically my new favorite, just because he was in it. Any episode after this that also features Greedling is also my favorite.

FMA has one rule. It is very simple to follow, but you must follow it:

Do NOT **** with Olivia or Izumi. You will be dead in seconds.

And yeah, not May's finest hour. Though it looks like both sides are finally mobilizing for final battle. There's still quite a bit of content left, but this is where **** starts getting real.

*Fingerbridge followed by slow nod*

Greed is easily the best homunculus.

By far.

I think he might be one of my favorite characters. Probably a tie between him and Hayate...

Lulz, Hayate.

In spite of the tsunami warning that was overlaid on the right half of the screen for the entire episode, that was pretty good, though not as action packed as of late.

And if it hasn't been said already, Grumman is pretty cool.

Pride gets busy next episode.

Hehehe, the plans all come together, both sides haven't exactly been relaxing over the time skip. Looks like the start of the finale arc starts next episode. This is gonna be awesome! And they're starting with the manga only a couple chapters from completion, excellent timing.

And yeah, Prides kind of a dick...

Ah, Pride showcasing his cheap-ass abilities. At least he had the decency to attack this late into the manga where the characters actually stand a chance against him.

Good to see Ran Fan is back. Poor Gluttony, you really gotta feel sorry for the guy...

Not really.

Not really what?

I don't really feel that sorry for Gluttony.

He has taken the most damage amongst the Homunculus since he's lived twice. And he's not really evil, he's just doing whatever he's told.

I kinda just don't feel anything toward him.

Yeah, he is kind of a throw-away villain the more I think about it...

Alright, well now I feel bad for him.

Rest in peace you magnificent fat bastard.... ;~;

We're going to war next episode. I'm excited.

I hope we're all ready for some thrillin' heroics!

This episode was pretty good. And it's always nice to see Pride get beat, though I don't see why Hohenheim could'nt have just used his alchemy to put out all the fire.  :-\

oh u naive anime watching kids.

I'm tempted to just binge on FMA: Brotherhood starting now. >_>

DO IT

Fun stuff. Armstrong's sister is still the scariest and most badass woman I've ever seen portrayed in fiction.

I'll be able to discuss it Thursday...  :(

Why Thursday?

Cause that's when it pops up on Funimation.

>_>
Alright then...

Does anybody know if this is going to be a super long anime? Like, 100+ or even "on going till we lose all of the original fans" long?

It's supposed to be 63 episodes long or something.

Where did you hear that?

MAL and OT.

Not credible.

At the very least, it is going to finish relatively soon?

It's definitely getting close.

Maybe, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's around that number.

Lol me neither. Sounds about right.

Dunno about that. The final battle takes up, what, about 20-30 chapters out of 100? But I don't see how they could pad the action sequences, so it could go faster.

...


Ok I know nothing. I'm just watching the show.

Haha! Next episode is the beginning of the Sloth fight. In my opinion, it's one of the best fights in the series!

New opener is alright, but not as good as the last, in my opinion. Ending is so so.
Holy nightmare fuel in the first half of this episode.
Alphonse is a badass.

The opening's alright. I don't like the credits though.

Wow, they set up all the fights up pretty quick. And Alphonse has just gained another level in badass. I'm starting to think that poor Ed might never catch up...

And May is pretty badass as well. I mean, sure she made a deal with the devil and got screwed over like we all knew would happen, but the way she was kicking those zombie's asses for awhile...

****. Yeah. Yoki. And. Heinkel.
Alphonse is still badass. So are the Armstrongs. Stunningly so.
Violin rendition of "Lapis Philosophorum" was quite nice.
Mustang will be on fire next week.

This month's chapter literally shat awesome. I have no idea how they're gonna top this next month. I simply don't. It's all come together into such a beautiful cacophony of "Holy ****!"

Pride getting taken down by Kimblee who distracted him enough that Ed could turn himself into a goddamn Philosopher's Stone and invade Pride's body brought tears to my eyes. Looks like this series still has a bit of build-up till the finale. I cannot wait.

If it wasn't for the fact that some people some people still hadn't read the manga, I would so make a profile of a certain someone giving his badass adieu.

Next weeks episode will be really **** awesome.

Mustang incinerating the **** out of Envy, with Envy completely unable to raise a counter attack.

Hell. Yes!

I cannot wait until the next episode. I hope what the preview they showed wasn't just at the end of the next episode.

So. Damn. Satisfying.

On the one hand, I feel bad for Envy. He just has no chance to fight back, and none of his plans work.

Then again, Envy is a sadistic dick who killed Hughes, so screw him.

It really really sucks to have a healing factor when fighting the flame alchemist... You get to have your eyes boiled out twice.

And your tongue.... and your skin, several times...

How long till the end do you guys think?

Might start watching soon.

Ten episodes.

Definately getting close to the end.

*glances around page*

Well this is annoying because I started srsly watching this and I'm only on episode 29 and you all are dumb and ahead of me and spoilery and I wanna talk about it.

Well, it'll probably only take a couple days. Watched 17 episodes since yesterday and I'm going to watch more today...

We'll be waiting.

I KNOW YOU WILL.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU WAIT WITH ANXIOUS ANTICIPATION AT MY ARRIVAL AT UP-TO-DATENESS IN SUCH A GREAT SHOW.

>_>

Possibly my favorite episode to date.

Envy. Finally.
Motherfucking Alex Louis Armstrong is a champion. Excellent and Elegant.
And Izumi is finally on the scene.

I clicked on this topic and wondered why I was clicked on it, and I am infinitely indebted to Random's consideration.

DON'T WORRY THOUGH GUYS, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL WAITING, BUT I'M AT EPISODE 40 NOW. ONLY LIKE TWO MORE DAYS. IMMA COMING.

CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO GET HERE RAZ

I KNOW.

BUT LET'S not make this a bizzlecaps conversation.

'k.

So... I'm just gonna... Go watch more <_<

...What episode's the show at now though? 50-something? 53? I dunno. I have up to 51 here.

54 as of today.

Curse today.

You won't be saying that once you see it.

Probably. I know the episode title is "Beyond the Flames". Roy-centered? Way back in the episode 20s dealing with the burnt corpse and temporary capture of Gluttony was so "oh my god Roy you are awesome."

Second half of 53 and first half of 54 are oriented around Roy, yes. And he's awesome.

FFFFF pace is broken now. Watched up to 53, because I couldn't find 54. I found 54, but now I have to wait for it to download.

Psst...

Streaming sites.

I refuse!

Also my computer can't stream like at all for some reason. I gets to between one minute and two minutes and the browser becomes unresponsive. The only way I can watch short youtube videos is if I pause and resume once every minute.

I don't know why. My computer's really full, but I don't think that would have an effect.

That's a shame.

It's like having a cylindrical knife.

I forgot this topic was mine.

*reclaims dictatorship over topic*

Storage shouldn't affect internet with a decently modern computer. If your internet sucks, it's usually cause your internet sucks.

And curse you people for watching episode 54 before me!

Don't wait for Hulu you fool! Take initiative.

If I was waiting for Hulu, I'd be watching episode 51 today!

Then what the Hell are you waiting for? You said you can't watch until Thursdays. Why is that?

But my internet doesn't suck so much that streaming should be that devastating... Aside from hiccups when first opening firefox, it runs smoothly and loads quickly.

So yeah. That episode was pretty badass.

I hate Envy for killing Hughes (hurdurf spoilers everyone knows), and yet I love him so much for some reason. I love watching him be a manipulative jerkass, I love watching him scream in pain whilst being burned to death over and over again, and yet he still managed to have a somewhat pitiable death. He's a pretty cool dude.

That stupid CG true form was ass looking though. Probably would have been better animated.

His true form was supposed to be hideous, so I don't really fault the CG, to be perfectly honest.

Well yeah I guess, but it just seemed so low-tech, even though it really wasn't. The motions were so obvious and it almost looked choppier than the animation. They use CG on the mannequins too, but it's not really as noticeable because they animate them when they're doing... Anything... The CG just makes the staggering crowds of them look better, and you can only tell they're CG by the shading.

Yeah. I just kinda see it as Bones's shtick. I don't think it really detracts from the show.

Oh no, not at all.

Yeah, I thought that episode focused a bit too much on Envy, but it was still pretty damn good for an episode that for the most part took place in a hallway and one room.

Envy was a grade A sadistic dick, but I can't help but feel a little sorry for him, in the end.

But if focused on Envy's death. I could watch three straight episodes about that.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHRUR IS GOING TO KILL PEOPLE NEXT WEEK

Also, Sig and Armstrong were made to fight with each other. Simply stunning.

****'s gonna get real.

Ah, the Fuhrer fight, that's easily my favorite fight in the whole series. It basically involves all my favorite characters.

And goddamn, I would never, ever, ever, ever mess with that couple.

So, the manga's gonna end on its next chapter, next month. (the second to last just came out, but the scanlations are ass from what I've seen. I read 'em anyway though <_<).

I've been following the manga since I caught up with Brotherhood a few episodes back, but I dunno if I wanna not read the manga ending and just watch it in the anime, since they're going to end in such close proximity, and this just released chapter I know'll be awesome animated.

hmmm

Well that was awesome.

@ The Manga: ;~; Ed is going to beat the **** out of Father. It had better be the greatest damned curbstomp battle in the history of Fullmetal for what Al sacrificed. I'm not sure if the next one's gonna be the last though. Seems like it might end too soon with too many unanswered questions. Maybe an epilogue would suffice. And for the love of God, someone fetch spirit Al a sammich!

And Mustang using clap alchemy was badass.

So i read the manga, and...

...Holy. ****. BALLS.

I'm hoping for this too. And as predictable as Greed "just wanting friends" was, I think it worked pretty well.

Also @ Manga:Not only do I think Arakawa said she wanted to end it was 208, pretty sure a scan from the manga said that the next chapter would be the last. It's pretty hard to be one chapter away from the ending and not let anyone know. You'd wanna hype it up. The content 'concerns' were temporarily alleviated by a rumour that the last chapter would be 150 pages long, but that's more or less not true... it could still be pretty long though.

And as for Al, something tells me it's gonna be Hohenheim who brings back Al.

Plus the Greed thing isn't really jarring at all if you think about Hohenheim's earlier accusation that father's creation of the homunculus was related to wanting friends and family. Thus, the Greed he extracted from himself would pretty much encompass the same feelings.

I wonder who would win in a fight, Izumi or Wrath. They're both absolutely bestial while still remaining relatively normal. They both simply have peak human speed and strength with Izumi having alchemy and Wrath having his eye.

That would be an awesome fight.

Dub's only up to 14.

;_;

I only had one two-worded reaction to this week's episode.



Holy ****.

Zhe End!




...


Not really, but that would be crazy funny.

I lol'd at the break when the crazy guy's name was just "Gold Toothed Doctor."

Other than the main event, crowning moment of awesome for Fu and Buccaneer.

What happened was indeed worthy of a massive holy ****.

Awesome episode though.

That was a damn good episode. Shame about Mustang though.  :(

Looks like ****'s hitting the fan next episode.

'twas indeed a good episode. It sounds really snobby and spoiled, but the manga scene where we see what's happened to Mustang was more dramatic I think <_<


And yup, **** be hitting the fan indeed... next episode seems to be the episode where everyone dies.

*Reads the FMA Finale*

;~;

I luv eet.

Indeed.

Did like.

winry + ed makes me feel happiness like a crazy fangirl. I hate myself now, by the way.

EdxWinry conclusion. I am a terrible **** sucker for romance subplots, so that was the best part for me. Seeing them with children was just even better. The only thing that could have made the ending even better, was a true confirmation of RoyxRiza.

Overall I was very pleased with this ending to one of my favorite series ever... I'll definately be checking out Hiromu Arakawas next manga, when and if she makes one.

I'd go so far as to say that it was at the very least heavily implied.

And yeah, whatever Arakawas writes next, I will definitely follow.

Yeah, but it had been heavily implied throughout the entire series. I don't think Arakawa ever explicitely stated it.

Still, it's extreme nitpicking, and doesn't detract from anything in the slightest.

So I went back and read Ch. 107 again, and I took a really close look at this page: (Don't worry, no spoilers)

http://mangastream.com/read/fullmetal_alchemist/152/3

The arm coming out of the upper right.

;v;

Hooray.

And I love Hohenheim's face in that picture.

Also the arm coming out of the left center. It's a small nod, but it's enough for me. I still need to make that profile. Maybe after the next couple episodes of Brotherhood come out...

It's surprising how a guy who died so early on in the story became such a loved and likable character...

Two ridiculously awesome fights have finally been resolved in the anime.

TIME FOR THE FINAL SHOWDOWN!

That was a really good episode. ;~;

Well, next episode is the epilogue. It's been fun.

Triple Post!

And thus ends my favorite series!

Lulz, one month later. I just watched the last seven episodes. Probably the single greatest episodic work of fiction I've ever experienced.

http://mangastream.com/read/fullmetal_alchemist/29614736/1

Daw! I knew they couldn't resist another epilogue.