Author Topic: Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Read 102853 times)

jet_black · « **on:** April 05, 2009, 07:27:36 PM »

Ok so I stopped bitchin long enough to give Ep. 1 of the new series a chance. As much as it pains me I must admit that it does look like a winner. Anybody else seen it yet??? If so does it hit the spot for ya?

HazukiChan · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2009, 07:30:53 PM »

Haven't seen it yet but I have heard good things on blogs and reviews.

maxxjulie · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2009, 08:00:30 PM »

downloading gSS's release right now. why would it pain you to say it's good? did you really expect it not to be? i'd be shocked if it sucked.

quekmeister · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2009, 08:19:04 PM »

It's pretty good so far, I never watched the first series, but Ep 1 had some good action in it. I didn't really care for the so-called comedy scenes involving Ed's height (I'm sort of desensitized to that sort of thing) but I didn't really mind it either.

Oh, I found gSS's editing to be more fluid than Shinsen's.

maxxjulie · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2009, 08:33:35 PM »

i just hope the comedy isn't painful like it is in Hellsing Ultimate, another remake based more on the manga.

quekmeister · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2009, 08:36:07 PM »

Nah it's not painful, I know it's part of his character. Though if it keeps up for the entire run I'm going to get annoyed.

jet_black · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:07:11 PM »

Quote from: maxxjulie on April 05, 2009, 08:00:30 PM

downloading gSS's release right now. why would it pain you to say it's good? did you really expect it not to be? i'd be shocked if it sucked.

Not that I didn't expect it to be good. But just the mention of remakes and reboots always make my ass cheeks clench up to the point of ripping my boxers in two. Also there is the simple fact that I am an avid FMA (original series) watcher but I have never had the chance to check out the manga. So the pain is in reference to the adjustment that I personally will have to make in order to enjoy the show. On another note I have excited as a fat kid in a bakery about this series due to all the love I've been hearing about the manga when compared to the series. I would love for FMA:B to better than the first. Shit as far as I'm concerned the more FMA the better.

SandleHat · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2009, 09:22:20 PM »

I watched the first ep. earlier, seems to be good, re-introdution to the characters, some action also. Only problem I have so far
is the voice actor change of Roy Mustang

. Not that i don't like that particular voice actor, I just don't think he suits that role
as well as the previous voice of Mustang.

Sakura588 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2009, 10:49:43 PM »

I was really confused as hell when I first started watching it, trying to figure out what part of the timeline it fits in. My only problem is the excessive comedy and Roy's voice, but other than that it looks like it will be a nice remake of the entire series. (Assuming what Lust said alludes to the first two episodes of the old series. Also, while I do like the fact that they are redoing the show, I was hoping they'd wait on doing the "how it all started" episodes a little later in the series, but I guess if they are going to do it now versus later, getting out of the way now instead of between some nice action-packed episodes seems like a fair compromise.

Edit: with regards to the comedy, if it were as fluid as in the original, I wouldn't mind, but they seem to go out of their way with both that and the other random comedy quirks (they change the background instead of letting it flow -> not cool)

quekmeister · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:26:03 PM »

Wow, Eclipse has picked this one up now. Since their policy is not to drop things regardless, it's conceivable that they'll finish it. And I laughed when Shinsen replaced their original torrent with the one marked Syndicate.

Tatsujin · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2009, 11:31:21 PM »

Quote from: quekmeister on April 05, 2009, 11:26:03 PM

Wow, Eclipse has picked this one up now. Since their policy is not to drop things regardless, it's conceivable that they'll finish it.

Oh my god, Funimation is gonna be so pissed off! I'm so happy that they picked it up! They're my favorite fansub.

Are they picking up Hayate no Gotoku 2nd Season?! I hope they are! They should ignore HorribleSubs trolling. After all, they ARE horrible.

quekmeister · « **Reply #11 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:13:21 AM »

Eclipse is hands down the best release to watch. Shinsen's editing seems very awkward next to theirs. gSS is not bad, but some of the conversations, especially the different tone when Mustang and King Bradley were talking compared to Hughes, wasn't done as well as Eclipse.

Oh, they have the smallest release size as well.

Zalis116 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:31:56 AM »

Quote from: quekmeister on April 05, 2009, 08:19:04 PM

Oh, I found gSS's editing to be more fluid than Shinsen's.

I didn't see gSS' release, but I expected a little better out of Shinsen than lines like "You're forgetting what the human body is made 70% of!" "You're forgetting what makes up 70% of the human body!" would've been an improvement. I'll probably check out Eclipse's and the Funi streaming as well.

Let's not forget Eclipse did drop Slayers Revolution due to Funimation's request, but then again Static were also in on that one.

quekmeister · « **Reply #13 on:** April 06, 2009, 01:37:18 AM »

Quote from: Zalis116 on April 06, 2009, 01:31:56 AM

I didn't see gSS' release, but I expected a little better out of Shinsen than lines like "You're forgetting what the human body is made 70% of!" "You're forgetting what makes up 70% of the human body!" would've been an improvement. I'll probably check out Eclipse's and the Funi streaming as well.

gSS and Eclipse both got that one right.

Quote from: Zalis116 on April 06, 2009, 01:31:56 AM

Let's not forget Eclipse did drop Slayers Revolution due to Funimation's request, but then again Static were also in on that one.

Eclipse hasn't dropped anything they've done on their own, though.
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maxxjulie · « **Reply #14 on:** April 06, 2009, 02:15:53 AM »

oh man, so i got to download Eclipse now and compare it to gSS.

ShinraArmy · « **Reply #15 on:** April 06, 2009, 02:29:36 AM »

wasn't this one supposed to be faithful to the manga?

Tatsujin · « **Reply #16 on:** April 06, 2009, 03:04:10 AM »

Quote from: ShinraArmy on April 06, 2009, 02:29:36 AM

wasn't this one supposed to be faithful to the manga?

i personally don't care. i want it to be as good as the first season and to surpass it! i want some drama and love triangles! just a little bit. nagi and hayate need to .. CHUUUUUUUU!

Finalizer · « **Reply #17 on:** April 06, 2009, 03:45:58 AM »

Quote from: Tatsujin on April 06, 2009, 03:04:10 AM

nagi and hayate need to .. CHUUUUUUUU!

Ehhh... Wrong show, methinks.

quekmeister · « **Reply #18 on:** April 06, 2009, 03:48:49 AM »

Tatsujin's stuck on moe detector mode, methinks. d^_^b

Finalizer · « **Reply #19 on:** April 06, 2009, 03:51:45 AM »

Then he ought to be watching K-ON!, methinks.