Author Topic: Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Read 102994 times)

sneg · « **Reply #160 on:** September 05, 2009, 03:52:07 PM »

Great so far. Fortunately, I watched the first series so long ago I didn't catch many probs with the beginning.

If FMA:B will keep this sort of quality level until the end... One of the best series of 2009, tbh.

Psyker · « **Reply #161 on:** September 06, 2009, 04:59:50 AM »

From what iv seen, (21 eps) its kicks ass, you can nit pick all the little problems all you want, but if you watch it as its own series, it really holds its own. only thing i want to know is if its going to be 52 eps like the old series (im guessing not)

sdedalus83 · « **Reply #162 on:** September 06, 2009, 06:48:39 AM »

Quote from: Psyker on September 06, 2009, 04:59:50 AM

From what iv seen, (21 eps) its kicks ass, you can nit pick all the little problems all you want, but if you watch it as its own series, it really holds its own. only thing i want to know is if its going to be 52 eps like the old series (im guessing not)

It's been advertised as a year long broadcast since it was initially announced. Considering they won't come even close to the point the source has reached, look for a real FMA2 a few years from now when they have a conclusion to work with. It'll probably be 75 - 100 episodes once everything is said and done.

Takeshi · « **Reply #163 on:** September 07, 2009, 06:12:16 AM »

22 was very powerful. I loved how we're able to understand a bit more about Scar instead of him just being an evil man. FSS, this is my favourite show this year, it delivers a great story, always good animation and sweet action.

Screens from 21 as promised, you gotta love Bradley's look, so fucking evil.

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Quote from: sdedalus83

It's been advertised as a year long broadcast since it was initially announced. Considering they won't come even close to the point the source has reached, look for a real FMA2 a few years from now when they have a conclusion to work with. It'll probably be 75 - 100 episodes once everything is said and done.

So you're saying there's going to be another FMA to finish the story? The anime has covered about 47-48 chapters in 22 episodes and there's 98 chapters at the moment. Either way, I don't mind them using more episodes to tell the story. And fitting everything into a one-year-series would seem a little tight to me because the manga is still ongoing (even though the manga might be ending soon) and there's going to be more chapters than the ones already out.

I cannot get over how much the anime owns the manga. Seriously, I almost feel sad about those who have read the manga and already knows what going to happen in this awesome anime.

en dash · « **Reply #164 on:** September 07, 2009, 11:45:09 AM »

I don't agree with these notions of Brotherhood being "right" or "wrong." I have absolutely no problem with a writer re-interpreting their own stories in as many ways as they want. It's not like it's real history, and even with that, as new things are discovered, our perceptions can change.

With that said, I've found this series to be totally enjoyable. It has great moral and philosophical content, action, and a plethora of emotional moments. I didn't watch the first FMA series, but I thought I would give this one a try and I am really glad I did! Once it is finished, I think I will go back and check out the original next to spot the differences and compare the two. I wonder which version I will think is best...

ryovyse · « **Reply #165 on:** September 08, 2009, 08:41:41 PM »

Watched the first several, then stopped. Still reading the manga, but will wait for the english dub.

agbaba · « **Reply #166 on:** September 09, 2009, 10:37:40 AM »

I stopped watching brotherhood after about 5 episodes (because it was way to similar to first series and felt rushed). I resumed watching brotherhood at about 11 and have enjoyed. It really is high quality show, the plot is still convincing, characters are interesting and the animation is nice. Hopefully it stays this way.

Damaar · « **Reply #167 on:** September 18, 2009, 06:45:29 AM »

Wow, it started ok, but I'm pushing myself just to get past episode 3, they really kill the mood over and over. The show doesn't even feel like it's taking itself seriously, that's fine for a comedy but not for an action show, and when it tries to be funny it really isn't. I'm only going to push through to see the divergence of the plot later and I rarely give up on a show less then 3 episodes in, but so far I'm disappointed.

newy · « **Reply #168 on:** September 18, 2009, 07:02:59 AM »

Get through to ep11 or so. The pace will slow down somewhere around there.

flamedance58 · « **Reply #169 on:** September 18, 2009, 07:08:42 AM »

I've always found FMA to have quite a bit of humor actually, I wouldn't classify it as a Super Serious no laughing kind of show/manga.
So far I'm enjoying it and the mix of action, seriousness, and of course the laughs is very satisfying.
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BTW; You Fail.

Quote from: ryovyse on September 08, 2009, 08:41:41 PM

Watched the first several, then stopped. Still reading the manga, but will wait for the english dub.

Damaar · « **Reply #170 on:** September 18, 2009, 08:25:02 AM »

Nothing wrong with humor and i'm aware that the original had some amusing things sprinkled in. Some of the best shows know how to balance the different aspects to improve itself overall, this show just seem to way overuse...how should I put it, Generic over expressive anime faces that don't fit the mood of the moment. The original had the comedy without adding it in at inappropriate moments, that's really what's bothering me more then the pacing. I can handle it speeding by because of all i've already been exposed to in the previous show. As a standalone I think anyone would be missing out if they watched this series first though.

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some ppl do prefer things in English, when your native language is English and you tend to watch things other then Japanese anime it sounds more natural, and they don't always butcher the voices in dubs, sometimes it actually sounds better, and if your struggling through a show or you spent all day reading real things like books, sometimes it's just easier to make yourself watch something you don't have to read. It's a matter of preference, you don't have to be rude just because someone expresses an opinion different from your own about subs vs dubs.

Many anime characters don't even always look Japanese*anyone who thinks matsumoto from bleach for example looks japanese just because she has a japanese name needs to be smacked*, why should they have to always be voiced in Japanese *with no foreign accents much of the time* to sound right to some ppl? Not to mention Japanese voice actors often butcher foreign accents and languages used in the Japanese audio of the anime worse then English versions. Case and point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USS89WQZA58

Havoc10K · « **Reply #171 on:** September 18, 2009, 09:01:58 AM »

l'll wait till it's finished to watch it, but l know already almost everything, l know l'll like this show, but to me S&W2 and Bakemonogatari are currently the best ones, also Umineko is kinda going to go the right way now ;]

l sure hope Bakemonogatari next ep is edible.

Takeshi · « **Reply #172 on:** September 18, 2009, 11:22:05 AM »

FMA2 is its own, and I don't mind the sudden humour. Did anyone else think:

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Havoc10K · « **Reply #173 on:** September 18, 2009, 11:32:20 AM »

Quote from: Takeshi on September 18, 2009, 11:22:05 AM

FMA2 is its own, and I don't mind the sudden humour. Did anyone else think:

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Gluttony looked like Spiderman in the cartoon when he transforms into that monster spider?

Anyway, that was quite a surprise. Damn, I need next episode ;__; why so many cliffhangers!?

the only dissapointment l had in the first series was that the opening scenes were never used in the anime or the series, l found that weird, a scene like that would be so awesome.

i_am_otep · « **Reply #174 on:** September 18, 2009, 03:20:57 PM »

Quote from: Takeshi on September 18, 2009, 11:22:05 AM

FMA2 is its own, and I don't mind the sudden humour. Did anyone else think:
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Gluttony looked like Spiderman in the cartoon when he transforms into that monster spider?
Anyway, that was quite a surprise. Damn, I need next episode ;__; why so many cliffhangers!?

I found it a bit disgusting to be honest. He looks so ugly

Quote from: Havoc10K on September 18, 2009, 11:32:20 AM

the only dissapointment l had in the first series was that the opening scenes were never used in the anime or the series, l found that weird, a scene like that would be so awesome.

lol I know. I was so looking forward for those kick-ass fight scenes but it never happened

Havoc10K · « **Reply #175 on:** September 18, 2009, 03:29:16 PM »

yeh that was a miss, they would be so awesome, actually those would be great for a movie of some sort, like in the games, the games revolve around 2-3 days not mentioned in the anime and mangas, just a side stories from the main plot, and it would be great to have a movie with those scenes, well have to see if they decide on anything what l did like was that Square- Enix published the manga on their website, so that anyone could read it.