Author Topic: Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Read 102932 times)

Aneroph · « **Reply #80 on:** April 27, 2009, 07:59:57 PM »

Quote from: mgz on April 27, 2009, 07:21:59 PM

Quote from: anerph on April 23, 2009, 11:26:23 PM
Wow, licensed by Funimation　on April first. They sure know how to ~~nab~~ RUIN the great anime quickly. guess it won't even get to grace BoxTorrents for a few days. Oh well. I guess the first season was so popular in America they would almost have to grab it quickly.

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lol you can put it that way I guess. You have to admit that Funimation licensing the first series is the main reason it became so popular in America (assuming no one else would have licensed it if Funimation hadn't). FMA is the only anime that has decent dubs. It's the only anime I can still stand to watch on Cartoon Network. Hopefully they don't put Johnny Bosch in this version anywhere. I am soooooo sick of that guy doing the main character voice in every freaking series.

mgz · « **Reply #81 on:** April 28, 2009, 01:29:35 PM »

Quote from: anerph on April 27, 2009, 07:59:57 PM

Quote from: mgz on April 27, 2009, 07:21:59 PM
Quote from: anerph on April 23, 2009, 11:26:23 PM
Wow, licensed by Funimation　on April first. They sure know how to ~~nab~~ RUIN the great anime quickly. guess it won't even get to grace BoxTorrents for a few days. Oh well. I guess the first season was so popular in America they would almost have to grab it quickly.

*fixed for accuracy*

lol you can put it that way I guess. You have to admit that Funimation licensing the first series is the main reason it became so popular in America (assuming no one else would have licensed it if Funimation hadn't). FMA is the only anime that has decent dubs. It's the only anime I can still stand to watch on Cartoon Network. Hopefully they don't put Johnny Bosch in this version anywhere. I am soooooo sick of that guy doing the main character voice in every freaking series.

i dont care why it became popular in america, its just a statistic that funimation has a high % of ruined anime for the amount they pick up

venkat007 · « **Reply #82 on:** April 30, 2009, 07:59:08 PM »

Y the hell r they jus remakin the same crap(Dont get me wrong the original was awesome)?!!!! Not like the graphics arent good but FMA was all about story and suspense!!! Wat a waste!javascript:void(0);

Aneroph · « **Reply #83 on:** April 30, 2009, 08:01:38 PM »

Quote from: venkat007 on April 30, 2009, 07:59:08 PM

Y the hell r they jus remakin the same crap(Dont get me wrong the original was awesome)?!!!! Not like the graphics arent good but FMA was all about story and suspense!!! Wat a waste!javascript:void(0);

Where the heck have you been? The original series rarely followed the manga and is VERY different from the current series. Some VERY big things happened in the manga that never happened in the original series. You could spoil it all and read the manga on it to find the page, page 1/2 of things that were different or you could just watch the new series and enjoy all the things that are different. Seriously though, the ending in the manga is COMPLETELY different even.

TCLe · « **Reply #84 on:** April 30, 2009, 08:03:30 PM »

Like the rest of y'all, it does seem rushed.
Though if I really wanted to watch the indepth story during this part of the timeline, I would watch the first season.

Hopefully it slows down right after the 1st series deviated from the manga.

venkat007 · « **Reply #85 on:** April 30, 2009, 08:12:25 PM »

Oh sad the 1st 2 episodes seemed to be very similar and i dint read the manga . I was under the impression that anime normally stick with original story (except when they add filler and stuff). Anyway are you saying they changed the ending. I dunno still watching it isnt as fun when it is just starting from the beginning.(watf its like they died in a mmorpg and r just respawning or smtin)

Aneroph · « **Reply #86 on:** May 04, 2009, 05:27:46 AM »

Woohoo Eclipse gave a giant middle finger to Funimation and their site is back up and running.

FMA:B Episode 5 was not the cream of the crop. It had some nice action, but the story was pretty boring. They through in a lot of bad humor in the middle of serious situations again. I am interested in seeing Winry in the next episode though.

DimensionW · « **Reply #87 on:** May 04, 2009, 05:50:12 AM »

Quote from: venkat007 on April 30, 2009, 08:12:25 PM

Oh sad the 1st 2 episodes seemed to be very similar and i dint read the manga . I was under the impression that anime normally stick with original story (except when they add filler and stuff). Anyway are you saying they changed the ending. I dunno still watching it isnt as fun when it is just starting from the beginning.(watf its like they died in a mmorpg and r just respawning or smtin)

Basically the anime was at risk of catching up to the manga, so they did what most anime that catch up to the manga do if they don't decide to turn the series into a horrible filler-filled pile of garbage...

They made a hole-ridden alternative plot.

All you need to know is the following:

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Basically, throw out everything you know regarding the main villain and minions. Throw out half of what you know about alchemy itself. Throw out the history of any character older than 40. Then you'll be set to understand the manga plot.

Aneroph · « **Reply #88 on:** May 04, 2009, 06:07:54 AM »

@dimension: WHOA! Spoiler tag that! some of the people that haven't read the manga are still waiting to be surprised by that information.

Xiayohen · « **Reply #89 on:** May 04, 2009, 09:10:19 AM »

Quote from: anerph on May 04, 2009, 05:27:46 AM

Woohoo Eclipse gave a giant middle finger to Funimation and their site is back up and running.

FMA:B Episode 5 was not the cream of the crop. It had some nice action, but the story was pretty boring. They through in a lot of bad humor in the middle of serious situations again. I am interested in seeing Winry in the next episode though.

Yeah, glad they came back. Was checking all week on their site. @_@

I dunno, having those kinds of things gives the anime a good "manga" atmosphere where it can deliver various situations only a manga can show.

Also, for some reason I caught this in the last few minutes of the episode...

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sdedalus83 · « **Reply #90 on:** May 04, 2009, 11:43:48 AM »

The purpose of SD is to allow mangaka to simulate dynamic movement, especially small motions like changing facial expressions and habitual ticks, within a static medium. I don't mind a little bit in anime, since it's still hand drawn; however, it no longer serves any purpose, aside from exaggerated slapstick, when used this blatantly. I always thought the first FMA went overboard, but this one takes it to a completely new level. So no, it doesn't give it a nice manga feel; it just makes a mockery of the source material by demonstrating a lack of confidence in the scenarios, dialogue, and characters.

KyraMaverick · « **Reply #91 on:** May 04, 2009, 10:11:09 PM »

I'm glad Im not the only one who felt rushed through the first few episodes. They're really banking on the fact that you have a base familiarity with the side characters and the beginning of the story. However, I was glad they took the time to mention Xing in the first episode. A nice way to let the fans know that they are going to get to something new.

DimensionW · « **Reply #92 on:** May 05, 2009, 04:30:12 AM »

Quote from: anerph on May 04, 2009, 06:07:54 AM

@dimension: WHOA! Spoiler tag that! some of the people that haven't read the manga are still waiting to be surprised by that information.

Alright. Truth be told though, I don't think describing the inconsistencies with the first anime adaptation really qualifies as a spoiler unless I were to tell what the alternatives were. Anyway, noted and changed.

As to how rushed the first few episodes have been...

It's necessary. They are wanting to finish up what we have already seen quickly, but if they were to just gloss over it, we'd be completely lost since some content got added to the first anime adaptation that wasn't in the manga adaptation and while it only slightly changes the story in some places (what we are seeing now), in others its a big deal. You might even note that the mayor of that coal mining town that didn't get an episode in Brotherhood since it was a rather minor event, and instead it just got glossed over in episode 4 in a debriefing by Mustang. It's a big deal that it happens since that character is a recurring character later on, but since they couldn't really redo the episode (since there isn't a whole lot of elaboration you can do with that event and they want to save work for the big stuff down the road), they couldn't just assume we knew it happened.

I think it'll probably be around somewhere between episode 13-18 when we are back up to speed with where the manga and the first anime parted ways and then it will be less rushed throughout the rest of the series.

agbaba · « **Reply #93 on:** May 05, 2009, 10:35:37 AM »

yeah i have to agree ep 5 was pretty boring. I wouldn't mind rewatching FMA but but I'm finding some bits of brotherhood boring.
Even if it meant having to wait a bit longer to get to the point where the plots begin to differ I would prefer if they didn't rush the episodes. At the moment the episodes are just all plot (very condensed) and since i know the plot its not that interesting.

newy · « **Reply #94 on:** May 05, 2009, 03:17:35 PM »

I never watched the first FMA nor did I read the manga. Is it really that bad? For I am new to it FMA looks quite... how do I say this... normal.

Though the story with Rose (was that the name of the girl in that town with the priest?) doesn't seem concluded (well, perhaps it's about to conclude regarding the last episode).

Lupin · « **Reply #95 on:** May 05, 2009, 03:51:40 PM »

I think it's actually better if you haven't watched the first anime because you won't be comparing the new version with the old one.

Faerwon · « **Reply #96 on:** May 05, 2009, 09:49:38 PM »

Quote from: KyraMaverick on May 04, 2009, 10:11:09 PM

I'm glad Im not the only one who felt rushed through the first few episodes. They're really banking on the fact that you have a base familiarity with the side characters and the beginning of the story. However, I was glad they took the time to mention Xing in the first episode. A nice way to let the fans know that they are going to get to something new.

Yes, they mentioned Xing. I don't know why I'm so bothered by it, but I was surprised that they only made one comment about the mine-town incident Ed solved and showed a picture of the guy who was abusing his authority over there. Minor side character in the manga that's still around.
Flashback material for when that guy reappears(?). or they're really going ahead full steam, skipping minor side plots people have already seen in the first anime adaptation.

agbaba · « **Reply #97 on:** May 10, 2009, 09:39:19 AM »

Quote from: newy on May 05, 2009, 03:17:35 PM

I never watched the first FMA nor did I read the manga. Is it really that bad? For I am new to it FMA looks quite... how do I say this... normal.

Though the story with Rose (was that the name of the girl in that town with the priest?) doesn't seem concluded (well, perhaps it's about to conclude regarding the last episode).

I haven't read manga. But I really liked the 1st FMA. So far the 2nd FMA lacks the character depth/development that was present in the 1st series.
But i have my fingers crossed that it will get better as it goes on.

deadskin · « **Reply #98 on:** May 11, 2009, 12:08:39 AM »

Well yeah, you can't expect much character development with only 1/2 the # of the original's episodes and additional cast.

Aneroph · « **Reply #99 on:** May 11, 2009, 01:42:02 AM »

Wow, episode 6 certainly went all over the place and rushed through a few different story lines. They are really trying to reach the episodes quickly I guess. Still, this new episode had Winry in it, who is still one of the better female characters I have seen