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[Oukan05]

Is this part of Full Metal Panic? If not, I'm looking forward into finding it. I'm just alittle curious; because I've heard alot of different titles begining with Full Metal.:worried: I don't know if they're the same or not.:nervous:

[haruno_sakura]

I watch Full Metal Alchemist!!! I haven't had the chance to watch episode 7 yet because of all the film papers that I've got to write, but thanks for the tearjerker warning ^_^ I'll be prepared with a box of tissues beside me! ^_^

From what I've seen so far, I don't see a connection with Full Metal Panic, but I could be wrong. The only reason it's called Full Metal Alchemist is because

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the protagonist is an alchemist who has gone beyond the laws of alchemy to attempt in reviving his dead mother, but because this is forbidden, he's doomed living his life with a metal arm and leg, and his brother, who was his accomplice, was only able to survive through the project when his brother trapped his soul into a suit of metal armor.

Confused yet? LOL. My apologies if I didn't explain it very well, but it's a great anime, and well worth watching!!! ^_^

[r2vq]

Ah FMA.

I read a few chapters of the Manga and I watched a few of the episodes.
Although the series didn't appeal to me so much all my friends are addicted to it.

The story is actually not that bad. Full of dark subplots and twists. The animation is of new style and the characters are really funny. The powes and the concept of renkin-jitsu(sp?) is great too! Love the Alchemy theme. :)

What I think bothered me the most was the character designs. Yes, they were pretty funny and some were pretty cool, but I found them too extreme or unbelievable. But meh, that's just my opinion. Can't beat the hundreds of people downloading the newest episode every day. :)

-ArV

[Hittokiri Zero]

I'm still a pretty avid Full Metal Alchemist fan i've only seen up to episode 28 and have some of the manga downloaded on my PC (I haven't read it yet though >_>), but what just occured to me is that the one thing i'm not liking about the series is how the plot has only made minor leaps and bounds in the last few episodes, I just feel the pacing of the series has kind of slowed. It's still an enjoyable anime I just hope *and am pretty sure it will* pick up pace and momentum sometime within the next few episodes =)!

Anyway there is nothing wrong with "unbelievable" character designs then again you look at any anime and the character designs are "unbelievable", and i'd have to disagree about the character designs being too extreme as well =P. Al's character design is really one of the only desgins i'd consider "out there" but meh that's just me i'll elaborate further once i finish my homework >_>

[r2vq]

Yeah, you're right. Characters don't have to be totally perfect to be realistic and even when they so extravagent you just /know/ they'd never exist in real life, the characters can still be fun to watch.

Though I found something about these characters that I just didn't like. I guess I'm not sure what it is...
But it annoyed me to the point of not watching the series.

My friends still watch the series and I know that many people do. Lots of people download it from people who fansub and release it online. link removed

-ArV

In the future, avoid posting links to illegal material. That sort of activity should be restricted to PMs. ^_~

~Dagger~

[Shippo]

I really enjoy watching FMA, even though I'm only on the twelveth episode... I heard the series gets a lot better later. So all I can do, is wait and see. But so far, its good, but nothing "amazing" IMO. At least so far. I do, although enjoy the whole idea of alchemy, and everything. I fiorst heard about this anime at a different forum a little while ago. Soo..I thought I'd check it out :p I think that FMA's characters are VERY simillar to Trigun's.

Edward Elric and Vash the Stampede. Both are sometimes the silliest of characters, but at other times they are the most serious people ever...

I'm eager to see why many people like this anime a lot. That's why I'll try to continue watching it till' the end of the series.

[Hittokiri Zero]

Full Metal Alchemist is produced by Studio Bones and Square-Enix I believe o_O. I think sony are the ones masterminding the music though and errr... yeah I think that answered your question :P. Anyway i'm eagerly awaiting for AKeep to release episode 29 the episode "preview" i've read of it has made it seem to be more of a character building type episode

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at the end of episode 28 a boy emerges from the forest before Ed, Al, and his teacher who had come to bring Ed & Al back from their training on the island; I'm pretty sure that boy is one of the "Seven Deadly Sins" (Such as Lust and Gluttony are); basically the "Bad Guys" in Full Metal Alchemist are known as the Sins due to their names and are named after the 7 sins in the bible that would cause you to go to hell. Which one of the Sins he is I have no idea, but he's either Sloth, Anger/Wrath, or Pride. I'll guess pride but that's just me x_X.

[Sephiroth]

Good observaton Hitokiri Zero. But anyways, I just recently downloaded some of the manga (up to chapter 30, I think) and downloaded some of the fansubbed FMA episodes. All I don't understand is that,

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why would Ed take part in a taboo ritual ,where he had to sacrifice half of his own body, and the intirity of his brothers body, just to revieve his dead mother.

I am currently getting interested in the manga, more so than I am the anime, it is simply amazing! Thank you for your time, and Dzey Jenn. :D

Even though what you described happened in the first episode, I added spoiler tags to be on the safe side. -Solo

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What happened was the brothers did not obey the law of conservation

"To gain something you need something of equal value"

They did not know this when they tried to revive their mother, they tried to gain something (their mother) and did give something of equal value

That's why Ed lost his arm and leg and Alphonse lost his body

[Hittokiri Zero]

Episode 29 dips back into the realm of freakyness and sheds some more light on what happened when Ed and Al tried to resurrect their mother.

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The fact that the boy found on the island has both Ed's arm and leg was kind of disturbing and so was the part where he transmuted himself to the bed o_O, what's up with Ed and Al's Sensei too? She seems to have some sort of disease/sickness as she started coughing up blood at the end again... Interesting developments just a little freaky... *waits for episode 30*

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[Aurus]

Full Metal Alchemist is up there among my favorites... it's gotten way more interesting than I ever thought it would, and there is so much to think about. I've had hour-long discussions when it comes to puzzling over the latest developments, and that pretty much bumps the show up to near the top of my list of GOOD STUFF.

I haven't seen enough anime (in my opinion, at least) to be able to say if I think the plot is ordinary, but I feel like the characters are complex enough that if I'm not interested in the plot, I always have something to wonder about when it comes to each person's next move. I just got episode 30 yesterday, and I'll probably watch it several more times... every time they answer one of my questions, they bring up twelve more! It's mind-devouringly wonderful! *glee*

I feel like alchemy was an excellent choice instead of any other sort of historical magic... it gives the whole show a different feel than most animes that involve magic or the supernatural. I mean... there's still something very real and scientific about it, even if the concept is magical or mystical. *grin*

I got my hands on an art book at a convention near me recently, but I haven't seen the manga... is it actually out in the US, or would I have to dig for fan-scan-translation things?

[Solo Tremaine]

[quote name='alphonse]its like so cool..i love alphonse so much....he so cool....OMFFG..imma noit kidding..i actually named myself after him..haaahaahah...love fullmetal alchemist lots...such a gd anime to watch..man i gottas go watch 29 and 30..damn..!!ehehhe[/quote]
Alphonse, this is complete spam. Please put a lot more thought and effort into your future posts. Use proper grammar and at least post something interesting to read. As this is, it's incoherent and pointless. I suggest you take a look at the OtakuBoards Rules before going any further.

[Yasuhiko]

Where can you find FMA? I haven't seen any of it yet, but I have read posts and full scale reveiws and I keep geting mor and more interested in it. If its a Japanese source forget it, unless it is also dubbed. I'm no translator. Thanks to whomever answers this. :D

[Dagger]

Yasuhiko, FMA digisubs are quite easy to acquire. If you don't know how to download them, just PM me and I'll try to respond as soon as I have a spare moment or two.

Several months ago, I downloaded the first episode of Full Metal Alchemist and thought it was utterly atrocious... probably because I was in a foul mood and expected the series to be some brilliant work of genius. This afternoon I decided (in a minor fit of procrastination) to take a look at episode 2. To my own surprise, I ended up enjoying it quite a bit.

The background music is pretty good--a bit cliched during some scenes, but borderline haunting in others--and Edward makes a fantastic main character. He's just so easy to root for. However, I still have little reason to think that the anime will be anything spectacular.... it's not nearly as funny as Yu Yu Hakusho, and the action has absolutely nothing on Get Backers (another 52 episode series) or Peace Maker Kurogane. On the other hand, Ed is awesome. I love his facial expressions. ^_^ The plot's dark undertones definitely appeal to me, so I'm hoping to see more... er, disturbing stuff. I suspect that I won't have any problems with potential filler, considering that I didn't mind all the random craziness in PMK.

You know, I sort of feel as though the first two episodes are a mildly crappy Kino's Journey rip-off. Obviously the plot is heading somewhere entirely different, so I can't complain all that much, but certain moments gave me a powerful sense of deja vu (I could swear that the exact same priest appears in both shows!).

~Dagger~