Full Metal Alchemist

[Unbreakable Will]

you poor lil bastard using dbz as your reference point..... ive only seen 4 episodes of that in my whole life and im kinda happy about that

i havent seen fma, but i just burned through evangelion damn good for the most part

I'll have to look at Evangelion, oh and as for DBZ :P, it was a damn good show (at least for a ten year old)

[Momiji]

I came kind of late to the party and just finished Evangelion for the first time last week, and I absolutely loved it. It's definitely one of my newer favorites.

[Crimson]

Ah FMA, one of the many awesome series from back in the day.



So much anime, so little time.



PS: Naruto sucks.

[Kossage]

Fullmetal Alchemist is definitely worth checking out. I was introduced to it through the first anime adaptation which worked really well. Even though the first adaptation's plot became different as it progressed, it made sense, and I like how some characters were given more character development than in the manga (e.g. Lust). The animation, the music, the voice actors... everything worked well and made it a memorable experience, and I even liked the movie which helped to explain some loose ends and also worked as a continuation to the series. I see the first adaptation not inferior to the manga but a companion piece which is worth looking at.

The second anime adaptation feels somewhat rushed but it's understandable because they wanted to reach the Xing etc. stuff that was missing from the first adaptation. Still, I feel that the first series emphasized the plot in a more nuanced way whereas this new adaptation just goes along with the motions (at least so far). It's not necessarily a bad thing, but I feel that newcomers watching this second adaptation will be a lot more confused than if they had watched the first adaptation instead.

It's sad to see that they recast many voices in this adaptation but the new voice actors do a commendable job and seem to be just as good at it as the previous voice actors were. As much as I like the bold, epic direction that the new music takes, it feels somewhat forced at times and plays quite awkwardly in some cases (e.g. hearing epic battle music during a casual conversation whereas in the previous adaptation the music worked a lot better to underscore the brothers' journey) but maybe it'll work better in context once the series progresses.

The manga itself is a no-brainer for anyone wanting to introduce themselves to the story, of course, and it's interesting to see how the first and the second anime adaptation have emphasized different bits from it. I wouldn't say that FMA as a whole is a masterpiece, though, because it does have its share of flaws (in both manga and both anime adaptations), but it's definitely among the better series out there and is well worth the time reading/watching it.

[daggertrepe]

IZUMI FTW!!!