Anyone for Full Metal Alchemist?

[Fullmetal Alchemist]

new season will be in April of 09 and it will be following the manga. (it also adds a new character that's in the manga)

[SSJ4 Goku]

Honestly, I don't know how I feel about this. Don't get me wrong. You can find a myriad of (at this point very old) posts in the annals of this section of the board (plus in my journal most likely) about how obsessed I am with the series. It's definitely in my top five or so, with Maes Hughes being one of my favourite characters ever. However, here's where the problem comes in:

The anime doesn't start diverging from the manga for a while. True, by now we've got 17 volumes of the manga released in the states (and 20 released in Japan), but the first 25 episodes or so of the anime were still following the manga reasonably well. If they re-animate it from the beginning, we'll be going an entire season with virtually the same storyline, and it's not even too old of a show where you could at least argue, "well, the visuals will be a lot better" (like they're doing with the Evangelion movies, for example).

Additionally, if they animate it from the beginning through where the manga is now, it's going to turn into quite the lengthy series, as the first seven volumes covered those 25 episodes or so, which means we'd easily be looking at a series that could reach triple digits episode-wise. Also, since Arakawa has made no indication that the manga's near a conclusion, that means we may run into the same issue again of catching up with the manga and having to create a new path again (which there's nothing wrong with, as I was very satisfied with the ending of the series, but, when your selling point is "based off of the manga," it should be...based off of the manga. -_-). On the other hand, it may not be a problem, as, by the time they manage to animate all 20+ volumes, the manga could very well have ended, as I don't know how much longer they could stretch out the homunculi story (unless they start a new story after that). But I'm rambling now, so I should stop. >_<

Of course, I'll still watch it, devour it, and, presumably, love every minute of it, but I'm just saying they've got some hurtles in front of them and I can only hope they pull it off with as much success as they did the first time.

[zodiark12]

Yes this anima is awesome to bad it ended. If you haven't seen the movie Conqueror of Shamballa the last movie for the series it was very good.

[RamesesII]

Love it, Love it, Love it my favourite anime of all time i used to walk past it in the video store the hiring type and read it and didn't hire it not thinking much of it and then i finally saw a preview and bought the first one and i just went crazy and bought the whole lot and bought the movie as soon as it came out i absolutely love FMA if you haven't already guessed.

[HUNK]

Well ever since Adult swim started showing FMA I decided to start watching it and I gota say I think its pretty cool.

May favorite charecter would have to be Roy Mustang just beacuse he can snap his fingures and cause people to burst into flames! Thats so cool. I havent seen many episodes though.

[AbysalDarkness]

i love FMA i been watching it for some time i started watching it when ever the first tiem it was on adult swim just a really great show

[sephirothsbigfan]

I love FMA. I actually got started by playing the game Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel. When I started playing I got hooked! Ed is soooo cute, and I love it when someone calls him "shorty"! Ha! He loses his temper and snaps. Armstrong is nuts and shows off too much, but like Ed, he makes up the series because he is funny.

[Kilala]

Fullmetal Alchemist!! <33333333
This was the first ever anime I watched. I remember everyone was into anime, and I saw it in the shops. Blissfully unaware of anything about it I asked for it for my birthday.
Then it remained on my shelf for like a year... unopened.... Until... This year...
AND OMFG I LOVE IT!! <3333333333333333
Eh hem... ^_^ so yes I would go as far to say it's quite addictive. I've only seen the first 24 episodes though... but I've ordered the next ones. I can't wait *Eyes glaze over* *.*

[Led Zeppelin]

The first time I saw FullMetal Alchemist was two/three years ago my brother bought a dvd about it and made me watch it with him....I'm starting to see a pattern on how I discover anime <.< >.>....brother.....Anyways, when I saw it I feel in love with it =3... I love Edwards reaction to being called short all the time..makes me laugh xD...And I remember that the last episode made me bawl ='( It was so sad....After I finished watching it I had to buy all the mangas for it and read it...I couldn't resist 0=3...This is my second favourite anime so far...<3

[CecilGod1994]

I also watch Full Metal and Inuyasha (corret spelling)

[Xanatos]

I have watched tons and tons of anime but Full Metal Alchemist is something that you dont see every day. FMA is surely some rare jewel a masterpiece if you like. FMA has interesting characters and story so great that the other anime series should be ashamed.
This anime is on a way higher level than the others I have seen so far.I don't think that there will be any anime greater than this one. There is nothing more to say than this is truly a anime that deserves my respect.

[sephirothsbigfan]

I love FMA! I got started with the game Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel and just got hooked! It was sooooo funny and cute at the same time. Ed is my favorite. I like picking on him "shorty!" lol hahahahahah

[fivetail_uzimaki]

Fullmetal Alchemist will always have a place in my heart. ^_^ Though sad, I still enjoyed it. Ed is so funny!! Gotta love the Elric brothers.

[Josh_R]

FMA is in my top ten


1.Hellsing
2.Bleach
3.Naruto
4.S-Cry-Ed
5.All of the gundams
6.Inuyasha
7.Deathnote
8.Dragon Ball GT
9.FMA
10.Cowboy Be-Bop

[Rnin]

I have watched every Episode starting from the very start. This anime was suburb in every way. The only thing that sucked about it was the ending. =(

[Josh_R]

The only thing that sucked about it was the ending. =(

the ending was the worst ending in the history of an anime...I felt that the series should have continued because it had the potential to be even better than it already was....

[AbbygaleM.V.]

If you have sat down and watched the entire anime, plus the movie, Plus played the games; Then i think you like it. I did that XD I LOVE fma.

[SSJ4 Goku]

Well, nearly a year after my last post in this thread and 32 episodes into Brotherhood, I think I can safely say that my fears have been for naught. While I'll admit that the initial episodes weren't quite up to par with where they were in the original series, that may just be due to my already knowing what was going to happen, as we had seen it all before. I don't necessarily think that's the case, though, because, having read the manga, also, I STILL know what's going to happen, but I still look forward to each week's episode. I think that, after a dozen or so episodes, they started getting into their groove, and I really haven't had any complaints with it after that. I think they've got a good think on their hands and the only issue I still see looming is that they may catch up to the manga before it ends in Japan, as they animate roughly two chapters per episode, and, unless they take a break from animating it or the manga finishes within the next six months or so, they're going to run out of material to animate.

I guess we'll just have to wait and see, though. Regardless of what happens, I'm just going to sit back and enjoy it while I can!

[WilsonDean1990]

Its Awesome i watched the First Series of it, i started to read the manga and its completely different.

[smurphy]

I love FMA, it was the first anime series i saw( disregarding pokemon et al). The reason i loved it so much wasnt so much because of its humour which was great, but it had the darkest atmosphere of anything ive seen.

Currently watching the fansubbed FMA Brotherhood. Im loving it as much as the original series but does anyone know why they are basically remaking FMA only a few years after? Its just that they are so similar.

[SSJ4 Goku]

They're re-doing FMA so that they can animate the story as it happened in the manga. With the first FMA series, the anime caught up to the manga by volume 7 (which was around 30 episodes or so. Slightly after the first fight with Greed). While the creators of the anime worked closely with Hiromu Arakawa to ensure that the show went in the direction she wanted, it was still all original animation.

Now, with FMA Brotherhood, they're re-animating it according to the manga, which is going on volume 24 in Japan (in the US, vol. 21 was just released earlier this month). That being said, the beginning seemed the same because it was already animated in the first series, but (1)They cover the material that was already animated in a more abridged fashion and (2)That being said, the series starts to diverge from the original anime around episode...14 or so? (I don't remember the exact episode, but still--it's when they fight Greed).

So yeah, this one's going according to the manga, so, if you're familiar with the manga, you'll get to see the characters from Xing, the differences in the Homunculi, the Ft. Briggs troops, etc.

[ViveLaVive]

FMA is amazing! it is definatly number 1 on my list(2nd Wolf's Rain) I still enjoy watching ti and cant wait for bortherhood dubbed!

[rodrick]

If you dont want me to spoil it then dont listen to this. At the end your near where the phillosipher's stone when general Mustang and Armstrong try to stop you.

[SeaAlchemist]

i love this anime

[Arch]

I loved FMA! i just think it was wayyyy too short. Couldve been alot longer! but loved it none the less. Izumi was my favorite character along with roy. Izumi was hilarious

[Andromeda]

For those that don't know, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood English dub is airing on Adult Swim now, starting today. For those on the pacific time zone you haven't missed out yet. But you can expect it to run for a while on Saturday as 11pm Central and 12am Eastern.

I think they have a new Al voice actor or the actor's voice got really softer all of sudden. Otherwise, it sounds like all of the old cast is still around and sounding like their old selves.

[SSJ4 Goku]

While I didn't catch the dub last night, AS will also be posting it on their site the Wednesday after it airs (so this coming Wednesday, they'll be posting the first episode on their site). For those interested in owning the dubbed episodes prior to the first boxed set release in May, they'll also be available on the PlayStation Network and Zune the Sunday after they air (i.e., the following day).

And yes, Andromeda--there's a new VA for Al (which is understandable, as Aaron Dismuke was 12 when he first got the role, and I'd imagine he has since gone through puberty.) The only other change they made is Scar. Everyone else should be the same.