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The brilliance of Full Metal Alchemist
- Thread starter Manga Girls
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Animated FatCat
Student Council President
Ark said:I've seen worse stuff but I think it was too long for a "quest story".
Plus as someone said before the ending was a bit all over the place.
Definitely agree. There were too many episodes that were like filler, and shouldn't have been there. I genunienly think it could have been a very concise 26 episode series, with consistent quality. It seemed too strecthed out.
Animated FatCat said:There were too many episodes that were like filler, and shouldn't have been there.
I don't really remember that so much. What I do remember was by the end not caring whether they got their limbs/body back.
Caring about the characters is very important in series like this. Now and Then Here and There kept me concerned about the characters throughout and that was only 13 eps.
Manga Girls
Hunter
I actually liked the ending too, but mostly because it wasn't what I thought it would be. Yep, there are alot of filler episodes, but more than anything they serve as a way to link up different characters as majority of them are linked to one another in ways they don't know.
For example, Winry's parents were doctors at the time of the Ishbal insurgance, and they were killed. We don't know by whom at first but later we learn it was by the military (I wont spoil the surprise and say who) and it kind of changes your impression about characters. Thats what I like about this show. The line between the good guys and bad guys is often blurred. My favourite twist was when you learn why Envy is named Envy and just why she is jealouse of the Elrics. FMA really is a well constructed story.
I definately think you wouldn't be able to fit this series into 26 episodes, the story is too big for that. This is the first series that has kept me hooked for that long
As far as character sympathy goes... well, at first its a bit hard to feel emotion for a suit of armour, but the Elrics do go through alot but they don't feel sympathy for themselves. They now the consequences of their actions and try to deal with it. Towards the end, it's more about what the Elric brothers are willing to sacrifice to save each other and I believe thats the heart of the story.
For example, Winry's parents were doctors at the time of the Ishbal insurgance, and they were killed. We don't know by whom at first but later we learn it was by the military (I wont spoil the surprise and say who) and it kind of changes your impression about characters. Thats what I like about this show. The line between the good guys and bad guys is often blurred. My favourite twist was when you learn why Envy is named Envy and just why she is jealouse of the Elrics. FMA really is a well constructed story.
I definately think you wouldn't be able to fit this series into 26 episodes, the story is too big for that. This is the first series that has kept me hooked for that long
As far as character sympathy goes... well, at first its a bit hard to feel emotion for a suit of armour, but the Elrics do go through alot but they don't feel sympathy for themselves. They now the consequences of their actions and try to deal with it. Towards the end, it's more about what the Elric brothers are willing to sacrifice to save each other and I believe thats the heart of the story.