Forum - View topicFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV) (w/ index).
|
Goto page Previous Next |
| Author | Message | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Blackpeppir
Posts: 234 |
|
|||||
|
I may sound like a fool for asking this, but I just came across a couple sites that say FMA:Brotherhood is only commissioned for 13 episodes. Anyone know if this is true and if it is what are the chances of that just being for this season and that we'll get another 13 next season?
|
||||||
|
||||||
Maidenoftheredhand
 Posts: 2633 |
|
|||||
Well yes Ed lying face down on the ground did make him seem a bit more pathetic (again this was not in the manga) but by the end of the episode he talks about moving forward. That line is not in the manga either but it certainly fits the themes of the manga. It's not like the characters in the manga never lose hope but the point is they find that hope again. And Ed certainly did by the end of this episode with a little help from Al of course.
Well okay I actually didn't like those back flips that much either (although there were only two) This is just me being a purist nitpicker though because I liked seeing Al punch Ed full in the face in the manga (and I also liked seeing his horn poke him in the forehead). But the rest of the scene was perfect for me and I don't think adding comedy to that scene ruined anything. And I am worried about them combining two chapters per episode as well. But I am just going to have to accept it because it looks like it might be the pace for the entire series.
No it is definitely not just 13 episodes. That is just the number of episodes for the season not series. I am not sure if they have an official number for the series yet (although apparently a German anime magazine said 63, that has not been officially confirmed though). |
||||||
|
||||||
braves
 Posts: 2309 Location: Puerto Rico (but living in Texas) |
|
|||||
|
I know that this has been said before, but the biggest complaint I have about this episode was: 1) Scar knowing who Ed was from out of the blue. 2) the scene where Ed got his automai blown apart was really lame.
The pacing was also a little too fast for me, though it's still loads better than what was happening in eps. 2 & 3.
No. I'd expected a R1 release sometime next year. I think that we are fortunate enough to get the streaming just days after the broadcast. |
||||||
|
||||||
Crimson_Reaper
 Posts: 11 |
|
|||||
|
From what I have read, it seems I am one in a few that actually likes Scar popping out of nowhere infront of Ed. I just assumed it linked with that fact that his freakin' sneaky. But yeah, I guess some parts were bound not be 'favoured' as they had to come up with something original, rather than to copy and paste some areas.
I am looking forward to next episode, as always. Be interesting to see how they get two chapters in one episode spoiler[without combat being in it at all.] |
||||||
|
||||||
Ikari1
 Posts: 531 Location: London |
|
|||||
|
Scar would obviously know who Edward and Al was just from the fact that they are famous alchemists already. Thier name seems to be bigger than others so it's not that hard to believe. How Scar got on top of a government building is another matter altogether and/or knew exactly how to find him is just a massive plot hole. As for characterisation, I dont remember the manga being that similar to how they have done it this time round. I certainly hope not as already i can see why they origionally went in a slightly different direction with the origional series. I just dont think the manga translates particularly well onto the screen, either that or I need to revisit the manga again which Im currently doing anyway. I was hoping this series would be THE one to watch over the summer for me but as it is there is plenty of other anime series on at the moment which are impressing me much more.
Why did they choose to take a different direction with the origional series in the first place. Any way I would write more but I broke my ankle last night and that means it is going to take me the best part of the rest of the day to go get some food since as luck would have it, i cant find my takeaway menus either. I suppose that leaves more time to watch anime and moan about FMA. 
|
||||||
|
||||||
|
braves
Posts: 2309 Location: Puerto Rico (but living in Texas) |
|
|||||
It kinda is hard to believe. It seems that everyone who meets the two recognizes the name "Fullmetal" but they think that Al is Fullmetal and Ed is his younger brother. But Scar conveniently knows which one is which he faces them. The scene made a lot more sense in the manga- where a soldier directly address Ed as Fullmetal and therefore Scar knows that he's the one. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
Ikari1
Posts: 531 Location: London |
|
|||||
|
The point is Scar isnt stupid and doesnt just wander around finding random State alchemists. He will have his sources. The scene illustrates Scar's intelligence compared to the ' rank and file'.
|
||||||
|
||||||
Fawfulhasfury
 Posts: 46 Location: USA |
|
|||||
|
Yeah, but he still should've been shown walking up, instead of just standing there. That is so undynamic it's jarring.
|
||||||
|
||||||
RhymesWithEmpty
 Posts: 208 |
|
|||||
|
I can see maybe if it had been, like, a dramatic cut to him standing there, but it wasn't, the whole thing was very casual, and he was just kinda there, out of the blue. So, yeah, it was definitely jarring for me. But I suspect we might be making this one tiny part of the episode into a bigger deal than it really is. Although even the 1st anime gave a reason behind Scar knowing who Ed was, so it's just kind of confusing when the series that is supposed to be following the manga more strictly cuts that unique little bit from the manga out. Still not the hugest of deals, though.
|
||||||
|
||||||
kpk
 Posts: 484 |
|
|||||
It actually make sense. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
kpk
Posts: 484 |
|
|||||
|
Ohhhhh, come on! give us some meat already, For God's sake!
This episode was all right, but nothing more 
and also.. the character design was kind of weird
|
||||||
|
||||||
penguintruth
 Posts: 8461 Location: Penguinopolis |
|
|||||
|
Well, nothing really went on in the newest episode, as it was both sort of made of character moments, background information and material we already saw in the first series, so I appreciate that they were able to get this done in a single episode.
I sort of liked how they tied the Marcoh meeting with the Scar attack and tied the watch bit from the Rush Valley arc into the Risembool episode in the first series, though. But really, it's nitpicking. This was pretty much just as good. Those are just my initial impressions. I'll have more later. Last edited by penguintruth on Sun May 10, 2009 10:11 pm; edited 1 time in total |
||||||
|
||||||
|
Maidenoftheredhand
Posts: 2633 |
|
|||||
|
I was actually pleasantly surprised with this episode. I was really nervous that combining Marcoh and Resembool wouldn't work but I feel they pulled it off very well and it didn't feel rushed at all.
Mind you they did cut a bunch pf scenes from the manga I am disappointed about (but I think I am beginning to accept that it is not going to be a perfect adaption). Yet despite these cuts everything flowed well. And they even added in a cute Ed/Winry scene. Also the scene with Ed looking over the remains of his house while Pinako was talking to Armstrong was done very well. Part of me would have liked Resembool to be one episode but they obviously want to get through the stuff that has already been done in the 1st series quickly. Which is understandable because right now there is a lot of deja-vu going on. Anyways as for the 1st series well I did like that they gave Resembool an entire episode and I loved the shining light scene but I never liked that they changed it so that was the first time that Ed & Al came home. And I also disliked how they handled the watch scene in the first anime honestly. So both versions had their ups and downs I guess. |
||||||
|
||||||
|
ryokoalways
Posts: 562 |
|
|||||
|
I understand they are trying to get pass the stuff that happened with the original animation so they can work on the rest of the manga material, but they need to do something about the pacing. The original had significantly better pacing.
|
||||||
|
||||||
crow-kun
 Posts: 155 |
|
|||||
|
||||||
|
||||||
 |
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
|
|
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group