tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382391987439077374.post729093387116670175..comments2023-06-28T07:38:41.232-04:00Comments on Ani-Gamers: FMA: The Brotherhood Diaries – Episode 45Evan Minto (Vampt Vo)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02857859638709251077noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382391987439077374.post-34111050301004950712010-03-13T22:08:31.237-05:002010-03-13T22:08:31.237-05:00You make me a sad FMA fan Ink. Despite comparing b...You make me a sad FMA fan Ink. Despite comparing between the first anime and Brotherhood being the whole point of your diaries and it being enjoyable enough, it still makes me sad when you say things like that. T_T <br /><br />Disreguarding the fact the "The Forgers Love" and "Her Reason" are both fine examples of why FMA1 was a horrible anime that fell short of writing any of their own good filler, it's just the fact that a lot things the anime did were fed to them by Hiromu Arakawa (the manga-ka) and they made watered-down versions of it for their plot or grossly exaggerated them to a point of ridiculousness. But now because of this the anime apparently "had them first" even though the ideas were already set for the manga, just hadn't been written yet. <br /><br />Sigh... Okay, crazy-manga-fan-rant over. I still greatly enjoy these diaries comparing between the two series. I just wish the manga got more of its due. You'll be noticing how the first FMA did a lot of watered down versions of Arakawa's ideas pretty soon into this series. <br /><br />Oh, and I agree about what you said in the first paragraph and I wouldn't really call the Ed/Al moment defining. It's just a really simple thing that touches my heart because the manga does a good job of that, since the characterization has been so wonderful. But of course, a lot of that is greatly lacking in Brotherhood.FMFANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382391987439077374.post-79411490682712293582010-03-02T00:49:49.570-05:002010-03-02T00:49:49.570-05:00If I can take your experience from the manga (whic...If I can take your experience from the manga (which I have not read) for granted, then "Ed's personal growth and maturity in the manga was something that happened gradually throughout the whole story" could also be said for both series. In each, the characters have a well-developed motive and imperitive and do not develop their traits out of the proverbial blue. FMA2's near death experience was just sort of the pinnacle of self-defeat for Ed and as such is a justafiably identifiable turning point for his character. Not to say it's sudden...just a pinion.<br /><br />I've seen both OVAs for Brotherhood now, and liked the "the blind alchemist" moreso than the other. The former offered a good look into the morality of alchemy, as in FMA Episode 4, "A Forger's Love," while the latter offered some great supporting material for Hawkeye and Winry but fell short of offering anything left out of FMA1's Episode 26 "Her Reason."<br /><br />Of course, I'd not be opposed to anything extra thrown the FMA fan way, and I'm looking forawrd to the Ed/Al defining moment you mentioned.Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976877856602756820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382391987439077374.post-11999546009758161212010-03-01T17:15:24.123-05:002010-03-01T17:15:24.123-05:00Eh, I always thought Ed's personal growth and ...Eh, I always thought Ed's personal growth and maturity in the manga was something that happened gradually throughout the whole story, not something turned on in him by one singular life-changing event. <br /><br />FMA1 did make a lot of Arakawa's omakes parts of the show "the dog of the military" and the Armstrong story and the "Flame vs. Fullmetal" but Arakawa also has written a lot of more serious and very touching omakes that show great little glimpses of extra characterization and background/backstory. They've done two so far for Brotherhood...but they've yet to do my three favorite "Long Night", "Family" and "A soldiers battlefield once more"<br /><br />Sadly it looks like they'll only have time to make one more OVA for Brotherhood though T_T <br /><br />*sniff* Ed and Al being separate breaks my heart. There's this one scene coming up soon that's very subtle and simple but it says a lot to me. It won't be for a few episodes though. <br /><br />As always really great and interesting reviews :DFMAFANnoreply@blogger.com