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| I think it was really good. It's true that it did nothing for the main story, but it made clear that death is something you can't avoid or fight against, one of the main themes in FMA (or so I think). Human transmutation is impossible, because the price is too high to pay and if you try, you'll only be left in despair.That's how it is and the OVA made this painfully clear. At first it was rather playful and funny and then... *BAM* 180° turnaround into despair and pain. Arakawa-sensei is really cruel. D: |
| I remember reading this a while back. It always creeped me out and left me depressed. The OVA did a good job of getting that across. Sad household, really. |
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Kantarou said: That was a good sidestory OVA, I particularly like the final line "But.. nobody was saved". It really reflected that family's situation, having to live a lie forever. Agree. It's a nice sidestory that adds to the background / lore of the series. Having to live a lie forever... That must be quite painful to endure. |
kie_ said: yeah i was extremely creeped out. A sad story :(That girl sure was scary. Yes, the ED song was very nice. I'd like to know who the artists is too please. |
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| Interesting OVA but that girl-thing was pretty creepy... |
| really sad, but for some reason im still amuzed because Ed put on his cloath in the head...1rst time i sawthat |
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| It was definitely a very haunting OVA, and I liked it quite a bit. As for the real Rosalie, the ending of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream comes to mind. And now I'm off to watch Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. xD |
| decent OVA .. that transmuted girl moving her mouth was kinda creepy o_O! 4/5.. (8/10) n like always, things don't go the Elric Brothers way ... *failed attempts* |
 When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. |
| Really good OVA, creepy yet strangely beautiful. |
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| I wonder what the point of keeping Rosalie around still was...xD Still creepy, feel bad for Jubau though...D: |
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RETVirus said: It was definitely a very haunting OVA, and I liked it quite a bit. As for the real Rosalie, the ending of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream comes to mind. Yeah, if Rosalie was still alive inside that body, it certainly calls back to the end of the story and Ted's fate. Though this OVA wasn't nearly as depressing. A decent watch though, more introspective than I was thinking it to be ... that is, when basing it off of the old FMA OVAs, which were just throwaway nonsense. |
| Creeeeepy! But I still really liked it. 'But... Nobody was saved' ;_; |
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| The ED Theme is on the FMA Brotherhood OST. It's track 28 if I remember it correctly ^^ Senju Akira - Happiness ~Requiem from "The Blind Alchemist"~ |
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| Fanatastiv OVA! It reminded me very much of the twilight zone. Creepy yet thought-provoking. 8/10 |
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Prongs said: Kantarou said: That was a good sidestory OVA, I particularly like the final line "But.. nobody was saved". It really reflected that family's situation, having to live a lie forever. lol, exactly what I was thinking. ^This, and EternalDreamer said: First thing that comes to mind is "Kill it with fire!" ^This. My thoughts exactly. And while I'm at it, I could mention that it was quite a nice OVA, although in retrospect, nothing really happened xD In the beginning: Human transmutation, nah you can't do that. In the end: Human transmutation, nah you still can't do that. xD |
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| Wow. Amazing. It really made me cry o.o What a household...now the only question is: does the real Rosalie feel and understand everything? Can she talk and chooses not to or can she think but not talk? Or maybe neither of the two... I think that this is what truly made the Elrics glad that their transmutation failed that miserably. Because we could all see that a successful transmutation is in no way better...made even worse by the fact that the creature actually resembles Rosalie, while the monster Ed&Al created hardly even resembled a person, not to mention Trisha herself. A very minor detail, but it really caught my attention in a very good way: that soldier at the gate smiling when the butler said 'Every one of us bears the burden of the truth.' I don't know why, but I needed to rewind and watch that short scene three more times. It was just so...meaningful. And of course the music near the end and then that haunting ending were amazing. Wow. Oh, and how could I forget: the way fake Rosalie turned to Al and replied to his 'Aren't you scared?' with 'Why? Aren't you the same?' (something like that, don't remember the exact words) with such innocent naivete...raises some questions. |
CenedessNov 25, 2009 3:54 AM
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Cenedess said: Because we could all see that a successful transmutation is in no way better...made even worse by the fact that the creature actually resembles Rosalie, while the monster Ed&Al created hardly even resembled a person, not to mention Trisha herself. But Judau's transmutation was successful, not successful, if you know what I mean, that's what everyone told him after he failed with bringing the real Rosalie back completely. Because.. I mean, he lost his eyes, doing his best, and they just couldn't bring themselves to tell him he failed : ( (Also, Ed&Al were kids when they attempted human transmutation, Judau was fully grown, even growing a bit old) |
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Oosran said: Cenedess said: Because we could all see that a successful transmutation is in no way better...made even worse by the fact that the creature actually resembles Rosalie, while the monster Ed&Al created hardly even resembled a person, not to mention Trisha herself. But Judau's transmutation was successful, not successful, if you know what I mean, that's what everyone told him after he failed with bringing the real Rosalie back completely. Because.. I mean, he lost his eyes, doing his best, and they just couldn't bring themselves to tell him he failed : ( (Also, Ed&Al were kids when they attempted human transmutation, Judau was fully grown, even growing a bit old) You said it - failed to bring her back completely. But he did bring her back in a sense, as the posture and the hair was the same. Her body was pretty much mummified (yeah, a minor detail xD)...but it was the same body, if you know what I mean. Same components, same DNA. He did resurrect the human he had intended to, but just in the body. Neither the soul nor mind is there, but she opened her mouth, so she is alive in a sense. Biologically, this would be a successful resurrection. It's just that...she's not completely human without the soul and the mind. In Trisha's case, what the Elrics created didn't resemble a human, not to mention having any of Trisha's characteristics nor DNA (as the hair scene showed). But I get your point and I admit that it's just my way of seeing the case, I may be wrong (and probably am XD). (now admit, how many times you facepalmed reading this? XD) |
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Cenedess said: Oosran said: Cenedess said: Because we could all see that a successful transmutation is in no way better...made even worse by the fact that the creature actually resembles Rosalie, while the monster Ed&Al created hardly even resembled a person, not to mention Trisha herself. But Judau's transmutation was successful, not successful, if you know what I mean, that's what everyone told him after he failed with bringing the real Rosalie back completely. Because.. I mean, he lost his eyes, doing his best, and they just couldn't bring themselves to tell him he failed : ( (Also, Ed&Al were kids when they attempted human transmutation, Judau was fully grown, even growing a bit old) You said it - failed to bring her back completely. But he did bring her back in a sense, as the posture and the hair was the same. Her body was pretty much mummified (yeah, a minor detail xD)...but it was the same body, if you know what I mean. Same components, same DNA. He did resurrect the human he had intended to, but just in the body. Neither the soul nor mind is there, but she opened her mouth, so she is alive in a sense. Biologically, this would be a successful resurrection. It's just that...she's not completely human without the soul and the mind. In Trisha's case, what the Elrics created didn't resemble a human, not to mention having any of Trisha's characteristics nor DNA (as the hair scene showed). But I get your point and I admit that it's just my way of seeing the case, I may be wrong (and probably am XD). (now admit, how many times you facepalmed reading this? XD) Still, do we really know that's exactly how the "real" Rosalie looked? I mean, the "fake" Rosalie was adopted because she looked somewhat like the original, but sure, I guess the zombie-mummy-thingy was similar enough xD But the best thing about Ed&Al's try, is that they didn't even get the correct person, but instead some random man with black (instead of brown) hair : D... Now that's a failure, yes xD Sure enough though, you've got valid points all over the place : p (and no, I didn't really facepalm, although I let out an evil-sounding "omoshiroi" =interesting, if you didn't know xD) |
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| Wow that was really sad but awesome. |
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| Nothing special like for me. |
| very sad episode, and the fact they keep the corpse(?) around is a little disturbing |
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| How sad, no matter how nice everyone is about it they are living a lie and bringing Amy into it is just wrong. I am pretty sure that Judau know that he failed. |
| Wow, I really liked. I thought it would have action, but it but it surprised me in the positive, great story. |
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| This ova rocked my socks off . . It had the right amount of drama and spook , to make me get goosebumps . Awesome stuff . . |
| Definitely just an OVA... since it doesn't add anything, but it is meant to just be a little spin-off or side story thing anyway. It was okay, I suppose. I love how Ed does the opposite of what he's told. :D And it was kind of creepy how Amy really WAS used to being around "Rosalie"... I would've had the same reaction as Al when Rosalie moved her mouth, supposedly. XD Or maybe I would have actually full-out bolted for the door... Rosalie was creepy... Liked Ed's line at the end. Really further instilled a feeling of sympathy for the family. :\ |
| I actually... liked it. A lot. Very intriguing OVA. It had the spook factor that I love. Rosalie's corpse is just freaky. And the fact that Amy can just go and brush her hair is even creepier. @_@ I find it interesting how everyone in the household's like, in it together to keep deceiving Judou. Hmm~. |
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| I had no expectations coming into this. FMA:Brotherhood has proved me wrong once again. I guess that's why it's the best. |
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| I'm actually decently surprised at how good that was. The real Rosalie scared me at first. |
| great episode. yeah it was definitely scary to learn the truth about all of this. i wonder if Judou will learn the truth someday? guess they will have to live a live pretty much forever if they want to keep these things the way they are. though i don't know what happened to the master of the mansion? he just died of a disease of natural causes right? can't wait for the other 3 :) |
| Rosalie:Oooww.Whole armor.A freak Al:Freak??!! Rosalie:Freak,freak,freak,freak,freak,freak,freak... Funny scene... FAKE human transformation. Yet it was quite decent episode. |
| Whoa! D: I did not expect that! Well, human transmutation IS considered impossible, so I knew there was no way it would work....and I was right. o-o The whole family was "faking" the return of there daughter Rosaly....and that poor blind alchemist can't see that the girl, Emi, is NOT Rosaly.... LOL! Freaky episode, but really good. xD |
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| Creepy episode. |
| Pretty heartbreaking act, even for an alchemist accepted as family. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| I loved the OVA, and that plot twist. |
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| OH very nice ! I want more OVA like this, the transmutation human is too dangerous. I'm sad for the butler ("_") |
| Wow, that room set up with Rosaline's skeleton was creepy as hell. They should just let the poor soul who's trapped inside the skeleton pass on. Al: They're nice people, huh? Ed: Yeah. Even though, their lives are broken. What an ending line. |
| Well they're certainly not what I'd call "good people". Sugarcoating the world until you like it is not really good. |
| Wow, everyone had a happy ending but "they weren't saved". Sounds pretty sad to be living in a world of ignorance. |
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| That's nice of the family to let the alchemist think he was successful with his transmutation, but still creepy. Good OVA though |
| Poor Jude, but the family was really nice to go so far of even adopting a kid so he could believe he didn't lost his eyes for nothing... |
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| That was creepy and sad. 4/5 |
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