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Jan 27, 2009 3:18 PM
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Great episode, this is what action packed shounen should be like, a good deal of violence and some just plain cool scenes. Definitely gonna watch all of this.

Jul 7, 2009 10:29 AM
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great ingenuity and teamwork by the elric brothers
Aug 2, 2009 12:42 PM
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a slite of action and fighting ...
I liked the episode ..
I liked the guy with blue suit and black hair "forgot the name lol >< " ...
^^
Nov 29, 2009 4:11 PM
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Lieutenant Colonel Roy Mustang. :>
Jun 6, 2010 3:33 PM
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Nice episode, I liked it.
Sep 26, 2010 4:52 PM
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It was a filler, wasn't it?
Nov 15, 2010 3:17 AM
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I really liked it :)
Nov 23, 2010 3:17 AM
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Hughes. <3
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
May 23, 2011 7:16 PM
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this roy mustang guy looks interesting


Mar 29, 2012 11:57 AM

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Does anyone else really love Al? It's so sad when people make fun of him.
Sep 4, 2012 11:58 AM

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A nice episode full of action :D
Sep 17, 2012 11:07 PM

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love it :)

definitely an awesome teamwork of Edward and Alphonse :P

damn we get to see the Flame Alchemist Roy Mustang in the flesh :)

come on Edward you can pass this test!!!!!
Oct 15, 2012 2:50 AM

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that was a very nice episode,
it had a lot of action and excitement :D
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Dec 29, 2012 6:27 PM
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BEST episode yet! That was damn Epic! Tin man Al and Full metal alchemist Edward great Duo! and LOLOLOL the general probably shoulda kept his mouth shut, his ear got shot lmaooooo!
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Jul 10, 2013 11:49 AM

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I'm really getting into FMA. I can't believe I've already given this show a 9 on my list... I rarely ever rate something that high on just the first couple episodes.
Aug 16, 2013 3:57 PM

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Marin-chan is so cute <3
Dec 26, 2013 6:45 AM

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wow this Roy Mustang person is powerful i wonder what more will come i think i expected this anime to be different then it is but i cant say it didn't change in a good way cause i really like it so far.

the bad guys where really stupid falling for such a simple trick lol.

i wonder if this is still a flash back from the library where they found the book about alchemy.
RobertovkDec 26, 2013 7:18 AM
"When a flat-chested loli hugs you, she holds you closer to her heart"
"--I am a single bullet. It has no heart. Therefore, it does not think. It just flies straight towards its target."
Apr 11, 2014 7:03 AM

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That was a really awesome train-jacking episode!

I hope Ed passes his exam!
May 9, 2014 5:47 AM

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train trollin
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy."
Sep 19, 2014 12:47 AM

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Another great train bit, like in RuroKen and One Piece.
"Let Justice Be Done!"

My Theme
Fight again, fight again for justice!
Dec 25, 2014 7:08 AM
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Well, alchemy looks so damn fun!! Elric brothers for the win!!
The little girl was cute ^^ Mustang showed his awesome power!!
Well, visitors are coming now. I can't focus watching so this is it for today, and it would be rude, too~ Merry Christmas to all :D
Jan 18, 2015 3:55 AM

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Pretty nice, liked it.
Jan 27, 2015 5:07 AM

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Cool. We kind of got to see Mustang in action too :)
And that little girl was so adorable!! ^_________^
Jun 11, 2015 10:47 PM

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That was amazing!! I'm already loving FMA. I knew I would though. ^_^
Jul 25, 2015 6:16 PM

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That was great! Ed and Al were hilarious all throughout this episode. When Ed pulled the 'ol "made you look" trick, I about lost it. XD Totally was not expecting that.

I hope we get a lot more episodes like this! -- 5/5
Oct 9, 2015 8:56 AM

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Narratively this episode has the advantage of performing the action with the need to expand the cast. The stories are told well enough, an episode in its own right that while apparently filling, hiding a lot more in the narrative. The plot is always ripe and the disillusionment is always present in all contexts. Too bad the designs are not so beautiful, while the OST is fantastic.
Oct 16, 2015 9:35 PM

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Loved Hughes and Mustang's intro ^_^
~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is.
Nov 4, 2015 12:09 PM

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RedWhisper said:
That was great! Ed and Al were hilarious all throughout this episode. When Ed pulled the 'ol "made you look" trick, I about lost it. XD Totally was not expecting that.

I hope we get a lot more episodes like this! -- 5/5
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Nov 19, 2015 4:41 AM
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Great episode, just what I expected from FMA. Nice action scenes and teamwork between the elric bros.
Jan 27, 2016 3:39 AM

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Really enjoyed all of the character introductions. Love me some Hughes.

Mustang is op with his alchemy.
May 26, 2016 2:34 PM

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This episode was alright. Definitely more interesting than the last one, and shonen exam episodes are usually fun, so it should pick up here.

I don't understand why the show didn't just start from their backstory though. The desert village episodes were a really weird starting point
Jan 1, 2017 5:41 PM
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Cool episode. Mustang is awesome!
Feb 3, 2017 5:53 AM

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Man, Mustang is badass! Also lol at the scene where the guys were shooting Al and got shot back by their own bullets :D
Mar 5, 2017 7:57 PM

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Already liking this better than FMAB. The interactions feel more meaningful, and the comedy has better timing. In FMAB Edward would just go deformed and yell about not calling him short which would get old really fast. But in this show he exaggerates what the other person said about his height which keeps it from getting too repetitive.

Obviously animation isn't as good as Brotherhood but it's still way ahead of its time considering this was made in 2003. I also prefer the OST over Brotherhood's
Apr 15, 2017 2:13 PM
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grande manipulação do general comandante
E mais um episodio!
Apr 19, 2017 11:13 PM

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Riza Hawkeye, my fave character in Fma: brotherhood finally showed up !
its weird watching fma after brotherhood, but im really enjoying it
May 14, 2017 6:31 AM

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Jan 2013
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Just casually creating a water pipe in the train and the microphone :D
Cool seeing some of the alchemists, including Mustang showing a lil bit of his power.
Jan 11, 2018 2:46 AM

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Really good episode

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Jan 11, 2019 7:14 PM

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I really love how they introduce Hughes. I forgot how much I loved him, since it's been about 10 years since I first watched this.

Jun 19, 2019 10:07 AM

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Another good episode. Mustang seems a bit annoying here, a bit condescending.
Oct 25, 2019 4:36 PM
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Ohhh, I really enjoyed this episode! &++ the OP and ED have grown on me now lol. There's some great character development moments and nice action.

Golly, I'm amazed at how the art/animation holds up though. I can guess by looking at it that the anime came out either in the early or mid 2000s, but it's still pretty crisp and easy on the eyes. I also liked the introduction of Hughes here, his screen time is always filled with heartwarming and funny moments when he's gassing up his wife and/or daughter lol
Apr 6, 2020 12:27 PM

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Getting captured for the third time in a row

Firing an entire round, and only hitting shoulder once:
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Jun 16, 2020 5:33 PM

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Strange that nobody commented on it yet but I found this episode rather lacking. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad but having read the corresponding chapter of the manga as well I just don't like what they did with it.

I don't mind introducing Hughes a little earlier. He's a great character, so no complaint there.
But there were many other differences to the manga I didn't like:

-the animation, especially of the background, seemed very dull and the villains besides Mr. Automail were very generic
-they left out the best comedic parts of the manga. Not gonna spoiler them here, just read chapter 4 if you're interested
-and I don't understand why they changed the story to Mustang apparently orchestrating the entire train scenario himself and Ed not being a state alchemist yet. They could've easily stayed closer to the manga without affecting the story of the anime apart from showing the exam as a flashback. This just seemed like a random story change simply for the sake of changing something

Keep in mind that I do not mind animes to diverge from the manga. But if they do, it should have meaning and be well done. This episode had neither, so not impressed and for me the weakest episode yet (filler not included).
May 29, 2021 2:22 PM
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It was a pretty weird episode but train battles are usually interesting to see. I forgot how ling the pre-episode 1 content was



Sep 11, 2021 8:03 AM

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again, an ok episode
idk, the "plot" or situation in this episode just felt weird
things seem to happen without any great reason in this anime...
i'll watch some more episodes, but man, it started good and it's only going downhill for me :/
i wish i was a cloud
Aug 22, 2022 1:08 AM
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Great story, an absolute masterpiece
Sep 18, 2022 2:04 PM

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God I wish I had an imouto like Marin
Oct 7, 2022 10:19 AM
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after the flopped episode 4, this is an amazing way to kick things up again. pretty sure this train episode was in the manga as well, but i'm not sure.
we do get introduced to quite a few new characters, such as hughes! he's such a great and fun character! the action here was also great, and while action is not something that will make me enjoy something, it was definitely worth mentioning here.
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