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| Ok, I'm going to say something controversial and maybe unpopular....this show is not good or bad, its just average. This makes me angry since it had all the elements to be "the greatest single anime EVER made" as they told me....its just wasted potential. Despite 64 episodes (62 if we only include canon episodes), the anime is extremely rushed for the most part. That plotline with Winry's earrings goes nowhere, Sloth is just boring, Scheska literally disappears from the story line at some point, excessive plot coincidences, almost everyone saved the Elric Brothers at the last moment (last "arc"), poor tones, the Philosopher's Stone zombies, comedy in bad places, the ending having far less character deaths -it doesn't look realistic-, we never get to see Mustang become Fuhrer, useless antagonists except for King Bradly, Jean and Mustang injuries are healed at the end of the anime making their entire situation pointless, plot armor for important characters except a few with obvious death flags, the military who conspires with Father are just evil for the sake of being evil, Ed 'forgives' a serial killer like Pride, Marcoh is still alive, Father has generic motivations and the people from Xerxes were just dumb to trust him, the military after the coup d'état just hide and change information to Amestris citizens just like Father (I wonder why people don't suspect them since its a world where alchemy is normal so its make very little sense not to tell them the truth) and the whole anti-revenge theme of this anime is poorly done and almost contradictory when they tried to stop Roy from killing Envy and its randomly compared with Scar's situation. The only parts of the show that look pretty are the action scenes and some side characters like Izumi, Sig, Alex and Olivier are much better than our protagonists. Its a shame the anime cares too little about them. Ah, and some jokes were funny. I expected the series to blow away my expectations. 5-7-7-4-5. 5/10 for the anime. |
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| Holy shit... what an anime, man. WOW. 10/10. This is my (second) favorite anime of all time now. But let’s discuss this episode! Overall, I feel like this was one of the best endings to an anime, EVER. The only thing I didn’t really like was the implication that |
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| alright that was a great ending, no, that was a great series. My curiosity for fmab was really paid off. I love Winry and Ed confessed to each other even though it's a vague confession <3 I have nothing much to say. this series a sure 10/10 for me what an epic show. |
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| FMAB is the best adventure anime that has ever been created. And I can see why it is number 1 on MAL and many other sites. Positives: - This anime has INCREDIBLE pacing, and you NEVER feel bored. Incredible for an anime thats over 30 episodes. This is where FMAB was better than FMA03. In FMA03, the pacing sometimes was really dull with many stand-alone-ish episodes that ruined the immersion of the anime. -Everything is important. There is truly no filler. There is no dullness. This anime truly creates great immersion because of it. -Characters are not boring or meh. They all add something. Negatives: - Episodes 2 to 13 were a drag to watch and boring, mainly because studio Bones assumes that you watched the first 30 episodes of the first FMA. - Since the pacing is amazing, you never feel like you truly loves the characters on a deep level. Asides from Hoenhein and sometimes Marcoh, I truly never got attached to the characters, even when a character died or did something amazing or a romance scene or a heartbreaking scene. This is where FMA2003 was better. -Since the pacing is amazing, you really cant digest all the scenes and let them flow in you. This is where FMA2003 was better, in that all the important scenes impacted you. -Romance: I can careless about Ed x Winry in Brotherhood, since it just made me BARF and roll my eyes. Now, I wanted Ed x Winry in 2003 to get together. I also wanted Ed x Rose to get together in 2003. If I had to describe a difference is that FMAB is for your brain to enjoy, while FMA03 is for your heart to enjoy. |
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| man Idk why but this ending had me really emotional. I cried and laughed at the same time. I loved this series. I'm glad I started it and now I'm sad it ended but I will definitely recommend it to everyone. I might watch the fma1 just because Ik I'm gonna miss them already. and that last picture of them together was T_T oh crap I'm still emotional. |
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| in the beginning this anime art style looks little poor.but still this anime is slowly implementing art syle .this anime truly deserves 10/10 points.full metal alchemist brotherhood if we want anything we need to sacrifice too. EDWARD MARRIED WINRY. THEY HAVE A CHILDRENS TOO..THEY LOOK ADORABLE.IT IS SO SAD IT ENDED SOON.THE ENDING THEME IS BEAUTIFUL.I REALLY LOVED IT. |
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| i have no complaints. this is a perfect anime |
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Nurguburu said: it seemed as if u watched the whole anime just for the sake of finding the negatives in it.Ok, I'm going to say something controversial and maybe unpopular....this show is not good or bad, its just average. This makes me angry since it had all the elements to be "the greatest single anime EVER made" as they told me....its just wasted potential. Despite 64 episodes (62 if we only include canon episodes), the anime is extremely rushed for the most part. That plotline with Winry's earrings goes nowhere, Sloth is just boring, Scheska literally disappears from the story line at some point, excessive plot coincidences, almost everyone saved the Elric Brothers at the last moment (last "arc"), poor tones, the Philosopher's Stone zombies, comedy in bad places, the ending having far less character deaths -it doesn't look realistic-, we never get to see Mustang become Fuhrer, useless antagonists except for King Bradly, Jean and Mustang injuries are healed at the end of the anime making their entire situation pointless, plot armor for important characters except a few with obvious death flags, the military who conspires with Father are just evil for the sake of being evil, Ed 'forgives' a serial killer like Pride, Marcoh is still alive, Father has generic motivations and the people from Xerxes were just dumb to trust him, the military after the coup d'état just hide and change information to Amestris citizens just like Father (I wonder why people don't suspect them since its a world where alchemy is normal so its make very little sense not to tell them the truth) and the whole anti-revenge theme of this anime is poorly done and almost contradictory when they tried to stop Roy from killing Envy and its randomly compared with Scar's situation. The only parts of the show that look pretty are the action scenes and some side characters like Izumi, Sig, Alex and Olivier are much better than our protagonists. Its a shame the anime cares too little about them. Ah, and some jokes were funny. I expected the series to blow away my expectations. 5-7-7-4-5. 5/10 for the anime. |
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| This was a nice finale episode. Kind of reminded me of Monster where it goes over what everyone was doing with their life after everything. Winry and Ed are cute together. I figured Mustang wouldn't stay blind. This anime is a masterpiece. What I take from it is that humans have no place trying to be God. "Men who just sit around doing nothing are boring" OOF I felt that. |
Sulfur2Oct 22, 2021 5:49 PM
| Now i understand why its the no 1 on mal. |
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| Wow that was a journey. It’s been along time since I felt this way from an anime. The characters were amazing and I wasn’t bored at all while watching it. I just finished it but I’m starting to feel a sense of nostalgia. I’m just shocked because I didn’t expecting like Fmab so much when I started it. Now I’m off to Fma |
| If there's a hole there's a goal-Master Oogway |
| Although FMAB has it’s problems… not gonna lie, this ending is quite satisfying. |
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| and there it is the final episode of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. to be honest i really needed this calm, relaxing and peaceful episode to end this show, seeing Alphonse back in his body was exactly what we've all wanted to see happen from the very start. it was quite the journey, and i am so glad that i decided to finally watch this great anime. and like every other timeless classic iconic anime, this one taught me so much about not giving up and about facing the unknown no matter how bad your life gets, never lose hope! |
| Oh this is overwhelming, I feel attached to the characters and their journey.. :) loved it. Loved the anime, it was consistently so good since the beginning, very enjoyable, very well-animated as it got to the end especially, has an incredible pacing, well-written overall, balanced in how it treats it's characters. I always looked forward for the next episode. There are still some tiny complaints on my end, like, for example - the way characters just talk and things worked out harmoniously, the very timely appearance of characters to conveniently save other characters in a fight scene - but even that is done in a way that it doesn't look too bad.. all the characters really give their all. It is so good overall, and you just want to enjoy it, that my complaints really fade out.. I can see why it's #1 on MAL. It has a universal appeal. I want to watch another show just like this one :) |
| a 9? lol not even close. hated almost all the characters and edward. Also why did AL look like he was 35 years old? |
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| this is the anime magnum opus truly a masterpiece. |
| "Men who sit around doing nothing are boring" I feel called out. EDIT: Dang I noticed I commented the same thing a year ago also in October. |
Nurguburu said: Ok, I'm going to say something controversial and maybe unpopular....this show is not good or bad, its just average. This makes me angry since it had all the elements to be "the greatest single anime EVER made" as they told me....its just wasted potential. Despite 64 episodes (62 if we only include canon episodes), the anime is extremely rushed for the most part. That plotline with Winry's earrings goes nowhere, Sloth is just boring, Scheska literally disappears from the story line at some point, excessive plot coincidences, almost everyone saved the Elric Brothers at the last moment (last "arc"), poor tones, the Philosopher's Stone zombies, comedy in bad places, the ending having far less character deaths -it doesn't look realistic-, we never get to see Mustang become Fuhrer, useless antagonists except for King Bradly, Jean and Mustang injuries are healed at the end of the anime making their entire situation pointless, plot armor for important characters except a few with obvious death flags, the military who conspires with Father are just evil for the sake of being evil, Ed 'forgives' a serial killer like Pride, Marcoh is still alive, Father has generic motivations and the people from Xerxes were just dumb to trust him, the military after the coup d'état just hide and change information to Amestris citizens just like Father (I wonder why people don't suspect them since its a world where alchemy is normal so its make very little sense not to tell them the truth) and the whole anti-revenge theme of this anime is poorly done and almost contradictory when they tried to stop Roy from killing Envy and its randomly compared with Scar's situation. The only parts of the show that look pretty are the action scenes and some side characters like Izumi, Sig, Alex and Olivier are much better than our protagonists. Its a shame the anime cares too little about them. Ah, and some jokes were funny. I expected the series to blow away my expectations. 5-7-7-4-5. 5/10 for the anime. I completely agree with everything you said, also thank you for mentioning my girl Sheska. Even though she had a ton of screentime in FMA 2003, I guess the author forgot about her in the canon story lmao. Another Launch from DBZ situation. |
MSochistOct 15, 2022 5:18 PM
| What a journey! A compelling story with great-quality production, and fantastic characters, loved their design. I loved the horror elements. Some were disturbing, which I hated to look at. I love Edward. The way he pulled through some horrible shit and delivered on his promise was satisfying. Al getting his body back made me tear up, and so did Winry's reaction. I enjoyed Mustang and Hawkeye's friendship. They were so sweet every time their bond was the focus. They did overdo the jokes messing with the tension. And the pacing of some episodes felt rushed and affected some emotional moments. A minor complaint, though. Overall, it was lovely. I completely understand why so many love it. I'll miss the brothers and this universe. |
๐ ๐ญ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ถ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ต๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฌ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐พ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ฎ๐ผ. |
| satisfying conclusion, no loose ends. extremely happy ending. family picture with ed, al, winry and children of ed and al is the best photograph in the entire anime verse, that picture alone made me so so happy, to add to that both the father and son have the same laugh :D i've got a lot to say about this but i can't find words. i just feel extremely happy and satisfed. i rate this 10/10. i'll leave it at that. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
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