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| I find it interesting that Eric claims to be a man of science and that he doesn't believe in God, yet at the same time he views modifying the human body as a sin. I don't think he's as sure about his beliefs as he claims. It's not surprising that men would try to spread false religions if a power like this was common. That so-called priest is full of crap. I feel like it's too early to be showing us exceptional feats such as the circle-less transmutation. (What did Eric sacrifice for the spear, anyway?) They need to make more clear what typically is and isn't possible before showing us exceptions to the rules. I feel similarly about the Philosopher Stone. We were thrown into this rather abruptly too. Why is Eric here in the first place, and if the reason is the Philosopher's Stone, what does he need it for? Conflict doesn't have much meaning without goals (even though I wouldn't object to a fraud being exposed). We need context; they can show us the flashy battles later. Overall I suppose it was a decent start, but I hope the initial missteps are cleared up soon. |
TripleSRank said: I find it interesting that Eric claims to be a man of science and that he doesn't believe in God, yet at the same time he views modifying the human body as a sin. I don't think he's as sure about his beliefs as he claims. It's not surprising that men would try to spread false religions if a power like this was common. That so-called priest is full of crap. I feel like it's too early to be showing us exceptional feats such as the circle-less transmutation. (What did Eric sacrifice for the spear, anyway?) They need to make more clear what typically is and isn't possible before showing us exceptions to the rules. I feel similarly about the Philosopher Stone. We were thrown into this rather abruptly too. Why is Eric here in the first place, and if the reason is the Philosopher's Stone, what does he need it for? Conflict doesn't have much meaning without goals (even though I wouldn't object to a fraud being exposed). We need context; they can show us the flashy battles later. Overall I suppose it was a decent start, but I hope the initial missteps are cleared up soon. As a guy who's finished it, most of your stuff is explained relatively quickly. |
| every single one of my forum posts is dumb and invalid except for 1, I don't claim them it was a different person it was all fake |
| Pretty first good episode. My expectations for this aren't as high as for Brotherhood but expect this'll be good in it's own right. |
| Really really first good episode. Brotherhood really did rush things. That final scene had me fanboying. Glad I finally started watching this. |
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| I started watching this again to see whether i was too harsh on it the last time but i'm just one episode into this and it's already breaking it's own rules. Pulling iron out of the sand is realistic i guess but where the fuck did Ed pull the wood for the rest of the spear. Make's no fucking sense and could have been easily avoided by just having the whole spear be iron. But no. You could say that's it just minor detail but like i said it breaks the whole system. |
| Since I've decided to watch Dub for this series, I'm trying to push through this anime again. I quit before. I can't stand Aaron Dismuke, but I'll give it a go. I was going to go ahead and start Brotherhood instead, but I have an itch for older anime that were mainly cel-animation and not digital. Plus it's the original. FUCK English Alphonse. |
Wicked_EdwardSep 16, 2016 6:29 AM
| I really like Eds Japanese voice and I'm mainly watching it in Japanese as I love Rei Kugimiya. I was recommended watching this and then FMAB as I was told I might not want to watch this one if I watched FMAB first. |
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| Good to be watching an old school classic ! |
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| Dang, effed up first episode, AL being completely disintegrated and Edward losing his arm and leg while trying to revive their dead mother (which didn't really work out, poor mother) Interesting first episode though, I wonder how Elric got AL back or at least his soul (that he put in an armour suit) it would seem. Philosophers stone seems really strong in the right hands, or hand in Elric's case. |
PrOxAntoMay 12, 2017 4:15 PM
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| Playing the Opening at the end of the first episode is pretty weird, but I appreciate it nonetheless. |
| Around the gif~ "It's a big mistake to think you're the only one who can turn into a car" - Shiori Takatsuki |
| I'm finally getting around to watching this anime. I always tend to put off viewing series longer than 13 episodes. Good kickoff to this anime though. Looks like it might be worth the wait. |
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| Great first episode, have a feeling I'm going to like this series. It shows the consequences and laws of the wolrd on Fullmetal Alchemist rigth off the bat! 100/100 score |
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| It’s been about ten years since I watched this. I never managed watch Brotherhood, so I thought rewatching this and treating myself to the “better version” is the way to go. I have a lot of good memories with the original! |
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| Great episode! Might say I liked it more than it's brotherhood counterpart. This seems more serious and the comedy hits better when it does. The only complaint I have is why place the opening at the end? Maybe it's the file I downloaded. |
swiftestcat said: Optigisa said: It's not the file you downloaded, it's like that on Netflix too. It's probably because there was no opening at the beginning of that episode so they put it at the end as a sort of opening for the next episode.The only complaint I have is why place the opening at the end? Maybe it's the file I downloaded. Oh hello there. Yeah, I watched the second episode just now, and I noticed that they placed the opening at the beginning this time. Thanks for the clarification though! |
| Probably should've started this re-watch earlier this month, but eff it. My first introduction to this anime was on Adult Swim where I vaguely remember Ed running frantically toward the fountain lol. I changed the channel 'cause at the time (I was in middle school) I hated anime and I was like, "This is anime, I ain't watching that!". This is a really good first episode. It introduces the main concepts the audience needs to know and main characters. Gosh, it's gonna be a tad hard to keep it to 1 episode a day (especially for Brotherhood smh lol) |
enkil said: don't know how Alphonse was able to turn on the radio after he fixed it though, it was disconnected. Yep supermegasonic said: he turned it into a wireless, lol Can this be considered as fulfilling the "Principle of Equivalent Exchange" though? Or was this just a production overlook? Or maybe what matters is just the size, or mass? Probably need to watch more episodes to understand better |
SerhiykoApr 3, 2020 1:55 PM
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| Started rewatching this series after many years and will be watching Brotherhood simultaneously to compare differences between the two adaptations and the manga. And there were quite a few already in the first episode. The biggest being speed, since FMA used one chapter in this episode while BH managed to include two. Overall, I enjoyed the pace of BH more since it didn't add unneccessary fillers like the desert scene and Rose walking them to church. FMA did some things better though, namely showing Lust scheming in the shadows from the start, giving Rose a better backstory and having Cray shooting Al (more fitting than Rose doing it). So still undecided which one I prefer. Though the original FMA seems to create a better atmosphere... |
| THIS WAS SUCH AN EPIC START |
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| 10/10 first episode. It's so easy to get immersed into and it does a perfect job introducing the existence of alchemy in the series. For some reason, I don't remember this whole battle being more than one episode but I ain't complaining lol. |
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| sooo i'm starting this classic i liked the first episode, got some rules for the alchemist's powers and already quite an OP-looking opponent, curious ^^ let's see what else this anime brings to the table |
i wish i was a cloud |
| I watched Brotherhood probably 5 years ago now, so seeing everyone here refreshes a lot of what I forgot lol. I think Rose, Cornello and especially Lust were portrayed much better here. |
ByniavoSep 15, 2022 6:29 AM
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