Posted by niaskywalk on Apr 24, 2009 in Anime, Media
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Ep. 3: City of Heresy…. put out by Funimation… I am flabbergasted. Seriously. I wish I had a link to the video I actually watched, but this will have to do. Maybe later I can find an embeddable code. I figure this one will be around a while. The fact that this anime is being release on the internet the night after it is aired is pretty awesome in my opinion.
Anyway on with the short useless commentary.
I just watched this on my lunch break. It seems a bit more intense than the original series, more solid action, and again the art has me fascinated. This is the first time the Elric Brothers (Elric Kyoudai) visit Lior and meet Rose. The scene where Edward pulls off his cloak is not nearly as pretty as the original anime scene though. Kind of disappointing. I want to copy that part into this ep. But the drama is way more intense in my opinion.
We see more of Lust and Gluttony, hear more of their voices. Unlike the first episode, this one seems to not be holding inside jokes. Perhaps they are reserving such things for the scenes with Roy Mustang and Armstrong? Regardless. I already want to rewatch all these episodes and am eager for the next.
I don’t know why, but the Funimation subtitles aren’t as interesting as the one I watched. Intriguing.
I watched this on my lunch break and I still am admiring the new style. I do wish that I had something better to report. I do like how they presented the origin story. It is a bit more dark than the already dark original anime in a way. More real, I guess. It feels more gritty as I think about it. I thought Winry was a little more whiny though… or was that because she was so young?… or am I just remembering wrong. Oh well, will have to watch it again. Enjoy this vid while it is still around
I am excited. I remembered hearing, after I was reminded, hearing that a new Fullmetal Alchemist was on the horizon. I thought at the time that they were just going to do another movie. Today I was informed via @pandoradeloeste that a new SERIES had started last night in Japan. This amazing world of technology we live in allows us to watch it mere hours later and innovative individuals have already satisfactorily subbed the show. In honesty, I can’t wait for the Vic Mignogna to voice this new series, but that is a personal sound preference and has no bearing whatsoever on the quality of the new series.
According the @pandoradeloeste, the voices are the same from the original series, for which I am grateful. The art is new, the story is new-ish. Having finished the series, we know where the story begins, where it goes and where it ends. So the new story is able to have more forshadowing, more backstory and flashbacks. Basically it gave the writers something to play with. We know how the characters react to events, so the writers can add more relevant side stories.
On my lunch today, I watched the whole episode. This energetic beginning introduced viewers to all the important players and suggested the past of the Elric Brothers. I can only imagine what a person viewing this series for the first time would think. As a person who knows the entire previous series and the movie, I have to say this is a fantastic introduction full of the seeds of intrigue.
I enjoy the new art. I enjoy the new format. I enjoy the old voices. The intro and outro are pretty cool too. Not as energetic as l’Arc~en~Ciel’s READY STEADY GO, but definitely worth listening to. I am sure there are downsides to this new series, but at this moment, I cannot see any.
At this point in time, I have attempted to embed the first episode in this post. In the case where the link disappears or the player doesn’t play, I will just add a screencap or something at a later time.
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