I keep on reminding myself of how good the first series is. some military business and something about Homunculus but for the life of me I can't pay attention to it. Ed and Al set out to look for the Philosopher stone that is said to break the rules of Alchemy. Trisha dies of a strange disease and Ed and Al try to bring her back to life by using a magic called Alchemy, in doing so Ed loses an arm and a leg and Al loses his whole body. Ed and Al are brothers who lives with their mother, Trisha in a small village of Risembool. I'll introduce you to the so called "story". So Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood follows the original Manga more closely than it's predecessor, Fullmetal Alchemist. Does it deserve its spot as the #1 anime masterpiece that it has come to be recognized as? Absolutely not. I probably wouldn't feel bad about recommending it to friends who were only interested in shounen anime, but for most of my friends who enjoy other genres, I'd feel bad not recommending them something else. Maybe it's recency bias, but just because it ended on a good note, doesn't mean the entire series was fun to get through, it was sometimes difficult to stay engaged and there were several side characters who's names I've already forgotten. okay, but where is the absolute gem that everyone else sees? The final scene shared by Winry and Edward was cute, the openings were mostly memorable, but again, just average quality all around. The formulaic storytelling isn't anything that hasn't been done before, but after having it hyped as the #1 anime for so long, I almost felt betrayed as the final credits of the final episode rolled. It wasn't bad per se, but it did feel like the very definition of average. So why, after watching it, did it feel mediocre at best? I put off watching this anime for a very long time because I was sure that I would love it, afterall, I had friends who loved it, it was highly recommended and praised as an absolute masterpiece. After years of training, the Elric brothers set off on a quest to restore their bodies by locating the Philosopher's Stone-a powerful gem that allows an alchemist to defy the traditional laws of Equivalent Exchange.Īs Edward becomes an infamous alchemist and gains the nickname "Fullmetal," the boys' journey embroils them in a growing conspiracy that threatens the fate of the world. Known as a bio-mechanical engineering prodigy, Winry creates prosthetic limbs for Edward by utilizing "automail," a tough, versatile metal used in robots and combat armor. The brothers are rescued by their neighbor Pinako Rockbell and her granddaughter Winry. Instead, they suffered brutal personal loss: Alphonse's body disintegrated while Edward lost a leg and then sacrificed an arm to keep Alphonse's soul in the physical realm by binding it to a hulking suit of armor. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutation, the boys attempted to bring their recently deceased mother back to life. After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality.
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