Revamped Full Metal Alchemist

[Anlun]

So apparently they're bringing back Full Metal Alchemist, and it will follow closer to the manga.

There's only a 15 second spot on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfZcXo5F-X8

but it looks decent.

Thoughts?

[Zombie]

I haven't even finished the old series... I'll watch it I guess.. It'd be interesting.

[evantide1]

I hope it does follow the manga more.

[Replay]

I always liked the manga better, but I still wish they would continue with their original story line. It's not like a bit of color and animation will drastically alter my opinion of...anything. In the end, I'm going to walk away with the story in my head, and I say, the more the merrier :D (But either way, yaaay~)

[meatzman2]

I haven't read the manga. I enjoyed the FMA anime, although I felt the OVAs had a tendency to fail.

This could be good, we'll see how it goes I guess.

[Edit] Now that youtube seems to be finally working and I've watched the video, it seems that they have resurrected Major/Colonel Hughes dunno how that works or is going to work.

[Garrus]

I actually liked the anime, I haven't read the manga but I've glanced at the storyline occasionally. From my limited perspective the manga is long and overly complicated, neither of which usually translate well into anime. I liked that the original anime was only 50 episodes. Something you could watch that wasn't an ordeal to get through like Naruto is.

Who knows, maybe it'll be better. You never know, I'll probably check it out when it comes out but I'm not sure how closely I'll follow it.

[Anlun]

I haven't read the manga. I enjoyed the FMA anime, although I felt the OVAs had a tendency to fail.

This could be good, we'll see how it goes I guess.

[Edit] Now that youtube seems to be finally working and I've watched the video, it seems that they have resurrected Major/Colonel Hughes dunno how that works or is going to work.

I think this isn't a continuation of the original anime but a whole new series that will start from scratch but follow the manga more closely (I.E. the whole Father being the true bad guy and being some weird amorphous creation made from the blood of Edward's dad). I never really read the manga too much but did follow the story and it is pretty interesting and darker.

[meatzman2]

If I had to choose whether or not I was going to pay for something like that, I'd be extremely wary. It seems they are going to run off the success of the FMA anime and use that to run essentially a very similar show but that sticks a little closer to the original plotline in the manga so they can save money on screenwriters.

This is definitely one that I won't waste my time or bandwidth downloading to watch first. I might watch it at work when things are being really dull but I don't think I'm prepared to put the effort into what could be a cheap rehash.

[Anlun]

The manga has some pretty significant divergences. I don't see it as a rehash, I see it as a reboot, which could be win or fail depending on how it's done. I like the story of the manga more than the anime so that's why I like it.

[Xiph0]

Wonder if [AS] picks it up.

[Rehio]

At some point, probably. Of course, they'll just air it at 5 a.m.

[EvilSpanker]

If I had to choose whether or not I was going to pay for something like that, I'd be extremely wary. It seems they are going to run off the success of the FMA anime and use that to run essentially a very similar show but that sticks a little closer to the original plotline in the manga so they can save money on screenwriters.

This is definitely one that I won't waste my time or bandwidth downloading to watch first. I might watch it at work when things are being really dull but I don't think I'm prepared to put the effort into what could be a cheap rehash.

Trust me, if this follows the manga it will not be a rehash. The original FMA anime follows about 20% of the manga storyline.

[Raijin]

Yet at the same time from what I hear they're doing a 52 episode run? I'm not exactly sure how much they'll fit in that or what we'll lose from the original anime. Though I guess there were some unneeded fillers.

[Tenhauser]

So apparently they're bringing back Full Metal Alchemist, and it will follow closer to the manga.

There's only a 15 second spot on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfZcXo5F-X8

but it looks decent.

Thoughts?
There's also going to be a re-airing of Dragonball Z (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-02/toei-confirms-dragon-ball-kai-is-edited-to-follow-manga), except now in HD.

Anyway, I have hopes for FMA2, but not much else considering that most of my hopes regarding anime tend to get squashed.

[Kalas]

Well for anyone interested it's here. (http://animefart.com/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood-1.html)

[Loki]

Anyone else dissapointed about the character designs and overall art of the anime, it's alot more like Soul Eaters than I thought it was going to be. The first version seemed alot more mature and darker due to the design.

Still, the combat animations look like they're going to be great judging from the opening and water alchemist fight.

Still, I'm glad they didn't have the first episode be the same as anything we had before except with upgraded animation. Next week we'll see the same old I guess.

[liath]

This episode was rather disjointed. They were trying to do too much with a single episode.

But I suppose that's to be expected. It's only anime.

In any case, I'll be looking forward to the rest of the revamped series.

[meatzman2]

Thanks for the link Kalas.

It was actually really good. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, first episodes don't tend to be as pleasant as this, usually this is because they act as pilots so it's more about drawing your audience in then foreshadowing the rest of the series. I like this lighthearted shonen stuff so I think I'm really going to enjoy the new FMA if it stays in this vein.

Lust is cooler than ever. Hopefully she won't die in such emo fashion this time around.

[Edit] Alright I don't usually watch the little sneak peeks for the next episode, this one is a lot more pilot like than I thought, we're going back to the beginning with the next few episodes. The frequent allusions to Winrey also make me think she'll be a bigger character this time around.

[Mercenary]

Eh I thought it was okay. New start. cant exactly judge based on one ep.

[Anlun]

I liked it but the artwork was a bit disappointing. I preferred the darker look of the old one. Still I liked the manga and this looks to be following it so I'll stick with it.

[Rehio]

Hughes. T_T

Also: Fuck yeah, Armstrong!

There's something strange about the art that just puts me off. I assume it's the fact that I'm so used to the original anime.

[Kraken]

They used same art style in Gundam 00, the latest Gundam series. I think it's called cell-shading or something like that. Personally, I loved it. It's great after all these years to see it renewed with refined animation.

[Perky McSkittles]

I liked this new one a lot. Granted it was only one episode and could jump the shark at any time, it was good.

I think this is a much better start then the original series. The world is more defined, I suppose. I remember wtf-ing for the first four or five episodes of the original. (Since its still in the same world I might just be more informed...)

Let's hope it only gets better from here, and if it follows the manga, there is a good chance it will.

[Garrus]

Does anybody else have any other links to it? The video has been taken down.

[Perky McSkittles]

Here (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HHHN61AF) is an AVI from MegaUpload that a friend used, so I know the subs are alright. Enjoy! :)

[Garrus]

Thanks. I prefer the other animation but I have no real problem with this animation.

[Kalas]

Second episode is up. (http://www.veoh.com/search/videos/q/full+metal+alchemist+episode+2#watch%3Dv182171727x kpXsqb) Some pretty heavy foreshadowing in the first bit of the episode. Anyone else a fan of the new opening?

[meatzman2]

Yeah any links that get put up are going to be taken down within a week or so.

Do you mean that little 15 second thing where they talk about alchemy and equivalent exchange? If you are referring to that, then no I hate it, it sounds terrible in Japanese and really it's pointless. One of the few things Soul Eater did well was it's "A sound soul resides..." thing, FMA's one doesn't work well.

Alright way too much info is given out this time around, we saw their alchemy master and that thing with god/entirety/universe/you sucked balls.

However, the episode did get better and the whole recruitment thing with Mustang and Hawkeye was good. Overall, another OK episode had its good and its bad points but I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[Kraken]

If it gets taken down just go to kumby (http://www.kumby.com/category/full-metal-alchemist-brotherhood-episodes). Best site for anime in general. Always have at least one video up for the episode.

[Rehio]

God, that botched human transmutation always freaks me the fuck out.

Not bad. I assume it'll take a bit before we get to the new stuff. If I were someone completely new to the series, it would be awesome.

[Immolo]

I'm pretty sure posting links to up loaded anime counts as talking about "warez" which invites banning. Especially when funimation.com (http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=280) should have the next episode legally subbed on their website in a couples of days.

[meatzman2]

Is there a thread hanging around that lays out what the mods/admins have decided constitutes "warez" talk? Because Vash's sticky while a dire threat is not exactly clear as to what it is.

And you can't get funimation in Australia so as wicked as their site is (I scroll down their list of anime and cry that I can't get any of it) it's useless for some.

[Immolo]

Is there a thread hanging around that lays out what the mods/admins have decided constitutes "warez" talk? Because Vash's sticky while a dire threat is not exactly clear as to what it is.

And you can't get funimation in Australia so as wicked as their site is (I scroll down their list of anime and cry that I can't get any of it) it's useless for some.

How do you know how wicked their site is if you can't get it? If you can get to their site what is stopping you from hitting play on the streaming video? It is not something you have to buy. The video is on the site and it is free.


Definiton from wiki
"Warez" refers primarily to copyrighted works traded in violation of copyright law. The term generally refers to illegal releases by organized groups, as opposed to peer-to-peer file sharing between friends or large groups of people with similar interest using a darknet
Since the data for the video is going to your computer, it is being "traded". It also violates copyright laws so it is "warez".

[liath]

How do you know how wicked their site is if you can't get it? If you can get to their site what is stopping you from hitting play on the streaming video? It is not something you have to buy. The video is on the site and it is free.

:microwave:

You hit streaming and its says, "This video is not available in your region/country." Eyeroll.

[Galleon]

I'm not completely positive it's appropriate for your country, but anime-media.com has been working great for me so far. They have the new episode up and subbed every Monday.

As far as the anime goes, I'm loving it so far. Bradley was always powerful before, but his quick sword ability is just bad ass compared to his old stuff.

The disintegration in the second episode was pretty so-so I thought though. It was cool to see everything go layer by layer, but I almost expected Ed or Al to be sucked into a computer by the pixel-like disappearance.

The other thing that kind of bothered me at first was the drawing style. But the more I see of the show, the less I really care. They followed the manga style to a "T" and I guess they had to have some big difference so people knew which series they were watching. Ah, well...still looking forward to seeing the third episode.

[Gizmore]

I watched the 3 first episodes of Hagane no Renkinjutsushi today. It was okay.

[Kalas]

It'll get better when we get to a point where we're diverging from the original anime and following the manga.

[Rehio]

Does anyone else get really jarred when it goes to cut to commercial and says "Full Metal Alchemist" in English?

More of the same, so far, but I've been meaning to re-watch the series, so I'm enjoying it.

[Galleon]

Yeah, but I figure they're doing it more to suit everything for a more American audience. There are a few noticeable parts where their speech is visibly drawn for the American word rather than the Japanese word.

One part really bugged me in this last episode when Ed is looking all serious and mouthing "never" while speaking a three or four syllable word in Japanese, but I guess that's just the crap you have to deal with when watching anime..

[meatzman2]

Well the way they dealt with Leto was far better than in the original anime, I'm definitely enjoying the build-up of the homunculi as the villains again.

[Kalas]

Damn. That episode gets me every time. So depressing.

[Kraken]

Meh, not so much for me. I preferred the first anime version of it. Still, Scar vs Ed looks promising.

[Loki]

^Ditto on the first anime version of it. Chimera!Shou Tucker in the later episodes was fucked up though.

[Anlun]

Yeah this one was good, but they rushed it too much. It lost some of its eeriness by making it so fast. The first one was better in this instance with the buildup and grittier animation.

[Kalas]

It's moving so fast. Too fast really Hughes murder lacked the impact it should have had, as didn't really know the character well enough. Funeral was top form though.

[Anlun]

It definitely wasn't as poignant, but I thought the funeral was well done, not a big deal that it wasn't as sad. There will be plenty of opportunities for depressing moments in the series. IMO worst one was Nina.