Lovux The Great
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FMA has always been a personal favourite for me, and be damned if it doesn't count as a modern classic already. The way Arakawa Hiromu builds up the story, the characters and the world they live in is something that comes only once every decade. It's one of those series that everybody can grow attached to, no matter what kinds of anime/manga you're usually into. I don't hesitate to call FMA a near perfect manga. Heck, if we speak purely objectively and from a completely inbiased POV, I say that FMA is better than Get Backers. Yep, it's that fantastic.
Reading the latest chapter meant that I had to say goodbye to the characters I have loved every since the first anime - but in the expected sadness, there was also a relief. A relief in knowing that the series knew when its time had come; that it should end with its head held high, not make it a zombie that keeps going only to keep the fans pleased and drive on the merchandise sellings. Very wise desicion.
Thanks for all these years, Fullmetal Alchemist!
EDWIN FOR THE WIN!!
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Asdrubal
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Yep, FMA felt like complete to me, usually I stick to a manga/anime because it's fun or it has nice fights, or a awesome plot, but FMA felt like it had it all, you could laugh ( Izumi and Alex Armstrong usually are the most fun), good battles (the way the create things out of nothing and combine with fighting style makes the hole thing unpredictable) and nobody can put a finger on the plot because it was great!
I too am not a fan of Ed/Winry, so I felt like Oh, no fun when it endend like that, but one thing surprised me, did you notice that on the last pictures Ed is way taller? I thought he would stay chibbi forever, ashahshas
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ornyx
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Im kinda glad it actually finished as alot of mangas well exceed there time scale by coming out with cack instead of having a GOOD shorter story.
Im also gutted its finished as now i have to go out any buy ALL the volumes and thats alot of money XD
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darkido
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« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2010, 06:12:31 am » |
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I like how some mangas teach morals, impart ideas and show the different way of life people lead, through their storylines. FMA is one of these great mangas. Hope to see more great work from the author!
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glue
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« Reply #19 on: August 03, 2010, 07:07:57 am » |
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Well I guess I can't call myself a FMA fan: I liked the initial concept, yet from the appearence of the homunculi onward I had from time to time the feeling the story I was reading was mostly a filler. By the way, kudos to the autho who took a brave and good decision of ending the series, and IMHO I think it was somehow a pretty decent one too.
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alt2005
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« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2010, 01:32:02 pm » |
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i really didnt like the end, this is one of those i wanted to go on for ever!!! now what will i read!!!
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yoyoma123
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« Reply #21 on: August 12, 2010, 10:26:34 am » |
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the ending was good
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jerdude
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« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2010, 10:01:05 pm » |
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This is one of the best shounen mangas I've read. The theme of kinship(not just friendship like all those other mangas), sacrifice, selflessness, and dreams really got to me. The ending.... Good ending is all I can say. Nothing mind blowing but still.. a great manga to read nonetheless.
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steve
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« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2010, 10:57:11 am » |
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FMA was what got me started on Get Backers, so I owe it quite a bit of love. When brotherhood came out, it started me in earnest on the manga. FMA manga is over, and it was well and good. Now, if only I can get these last volumes of Get Backers read!
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DavidAre
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« Reply #24 on: August 17, 2010, 09:40:37 pm » |
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Excellent manga and great ending
Anime fans should read the latest chapters in the manga to see the differences xD
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« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2010, 09:49:29 pm » |
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FMA was really good. Both the anime and manga. And the OVAs.
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« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2010, 07:57:31 am » |
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This series is very good. One of the best series i've ever read and watched,
For me the manga is still better than the anime, but the anime is still good enough.
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ManaYagami
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« Reply #27 on: August 25, 2010, 09:32:16 am » |
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I disliked the original FMA anime, and because of that, never bothered with the movie and Brotherhood. Is the manga different to what I've seen or is it more of the same?
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Asdrubal
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« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2010, 09:48:57 am » |
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The first FMA anime was true to the manga for what, 2 episodes? FMA is awesome, and yes, it's different from the first anime, but only the story. If you didn't like the style ( alchemy, homunculus - though they are different in the manga/brotherhood - fights, conspiracy, etc, etc) then don't bother watching the brotherhood or reading the manga.
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ManaYagami
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« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2010, 10:17:23 am » |
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The world itself was interesting, but from a certain point of the anime, everything started to fall apart, stopped making sense (in terms of the FMA universe itself) and there were things happening that were too rushed, like there was a large piece of backstory missing and they just jumped like 10 episodes to meet the deadlines.
If you say that the manga and Brotherhood are a lot different from that and, the reason why people praise it so much, I have to check it out. Thanks!
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