FMA Questions and Answers

[Tsuyoshi]

I'm starting to think everyone in Xing who was trained as a fighter or warrior obtains some knowledge regarding the flow of the world that is essential in learning Rentanjutsu. That's why Ling and the other Xingese warriors are able to sense the disturbance in the flow that is so strong in Amestris, especially when it comes to the subject of Homunculi and Father (with the exception of Bradley of course).

[Vicious108]

Originally Posted by takachsh

A small question regarding a manga ----> anime scene from Brotherhood. Also since I have not read the manga.

Spoiler for FMA ep23:

Ep23: Brotherhood. I found it a little odd that Ling just sprung out of no where, tossed a bomb inside gluttony, wrapped him up like a x-mas gift and threw him inside hawk's car like he was made of paper and made a getaway. I was wondering if this is exactly how it happened in the manga cuz as cool as it was lol, it kinda left me with a blank stare on my face wondering how just random that seemed lol.

Thx if anyone can answer this for me lol.

Uh, Ling had a really tough time lifting Gluttony, it showed in his face.

[Tsuyoshi]

You can't deny the randomness of how that went on tho lol. Still, it showed that Ling was already pretty strong on his own.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Yoko Takeo

You can't deny the randomness of how that went on tho lol. Still, it showed that Ling was already pretty strong on his own.

Like i said, i don't find anything at all random about that scene.

[BetoJR]

Honestly, neither do I.

[Vicious108]

Same. As you can see, it's just you, Yoko. Oh well, to each his own.

[Kanish]

You can't deny the randomness of how that went on tho lol.

No, It wasn't random at all. They both went underground after the Homunculli split up(Although I'm unsure whether Ling assisted Lan with severing her arm and attaching it to a dog or not). With Ling's ability to sense Gluttony, he was able to spring right out from the nearest manhole.

[Tsuyoshi]

Originally Posted by Kanish

No, It wasn't random at all. They both went underground after the Homunculli split up(Although I'm unsure whether Ling assisted Lan with severing her arm and attaching it to a dog or not). With Ling's ability to sense Gluttony, he was able to spring right out from the nearest manhole.

Well, you have to admit that it was very sudden. If you read it progressively, one moment you see Ling escaping from Gluttony and Wrath while carrying Lan on his back. The next moment, you see Ed and Al fighting Scar when Gluttony suddenly pops up out of nowhere and Ling follows suit and ties him up with the metal chords Ed made for him. It almost reminds me of the kind of randomness you find in movies like Pulp Fiction and Snatch.

[roriconfan]

Originally Posted by Yoko Takeo

Well, you have to admit that it was very sudden.

No shit; the anime moves so fast and takes out so many frames that were in the manga, you actually do feel like it is all random. It was not like this while reading the manga.

Anyway, this battle is just storyless action after Scar revealed his past. FMA generally feels random without the plot moving forward for an episode.

[Kanish]

Originally Posted by Yoko Takeo

Well, you have to admit that it was very sudden. If you read it progressively, one moment you see Ling escaping from Gluttony and Wrath while carrying Lan on his back. The next moment, you see Ed and Al fighting Scar when Gluttony suddenly pops up out of nowhere and Ling follows suit and ties him up with the metal chords Ed made for him. It almost reminds me of the kind of randomness you find in movies like Pulp Fiction and Snatch.

I'm still not really convinced. Now episode 19 where Roy appeared at the tower all the way from HQ in what was just 5-7 minutes time. Now that was random!

[Haladflire65]

Probably he wasn't so far away from where Riza, Fuery and Gluttony were. Fear fuels people, you know.

[Vicious108]

I don't think the anime showed it, but Roy went by car then.

[Kanish]

Aww man. I don't want to have to do this again with you guys.

[EGFontanilla]

Does anyone know what chapter Brotherhood is up to now?

[Ziziphus]

Episode 24 covers almost 2 chapters 49 & 50. New episodes will cover from 51 onward.

EDIT: And here I have a question regarding Brotherhood ep 24, if any manga reader can answer me:

Spoiler for ep 24:

Does Gluttony lose his sense of smell the moment he opens his stomach? Some scenes led me to think so, like when Ed transmuted the wooden Mustang to fool him and he did fall for that, or when they hid themselves in the bush not far away from him but he couldn't sense them out.

[Krazzy Angel]

Originally Posted by Ziziphus

Episode 24 covers almost 2 chapters 49 & 50. New episodes will cover from 51 onward.

EDIT: And here I have a question regarding Brotherhood ep 24, if any manga reader can answer me:

Spoiler for ep 24:

Does Gluttony lose his sense of smell the moment he opens his stomach? Some scenes led me to think so, like when Ed transmuted the wooden Mustang to fool him and he did fall for that, or when they hid themselves in the bush not far away from him but he couldn't sense them out.

Spoiler for answer to ep24:

Well it is not mentionned but I guess not. Gluttony was too enraged to use his smell to track Roy. So maybe he just preferred to rely on what he was seeing.

[Sannom]

Concerning Gluttony,

Spoiler for Gluttony, episode 24:

I don't hink he loses his sense of smell, he is just extremely angry, and the wooden Mustang wore Mustang's coat, so in his state Gluttony probably couldn't do the difference.

[Ziziphus]

@K.A. and Sannom,

Spoiler for Gluttony, ep 24:

I don't know, I can't think of any reason why he should lose his sense of smell, so I guess he didn't. But it still looks weird, Gluttony just stood there, crying out Mustang's name but not being able to spot him or anyone nearby...Well, I guess you were right, he was so berserk he couldn't think of or sense anything. I thought too much!

[darkstrife]

i'm not sure if this has been asked before, but does anyone know how many episodes are in this season of FMA? I watched the first FMA and thought it was a very good and original anime but with this second season, is it like retelling the same basic story to get to the same ending as in the first season (with some new episodes) or would it lead to something completely different?

[Haladflire65]

Originally Posted by darkstrife

i'm not sure if this has been asked before, but does anyone know how many episodes are in this season of FMA? I watched the first FMA and thought it was a very good and original anime but with this second season, is it like retelling the same basic story to get to the same ending as in the first season (with some new episodes) or would it lead to something completely different?

Brotherhood is not retelling the 'same basic story' if you're referring to the first anime. Brotherhood isn't the 'second season', it's a remake. The first anime's story is completely different from the manga's from Hughes' death, I've been told. BONES completely made up everything from that point on, I think. Brotherhood is going to follow the manga, which will obviously lead to the its own ending. Which, as a matter of fact, is drawing close.

You should go read the manga. Its story is simply amazing.