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DragoZERO · 2010-02-03, 08:08

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Originally Posted by Endless Twilight

Next episode marks the beggining of volume 20.

Already!? Damn. I just hope they don't conclude with an original story, leave a friggin to be continued and finish it in a couple of years.

They really should have split it in half though. 25 episodes per year or something.

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

Simple, don't watch the previews.

klare · 2010-02-03, 11:18

its funny to say this, but Hohenheim looks cool in this eps

and now we know Pride is not invincible

Shiroth · 2010-02-03, 11:20

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Originally Posted by DragoZERO

Already!? Damn. I just hope they don't conclude with an original story, leave a friggin to be continued and finish it in a couple of years.

They really should have split it in half though. 25 episodes per year or something.

The manga's aiming towards it's end, so there really is no point in just having an original end. There's still a high chance it'll end before the anime makes it towards the last episode.

Fingers crossed!

K_Babyy · 2010-02-03, 11:28

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

The manga's aiming towards it's end, so there really is no point in just having an original end. There's still a high chance it'll end before the anime makes it towards the last episode.

Fingers crossed!

I think they timed it right and the manga will end before the anime catches up. Even if they have to take a short break from Brotherhood, I wouldn't mind, cause what would the point be in making an anime that follows the manga just to give it an original ending? That would make me so mad lol.

DragoZERO · 2010-02-03, 12:43

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

The manga's aiming towards it's end, so there really is no point in just having an original end. There's still a high chance it'll end before the anime makes it towards the last episode.

Fingers crossed!

Is that so? I hope it ends with enough time so the staff won't do a rush job. It's gotta be done right!

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Originally Posted by K_Babyy

I think they timed it right and the manga will end before the anime catches up. Even if they have to take a short break from Brotherhood, I wouldn't mind, cause what would the point be in making an anime that follows the manga just to give it an original ending? That would make me so mad lol.

It wouldn't be the first time and it won't be the last. It's a tragedy everytime.

Kirarakim · 2010-02-03, 14:08

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

The manga's aiming towards it's end, so there really is no point in just having an original end. There's still a high chance it'll end before the anime makes it towards the last episode.

Fingers crossed!

With the manga being monthly I am a bit nervous about it. Yes it is in its final stages but I think there could still be a good 6 chapters (give or take a few) which would be half a year. But you would think they planned it all out with Arakawa to make sure the anime and manga end at roughly the same time.

Of course if it does catch up to the manga you wonder what was the point of rushing through so many chapters.

Shiroth · 2010-02-03, 14:15

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Originally Posted by Kirarakim

With the manga being monthly I am a bit nervous about it. Yes it is in its final stages but I think there could still be a good 6 chapters (give or take a few) which would be half a year. But you would think they planned it all out with Arakawa to make sure the anime and manga end at roughly the same time.

Of course if it does catch up to the manga you wonder what was the point of rushing through so many chapters.

Exactly. It's why i get the feeling a plan was made with Arakawa before this series began to air. Still, i have my dream that both would end in the same month, because that would be so awesome.

klare · 2010-02-04, 05:33

i think the main reason FMA 2009 was created is to follow the manga totally, there should be no anime-original ending like the old FMA... i hope

OkamiNoKaze · 2010-02-05, 02:15

This was a pretty good episode, and you're right this is the first one without Ed in it, wow, that is like a first in this series, I think. Yeah it was pretty cool seeing Rose again, I'm glad she's getting a slightly better story so far this time around, even it is a smaller part, at least it seems that way. I also like her design better, the brown and pink hair was ok in the first series, but the dark and light brown hair on her looks a lot better.

Kafriel · 2010-02-05, 05:45

After many months of postponing, I finally caught up with the anime...and I gotta say I'm loving it, especially because the heroes are always in a pinch; Hughes is dead, Mustang discovered that the army is corrupt and had all his subs taken away, Al is slowly losing it, Ed is near death, Scar is being chased (although that's not rly news xD), Ling is overtaken by Greed and Mira lost her position at Briggs, which is under attack.
The points I didn't like: perhaps too much attention on the Ishbal war and a few characters have been left unexplored (G!Ling, Hawkeye, Sloth, etc.)
As for this episode: I'm glad thy didn't make Rose the leader of a cult, I hated it too much to describe in the first adaptation...and it's good to see that the "main" plot's moving as well. Btw the previews are killing me

Guido · 2010-02-05, 19:48

I begin to see a speck of light as to which direction the show is now turning to.

Spoiler:

But nothing seems to be on the surface.

To start with, it's frustrating to experience the same feeling of hopelessness and powerlessness that are good fellas of the Mustang corps and Al's party do.

Sloth lastly has dug the full tunnel, and only remains for Father to wait for a day to come to let Hell all loose upon Amestris, as it did with Xerxes before.

However, there were quite a things that more or less brought a smile upon my face.

For starters, it was a clever move and guessing, first by Mei and then by Al, to rearrange the order of the research papers connecting those with words "Gold", "Immortality", and "Perfect Being" one to each other
and then flip the pages to the back so as to reveal another hint left by Scar's brother.

The transmutation circle that combines Amestrian alchemy with Xingese alchemy.

This has to be a clue and maybe plot device that hopes to contribute at thwarting Father's master plan or maybe to serve another purpose, whether be for good or bad.

Secondly, Hohenheim's first meeting with Pride delivered on me quite a good chill, and it was good to feel that way as Hohenheim navigated that dark and enclosed tunnel passageway to check for himself the fruit of Father's
mischievousness and its kids.
An interesting topic of conversation that Hohenheim brought up to Pride was how the 7 Deadly Sins of humanity parallel in correspondence to each facets of Father's personality, that Hohenheim deduced that bearded freak cast out of its
body in the form of its homunculus offspring.

Now, we had a change of plans for Kimblee to turn Briggs into a bloody mess by using the Drachman army as means for a war breakout; not surprising, since that's the only place left on the map remaining unsullied and unstained that Father
needs to soil to fulfill the transmutation circle, and, btw, things did not look well for Alphonse's party, because the chimera Zampano seemed to have betrayed them all; the preview for next episode looked like corroborating this.

GaimeGuy · 2010-02-05, 20:14

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Originally Posted by Kafriel

After many months of postponing, I finally caught up with the anime...and I gotta say I'm loving it, especially because the heroes are always in a pinch; Hughes is dead, Mustang discovered that the army is corrupt and had all his subs taken away, Al is slowly losing it, Ed is near death, Scar is being chased (although that's not rly news xD), Ling is overtaken by Greed and Mira lost her position at Briggs, which is under attack.
The points I didn't like: perhaps too much attention on the Ishbal war and a few characters have been left unexplored (G!Ling, Hawkeye, Sloth, etc.)
As for this episode: I'm glad thy didn't make Rose the leader of a cult, I hated it too much to describe in the first adaptation...and it's good to see that the "main" plot's moving as well. Btw the previews are killing me

That's funny, because they spent far too little time on ishbal compared to the manga. In the manga, it was a whole volume, comprised of a good 4.5 chapters worth of material. In Brotherhood, they condensed it into about 2/3 of an episode (while also splicing out Scar's backstory, which was maybe about 25% of the Ishval volume, and doing that way back in the confrontation with Winry in Central.)

They left out most of ishval, though, and kind of ruined the tale by splicing up the parts they didn't remove entirely

Kirarakim · 2010-02-05, 21:35

And about Riza not getting a lot of development...a lot of scenes from Ishval they cut were her scenes. I am still hoping at least one of them makes it in later.

GaimeGuy · 2010-02-06, 03:10

honestly the only person they really did faithfully was Scar, and maybe Armstrong (although heavily condensed, all the main parts were there). Marcoh, Kimblee, Dr. Knox, Roy, Basque Grand, Hawkeye, Hughes, all of them received heavy cuts, not to mention scenes involving generic soldiers and ishvalans.

Kafriel · 2010-02-06, 06:35

Guess I'll read the Ishbal war to get the whole picture then, although warfare isn't my kind of thing

Bern-san · 2010-02-06, 18:35

next chapter from the preview i see they will do when olivier and louis see each other at central, can't wait for that
i think that the chapter is going to finish when

Spoiler for :

GaimeGuy · 2010-02-06, 19:24

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Originally Posted by Kafriel

Guess I'll read the Ishbal war to get the whole picture then, although warfare isn't my kind of thing

chapters 58, 59, 60, 61, and 62 cover the Ishval conflict

Jeffry2009 · 2010-02-07, 00:50

God, I guess I should skip the ED credits from now on (1st that was gundam 00, after Ed credits, damn these cliffhanger endings! that gets me on my nerves to see what happens next!).

Vicious108 · 2010-02-07, 03:49

Need episode 43 thread.

Shiroth · 2010-02-07, 04:44

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Originally Posted by Endless Twilight

Need episode 43 thread.

Ask this in the 'request a thread' thread.

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2010-02-05, 02:15	Link #29
OkamiNoKaze Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	This was a pretty good episode, and you're right this is the first one without Ed in it, wow, that is like a first in this series, I think. Yeah it was pretty cool seeing Rose again, I'm glad she's getting a slightly better story so far this time around, even it is a smaller part, at least it seems that way. I also like her design better, the brown and pink hair was ok in the first series, but the dark and light brown hair on her looks a lot better. __________________

2010-02-05, 19:48	Link #31
Guido Snobby Gentleman Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monterrey, México Age: 43	Episode XLII: Sign of a Counterattack I begin to see a speck of light as to which direction the show is now turning to. Spoiler: But nothing seems to be on the surface. To start with, it's frustrating to experience the same feeling of hopelessness and powerlessness that are good fellas of the Mustang corps and Al's party do. Sloth lastly has dug the full tunnel, and only remains for Father to wait for a day to come to let Hell all loose upon Amestris, as it did with Xerxes before. However, there were quite a things that more or less brought a smile upon my face. For starters, it was a clever move and guessing, first by Mei and then by Al, to rearrange the order of the research papers connecting those with words "Gold", "Immortality", and "Perfect Being" one to each other and then flip the pages to the back so as to reveal another hint left by Scar's brother. The transmutation circle that combines Amestrian alchemy with Xingese alchemy. This has to be a clue and maybe plot device that hopes to contribute at thwarting Father's master plan or maybe to serve another purpose, whether be for good or bad. Secondly, Hohenheim's first meeting with Pride delivered on me quite a good chill, and it was good to feel that way as Hohenheim navigated that dark and enclosed tunnel passageway to check for himself the fruit of Father's mischievousness and its kids. An interesting topic of conversation that Hohenheim brought up to Pride was how the 7 Deadly Sins of humanity parallel in correspondence to each facets of Father's personality, that Hohenheim deduced that bearded freak cast out of its body in the form of its homunculus offspring. Now, we had a change of plans for Kimblee to turn Briggs into a bloody mess by using the Drachman army as means for a war breakout; not surprising, since that's the only place left on the map remaining unsullied and unstained that Father needs to soil to fulfill the transmutation circle, and, btw, things did not look well for Alphonse's party, because the chimera Zampano seemed to have betrayed them all; the preview for next episode looked like corroborating this.

2010-02-05, 21:35	Link #33
Kirarakim Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007	And about Riza not getting a lot of development...a lot of scenes from Ishval they cut were her scenes. I am still hoping at least one of them makes it in later. __________________ Twitter MAL

2010-02-06, 18:35	Link #36
Bern-san Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009	next chapter from the preview i see they will do when olivier and louis see each other at central, can't wait for that i think that the chapter is going to finish when Spoiler for : al and winry meet hohenheim __________________

2010-02-03, 11:18	Link #22
klare Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	its funny to say this, but Hohenheim looks cool in this eps and now we know Pride is not invincible

2010-02-04, 05:33	Link #28
klare Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	i think the main reason FMA 2009 was created is to follow the manga totally, there should be no anime-original ending like the old FMA... i hope

2010-02-05, 05:45	Link #30
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	After many months of postponing, I finally caught up with the anime...and I gotta say I'm loving it, especially because the heroes are always in a pinch; Hughes is dead, Mustang discovered that the army is corrupt and had all his subs taken away, Al is slowly losing it, Ed is near death, Scar is being chased (although that's not rly news xD), Ling is overtaken by Greed and Mira lost her position at Briggs, which is under attack. The points I didn't like: perhaps too much attention on the Ishbal war and a few characters have been left unexplored (G!Ling, Hawkeye, Sloth, etc.) As for this episode: I'm glad thy didn't make Rose the leader of a cult, I hated it too much to describe in the first adaptation...and it's good to see that the "main" plot's moving as well. Btw the previews are killing me

2010-02-06, 03:10	Link #34
GaimeGuy Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	honestly the only person they really did faithfully was Scar, and maybe Armstrong (although heavily condensed, all the main parts were there). Marcoh, Kimblee, Dr. Knox, Roy, Basque Grand, Hawkeye, Hughes, all of them received heavy cuts, not to mention scenes involving generic soldiers and ishvalans.

2010-02-06, 06:35	Link #35
Kafriel Senior Guest Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Athens (GMT+2) Age: 35	Guess I'll read the Ishbal war to get the whole picture then, although warfare isn't my kind of thing

2010-02-07, 00:50	Link #38
Jeffry2009 Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Age: 37	God, I guess I should skip the ED credits from now on (1st that was gundam 00, after Ed credits, damn these cliffhanger endings! that gets me on my nerves to see what happens next!).

2010-02-07, 03:49	Link #39
Vicious108 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007	Need episode 43 thread.