Fullmetal Alchemist English Dubbed Episodes at cartooncrazy.tv Plot Summary: After losing their mother, Alphonse and Edward Elric attempt to bring her back using the forbidden science of human alchemy. Dec 29, 2014 - For more details, see What's the difference between the FMA and FMA. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (the 65-episode 2009 TV series). Synopsis Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation, Edward loses his brother as well as two of his limbs. With his supreme alchemy skills, Edward binds Alphonse's soul to a large suit of armor. A year later, Edward, now promoted to the fullmetal alchemist of the state, embarks on a journey with his younger brother to obtain the Philosopher's Stone. The fabled mythical object is rumored to be capable of amplifying an alchemist's abilities by leaps and bounds, thus allowing them to override the fundamental law of alchemy: to gain something, an alchemist must sacrifice something of equal value. Edward hopes to draw into the military's resources to find the fabled stone and restore his and Alphonse's bodies to normal. 1950s doo wop songs. However, the Elric brothers soon discover that there is more to the legendary stone than meets the eye, as they are led to the epicenter of a far darker battle than they could have ever imagined. [Written by MAL Rewrite]. Overall 9 Story 9 Animation 9 Sound 8 Character 9 Enjoyment 9 Obsession is a very strange thing indeed, and may be one of the few human traits that so clearly falls between heaven and hell. What one does with their obsession though, well, therein lies an altogether different proposition, especially as people often define their 'obsessions' in terms of what they love and hate, or even what brings them hope and fear. Isn't it strange then, that such a well known human trait can so easily be mistaken for something else entirely? Or is it simply a case of people not seeing what they don't want to see, especially if there something new and shiny to watch? Many anime fans are currently raving about the new series of Full Metal Alchemist, especially as it is an almost direct adaptation of the manga, however in the light of all this new found glory, the original adaptation has become the topic of much debate and controversy, especially by those who once praised the show for being something. A little different. Now unlike many, the fact that the original adaptation didn't follow the manga for much of its run was something that I wasn't overly concerned about, and there's a very good reason for this too. There also appear to be regional variations of this song. During their introduction, they credited the song to the 'Country Gentlemen' and went on to say that it was based on an actual event(?). There also seems to be some small doubt that an unspecified artist made a still earlier release. I have a version recorded by the Hawking Brothers in 1973 and I have seen them play it live. John Duffey, Chaw Mank and Joe Kingston are credited as being the wri ters of the song, but it is also suggested that the lyrics was derived from a poem written by an unnamed third party. Song always and forever original artist. ![]() One of the issues I had with the manga, and in turn Brotherhood, was the fact that the tale is far more 'shounen' than the original adaptation, and this difference in not only plot and story content, but overall perspective as well, is noticeable in a number of areas. As far as pacing, plot, and depth of story goes, Full Metal Alchemist does lose out somewhat to Brotherhood, however this is partly due to the fact that Arakawa Hiromu had far more time to produce a story that worked, whereas the writers for the original adaptation only had part of Arakawa's work to play with, and had to make up the rest. Normally this would be the cause for a number of issues, not the least of which is continuity, however Full Metal Alchemist never really suffered from those except where the numerous, and unnecessary, comedy moments were included. That said, what the writers achieved was actually quite remarkable, as they produced a tale that is very clearly about one thing only - obsession - and in that respect, they actually managed to score quite a major coup over Arakawa's tale. Some of you may be a tad confused by where this is all going, but fear not, it will become clearer as we get into more detail.
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