Full Metal Alchemist 2

beatrush · Post by **beatrush** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:30 am

I will also jump on the minority bandwagon on this too. I enjoyed it and if it follows the manga's direction, this wil become an awesome series. I feel the Manga, at its current state, is a grade above the first TV FMA much like how Hellsing Ultimate OAV is leaps and bounds better than the 13 episode TV series.

klet · Post by **klet** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:42 am

Out of curiosity, how many people who hate the new series have read the manga? Frankly, if they started at the end of the movies, they'd be making a completely original series--there's no way you could get that universe back on track with the manga. The characters just grew in different ways. Plus they introduced some world aspects that didn't exist in the manga (like what homoculous really are).

Personally, I've read some of the manga from where the series left off, which makes me really excited for what's to come. The thing I'm not looking forward to is the wading through the stuff that's already been animated.

I understand how it's neccesary, but I wonder if they'll cut it down at all. Otherwise there's probably a good 30 episodes (wild guess

) of stuff before they get to anything new.

Also remember that this first episode is complete filler used to start the series off. There was never any ice alchemist in either the old anime or the manga. Frankly, I didn't think it was too confusing, but looking back and trying to imagine that I knew nothing of the universe, they probably introduced too many characters. I'd be wondering who was who, and what the relationships are, etc. I guess they didn't want to start off the exact same way that the first one did.

Also, as much as I love Miki Shinichrou, his voice as Roy really startles me. I guess it's going to take some getting used to. >.<

Goldknight · Post by **Goldknight** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:56 am

I've read the manga and still with they had continued from the movie.

To see stuff that has already been done and people that have already died it almost isn't worth it to me just to see new "blips" here and there from the manga that were excluded in the first series.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:56 am

Where did roll To see stuff that get already been done and people that have already died it almost isn't worth it to him or her just to see new blips here and there from the manga that were excluded in the first series?

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:38 am

I've read some of the manga and dropped it because I didn't like it. So I was never excited about this series to begin with. However, since I'm a big FMA original series fan, I'm giving it a try. I am interested in the "new" stuff and how the story differs.

Goldknight wrote:To see stuff that has already been done and people that have already died it almost isn't worth it to me just to see new "blips" here and there from the manga that were excluded in the first series.

My thoughts almost exactly.

I'm hating the rush job that the first two episodes have been. In a sense, I'm glad they're rushing through it so I don't have to "suffer". On the other hand, I feel sorry for new FMA fans watching this. It's just so rushed right now.

I'll continue on but I'm not expecting much. Maybe with my low expectations maybe . . . maybe, I can like it.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:38 am

Perhaps. Your low expectations maybe sounds like a plan.

duotrouble · Post by **duotrouble** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:39 am

I think they do sound like a plan, Cloud.

But first, must go eat breakfast.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:39 am

Since when? Who does "they" refer to?

klet · Post by **klet** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:53 pm

Blips? Nah, I could care less about those. What I want to see is what came in the manga after the first series split from it. Right around when Greed was introduced--how that arc ended was different in each medium.

But yeah, watching something that's already been done is rather boring. So, I kind of want them to speed things along. On the other hand, when they do, they run the risk of alienating new viewers who get confused. I guess we'll just see how it gets handled.

But I think that starting the series off at the end of the movie would be kind of pointless. Plus, I've never seen an anime movie that actually affects the cannon show, just because they can't expect their viewers to have seen the movie. It did change a lot, after all.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:53 pm

Understood. That seems like a lot.