[Anime] New Fullmetal Alchemist anime series

I haven't downloaded the first episode yet, but it sounds like a good thing if they're speeding through the beginning. The manga and original anime didn't really diverge on any major points until around episode 30, so I'd rather we just hurry up and get to the new stuff. The other series isn't that old and people can just watch that for a slower, more detailed start.

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I just finished watching the first episode, and so far I like how things are being done. I've kept up with the manga and rewatched the first series so many times that I really didn't want to sit through several episodes of introductions. The Ice Alchemist fight was a nice way to get things going and set up a lot of the major characters while showing something new. It was kind of strange to have everyone know the boys except for Hughes, but I'm all for some small changes to keep things interesting.

Did anyone else's subs keep calling Bradley the "Fuhrer President?" Eclipse did that, and it sounds incredibly awkward.

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Does anyone know why Tokyotosho has been broken for weeks? There's no notice or anything; just a blank page.

I'm downloading ep. 4 right now, and so far I've been pleased with how the new series is going. I thought it was odd how it skipped over Tucker since he was one of the only major differences between the early episodes and the manga, but this episode will fix that.

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Again, the original series never really diverged from the manga until around the 30's (Rush Valley and Sensei's arrival), so the rushed speed is necessary to get to the different stuff. If it slowed down then we'd just be watching the same things all over again. It's making time for divergences like Shou Tucker, so I'm not overly concerned.

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Well, episode 11 deals with the auto-mail girl in Rush Valley according to the preview, so we'll be going into the new stuff in either 11 or 12. I can't remember if the Xing folks show up during or after that chase.

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I don't know if this is really necessary since we all know what happened to Hughes, but the small differences between this and the first anime were interesting. It's been way too long since I read that far back in the manga to know if they came from there.

The one that stood out most to me was Mustang's comment at the gravesite that he was desperately attempting to think of a formula for human transmutation. In the old series he said that he had once nearly attempted it and was now trying to recall the formula. Most likely trimmed because they thought the line didn't make sense without the flashback, but it's kind of a shame. The depressed PTSD Mustang flashbacks added a lot of character to the Ishbal war beyond just showing the gunfire and explosions. Not a big deal though, since this is far from the last time flashbacks to Ishbal will be important.

It was a bit awkward how Envy turning into Maria Ross was handled. Since she didn't show up until she was already pointing a gun at Hughes in the phone booth there wasn't much point to Envy being her, or Hughes knowing that it wasn't Ross.

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