Any anti-FMA fans here?

I watched Fullmetal Alchemist, and I enjoyed it. Not only the characters, but also the music and story itself. I've always enjoyed stories about alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone, and I wanted to see this take on it. I didn't see the fan-sub when it was all the rage. In fact, I didn't see it until I saw it on Adult Swim--so maybe that helped me by not clouding my opinion before watching it.

As for the names of the Homunculi....They fit.

Pride--Dante was proud that she was able to make a homunculus that could age--hence the name.
Lust--Using this definition of lust: "An overwhelming desire or craving" (as in "lust for power")--it fits, since it seemed she desired to be human more than the others.
Envy--"A feeling of discontent and resentment aroused by and in conjunction with desire for the possessions or qualities of another." He was jealous of Ed and Al since Hohenheim stayed with them, and not his first son. (and he didn't use his "normal" shape because he looked too much like Hohenheim, and Envy hated that)
Gluttony--okay, we know his name fits...LOL
Wrath--"vindictive anger"--I'd be pissed at the world too if my mom transmuted me--and in fact, abandoned me. And, of course, the love she should have had for her child went to Ed and Al, so there's just a little resentment....
Greed--He even says he's a greedy bastard. He didn't want what the others did--he just wanted stuff.
Sloth--"apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue"--yeah, she was virtuous, wasn't she? (This is the definition for the deadly sin, by the way.)

In theatre (and I've noticed in anime) some characters are named to give the audience a clue to their identities or habits. This doesn't always apply, but it's still a habit used today.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Interrobang

Pride also felt that he was better than humans. I forgot the context; it's been a long time since I watched the anime.

All of the generic "Manga>Anime" people can suck my hairy balls. Comparison of fiction from different media has to be the most retarded criticism method humanity came up with.

Ah, yes...I forgot about Pride's beliefs.

And how many anime have actually strayed from the manga? You know, there's only a certain amount of time in each episode/season, so there's only so much the anime producers can do.

Look at Inuyasha--the anime stopped before the manga did.

Look at Rurouni Kenshin--there was a whole story arc that had nothing to do with the manga.

And, when you read a novelization of a movie--the book doesn't always match to the movie, or movies based on books don't always match the books (DaVinci Code, anyone?)

And, ZeroSlash has a point--There are other anime on Adult Swim (Lupin's back!), but to constantly talk about one is like a particular song being played incessantly on the radio.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Dee--you are talking about movies based on novels, right? If you are, then I agree with you. In novels, you have so much more to work with; there's no time table to follow. Fitting a 500 page book into a 90 minute movie is hard. Fitting a monthly manga into anime episodes is also hard. That's why some animes have "filler" episodes.

These episodes "flesh out" the characters and (sometimes) the story, and they can do it, since it's "based on" the manga. That doesn't mean it has to be followed exactly.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Kraderif

It's just like Evangelion, everything goes more or less fine and then the end makes you want to throw it all to the garbage, piss and spit on it, and set on fire.

I don't think FMA's creator went crazy, though....

But, I haven't seen all of Evangelion, and it's an anime that you CAN'T miss an episode of--or it really doesn't make sense. FMA, on the other hand, does some nice exposition so you can tell what's happened within the story arc.

And, you know, it was one of the first animes to use a kid for the English dub of Al.

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