Full Metal Alchemist

[Shirker]

Yeah his voice was always like that even in the last series.

@Ishbalan: I had no idea that the voice actors used objects to get their voices like that. I thought it was just an after-effect. Interesting

[Enigma]

anyway, I did notice something (in general)
al's voice seems to have a echo's against metal sound
I can hear metal vibration whenever he speaks
that was a nice touch
didnt notice that in the other ver

Maybe you didn't notice it before because you were younger and didn't have as much of an ear for that sort of thing, or you were too entranced by everything to pay attention to little details like that, but rest assured, it was there in the original series. They had Aaron Dismuke speak into a metal bowl to get Al's voice that way. In the Jap version, Rie Kugimiya spoke into a soda can. I doubt that they would do it any different now since it worked so well the first time.

You learn something new everyday Episode 4 was pretty good, I'll expect more goodyness

[Sora no Honou 空の炎]

anyway, I did notice something (in general)
al's voice seems to have a echo's against metal sound
I can hear metal vibration whenever he speaks
that was a nice touch
didnt notice that in the other ver

Maybe you didn't notice it before because you were younger and didn't have as much of an ear for that sort of thing, or you were too entranced by everything to pay attention to little details like that, but rest assured, it was there in the original series. They had Aaron Dismuke speak into a metal bowl to get Al's voice that way. In the Jap version, Rie Kugimiya spoke into a soda can. I doubt that they would do it any different now since it worked so well the first time.

You learn something new everyday Episode 4 was pretty good, I'll expect more goodyness

I remember them talking about the bowl in the Commentary on FMA: Conqueror of Shamballa. He doesnt have the voice he had when he was 12, so thats why hes not Al anymore, but it was interesting hearing him do Al now in the chibi-wrap-party ova. He is supposed to do some other role in brotherhood now. I base that last part of him doing something else in the series from wikipedia, so I dont know whether or not it's true.

When watching brotherhood, I often find myself comparing lines and scenes that are almost the same to the original. Sometimes they're better, sometimes their worse, and sometimes I dont know what to think. When Ed saw the gate = better in brotherhood. After lab 5 and in the hospital when Winry trys to get Ed to his milk = worse due to lack of flying cows in background. Don't know what to think= they shortened the whole lab 5 thing when it was a much bigger deal in the original. hmm... does anyone else do this?

[Ishbalan]

I really hate the new animation style. It's too bright and shiny and it gets in the way of the show being taken seriously. I believe that the new Bones is to be blamed for this. Once upon a time, in the early 2000's, Bones made Wolf's Rain, RahXephon, Cowboy Bebop the Movie, and the original Fullmetal Alchemist. All were brilliantly excecuted with a dark animation style that fit the mood of each accompanied by incredible musical scores. Then came along Eureka Seven. The style of Eureka Seven demanded that Bones adopt a much brighter style of animation and with this it managed to come together quite nicely, being one of the best animated titles to date. Unfortunately, Bones never reverted back to its previous style. Bones got addicted to the vibrant colors and steady stream of sparkles, and decided to make all of its titles henceforth sport as much shine and sparkle as possible. With so much focus on animation made, Bones forgot to feed its writing department, and they had to find sustenence and material by shoving their heads up their own asses. The result has been Darker Than Black, The Skull Man, Soul Eater, Xam'd Lost Memories, Darker Than Black II, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and the most recent Heroman, one shiny sparkling disappointment after another. Bones still makes great action sequences, and on occation manages to pull off some good drama, but the overall feel of the show is off balance, and the awful writing always leaves only a sour taste after everything is over.

I'm still watching Brotherhood out of obligation, since it was FMA that got me into anime in the first place, but I will never admit it as superior to its predecessor. The animation is too pretty for the tone, the humor is awkwardly placed, the rate of plot development is inconsistant, and most of all, the musical score is a joke. I could go on if anyone would like to argue.

[guardiansoulblade]

Arakaw'a's humor is funny in the manga, but it doesn't translate well to the anime because it's something that only works well in the manga. There's not been too much in the anime that's made me laugh.

[Ishbalan]

I've realized that the greatest flaw of Brotherhood is the pacing. Every episode we have a bit of action, a bit of drama, and then we have the bits of stale dialogue that seem to drag on into nothingness. It totally the flow of the episode and prevents me from enjoying it. The manga didn't have this problem because a reader goes at his own pace. Fast readers can skim multiple bubbles of dialogue in a matter of seconds to get the main point of whats being said and then move on. In the anime, we have to wait for every individual sentence to be spoken, and it cloggs everything up. The original anime had a natural flow to things, never a dull moment and I was never bored. All other things aside, Brotherhood fails to feel authentic because of its awkward pacing, and ultimately it's just gonna be another unremarkable shonen, just like Soul Eater, Bleach and et cetera.

[Darkwingz246]

A fullMetal thread! Excellent. FMA is my most favorite anime ever. I could go on for hours disscussing TOS(The original series), OVAs, the movie, Brotherhood, etc. I could also go on and on about the actors; Caitlin(Winry), Travis(Roy), Laura(Lust), VIC(EDWARD), Aaron/Maxy(Al TOS/Brotherhood), etc. Cosplay's always fun, too. I luvz my Winry cosplay. And of course, AMVs. Basically, I spend a lot of time watching(and reading[manga])this.