No more alchemist...
I know that you know that we know that everyone knows that youknow that one of the most epic shounen ever has come to an end. The very last chapter of FMA has been put up on onemanga on 11 June with a nice 112 pages.
So what do you think about the series overall?
I'm actually very new to FMA. I just started watching the first anime about a year and a half ago, and since then have been devouring both anime series as well as the manga. Personally, I like it as a series, as well as the characters in general, and I think Arakawa-sensei has a powerful narrative ability. The series is full of twists, with good character development. Overall, it is really one of the best shounen series I've read.
However, the ending of the manga is somewhat disappointing to me. My expectation was built up from her excellent narration even from the start, as well as the ending of the first anime, and I really feel that the ending didn't do the series justice. I mean happy ending is good and all, but it's a bit too predictable, and too cliche for my taste. I don't mean that I want some half-assed tear jerker tragic ending, but this resolution is just too perfect, with a touch of deus ex machina. I mean, come on, Ed's battle against Pride is just too anti-climatic with Kimblee's sudden interference = = I like Winry and all, but Ed's and Winry's romantic development is just too rapid Y__Y
I really think I like the first anime's ending way better. Instead of the normal cliche final EPIC battle, the final episodes of the first anime were full of alchemy, raw emotions and philosophy, with really unexpected and creative twists yet satisfying enough. The open ending even sets the premise for the movie, which is also excellent. I mean when I finished the first anime, I really didn't feel that FMA had ended, instead it was like an ongoing journey to me, with other episodes still unfolded ahead. The ending of the manga, however, is too complete, really. Except for the part when Ed and Al part way to travel around - I think it's a nice touch. But other than that...
WeI guess it's just me being too nitpicky, really. At least no one dies = = (except for Hohenheim, but he wanted to die anyway *roll eyes*)
So what do you think about the series overall?
I'm actually very new to FMA. I just started watching the first anime about a year and a half ago, and since then have been devouring both anime series as well as the manga. Personally, I like it as a series, as well as the characters in general, and I think Arakawa-sensei has a powerful narrative ability. The series is full of twists, with good character development. Overall, it is really one of the best shounen series I've read.
However, the ending of the manga is somewhat disappointing to me. My expectation was built up from her excellent narration even from the start, as well as the ending of the first anime, and I really feel that the ending didn't do the series justice. I mean happy ending is good and all, but it's a bit too predictable, and too cliche for my taste. I don't mean that I want some half-assed tear jerker tragic ending, but this resolution is just too perfect, with a touch of deus ex machina. I mean, come on, Ed's battle against Pride is just too anti-climatic with Kimblee's sudden interference = = I like Winry and all, but Ed's and Winry's romantic development is just too rapid Y__Y
I really think I like the first anime's ending way better. Instead of the normal cliche final EPIC battle, the final episodes of the first anime were full of alchemy, raw emotions and philosophy, with really unexpected and creative twists yet satisfying enough. The open ending even sets the premise for the movie, which is also excellent. I mean when I finished the first anime, I really didn't feel that FMA had ended, instead it was like an ongoing journey to me, with other episodes still unfolded ahead. The ending of the manga, however, is too complete, really. Except for the part when Ed and Al part way to travel around - I think it's a nice touch. But other than that...
WeI guess it's just me being too nitpicky, really. At least no one dies = = (except for Hohenheim, but he wanted to die anyway *roll eyes*)