Considering how impressed I was with FMA in the beginning, I was certainly...unimpressed with the last chapters. Plural. Maybe I've seen this kind of ending coming from about several months ago that it wasn't a big deal in my head. I actually have to force myself to pick it up again after a long drop, because somewhere near the end it got kinda too predictable for me. Of course I'm not talking about such details like how Ed and Al got their limbs and body back, but the general idea - final formidable enemy, big battle, everyone combine forces, the heroes beating the big bad boss. I agree wholeheartedly about the ending of first anime being more interesting and 'out of the box', one would say.
Of course it's not that bad as I seem to express, but such was my disappointment, or lack thereof. I didn't really feel anything as the end draws near :"/. Maybe it also has something to do with the fact that the exam was hectic and my brain lost the ability to feel =_=. Still.
Towards the end I kept hoping that there would be some unexpected twists (putting all my trust in Hiromu-sensei's genius story telling skills >_<), but there's none. *sigh* Fans speculated that she might have got tired with FMA (10 years of continuous running with no hiatus, no disruption at all, even when she went through childbirth = =).
Brotherhood is going downhill. I don't know why, starting from episode 2x onwards it has been on track with decent pacing and animation, and suddenly it returns to the awkward and rushed state. Especially episode 61, which is probably the most disappointing ep of the whole series. Two most epic manga chapters are crammed into one crappy anime episode .__. Wonder if they are cutting down on the budget -___-
I suddenly remember that one of the things that usually makes me uneasy during the battles in FMA is that the characters talk too much during battles. This is even worse in the anime when the characters are animated. Seems that every character has some desperate need to talk or something = =
Wow, no hiatus even when she's giving birth O___O"?! That's pretty, well, awesome is the word for it O__O"...But yeah, if I were in her situation I'm not sure if there's enough motivation in me to think of an extra-ordinary awesome-enough-to-deserve-the-whole-manga ending :-? (Still, I have no place to talk since I have a very short attention span =_=)
Oh really? I don't follow the anime but I know this gal who's head over heels with FMA Brotherhood and she keeps praising it non-stop every time so I'm surprise you said that. What's episode 61 about?
Yeah, some stuff when portrayed in the manga may seem normal enough but is extremely awkward when in animated form. I should be thankful battles in OP almost never have complicated conversations :-?.
Ep 61 is that part after the EPIC ROCK FALLS, when the souls of the Asmetris citizens are returned to their bodies as well as the battle of Ed vs Pride. Seriously, the souls are returned in like the first 5 minutes = = Which is stupid and even more rushed than the manga.
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Considering how impressed I was with FMA in the beginning, I was certainly...unimpressed with the last chapters. Plural. Maybe I've seen this kind of ending coming from about several months ago that it wasn't a big deal in my head. I actually have to force myself to pick it up again after a long drop, because somewhere near the end it got kinda too predictable for me. Of course I'm not talking about such details like how Ed and Al got their limbs and body back, but the general idea - final formidable enemy, big battle, everyone combine forces, the heroes beating the big bad boss. I agree wholeheartedly about the ending of first anime being more interesting and 'out of the box', one would say.
Of course it's not that bad as I seem to express, but such was my disappointment, or lack thereof. I didn't really feel anything as the end draws near :"/. Maybe it also has something to do with the fact that the exam was hectic and my brain lost the ability to feel =_=. Still.
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Brotherhood is going downhill. I don't know why, starting from episode 2x onwards it has been on track with decent pacing and animation, and suddenly it returns to the awkward and rushed state. Especially episode 61, which is probably the most disappointing ep of the whole series. Two most epic manga chapters are crammed into one crappy anime episode .__. Wonder if they are cutting down on the budget -___-
I suddenly remember that one of the things that usually makes me uneasy during the battles in FMA is that the characters talk too much during battles. This is even worse in the anime when the characters are animated. Seems that every character has some desperate need to talk or something = =
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(Still, I have no place to talk since I have a very short attention span =_=)
Oh really? I don't follow the anime but I know this gal who's head over heels with FMA Brotherhood and she keeps praising it non-stop every time so I'm surprise you said that. What's episode 61 about?
Yeah, some stuff when portrayed in the manga may seem normal enough but is extremely awkward when in animated form. I should be thankful battles in OP almost never have complicated conversations :-?.
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