Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part eleven)
...how many of these things did they build?
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part ten)
One of this movie's most consistent elements is that every version of Alphonse Elric in every parallel dimension is a raging douchebag.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part eight)
The problem with uneven writing is that you can never tell if a mystery is being raised intentionally, or if it's just an author fuckup.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part seven)
Maybe realities like the world of the movie he's working on, in which there's magic instead of science, where dragons are as common as horses. Maybe instead of a director, that world's Fritz Lang is a criminal. Or a king. Or a woman.
Edward keeps his mouth shut, unwilling to confess that the truth is actually far, far stupider than that.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part six)
If you were to imagine a live action version of King Bradley, would it look even remotely like this man?
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part three)
Conqueror of Shamballa is starting to shift from "weird, but good" to just "weird." Hopefully it bounces back.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part two)
We're leaning much harder into the historical fiction aspect than I expected. Frankly, that just makes Edward Elric running around in the middle of the story even weirder and more surreal than it already was.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa (part one)
I haven't watched the 03 series, and barely know anything about where the plot went toward the end, but like...what could have happened in it that would leave the writers in a place where THIS seemed like a good idea?
Fullmetal Alchemist Analysis (final)
I can only speak for myself. And, for me, despite its many flaws and missteps, Fullmetal Alchemist was literally a life-changing story. Moreso than any other I've ever been told, and probably more than any I ever will be.
Fullmetal Alchemist Analysis (part two)
Does that situation sound familiar? Maybe not. You were too young to remember most of it, at least consciously.
Fullmetal Alchemist Analysis (part one)
I've seen a lot of culture critics describes FMA:B as "flawless," "perfect," and "the best anime ever made." While I strongly disagree with the first two of those assessments, I might just be sold on the third.
Fullmetal Alchemist Analysis (part zero): “Ego”
“Pride.” Hubris. But it also means Ego. And ego also means “Self.”
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood S2E38: “Journey's End”
I'll go into this in the analysis post(s), where I'll explain what I got out of the story, regardless of whether or not it was the author's intent.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood S2E37: "The Other Side of the Gateway"
The nameless child dies as it lived; struggling to escape the object of its desire.
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood S2E36: “A Fierce Counterattack”
I could have sworn we already had an episode called that? Back during the Briggs arc, I think? Something very similar at least. Well, regardless!
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood S2E35: “He Who Would Swallow God” (part 2)
Fullmetal Alchemist generally does a good job of managing to be both a cerebral philosophical journey AND a dumb punchy-man shounen series at the same time. Sometimes it leans more heavily in one direction, sometimes in the other. Occasionally, the two things that it's trying to be come into conflict, to the story's detriment.