Comments on: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Beta Kappa AWESOME [Eps 1 - 12] http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396 Avid otaku resistance in the face of indisputable fanboyism. Love for fringe anime, assorted manga and numerous other Japanese diversions. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Hige vs. Otaku» Blog Archive » Best of 2009 – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-5293 Hige vs. Otaku» Blog Archive » Best of 2009 – Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:24:53 +0000 http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396#comment-5293 [...] becomes, uh, available. I’ve written at length about the reasons for my love of this series elsewhere, so I won’t go on about it here. Just know it’s one of the best shonen anime available [...] [...] becomes, uh, available. I’ve written at length about the reasons for my love of this series elsewhere, so I won’t go on about it here. Just know it’s one of the best shonen anime available [...]

]]> By: John Mora http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-3256 John Mora Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:10:10 +0000 http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396#comment-3256 Yeah, you picked a good way to get into it. My only complaint is that after the first episode, the series' animation just isn't as atmospheric or detailed as the first series'. Yeah, you picked a good way to get into it. My only complaint is that after the first episode, the series’ animation just isn’t as atmospheric or detailed as the first series’.

]]> By: So, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is bad because it isn’t a perfect adaptation of the manga? | Bateszi Anime Blog http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-3064 So, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is bad because it isn’t a perfect adaptation of the manga? | Bateszi Anime Blog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:20:15 +0000 http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396#comment-3064 [...] frustrating because depending on which reviews you read, FMA: Brotherhood is either a great, exciting series or just a terrible waste of time. I think it has been fine so far, but all the whining seems to be [...] [...] frustrating because depending on which reviews you read, FMA: Brotherhood is either a great, exciting series or just a terrible waste of time. I think it has been fine so far, but all the whining seems to be [...]

]]> By: Hige http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-3045 Hige Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:56:47 +0000 http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396#comment-3045 @Omisyth: Ach, it was enough to make me go NONONO and Q_Q myself to sleep. Mission accomplished, BONES decree. @kos: Mm, I understand what you mean. I haven't had any prior experience with the series so this iteration is completely fresh/new to me. If I had read the manga or seen the first series I'd likely have exactly the same attitude most established fans do. I mean, I avoid Naruto's anime because it's a direct retelling (filler not withstanding) of a manga I read weekly, and the plot lines are so far ahead that it neuters any potential drama I might get from it. With FMA, like I say, this is the first and only encounter I've had with it and I'm totally enamored. @Omisyth:
Ach, it was enough to make me go NONONO and Q_Q myself to sleep. Mission accomplished, BONES decree.

@kos:
Mm, I understand what you mean. I haven’t had any prior experience with the series so this iteration is completely fresh/new to me. If I had read the manga or seen the first series I’d likely have exactly the same attitude most established fans do. I mean, I avoid Naruto’s anime because it’s a direct retelling (filler not withstanding) of a manga I read weekly, and the plot lines are so far ahead that it neuters any potential drama I might get from it. With FMA, like I say, this is the first and only encounter I’ve had with it and I’m totally enamored.

]]> By: kos http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-3040 kos Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:36:45 +0000 http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396#comment-3040 I agree that the scripting is tight. The problem is, this is take two. I watched the original and have read the manga. My issue is not that it is not faithful to the original anime, but rather that it really is just more of the same. Especially the earlier episodes are painful in just being complete rehashes of the manga and original anime. I suspect it'll get better where the manga and original anime split, as Brotherhood ends up following the manga, but at this early stage it's like deja vu squared. I agree that the scripting is tight. The problem is, this is take two. I watched the original and have read the manga. My issue is not that it is not faithful to the original anime, but rather that it really is just more of the same. Especially the earlier episodes are painful in just being complete rehashes of the manga and original anime. I suspect it’ll get better where the manga and original anime split, as Brotherhood ends up following the manga, but at this early stage it’s like deja vu squared.

]]> By: Omisyth http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396&cpage=1#comment-3026 Omisyth Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:13:19 +0000 http://higevsotaku.com/?p=396#comment-3026 I wouldn;t agree that that character got enough time to be developed. They just didn't have enough screentime before the "phone booth" ;_;. I wouldn;t agree that that character got enough time to be developed. They just didn’t have enough screentime before the “phone booth” ;_;.

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