Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 1 Reaction
and here it finally is, we wanted to watch this for awhile and look let me tell you, if anything happens to these children i will hunt down anyone who recommended this show to us
the full reaction will be up in a couple of hours
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"hopefully its a happy one .. HAHaha .. "
The universal uncertainty of King Bradley being good or evil. He has such a demeanor to him.
Let's fucking goooo
Honestly this is one of the only shows that to me didn't matter sub or dub. Both good.
Watch Demon Slayer
99% sure they are going to cry more in this show than AoT
FINALLYYYYY I have waited 84 years for this day. I just know you are going to love this, and the fact that you already looked like you were about to cry 5 times only confirms that lmao. Ed and Al are the definition of "baby boys", so I expect to hear that a lot. Like you're contractually obligated to say it every episode now. Also just!! Sibling bonds!!! Your favourite type of torture lmao
Can you turn on subtitles? Sometimes its hard to understand
That the sub vs dub poll being so close is evidence that you can't really go wrong with either version. FMAB having a female creator really shines through in the strong writing of its female characters compared to most of the other really popular anime series (cough, Death Note).
You guys should put sub titles on even though you have the dub going in case you can’t hear you can still catch things by reading
I don’t mind the choice of dub, because the setting is not Japanese but fantasy/fictional. The show to me is very real and relatable and a solid story. Enjoy!
Only started watching this b/c you guys were going to react. I got to like episode 48 or something. Still think it's overrated (it's like the #1 anime on Myanimelist but it's not better then AoT IMO). Also, might want to skip the intros, they definitely have spoilers. (They change them up every once in a while)
Yeah, I watched the 2003 version about 13 years ago right before Brotherhood started airing. I also thought it was a bit overrated even until the story diverged from the manga. Like a year ago I wanted to give this one a chance as well but I only made it to 30-40 something episodes and dropped. I actually felt like the older version did a better a job (as far as I recall, I could be proven wrong since it's been so many years) until it diverged from tha manga. I feel like this series is missing something that appeals to me, even though the concept and lore is really interesting. I don't know what it is though. AoT has this weight to it, I guess that's what this show is missing to me. Sometimes it feels too light-hearted or don't care about the characters that much. Although, I still respect the series/manga because you can't deny it really influenced AoT in a lot of ways, but overall AoT did a much better job than FMA, at least to the extent I've seen, I don't know if the story reaches unbelievable heights later on in the series since lots of people praise it.
Not sure if anybody has cleared it up for you at all but, Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) aired while the manga was still being written. It started off faithful to the manga for the most part but fairly quickly veered off to do it's own thing with the story separate from the manga. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) started airing as the manga was coming to a close and is accurate to the manga. You don't need to watch one to watch the other. FMAB is regarded as the better of the two but FMA (2003) has its own strengths. Hope that helps! FMAB is one of my favorite shows of all time and I'm very excited to watch these reactions!
The second episode will have you guys hooked even more
I think now is the time for the annual membership
This is literally the greatest anime of all time! You're gonna fall in love with these characters.
is this show gonna be every friday? or more than once a week
this show gets so much better as it goes on, love it
"MY BOYS" intensifies
this show is gonna be the most 'my boys' show yet
Armstrong and personal space don't belong together. Just accept it
Arm Strong is just this caring muscleman who picks up a little bird with broken wings and does everything he can to save it.
English Dub with English Sub (so that you can read while you talk and read the names of the characters as well) would probably be the best if you can. If you can't, that's okay too though
S TIER SHOW
I am PAINFULLY happy that this is happening. This will be an all time favorite of yours!
fmab is nearly universally beloved and often considered a classic. excited for yall to start it!
they can't watch it fast enough. just 2 episodes a week is gonna take so long
Def watch dub with subtitles if possible.
i would recommend putting in sub aswell, its hard to catch everything.
Dub seems like a bad idea for a reaction since you cant talk during dialogue otherwise youll miss it, have to constantly halt yourself mid sentence or rewind scenes. Unless you find a dub with subtitles i think sub would be a better idea tbh
Eng Dub with English subtitles should also work.
The song you're talking about is called Bratja and is sang by two young boys that actually represent Ed and Al. The lyrics were created for Full Metal Alchemist. And yeah, that song is so good! Made me cried more than once.
yes. Just wait until after episode 2 to listen to the song again
The voice of King Bradley always gives me chills.
One of the best animes of all time. You're going to love this for sure!
Ugh I hate the dub, Al sounds like he's 4 years old lol, but I'll bear with it to enjoy your girls' reactions to this amazing anime
Well, Alphonse is 14 years old. I would find it strange if he sounded older. In Japanese, however, I think he sounds even younger.
Love that show! Can't wait for them to react to the one episode that everyone who has seen the show knows I am talking about
YES!! I hope you guys have the list of after credits.
So happy you've decided to start this! FMAB is one of those animes, aleast in my opinion that stays close to your heart
To explain: there is Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. The problem with Fullmetal Alchemist was that the anime adaptation started when the manga was still in its infancy. As a result, the anime caught up with the book, similar to Game of Thrones, and the makers wrote their own ending. Then, when the manga was finished, the fans demanded a new adaptation and got it with Brotherhood.
This was a common practice in the 2000's when adapting an incomplete manga, and while I have fond memories of shows like FMA 2003, Black Butler, Blue Exorcist, Tegami Bachi, and Soul Eater (to name a few), I'm glad that most animation studios follow a seasonal model now. The anime original endings weren't ALWAYS bad, but they were usually pretty definitive. Even if the anime didn't stray far from the manga, the final episodes usually made it seem like a continuation wouldn't happen. I'm hoping for more remakes in the future.
Can you put eng sub for the next one please u.u
there was a poll.
Super excited for these reactions ! Concerning your questions on the 2 different adaptations of the manga, the 2003’s one was broadcasted at the same time the manga was published and catched up quite quickly with it. Because of that the show runners decided to continue the story by themselves so the 2003 adaptation is actually very different from FMAB wich is a completely faithful adaptation from the manga (but FMA is also really good in it’s own rights !). Either way can’t wait to see you too react to this amazing story !
I hope you watched the first two episodes in a row. After episode 1 everything still felt so thrown in. After episode 2 you had a better overview of the events.
I just watched the first episode (subbed) and I loved it. I think it's a very strong opening that establishes the story well. I personally love being thrown right in and not being hit with a wall of exposition at the very beginning, I like the story making sense over time. Once the full reaction drops I'm gonna watch the dubbed episode along with it!
Let's go!
Super excited. My #1 fav
YESSS!!!! You girls are going to love it, can't wait for the emotional eps and the ending song (let it all out) the timing when the song drops will just be perfect
HELL YEAH
Yess!! I’m so excited, it has been years since Ive watched this show. I’m glad to be watching an anime that’s not going to make you both (and me) cry every episode Edit: I just finally watched your reaction I stand corrected about the crying
Well, the first four episodes and especially some of the episodes after that are pretty sad. The humour, however, which resonates all the time, makes it bearable. If you took the humour out of Avatar, for example, the genocide of the Airbenders and Zuko's traumatic childhood, as well as Sokka as a child soldier and Katara as a war child who had to grow up very early, would hit even harder in the pit of the stomach than the series already does.
Incredible series you will love it !!