|
I saw the first episode just now. I thought it was great. For old enthusiasts, it reintroduced a lot of familiar faces and yet it was fresh because it wasn't a complete repeat starting with the Lior events. The preview makes it seem like the pace will slow down and more background will be laid out for new viewers.
On April 06 2009 14:20 Athos wrote:
What am I supposed to do with the memories of the show I've watched already? Do I just throw them away and accept this as a more perfect reality?
That's just so silly. BONES may be the authors of this reboot, but you're the author of your reality.
I'm going to watch this for sure. I know I'll be comparing it to the original run. I didn't read the manga either, so I'm pretty intrigued about what alternate explanations/plots happen. If I find that I don't like it (which I doubt will happen), I can stop watching it. Either way, it's not going to corrupt my memories.
|
Germany2896 Posts
The eric small kid complex and hughes with his awesome doughter are really getting really old.
Roy Mustang feels a bit lacking, but I'm not sure why. (If it is the voice change somebody mentioned or something else)
I'm hoping that the overlap between the original and remake stays low. At least that much is true in the first episode.
|
I am definitely going to watch this. The original FMA might not have been perfect, but it still easily qualified as one of the best animes of all time. Not to mention it actually had a quality english dub. But I am somewhat suprised, since this is the first time I have experienced a complete reboot of a series. Was there any problem with the anime having a different story (although I am all for being faithful to the original)? Also, did the manga actually finish for a reboot to be possible (I read a large part of it, but I stopped at some point)?
Anyway, one thing is certain (do not look if you did not watch the original/read the manga):
+ Show Spoiler +It will be sad to see Hughes die all over again.
|
|
|
|
|
United States47024 Posts
On April 07 2009 01:08 Tom Phoenix wrote:
Also, did the manga actually finish for a reboot to be possible (I read a large part of it, but I stopped at some point)?
The manga is supposed to finish this year. It will definitely finish before the reboot gets to where it is now.
On April 07 2009 01:12 dronebabo wrote:
as for the lack of character 'introductions,' well that was the same for the first season when you were thrown into lior with ed and al and then they transitioned into explaining how they tried to perform taboo etc so it's nothing out of the ordinary here
Except the number of important characters introduced in the first episode of the original series was about 5, whereas the number in this first episode easily doubles that.
I've actually had some issues with the Shinsen-Subs version of the video. It seems to get choppy and the video screws up in the middle a couple times.
|
Germany2896 Posts
I did not notice any problems with the shinsen video. But I think eclipse has a better reputation, so I'll try their version for ep2. Chose shinsen because they were the only ones listed when I downloaded 
|
Haven't got to compare the subs yet, but Shinsen tends to have more literal translations and Eclipse changing things into a language more normal for everyday English. Just waiting around to see what other groups will be subbing, until then raw is just fine...and way faster :p
|
On April 06 2009 16:39 RoieTRS wrote:
Hrm, Edward sounds just like Ueki from Law of Ueki.
I need to confirm this.
Edit------
Damn i'm good. It is
Romi Paku as Edward Elric
Romi Paku also voices Toshirou in bleach. [:
|
United States47024 Posts
On April 07 2009 05:45 MasterOfChaos wrote:I did not notice any problems with the shinsen video. But I think eclipse has a better reputation, so I'll try their version for ep2. Chose shinsen because they were the only ones listed when I downloaded
Just downloaded the Eclipse version, and it seems to work better for me. Odd...
|
Just watched the first episode. Looks good ^^
|
Is it necessary to watch season 1 to understand season 2 or can it stand by itself?
I read your description of a reboot but for example, do you need to be familiar with the characters or anything else that is crucial to understanding the storyline?
|
I liked the FMA anime (the first one), but Anime's ending has to be one of the worst endings of an anime I've ever seen. So I'm looking forward to the reboot.
Just to be sure, the reboot is starting over from the very beginning, rather than picking up the anime at the part where it started to deviate from the manga?
|
On April 07 2009 11:06 ghostWriter wrote:
Is it necessary to watch season 1 to understand season 2 or can it stand by itself?
I read your description of a reboot but for example, do you need to be familiar with the characters or anything else that is crucial to understanding the storyline?
don't think so
|
United States47024 Posts
On April 07 2009 11:06 ghostWriter wrote:
Is it necessary to watch season 1 to understand season 2 or can it stand by itself?
I read your description of a reboot but for example, do you need to be familiar with the characters or anything else that is crucial to understanding the storyline?
Nope, not necessary. I've been complaining about how it throws a bunch of characters very quickly at you, but in the long run, that shouldn't be an issue.
On April 07 2009 11:12 Sentenal wrote:
I liked the FMA anime (the first one), but Anime's ending has to be one of the worst endings of an anime I've ever seen. So I'm looking forward to the reboot.
Just to be sure, the reboot is starting over from the very beginning, rather than picking up the anime at the part where it started to deviate from the manga?
It starts from the beginning.
It'd be hard to start from just the fork, because while the same events happen before then, the order is somewhat different in the manga and anime.
|
the shinsen version works fine in some players for me, but not so well in others
probably something with how the mkv is containing the shit
|
fuck i swear i do this every other post (hit quote instead of edit)
|
On April 06 2009 21:19 MasterOfChaos wrote:
The eric small kid complex and hughes with his awesome doughter are really getting really old.
Definitely agree with you there. I totally get this "here it comes again" feeling every single time. It's a bit nerve-racking.
|
United States47024 Posts
On April 07 2009 19:17 stanley_ wrote:Show nested quote +On April 06 2009 21:19 MasterOfChaos wrote:
The eric small kid complex and hughes with his awesome doughter are really getting really old.
Definitely agree with you there. I totally get this "here it comes again" feeling every single time. It's a bit nerve-racking.
Well, thats partially a problem of it being overdone in the old series, and not necessarily the fault of this series. They ought to at least present the joke a couple times, so that new viewers know that they're running jokes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPT
