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Day 9- Your thoughts on the first anime
I love it?
Well, okay, that's blindingly obvious, yes. I adore the first anime on a way that I didn't with Brotherhood. Both series have their strengths and weakness and there's definitely a bit of a "this was here FIRST" bias on my part, but. It is by far my favorite. It didn't get drowned in characters (there are a lot of characters in Brotherhood I don't give a fuck about and... I don't feel guilty over it); it had a solid, angsty storyline and it dug deeper into alchemy itself. Near the end of Brotherhood the show really went full-out shounen on us, and while that wasn't bad and I still enjoyed it, there wasn't near the amount of alchemical symbolism in it.
(Granted, there could be and I am overlooking it because it is above the level I study at, but still.*)
I mean, the symbolism in the first FMA series was so thick you could chuck a rock at it. I still turn up bits that are probably coincidence but fit so well - and I do find it QUITE curious that when Ed was pushed through the Gate it deposited him in one of the biggest alchemy revivals in decades, but that's probably just me. Anyway, the writers on the first anime did their homework and worked with a small existing framework to create a very compelling storyline that worked. It didn't go off the rails like some shows (sigh, Kenshin) did. It didn't get choked up in filler while stalling and praying that the manga catches up in time. (BLEACH, I'M LOOKING AT YOU.) It had a first episode to last episode story; and, I think four filler episodes - which still integrated into the main plot. And OF the filler, most of it was omake stories that Arakawa wrote anyway.
At any rate, I adore the first anime. I love Brotherhood but they are both so different and if I was forced to choose only one for all eternity, I'd go with the first anime, hands-down.
* I am still reading that damn book that compares alchemy to quantum string theory and it HURTS ME in my fucking BRAIN.
Day 10- Barry the Chopper: love him or hate him?
Day 11- Your favorite fight
Day 12- Your all-time favorite line(s)
Day 13- Would you ever take the risk and do human transmutation?
Day 14- Which artistic style did you prefer? The first anime or the manga/Brotherhood?
Day 15- Your favorite animal/chimera character
Day 16- Do you have a favorite episode and/or manga chapter? Why?
Day 17- Do you have a favorite ship or crack pairing?
Day 18- Your thoughts on Brotherhood
Day 19- What is your overall favorite moment in the series?
Day 20- Your favorite anime OP/end
Day 21- Do you think Maes Hughes is an adorable and loving father or just creepy?
Day 22- Your opinion on the anime: raw or dubbed?
Day 23- Do you have a favorite Elric brother? Why or why not?
Day 24- Do you have any opinions of the OST? What are they?
Day 25- Roy Mustang: What do you think?
Day 26- Has the series impacted your life in any way? How?
Day 27- What attracted you to the series overall?
Day 28- You know someone is an FMA fan when.
Day 29- What did you think of the series' end?
Day 30- What do you think happens to the characters after the series ended for good?
I love it?
Well, okay, that's blindingly obvious, yes. I adore the first anime on a way that I didn't with Brotherhood. Both series have their strengths and weakness and there's definitely a bit of a "this was here FIRST" bias on my part, but. It is by far my favorite. It didn't get drowned in characters (there are a lot of characters in Brotherhood I don't give a fuck about and... I don't feel guilty over it); it had a solid, angsty storyline and it dug deeper into alchemy itself. Near the end of Brotherhood the show really went full-out shounen on us, and while that wasn't bad and I still enjoyed it, there wasn't near the amount of alchemical symbolism in it.
(Granted, there could be and I am overlooking it because it is above the level I study at, but still.*)
I mean, the symbolism in the first FMA series was so thick you could chuck a rock at it. I still turn up bits that are probably coincidence but fit so well - and I do find it QUITE curious that when Ed was pushed through the Gate it deposited him in one of the biggest alchemy revivals in decades, but that's probably just me. Anyway, the writers on the first anime did their homework and worked with a small existing framework to create a very compelling storyline that worked. It didn't go off the rails like some shows (sigh, Kenshin) did. It didn't get choked up in filler while stalling and praying that the manga catches up in time. (BLEACH, I'M LOOKING AT YOU.) It had a first episode to last episode story; and, I think four filler episodes - which still integrated into the main plot. And OF the filler, most of it was omake stories that Arakawa wrote anyway.
At any rate, I adore the first anime. I love Brotherhood but they are both so different and if I was forced to choose only one for all eternity, I'd go with the first anime, hands-down.
* I am still reading that damn book that compares alchemy to quantum string theory and it HURTS ME in my fucking BRAIN.
Day 10- Barry the Chopper: love him or hate him?
Day 11- Your favorite fight
Day 12- Your all-time favorite line(s)
Day 13- Would you ever take the risk and do human transmutation?
Day 14- Which artistic style did you prefer? The first anime or the manga/Brotherhood?
Day 15- Your favorite animal/chimera character
Day 16- Do you have a favorite episode and/or manga chapter? Why?
Day 17- Do you have a favorite ship or crack pairing?
Day 18- Your thoughts on Brotherhood
Day 19- What is your overall favorite moment in the series?
Day 20- Your favorite anime OP/end
Day 21- Do you think Maes Hughes is an adorable and loving father or just creepy?
Day 22- Your opinion on the anime: raw or dubbed?
Day 23- Do you have a favorite Elric brother? Why or why not?
Day 24- Do you have any opinions of the OST? What are they?
Day 25- Roy Mustang: What do you think?
Day 26- Has the series impacted your life in any way? How?
Day 27- What attracted you to the series overall?
Day 28- You know someone is an FMA fan when.
Day 29- What did you think of the series' end?
Day 30- What do you think happens to the characters after the series ended for good?