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Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 6-12 | My Favorite Scene
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A fun note about the attention to detail in this story; the author of the manga said she chose to make Jean Havoc a smoker for the sole purpose of giving Mustang access to a lighter in his fight against Lust.
I aspire to have as much forethought for anything I write as Hiromu Arakawa does.
Wow!
She hinted at the end from literally chapter one. She is just a brilliant author and I adore her
That is awesome.
@@organizer.spaztasticc3541 Same. I'm working on a series of novels, and trying to write with forethought (but not get bogged down in stuff). The big thing is a vague prophecy/warning mentioned in book 1 that comes to fruition in book 6 or 7.
My thoughts on Alphonse suddenly remembering his encounter with "the truth" was that it was such a traumatic event that his psyche completely repressed it. As speculated earlier by Ed and Izumi, the amount of truth you're shown should be relative to the amount you sacrifice (equivalent exchange), he was shown even more than either of them. And considering he was even younger than Ed at the time it makes sense that everything he went through was completely repressed. I believe that the blood splattering inside of him was another trauma so intense it linked his memories of everything that happened with the transmutation with their mother, and unlocked those memories by proxy. Not anything due to the magic of the world, but purely Al's psychology.
I always thought of it was his seal being rewetted with blood and reopening that connection. But I really enjoy your takeaway too.
I think I'd go even further and say that the blood splattering onto his rune was a "near death" experience, causing his life to flash before his eyes. We already know from earlier that if the rune was scratched away the seal would break, so I've always assumed painting over it with blood would do the same thing.
That was always my interpretation as well.
i really agree with you, it's not alchemical but psychological.
Also wanted to add to the original replies interpretation.
If you consider that the seal is drawn with blood and the suit of armor also being steel, this likely creates a more significantly stronger seal compared to something that is simply drawn with ink or other mediums. Blood containing iron and likely creating a layer of rust from the iron in the suit resulting in an etched inlay of blood.
Secondly if you consider said seal to be like a circuit that allows the function of bonding the Al's Soul to the suit of armor. Then blood touching the seal may have caused a short-circuiting, with the added psychological trauma of that situation the Original reply has mentioned.
Fun fact: The English voice actors for Mustang & Lust are (and were at the time as well) married. Imagine doing the scene where Mustang kills Lust with your S.O., crazy.
"Its a shame, but it doesnt feel too bad to be killed by a man like you"
If you search for it on UA-cam there is a video of him ((Travis wilingham)) talking about that scene and it’s a delight to view his reaction
There’s a video of Travis and Laura (the voice actors) where Travis says he’ll snap his fingers at her when they get into disagreements 😂
Also fun fact, Travis & Laura first met when they were recording for the original FMA dub
Travis said it was his favorite scene to record
"Every character in this series is my favorite character." - Amen.
Al's goodness. Ling's ridiculousness but honor. Lan Fan's sacrifice. Izumi and her husband and her love for her child. The Homunculi and their questions about their own humanity or lack thereof. Scar's rationale and worldview and relationship with Mei Chen. Winry working through her trauma. Mustang and Hawkeye's devotion and loyalty! And the mystery surrounding Von Hohenheim... Oh! It's all so good!!!
And Ed's unbreakable Resolve.
I think it's important to point out that Greed's gang aren't homunculi. Only Greed is a homunculi. The rest are human chimeras. They use to be ordinary people but were experimented and combined with animals. This may seem like semantics but as you learn more it'll be important to keep in mind. The homunculi (Greed, Lust, Envy, Gluttony) have a distinctly different origin.
Edit: So you do know how homunculi are created. Chimera's are combinations of various animals, including humans. Homunculi are pieces of Father's soul given physical form inside a body.
Why do you gotta spoil things like that? You think she's not going to figure that out after further reveals?
@@tavern.keeper I didn't spoil anything. She talks about all of this in the video.
@@shyguypro9876 kinda is your commemt is way more spoilery than mine...
@@notrixamoris3318 She says in the video that she knows homunculi are created from Father's soul.
@@shyguypro9876 You robbed Merphy of a moment of revelation when she figures it all out. Her experience is now that much poorer. Why would you do that? Can you not just let someone discover the world and lore from the source material? Does FMA really need your help to tell the story?
Minor correction: Scar’s brother is older than him, not younger. So he’s the older brother choosing to give up his arm to save his younger brother…this series is SO GOOD!!!
Poor, Merphy. You’re not ready for what’s to come.
I can guarantee you [insert your favourite character] is going to make you cry. 😂
when does a character/s of FMA doesn't makes you cry?
One of my favorite things in the anime that demonstrate the relationship between the elric brothers and Winry is the first opening song.
You see Ed's arm and leg unravel. You see Al's entire body unravel.
Then finally, you see Winry shaken up.
I just think that's such great imagery. Directly showing how the brothers' mistake effected everyone. Both physically and emotionally.
I love that moment! It shows what they each lost. Ed's arm and leg. Al's body. And Winry... what she lost can't be seen, only felt. It's such a gut punch.
Wow, I am very impressed by this story. I am really looking forward to starting FMA, Vinland Saga, and One Piece. I need something like this story, in peculiar, right now. It just sounds so sweet, shows strong friend and family relationships, some humor, and so much more! Just wow!
Ed lost his arm and leg
Al lost his body
Winry lost her balance
12:00 I don‘t remember if it‘s in the manga, but at least at this point in the anime, hughes wife was confirmed to be called Gracia, while his daughter‘s Elicia.
perks of a female writer, the random wife is a fully developed and named character
@@bigbundle3223 that's not a female writer thing it's just a writing style
@@nothappening5510 suurreee
@@bigbundle3223 trust me i've read a lot and it definitely isn't exclusive to female writers it honestly just depends on whether the author is a planner or i can't think of a great why to describe this an author that doesn't plan the story all that much ahead yet can still tie in background details to make it feel like that
@@nothappening5510 i read a lot too, i also write a lot and study writing, and male writers tend to not develop female characters, especially minor background ones
So, for Alphonse getting his memory back. It's not from the blood, it's from the shock of having someone die inside of him. It's a traumatic jolt that brings back his suppressed memories. Izumi talks about it in previous chapters. Very easy to miss since the conversation gets a bit comedic, the anime also completely missed it while adapting as well XD
It's a small hiccup. As masterclass of a work it is, I don't expect it to be completely perfect :v
I know I'm late to this, but I've always read it as both the trauma and the alchemy that binds a chimera together when her blood hits his seal as causing it.
I agree. That Winry moment was so powerful. I still remember watching the anime and the episode ended when with her crying to Ed and the ending song came through, "Let it all out~ Let it all out~"
This is why anime and manga has become increasingly popular the mangaka in japan understand that teenagers are completely capable of understanding izumi's pain and that teenagers can follow along with complicated and dark stories
I felt so bad for Winry. You can see and feel her emotions jumping out from the Manga or anime straight in your face! 😔💔
What I really like about the scene is that when Scar realizes that Winry is the daughter of the doctors he killed, he’s like yeah kill me you have every right. It shows just how deep his beliefs are.
@@Gaoknight Yeah, really cool moment and then seeing her face and her struggle should she pull the trigger or not and all those emotions are extremely well presented in her fecal expression. That scene is so good specially with the VA and animations from the anime, is art.
@@strohhuttv8848 Aye bro you might wanna check the spelling of “Facial” in your last comment 😂 I usually never correct people’s grammar on the internet but that is just wild lol
I always thought Alphonse not remembering what happened on the gate as Post-Traumatic Amnesia, and her blood triggered them
Hard agree.
Maybe her death triggered it, not necessarily the blood since Izumi did say something along the lines of "extreme emotions might bring the memories back" not long before the fact.
@@pretendtheresaname9213 true, there was that
Yeah same, always saw it as post-traumatic amnesia and the blood splatter was like someone touching a wound and opening it up considering it was the only "organic" part of Al and the link to his soul so blood touching it (it being made out of blood) did "something" unlike anything else.
Good points here
I don’t think it’s a spoiler about the blood, I think it’s just that Al’s seal is made with blood and the contact with fresh blood, especially in a traumatic situation, brought those memories back. I don’t think it’s particular to chimera blood, though.
Riza Hawkeye is one of my favorite characters ever, Ever, EVER. EVER!!! It's so much fun seeing you get deeper into this story.
A minor correction: Homonculi are NOT Chimeras. Chimeras are fusions of two (or more) different living organisms.
Also, it's been a while it's been a while since I've read the series, I think the reason why Al's memories returned is purely due to the massive shock he experienced. I won't go more into details regarding the scene as some things miiiight be more spoilery as I'm not sure if they were revealed or you caught on them (or if you would consider it a spolier, even though it's more philosophical).
Also Also, the name of the Maes Hughe's wife is Gracia.
I'm glad you're enjoying the series. For me FMA is one of the few series that manages to have ABSULUTELY IMPECABLE and extremely well-constructed plot (like seriously, all the questions you have WILL be answered in a very satisfying way) while also having some of my favorite characters with Ed being probably my favorite protagonist.
And I think there will be better scenes :P. Although the part with Winry is among the peaks of the series.
Im pretty sure many people pointed this out already but there's a big difference between a Chimera and an Homunculus.
A chimera is the result of two separate life forms fused together (most of the chimeras we meet are Human + X, you take a human and fuse it with an animal to implant some of it's characteristics) while an Homunculus is an artificially made living being.
Homunculi were never born, they were created from scratch by taking a piece of Father's soul attached to a Philosopher's Stone and molding a body around that.
It's more than 10 years ago and I still remember the feeling when I read the scene when they reveal that Lan Fan cut her arm. It was so intense, shocking and astonishing. It's one of the most memorable scenes of FMA for sure.
Boy... I was tearing up just from your recount. This is such an amazing story, and the character are so alive.
Btw... for years I used the nickname Hawkeye online, because of Riza Hawkeye. She's such a badass. Unfortunately after the Avengers movie had to stop because everyone thought it was about Clint Barton.
Oddly enough, when I read FMA years ago I thought Riza was named after the Avenger (given both are sharpshooters), which she probably isn't but as a long time Marvel fan that's where my mind went.
@@tximinoman She and most other military personnel in the series were named after military vehicles.
20:30 one of my favorite recurring bits for the brothers is Ed focusing on restoring Al's body and Al being all like "and yours too, brother!"
They're adorable.
5:30 her blood stained his circle, which gave Al a near death experience, which led to “life flashing before your eyes moment”. As you read, when body of Barry the Chopper scratched off the symbol off the armor that affixed Barry’s soul to the armor, to effectively die.
I am so happy you are making videos like this!! FMA is my favorite anime, my favorite manga and is so incredibly close to my heart. ♥ One thing I want to mention just to clarify, Homunculi and Chimera are not one in the same. I am sure someone else put this in the comments, but I wanted to reiterate. Chimera are, well what Nina and Alexander were turned into and of course all of Greed's crew at the Devil's next. They are humans that are experimented on and fused with the DNA/composition of animals. Homunculi are artificial humans created through alchemy. I would get more into that but that would be a spoiler.
BTW Hughes' wife is Gracia, in the anime it's pronounced like Grace-eea. The daughter is Alicia. In this series, as I am sure someone has said, is also called "FeelsMetal Alchemist" so, I expect you will shed some more tears, and have many more amazing revelations. This plot is a masterclass is storytelling and symbolism.
That is awesome!
"So King Bradley's a baddie"
Me: Damm Merphy I didn't know you where into those types.
I knew this was going to be the winry scene, it‘s just *so powerful*! And I really love how they worked with it in the anime, too. It feels like the ending was *written* for that scene.
FYI, I am just saying that Merph has trouble reading bold print…so if you want to make it easier for her to read your comment, try using a normal format.
@@britneynicole8903 omg, I didn‘t know! I‘m just so used to it ^^‘ I‘ll try to keep it in mind for future comments! ^~^
also I only now saw how yt failed to keep the few words bold because of the exclamation point x,x
@@V1G4M1 Okay! I just thought I would let you know! 😁 Just asking … were they all bolded initially?
@@britneynicole8903 i only bolded „so powerful“ and „written“ initially. But because a star next to an exclamation mark doesn‘t turn into a „bold star“ and a star at the beginning of a word doesn‘t count to end the bolding on yt, only the star after “written” ended the bold lettering. ^^
@@V1G4M1 😁😁
"Every character in this series is my favorite character" yes, I agree completely!
First of all, I have been so looking forward to this video. I don't trust myself to discuss theories cause like you said it's all jumbled for me. BUT! The fight scene with Al and Ed and Scar is one of my favorites because it's really the first time that Al has full use of his abilities like Ed. It really establishes the two of them on an equal footing and they kick ass as a team. It's a powerful scene in a literal sense. They have new-found strength and determination after all they've been through.
the scene with winry and them helping deliver the baby always comes off as a little weird and out of place at first, but part of the payoff in the moment where ed tells her that her hands are made to save people is such a powerful moment that makes that otherwise seemingly random detour so worth it
I never thought that scene was random in the first place - it's basically there to show that while alchemy fails time and time again to create life from "nothing," regular humans do it all the time. That in it of itself is a kind of magic even more powerful than alchemy. Also, I feel like it shows that it's hard work and there isn't an easy shortcut to bringing another life into the world.
@@Goomyx1492 oh of course i agree, it serves several purposes, just saying that on an initial watch/read, it FEELS a little random at first
I love that you've already decided your favourite part. except it only gets better from here so.... good luck with that 😂
Oh girl, you are in for a ride. I love all your theories and I won't say which are right and which are wrong. I will only say that I cannot wait for you to see the rest.
I’m afraid of how disappointed you’ll be when you find out that it gets even better
Clarification on one detail as this wouldn't be a spoiler, but I won't explain what a Humunculie is as that is a spoiler I think by this point: Chimara and Humunculie are two different beings. That much is explained. They are not one in the same. Chimara are the combinding of animals/humans. I think soon you'll learn what Humunculie actually are really and how Ed and Al are kinda important to their plans. I can't go into detail I don't think why the blood of Meira's death woke up those memories, but I *believe* it involves What Ed had to do to bring Al back with his own blood seal. But don't quote me on that.
I was about to type this. (I am not sure if she meant that Father created chimera or if she was saying the Homunculi and chimera are one in the same.)
@@psychicsocial She was saying They were one in the same and that Father Created the Chimera as if Homuculi and Chimara are interchangeable terms. Which I get why that would confuse people because that whole scene is rather quick and extreamly dense, to go through if you are focusing on other factors as well. So I get why she accidently mistake them to be interchangable.
I feel like shonen manga handles really deep concepts and complex emotional ideas and does such a good job of framing them in a way that young adults or teenagers ( or even grown ass adults) can really process or understand them. I generally think the American Y.A. equivalent just doesn't even come close and could really take a lesson from shonen manga or just manga in general
Sense you mentioned the anime. Fun fact: Travis Willingham the English voice of Roy Mustang, and Laura Bailey, the English voice of Lust were dating at the time this series came out. They are now husband and wife.
Imagine killing your partner as brutally as that death scene is.
Oh, Hughes wife is Gracia, and his daughter is Elicia. They are the best, and it's been like, two full decades since it was *definitely raining* and I'm still not okay about it.
The "x" in Xiaomei and Xing is basically a "sh" sound. If you want to be extra correct, you say it with the tip of your tongue at your bottom gums. Incidentally, this is the same "sh" sound that's in Japanese. It's fine to just use the English approximation (it's what basically every newsperson does when saying President Xi Jinping's name), but in Mandarin it can cause confusion because there's a different "sh" sound (pronounced with the tongue curled back) that is actually written "sh", hence the unintuitive (to a native English speaker) spelling.
For super extra bonus points, x, q, j, s, c, and z are all pronounced with the tongue tip at the lower gums in Mandarin. Sh, ch, zh, and r are similarly all pronounced with the tongue curled back. Q and ch are "ch" sounds, and j and zh are "hard j" sounds. C and z are basically "ts" and "dz" sounds. All the other consonants are pretty much what you'd expect.
And that's Mandarin consonants in a nutshell! Vowels and tones are a whole other thing, but I'm pretty sure none of the unintuitive vowels show up in this story and nobody cares if foreigners do the tones or not (if anything not even trying is preferred because messing them up is worse), but this is enough to make your pronunciation better than 90% of English speakers.
Al was traumatized by seeing the truth so he blocked/repressed the memory, something about the blood splashing the seal triggered him to remember. It is implied that Al might have seen the most out of everyone who has seen the truth because he gave his whole body rather than part of it and he's also the youngest to have seen it, so it makes sense that his mind was overwhelmed, while Ed and Izumi retained some of what they saw.
Also chimeras and homunculi are not the same thing, you seem to be using them interchangeably. Chimeras are hybrid creatures, the homunculi are artificially created humans. Greed isn't the same type of being as his henchmen.
So the reason why Al remembered things after Martel died, was because Al lost his memories because the trauma of losing his body was too much. So Izumi was asking her doctor how to help someone get their memories back and her doctor suggested something shocking. (And then Izumi first thoughts were hitting him super hard )
Martel dying inside Al was supposedly shocking enough that it brought back the memories of that night.
I really think the anime does a great job once the Elrich brothers leave Gracia Hughes’ house. Because they have sound, they don’t show Gracia crying through the window, but just have the boys leave and hear her break down crying through the door, with Elicia asking Mommy to not cry again (sounding on the verge of tears herself). It’s so SAD.
Sadly you are wrong Merphy...a Chimera and Homonculus are different. Chimeras are human and the Homonculi are not. Al's memories triggered coz of trauma he got when his mark was distrubed. Remember the butcher. ENJOY THE QUESTIONS MERPHY!!!
Not quite, as there are animal Chimeras. Chrimeras are creatures that were created by merging 2 or more creatures together, whether it's two animals, or an animal and a person.
Homonculi are artificially created humans.
@@Lupinemancer87 Totally fair...but in my defense Merphy is talking about Greed's crew.
Fun Fact: Hiromu Arakawa wrote a bonus comic about how she wrote this chapter in the original manga. She had included a little too many jokes, her editor thought, and he encouraged her to tone them down a little based on how serious the chapter was. That led to this conversation:
Hiromu: "But we can keep the boobs, right?"
Editor: "You gotta keep the boobs!"
You have no idea how satisfying it is to rewatch the anime and see all the foreshadowing from episode 1.
This is my all time favorite anime and nothing will ever beat it. I rewatch it at least once a year and man...I love everything about it.
It will take some time for you to get to one of my favorite moment in the anime and manga because it's more towards the end.
I can't wait to see your reaction.
Resident Lurker here. I am so glad that you gave FMA a second chance. Definitely one of my all time top 5 anime. An amazing story with amazing characters and character work. Such an interesting setting and hearing you talk about the story and seeing things and analysing things really brings a breath of fresh air to this story I love as well. So thank you. 🙏🏿
There is an aspect of twistedness (a twisted humour even) that Truth has, clear when you consider that Izumi's "punishment" for trying to bring her son back was taking her ability to give birth again. For Al it was his sense of touch, as what he longed for the most was his mom's warmth, and for Ed was his brother, the most important person to him
This was my gateway drug to manga and anime. My values are intertwined with FMA. I wholeheartedly recommend anything by Arakawa. Silver Spoon develops parts of her politics and philosophy in a more grounded world. I still prefer FMA, but is a great avenue into her writing. Love you Merphy!
I just started watching and this is so great!
Update: Okay. This story sounds so sweet.
Update: Al! Oh my word…that moment at 8:00! 🥹
Update: I am starting to get emotional already …
Update: THE ARTWORK IS SO GOOD!
Update: This story sounds incredible!
Update: 13:35 ☺️☺️
Update: 😄😄😄
So I don’t know if this is a spoiler or not so I’m gonna put it under the break and delete it if anyone can clarify if it is (it’s been YEARS since I read the series), but to correct what seems to be a misunderstanding about chimeras…
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Homunculus are NOT Chimeras and vice-versa. Chimeras are amalgams of two or more different animals, Homonculus are fully created from seemingly nothing.
As a manga fan , I love how you are expanding to all these amazing series that so happen to be seating on my collection you giving a chance to re read them
Which mangas have you read so far?
@@britneynicole8903 one piece , fma, vinland saga, fruit basket , spy x family , hxh . shes going through my whole collection lol
@@certbozo Wow! I am looking forward to start reading more mangas!
@@certbozo Thank you so much! I will check it out!
I love seeing you try to piece everything together because this was me when I first discovered FMA
Enjoy the journey :)
Even with hindsight of the whole series, I'm pretty sure Al getting his Truth memory back in that moment is purely _psychological,_ no alchemy or other magic needed.
It was already established that he had repressed his memory about the Truth, most likely because of how traumatic of an experience it was. Now, with another traumatic experience (someone you can understand isn't fully a bad person getting killed inside of you while you're trying to protect them sounds pretty traumatic for anyone, let alone a 14-year old), that memory came back. Izumi even theorizes something along these lines as a possible solution to the memory loss prior.
The blood may have been just a visual showing of what happened, and how _close_ to Al. Think of the visual of blood splattering across someone's face as someone gets killed in front of them (which wasn't really an option here). If it was of any material significance, that would probably be that this is effectively as close as anyone can get to _touching_ Al, as that blood seal is what's keeping him anchored in the world, and thus could be considered more "him" than anything else physical is at present, though I'd personally still say it was just the symbolical meaning it was supposed to have.
On another note, chimera and homunculi are unrelated. Chimera are fusions of different animals or animals and humans. Homunculi are created by their "Father" using his own soul, not using any animal parts, no relation to chimera. Greed just happened to be a homunculus, leading a gang of chimera. Those guys were a little above the standards of what you'd see in the lab of Shou Tucker for example, which is why they were referred to as more perfected or whatever, but they are still chimera, not homunculi.
Mrs. Hughes is called Gracia! I don't remember if that's been for sure mentioned at this point, but not like it's a spoiler or anything.
« This is for kids?!! This is for teenagers ?!! » is probably what my mom would have said had she knew what kind of mangas I’ve read before I turned 18. 😅
I read my first manga when I was 14!
26:00 I think this is what is at the heart of all good battle manga(nekketsu) battle scenes, the battle is only an extension of the internal struggles of the characters and how they challenge each others ideals in the process.
Thanks allot Merphy, for letting us experience this great story again vicariously through you. I've watched and re-watched FMAB so many times that I kinda forgot that we didn't know much by this stage, and after experiencing these scenes so many times I sometimes struggle to see the character's point of view at the current time.
Also you can look forward to whenever you re-watch/read FMAB again just to see all the hints and subtle details with full context.
My first interaction with Fullmetal Alchemist (Brotherhood) was the anime episode where Winry learns of Scar killing her parents. I had no knowledge of the rest of the series, it was just one episode that aired on Toonami either before/or after the show I was intending to watch. I got to see Scar's PTSD of the blue-eyed soldiers without any context late at night on Cartoon Network. I was really confused and didn't look into the show. At some point a friend recommended the show to me within the next couple years, but I had forgotten about that episode until I found it again during my binge through the series.
The scene definitely held a lot more emotional weight when I had finally understood the characters.
Just as a note, the english dub for the anime is widely-praised and generally known to be very popular. So if you are gonna watch the anime too, I would recommend watching the English dub. Don’t make a habit of watching dubs from now on though 😂
I forgot why this series is so amazing! Thanks for reminding me. I can't wait for the future reactions to this and Vinland Saga
Tons of people have already said it in the comments but Homunculi and Chimera are not the same. Greed is a Homunculi while his crew were all Chimeras. Anyways knew your favourite scene would be the Winry scene, especially in the anime with the ending song playing in the background and the phenomenal voice acting, it just elevates it to a whole new level. It's awesome to see just how well set up things are in this series, having rewatched and read it a million times I didn't realise how effectively it sets up all its mysteries. Like how you don't know whats up with Hohenheim in the photo but obviously everytime I see that scene now, I already know so it's not as big of a deal to me. Anyways looking forward to the next video! God this series is just super good.
I was literally just wondering when the next Fullmetal review would drop 😂
I was too!
Ed calls their blood "soul data" while trying to ressurect their mom, and now Al's only connection to the world is through the blood seal Ed painted on that armor. So I think that might be why Martel's blood hitting Al's seal awakened something. They first accessed the Truth with their blood, but Al may have learned *too* much, as he paid a significantly bigger toll than Ed or Izumi (this is something Ed theorizes before the whole Greed storyline, I checked just to make sure). So the addition of more and new "data" to the medium that connects Al's soul to the world may have been what allowed Al to remember it. Like, tricking the system into believing that Al is two mortal souls in a trenchcoat, just for a second, which gave Al access to the knowledge. (This is just what I remember guessing when I first watched it, at least. It stuck with me cause I thought it was neat.)
Im so glad watching you review diffrent Manga! Im a huge fan of Anime myself, and right now im catching up with last parts of One Piece ive hold on for Wano to come to an end.
You always does an amazing job with engaging the audience, and you should not care for how long the videos will be, the longer, the more content for us to enjoy :)
Think ive seen your One Piece review 2-3 times, because it such a good reflection of how i normally feel watching it all, but in a shorter timespan!
Keep up the amazing work!
Yes, I know! All of the reviews are so interesting and they make me even more excited for the ones I have not even started yet! I love discovering new mangas and I have been having so much fun!
So hyped to watch this that I won't even wait for phantom greyfire's timestamps.
Always nice to hear a genuine book readers opinion on something that I enjoy it is an anime first. Always gives a new perspective that I never thought of!
18:43 You did NOT just disrespect Pinako like that! 😨🤣
19:48 I was joking before but jeez... this drive-by shot had no business being this brutal
I love FMA. I watched it a couple of times and I reliving it through your videos is so refreshing! I believe that you should read the Promised Neverland! It's such an amazing story
regarding the souls of the "father" and the homunculi, it's a spoiler on why but yes the soul disappears if you kill the homunculi. Still, it doesn't mean you can't kill "father" if you don't kill the homunculi, each piece split from "father" is a separate being.
Maes's wife is called Gracia Hughes sometimes Glacier because of similar pronunciation in Japanese incase you see it spelled differently in your version of the manga
The way I read the blood splatter awakening Al's memories is that since the seal that bonds Al's soul to the armor is made of blood, more blood on it altered so that the connection was temporarily disrupted, and the only place for his soul to go is back to the truth, reliving that moment. it's not just a memory, Al falling "unconscious" is significant bc he can't sleep. the only way he's "passing out" is if his soul left for a moment.
Yup, whenever I need a good cry, I'll watch this group of episodes. So glad you are experiencing this awesome series.
the rune is connected to his soul so its like when angg hits his back and triggers the avatar state its just the medium responding to stimuli
Maan I love scar and how he was a warrior through & through. His ideals were unbreakable 🔥🔥
Mustang flexed so hard on Lust and that kill was so satisfying also Envy is my favorite homunculus besides what he did 😢
I love this series so much! Glad you're enjoying it! Ugh, just even talking about some of those scenes makes me tear up. 😭
You mentioned watching the anime alongside reading the manga; how are you enjoying those opening/ending songs?!
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Video 11 since I started asking for merphy to read Assassination classroom (yes, I skipped a lot, been busy recently, I will catch up again, but I just *had* to watch this asap when I saw it!
Oh and its not too long, and about like really about family and ,
You are gight, she would probably love it.
So first thing is, and this is not a spoiler, chimeras are no homunculus. It is stabilished since the beginning when Ed and Al go to the Leto's Church confront that priest, that chimeras are different animals combined into 1 being, and when Ed and Al meet Shou Tucker, we learn that there are no talking chimeras, and when Shou Tucker combines his daughter with the dog it is considered a crime. Then we learn that the military already discovered a way to successfully combine humans with animals and did this in secret.
Homunculus, as stated by Al himself are artificially created humans, which is another thing that no one knew it was possible AND human transmutation is prohibited by the military.
So, Greed is a homunculus and he has the orobos tattoo too, and his gang are of chimeras created by the military.
About Al remembering seeing the true, so we need to assert something first,
For the alchmestis to perform alchemy, they need to draw a transmutation circle, that will encompass all the formula for the transmutation, as we draw "equations" to a math problem...
So the circle is the rule for the transmutation to work.
When Martel dies, her blood spills on the blood circle of Al's soul transmutation and fucks the formula for his conscience.
Al as he is now, is an immortal being, that can't feel or sleep. So Al never loses his conscience. when his soul's transmutation circle is messed up, he loses his conscience, and that alone makes him remember what happened as a "dream", until Ed bring him back again probably by cleaning the circle.
I always kind of assumed that it was a moment of his seal being threatened or damaged, bringing him back to another traumatic moment when he was close to death (like a "life flashing before my eyes" thing)
i love hearing your thoughts on the series because every single part of it is baked with emotion. so much to unpack. definitely what drives the story: great power comes with great loss. history of war and mistreatment on all sides. every character has thought out motivations. nothing is really done just to be cool, but the reasonably emotional reactions are heightened which is exactly what the medium is about. so good. like mindblowing. izumi is my favorite character and i dont think she’d be even half as well done in another series by another author. its just so special.
I know this is a “hot take”, but I really do recommend watching the 2003 anime as well after this. The story is different after a certain point, but I find that it’s more character driven and Brotherhood kind of assumes you’ve watched ‘03. I love the manga and Brotherhood so much, but I know I’m the minority when I say I prefer ‘03. They did the best with what the had at the time and I just view it as an AU. They followed the creators notes as much as they could and created something that explores equally heavy but slightly different topics. Mustang’s and Scar’s arcs in the ‘03 version just hit different for me and they are the tipping points for why it’s my preferred anime. Not by a lot and I watch both every year or two. If you go into it knowing it’s different and should be viewed as such and taken for what it is, it’s a beautiful story that deserves a chance. It’s okay if you don’t as it absolutely isn’t required, but I figured I’d give it my best sell 😂 I can’t wait to hear more of your thoughts about this incredible story though.
I always took it as Al's body is metal and to quote someone else "Blood is the currency of the soul". So when some ones blood which has metal in it came into contact with Ed's blood, The medium keeping Al's soul in this world connected. It triggered the small link to widen just a smidgen. But it's never really explained and just for us to sorta ... figure out.
Oh boy, I love that we get to watch your ride reading/watching FMA. It's such a great show! There's just still so much that happens in the story, and it's so creative and impactful. You're making me relive this show and I'm loving it. Thank you!
My reading of Alphonse getting memories back that I don't think is actually in the text, but just seems to fit to me, is that the blood splatter triggered something like a near death experience. It was established super early on that that rune is what ties his soul to the armor, and any damage to the rune could sever the connection, so I think the blood splatter caused a bit of "his life flashing before eyes" sort of thing, going back to a major traumatic event that he had previously been repressed.
It wasnt about her blood, it was something else, it will be expaned upon. Also the Chimera and Homunculi are completely different creatures. The Chimera, especially the perfect ones are humans combined with animals, they existed as real people before being turned into chimera. Homunculi are artificial humans.
Maes' wife's name is Gracia
I always read the blood splattering on the seal as his life being in sudden mortal danger, because the seal is what keeps his soul in the armor. If that's destroyed, Al will be too, and the trauma of being in mortal danger like that again sparked the memories.
The voice actor for Lust (Laura Bailey) in the English version of Full Metal Alchemist also does the Voice of Tohru Honda from Fruits Basket
"Every character is my favorite character!"
Yep, you get it.
Mrs Hughes's name is Garcia.
*Gracia
This series is great on first reading/viewing but only gets better upon a second go through it all.
The reason is exactly all the little pieces, hints and nods that are scattered around that you will recognize on a second reading and you'll appreciate them all the more for it.
This series is one of the all time greats of literature as a whole.
With Al's memories flashing, I had always assumed that it was because Ed's seal sort of created a link between Al's soul (at that point, getting separated by truth from it's body) and the suit of armour. So I always envisioned it as channeling in a sense, so I had assumed that the splatter almost disrupts that connection or rather alters it so he was then able to perceive more of what happened back then since both the seal and the splatter are both blood, it may have caused some kind of interaction. Could be wrong though, it's just how I always internalised it
A few things (without spoilers) :
- Stop thinking about Voldemort for Father, it's not the same thing at all :) If you still think like that for the next volumes you will be even more confused!
- Alphonse as been through a lot of trauma. His memories of his transmutation (when Ed bring him back) were too much to handle and he repressed them. It was explained by Ed and Isumi (who ask her doctor for his opinion and he told her that another big trauma could bring Al's memories back). That's what happend when Martell was killed inside of him (nothing to do with her blood specificaly).
- Chimera and Homonculus are not the same thing at all. Homonculus are artificial human beings that are fully created (in the story : the seven deadly sins). Chimeras are humans and/or animals who have been "mixed" together with alchemy like Nina and Alexander. The people who followed Greed were militaries who have been severely injured during war and were used as lab rats. They managed to get away when the lab they were in was destroyed. Homonculus are incredibly more powerful than normal humans but Chimeras are just "improved". Also the story of the chimeras who work for Greed was a big hint that the military system is shady AF since they don't care about their wounded, they just becoming more lab rats. At this point, Ed and Al are still a bit naive about how their country is ruled and how the rulers are caring about the people or not.
Bradley walking up and stabbing into Alphonse's suit body is so messed up but god it makes me love bradley as a villain so much
Just wanna say I love your videos ❤️❤️ FMAB was one of the first animes/mangas I read so it's been a long time but it still hold a special place to my heart. This is a series that always put their characters in the first place, so even though it doesn't have the most amazing art or the most developed magic system you will get the feels because you just care so much for everyone! I wish more series was this focused in character development
This is a really cool way walk through this great story with you. One of my all time favorite moments in anime is the way that the ending comes in after Winry puts down the gun. It just hits so hard. The best two second summary of this story I ever heard is "Fullmetal does humans good".
I always thought it triggered the memories because his seal is made of blood so getting more blood on it caused a deeper connection to occur but because it was just a splash it was temporary
"The Fuhrer is evil? Whaaaaaa?!" I honestly felt so dumb the first time on not picking on the not so subtle hints that Bradley was a baddie
I loved FMA:B and I am really excited you’re reading it.
Upon watching the video I love how you’re sus about Hohenheim and I can’t wait for you to learn more about him in the future.
My head cannon is that if something touches the seal it weakens it or disrupts it in some way and when that happened Al's soul leaves the armor and tries to go back to his body and thats why he went unconscious and going back to his real body triggered his memories
This just makes me wanna watch this show again. Forgot how much i loved it. Maybe I’ll read it instead
Been years since I seen FMA:BH these video's makes me want to re-watch it 🤟🤟🤟
My headcanon for the bloodsplatter activating Al's memories is that it damages his rune which is the only thing that can separate his soul from the armor and "getting him closer" back to his original body, maybe for him its triggering a sleeplike state. Which could help working through memories? Keep in mind Al cant ever sleep, so this state of "coma" has been totally foreign to him ever since he got bound to the armor.
Post getting their asses handed to them by scar, when ed points out that Al's seal is what binds him to the armor when talking to armstrong. I believe that when the blood splashed on the seal (drawn in blood) it momentarily weakened causing Al's soul to enter a shock-like state where the repressed memory resurfaced.
I cant explain the scene of Als remebering after the that blood splash. But in the way how I always understood is that the blood basically just interupts the rune and by that connection between the Al and the armor, so basically Al dies for a moment and that is why he can remember his meeting with Truth, because he basically lives through it again.