Remember guys, just like all of our catching up series, we have the next episode's reaction on our Patreon now, and it will go live to everyone next week. patreon.com/blindwave Hope you enjoy the new reaction series! We will most likely be staying out of the comments, as some of you more passionate fans tend to spoil things :p Love you all!
I will try to watch each episode before the reaction to remember everything that happens and stuff, but I already conformed that at some episodes I will just binge through again. Oh well.
Alex Armstrong: "It looks like you are in need of my assistance! * (-_-) *" Aaron: "...What assistance?..." Me: "THE METHOD OF ASSISTANCE THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS!"
The first Fullmetal Alchemist anime was based on the Manga but they were so ahead of it they just started making up content. FMAB is 100% based off if the core Manga story, which makes it so much better.
This is the one thing I wanted to comment to them so far. Since every other comment I could think about would answer their questions and spoil things And I don't wanna do that.
Except in the 1st anime, the 1st half is paced out better, as it adapts the stuff of the manga. In broterhood, this stuff gets rushed, until they get to the new stuff from the manga, so i advice anyone to watch both series, for different reasons^^
Following the source material more closely does not make it automatically better. When it became apparent that the anime was going to overtake the manga, Arakawa actually requested that the ending be different to the manga. That being said, she was involved in advising and writing the ending to FMA, so they weren't just making up content on a whim.
I think it easier to get drawn into the series through FMA. I have several friends who heard the franchise was good, but were advised (not by me) to start with Brotherhood. However, they couldn't get more than a few episodes in, because things weren't being explained very well. Later, when I convinced them to try again, this time starting with FMA, they were instantly drawn in by the first scene, and became huge fans of both series.
Oddly enough I've heard the exact opposite from most people whove watched brotherhood first, most people I've heard of started on brotherhood and absolutely loved it, then went back and tried to watch the other FMA and just couldnt get into it.
Exessen I find that it's hard for people to like the original at all if they watch Brotherhood first. On the other hand, I watched the original first but could never get into Brotherhood because certain things in the beginning were too rushed and the characters seemed too black and white to me. I guess I'll try a third time to try and watch Brotherhood now that they're reacting to it though.
I've seen both FMA and Brotherhood and I would definitely suggest starting with the original, because after you see Brotherhood you just can't go back.
I actually found this position ideal. I watched the first anime and loved it, then deemed the beginning of the Brotherhood pretty rushed. However, Brotherhood gets good afterwards. So I basically could enjoy the best from both worlds - the beginning from the original FMA and the middle/ending from Brotherhood.
I had been wondering if any of them had seen it before. But none of them?! Oh man, this is gonna be a fun to see them go through it all. I hope everyone commenting here and on Patreon take good care to avoid spoilers or hints throughout this series.
One year later.. Yea the BlindWave crew tend to act like their nerds but they're way outside of the nerd circles most of us probably know. Anime, super heroes, etc. They're pretty disconnected from it but they're thankfully very happy to watch and enjoy it all.
@@ArlanKels Well the nerdish material is thankfully large enough to allow people not to know all of it. I've watched very few animes and I'm not found of super heroes, but instead I read a lot and played role-playing games for almost 20 years - and discovered FMA some month ago only. So what's the point of judging one's culture ? Can you pretend to have an exhaustive knoweldge of that kind of stuff ? They enjoy the show, it's the only thing that should matter.
@@lazyshoggy If you think I was being dismissive or insultive toward people who don't want the animez I wasn't. I have a coworker who's the same way. He knows a ton of superhero stuff and star wars/star trek, but if you go into anything "nerdy" or "geeky" that isn't within those circles he has zero knowledge(And usually interest). It's interesting to see just how much stuff there is out there which we can geek out on and still be absolute novices.
@@ArlanKels Huh ok, I misunderstood your previous comment, sorry. And yeah, you're right, there is so much to discover yet (happily for us geeks ^^) ! But as you pointed out, they don't seem to know a lot about animes but they still are interested in, it's a good thing.
OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! I can't believe it! I have been in loooooooove with your Avatar series, which is my favorite TV show ever. Now you're gonna watch my favorite Anime ever?!?!?! I'm in heaven.
Im jealous for all you guys. FMAB is one of the most critically acclaimed anime of all time. It is commonly suggested as a gateway to anime for firsttimers. The story is wonderful, the animation is on point and it is very satisfying to watch. Enjoy FMAB and enjoy anime. Rock on Blindwave
Alchemy is something between science and magic. A transmutation circle is like a scientific tool, once you done years of research as an alchemist and you know what kind of lines you must draw within the circle to manipulate a certain element, you can then use it. The basic is this, alchemists can rearange the structure of something, take your keyboard touch it deconstruct it into a bunch of carbon atoms, metal and idk what else is in there, and then u use this incredients to craft something else.
*Eric:* "This is a long sequence!" That's the opening guys, get used to seeing it, all anime series have one (I think) please don't skip it (you don't have to include it in the reaction video, though) all the openings in this series are awesome! :D
If you do want to skip it because you get sick of it after a couple of episodes, 99% of all anime have an opening of 1 minute and 30 seconds. So if you want to skip it, just go 1:30 further into the episode :)
This was my first legit anime I've ever watched! So it has a special place in my heart and I'm so excited for you guys! I look forward to watching your reactions!! Also, FMA started deviating from the Manga at some point because they started running out of content and had to make it up since the anime was so far ahead. FMAB on the other hand, is completely based on the Manga. And god, the opening always gets me hyped!!
+Lalisa T (LALALISA) do you think I should watch it? I I watched Avatar the last airbender and it is currently the best animated series I've ever watched. Do you think I will have a similar experience watching this show? I've been looking for a something to get me as amazed as ATLA but I've not liked any of the anime I've tried to watch(excluding Attack on titan).
Abdi Warsame You should definitely give it a go. People actually say that if you love ATLA, you'll love FMAB as well because it kind of has that same feel to it. And I actually agree! If you also like a good journey like ATLA, you should give HxH (2011) a try as well!
+Lalisa T (LALALISA) thanks for the reply. I'm gonna go watch the first few episodes and see how it goes. and hunter X hunter looks exciting as well ill definitely check it out.
I immensely dislike their choice for Edward Elric of Romi Park. Casting a female would make sense if he were younger, like his brother, but most of the time she sounds like she is struggling to sound male and often sounds shrieky. It doesn't sound natural and absolutely grates on my nerves anytime I listen to Ed yell or scream in the Japanese version. However, Vic Mignogna is perfect for the role and does an amazing job with it. To me, this dub is the gold standard of dubs.
i wish they did Naruto but it's so long..they will never ended it lol or they might not enjoy it. Attack on Titan is something I would love to check there reactions.
I managed to watch all of Dragon Ball Z and a good portion of the movies in a summer. But I don't think I could ever do the same for Naruto. That show is looooooonng.
I've been checking your Patreon and Twitter everyday since the poll ended waiting on this. I'M SO HYPED! I love this series so much. Thank you guys so much for watching and reacting to it!
Couldn't believe my eyes when this popped up. This is such an amazing story and I'm sure you guys will love it as it goes on. It starts a bit confusing but everything is explained and it gets incredibly deep.
This is so exciting! Going back to rewatch the whole show along with you guys (and I'm already a few eps ahead). Hope you guys enjoy, and I can guess you will based on your initial reactions. Exactly what I needed today. :D And I think Qrowe has the same voice as Edward Elric (the fullmetal alchemist), yeah. As for the FMA vs FMAB thing, basically FMA caught up while the manga was still being published and went off to do its own thing, while FMAB was done to more closely follow the manga all the way to its end.
I met Vic Mignogna (dub voice actor for Edward Elric) at a convention last year and he is so sweet and he actually talks to you and interacts with his fans instead of other celebrities that don't make eye contact, sign something for you and leave. Meeting him was the best and I hope to meet him again someday!
This is one of the best anime series ever created. I am glad it won the poll and I am sure you will all be enthralled as the show progresses. Looking forward to re-watch this with you guys :)
The first few episodes, I think to episode 13 or so, are basically the same as the original, then the plot follows the original manga story line. The original that came before made their own anime original ending completely different than the original and this one. I recommend watching both because they are both amazing, even with the original diverging from the source material.
WHOA, this was definitely a pleseant surprise. This is my favorite anime ever as of right now. Avatar is almost over and Dragon Ball Super is going a little slow, so now I can be pumped to watch a few vids per week. You guys are the greatest! And if you're curious I have a few corrections, but nothing spoiler-y: 1. The country they are currently in is named Amestris. "Central" is just the name of the capital city. 2. In the show, the process of using alchemy is referred to as Transmutation. 3. Ed lost his right arm and his left leg. He lost his leg first, but you don't know why yet. 4. The villain in this episode was named Isaac the Freezer because his specialty was water alchemy. And if you pay attention, he also had a military uniform on like Mustang and the Fuhrer. You can theorize why for a few episodes. I hope you guys enjoy the rest of the series, like I said it's one of my favorites.
The dub starts off every episode with a reminder of Alchemy's Law of Equivalent Exchange which is the key element to the series' alchemy. With the quote that "You cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange." Also, if you guys are doing this once a week, youre gonna be at this for quite a while since there are 64 episodes to go through.
OMG!!!! I'm so happy to see you guys react to this series!!! This series is easily my favorite and I'm sure you will have a great time with it!!!!! :) :)
King Varley Sure, there are ten series this time. So far the voting looks like this: 1st (place) - Doctor Who 2nd - Vikings 3rd - Attack on Titan 4th - One Punch Man 5th - Rick and Morty 6th - Firefly 7th - Breaking Bad 8th - Death Note 9th - Sherlock 10th - Teen Titans :)
Yeah i would say it is going to be Doctor Who, which I am fine with. I used to watch alot of it when it was good in the past when it was good and better than it is today. But people need there non-anime i guess.
+King Varley Yeah! Doctor Who is most likely gonna win (never seen it, I might do it if it wins) so far it's leading with 21% of the votes, Vikings the second place only has 16% of the votes. :)
So the first fma series I believe was made while the manga was still in production and it went off on its own kind of ending. And brotherhood is the finished manga version.
This is kinda true but its very overstated how brotherhood is similar to the manga. The second half sure but in the first half there are a handful of arcs skipped and moved in a different order, and there's a lot of minor changes to scenes, for example an emphasis on the comedy of certain scenes, etc
avatar the last airbender is the same number of episodes and their on their way to finishing it before the 1 year mark. better than some reactors that disappear after a couple of episodes (cough subzero cough cough)
To anyone who hasn't seen FMA or FMA:Brotherhood and are interested in checking it out because of this: I really suggest watching the original 2003 anime first. The guys in this said, "They made an anime, and then they made a better anime", but that's not necessarily true. 2003 diverges from the source material, but both have their own pros and cons and often take different tones. On top of that, Brotherhood assumes you've already seen 2003 and rushes through a lot of early stuff, even skipping some parts entirely that do play a role later. Certain events don't land as hard as they should because it blows through the build-up.
Yes this show won the poll so I will say now that any haters that post abusive and negative comments because their favorite show didn't win will just get deleted.
Dude you're literally watching all of my favorite animations, Avatar, Justice League, and FMAB. Keep it up! Attack on Titan and Steins;Gate are both phenomenal as well.
they both deviate if you consider the first episode of brotherhood was anime original and brotherhood skips certain manga story lines which hurts early character development for some characters
I haven't seen anywhere that she said that, however I have seen that she said she was pleased with the original and wanted her manga to be a different story despite her working with Bones for the plot of the anime after its halfway point.
Fullmeta Alchemist is my favorite anime. The first season went on original story halfway because the manga is not done yet, but it is still awesome and it ties perfectly to the first movie. The second season is completely based on the manga and also added some really nice orginial scenes which brought it perfection. Really hope you guys enjoy it.
*+Antiquity* I know it's gonna take a while but that's how they do all the series in their channel (except for Avatar, which won a poll to get a second episode a week) :p
Omfg I'm so happy you're doing this series I just have to comment before even watching it!! When I just saw this in my notifications I literally GASPED I was so damn excited!! Just... yay :)
YES!! I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS!!! FMAB is probably one of my most favorite anime ever. It easily falls on my top 5 and I'm so sure you guys are gonna love it!!!
Now, of every big thing that Blind Wave has reacted to: I love Avatar. I love RWBY. I love Game of Thrones. DBZA, DBS, Stranger Things, Arrow, Luke Cage, I love almost everything they've done. But FMAB is on a totally different level. This is one of my most beloved series I've EVER seen. Out of anything I have seen, live-action, anime, Western animation, anything. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is at least in the top three, if not just in the first spot. I love this series so much, and I am unbelievably hyped for every episode. I'll be following the whole way.
+AI You're wrong. Sub is always inferior. Whether it is anime or live action. See how dumb that sounds? That's you. Some dubs are better, some subs are better. There is no "one is always better" that you seem to be implying.
I literally just screamed right now!!! Fullmetal alchemist is probably one of my favorite animes!!!! I am soooo happy that you guys are doing a reaction to it!!! You're gonna love it!
Aww I was actually waiting for Attack on Titan, but I've heard a lot of good things from this anime. One of them was, 'If you love ATLA then you're going to love FMAB for sure.' It's definitely on my watch list. I'm sure you're going to have a good time with this one.
The voice actor for Qrow voices Edward Elric (the Fullmetal Alchemist) and the voice actor for the farmer boy you saw in Volume 4 Chapter 1 or RWBY is voiced by the voice actor for Alphonse Elric in the original Fullmetal Alchemist (Ed's brother with the big armor)
The first anime, Fullmetal Alchemist, was in production at the same time as the original manga. They had actually caught up fairly quickly and rather than wait for manga chapters to come out, they got the blessing of the author to adapt the story on their own, thus creating a massive departure in the story. Several years later Brotherhood was created after the manga finished to properly adapt the story into anime form. Yes, the first few episodes act as a retelling of the first part of the original show to catch you back up to the point of departure
Welp, as a long time (no 'True', just a long time) Fan of FMA, i got to say it's sad to see more people skip to the original anime. Yes 'OVERALL' Brotherhood is better, but the original anime does such a better job introducing you to the world and characters. If at all possible (hopefully before episode 12) I'd like to see blind wave react to at the first 5 or 6 episodes of the original just to compare the 2.
Brotherhood is only better if your watched the 2003 series first, they're baiscally equal but the 2003 series picks up for brotherhoods fallbacks by giving you some basic knowldge about some characters that have different fates in this series.
Guillermo Orué, This is exactly the reason why you need to watch the original first. That way you go from a great anime to a better anime. WHY would you go from a great anime to a worse anime? it's because you comparing the two is why the original is less enjoyable. when you watch the original, you not suppose to compare it to brotherhood. When you watch Brotherhood, your suppose to remember the original (hints why the first 12 episode are such a slog)
I liked the original full metal alchemist anime much more especially the way things played out in the beginning, it explained things much throughoutly and had much more sense of weight, I even enjoyed the shamballa movie, the first episodes of brotherhood rushed everything but was much better at the end.
this was 4 years ago... so im sure its known but.... The original anime was based off of the manga that WASN'T FINISHED, so it goes in a different direction than the manga. Brotherhood on the other hand, follows it completely. :)
Also Brotherhood came about 5 years after the first series ended so these early episodes are kind of an abridged version of the first half of FMA 03. Being that 03 was so popular that they knew majority of people who'd be watching Brotherhood would already be familiar with the story.
The original FMA was one of the first anime that I watched, and I quite enjoyed it. Pretty much what happened was that the anime got ahead of the manga, so they just made up tons of shit and ended it in the way they felt appropriate. Turned out really awesome, tho had an ending that left most people either confused or unfulfilled. Personally I thought it was alright; paired with the movie that came out after anyway. FMAB is just a complete reboot telling the story the way the manga did it, not with the made up stuff of the original. I watched FMAB around the time it came out, I think? Got about 30 episodes before I stopped, and never got back around to it. Now that you guys are reacting to it, I guess it's about time I watch it proper, huh?
Its incredibly random in context of the overall plot when you figure out what he used and who supplied it despite his purpose. His actions and lines basically give a big spoiler for those new to the series because its so on the nose, his character itself makes little sense from a contextual stand point ( a water alchemist that was brought in for Ishval). I would also say having the revelation of Ed and Al in this matter is also nowhere near as impactful of how the manga and original did it. Mustang's and Hughe's introduction are no where near as impactful as well, the dichotomy we got of them before was great, here its really bland in comparison. Its a detrimental episode for the series to new comers so that's why I hate it. Even friends who I've introduced the series too, those that start with brotherhood end up being less interested in it and I think this is a big part of it because its the introduction to the series. Which is why I now tell people to watch the first 19 eps of the original then hop over to brotherhood ep 8 (if they are watching the Japanese, its slightly different for English since Scar's VA changed and some people prefer consistency all the way through).
omg, I was legit thinking how cool it would be for you guys to react to this series last night, i didn't even know about the poll- thanks to all the voters!
Crow's voice actor is a guy named Vic Mignogna. He's voiced for a couple of popular anime and he actually voices Edward Elric (the short blond one). I know it's hard to hear cause his voice is a lot higher, but that's him.
I'm so glad you're watching this series. It's one of my all time favorites. I was wondering if you guys could play the full episode instead of just some clips. That would be awesome if you could. Anyway, keep that it you guys. You're going to love this show. :D
I just started watching FMAB and currently on season 3. Now that I'm watching Blind Waves reactions I'm getting so much nostalgia from their old Wave Cave.
Vic Mignogna (Not sure if I spelled his last name right) is the one who voices Qrow in RWBY. He also voices Edward Elric, the one with the metal arm and leg, and voices Tamaki from Ouran High School Host Club and then Maka's dad in Soul Eater~ There is probably more that I can not think of as of right now.
Vic (Qrow) is Edward. Alchemy is essentially magic, but it has limitations, as you'll see later on .The world's pretty interesting too; it's kinda like an alternative universe of Germany in the 1910's (hence Bradley being called the Furher). A lot of other stuff I could say, but I'll restrain myself and save it for later.
Remember guys, just like all of our catching up series, we have the next episode's reaction on our Patreon now, and it will go live to everyone next week. patreon.com/blindwave Hope you enjoy the new reaction series! We will most likely be staying out of the comments, as some of you more passionate fans tend to spoil things :p Love you all!
Blind Wave do more please!
Blind Wave after you guys finish react to DEATH NOTE!!! Plz!! You won't regret it!
Check out Berserk anime its simply amazing.
you guys could not have a picked a better anime, seriously avoid any and all spoilers this anime is excellent.
YES!!!! I'm soooo happy you guys are reacting to FMA: Brotherhood. I promise you, you're going to love this anime :D
I tried watching the first episode before this reaction, and wound up bingeing the entire series. It made me feel emotions.
Ed...ward
ME TOO
I will try to watch each episode before the reaction to remember everything that happens and stuff, but I already conformed that at some episodes I will just binge through again. Oh well.
Liesmith oh I love this series
Lol one of the most feels assaulting animes of all time.
Alex Armstrong: "It looks like you are in need of my assistance! * (-_-) *"
Aaron: "...What assistance?..."
Me: "THE METHOD OF ASSISTANCE THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG LINE FOR GENERATIONS!"
Sean McMillan *twinkle*
Sean McMillan I've seen a few reactors do FMAB now and I always bust out laughing at the reactions to that scene. So good!
The first Fullmetal Alchemist anime was based on the Manga but they were so ahead of it they just started making up content. FMAB is 100% based off if the core Manga story, which makes it so much better.
This is the one thing I wanted to comment to them so far. Since every other comment I could think about would answer their questions and spoil things And I don't wanna do that.
Except in the 1st anime, the 1st half is paced out better, as it adapts the stuff of the manga. In broterhood, this stuff gets rushed, until they get to the new stuff from the manga, so i advice anyone to watch both series, for different reasons^^
Yeah, the fact that it's a 100% based off the Manga doesn't necessarily make it better.
Following the source material more closely does not make it automatically better. When it became apparent that the anime was going to overtake the manga, Arakawa actually requested that the ending be different to the manga. That being said, she was involved in advising and writing the ending to FMA, so they weren't just making up content on a whim.
HammyDan how is this posted 6 days ago when this video was 9 minutes ago.
For Shane wondering, you do not need to watch the original Fullmetal Alchemist if you watch Brotherhood
I think it easier to get drawn into the series through FMA. I have several friends who heard the franchise was good, but were advised (not by me) to start with Brotherhood. However, they couldn't get more than a few episodes in, because things weren't being explained very well. Later, when I convinced them to try again, this time starting with FMA, they were instantly drawn in by the first scene, and became huge fans of both series.
Oddly enough I've heard the exact opposite from most people whove watched brotherhood first, most people I've heard of started on brotherhood and absolutely loved it, then went back and tried to watch the other FMA and just couldnt get into it.
Exessen I find that it's hard for people to like the original at all if they watch Brotherhood first. On the other hand, I watched the original first but could never get into Brotherhood because certain things in the beginning were too rushed and the characters seemed too black and white to me. I guess I'll try a third time to try and watch Brotherhood now that they're reacting to it though.
I've seen both FMA and Brotherhood and I would definitely suggest starting with the original, because after you see Brotherhood you just can't go back.
I actually found this position ideal. I watched the first anime and loved it, then deemed the beginning of the Brotherhood pretty rushed.
However, Brotherhood gets good afterwards. So I basically could enjoy the best from both worlds - the beginning from the original FMA and the middle/ending from Brotherhood.
I had been wondering if any of them had seen it before. But none of them?! Oh man, this is gonna be a fun to see them go through it all.
I hope everyone commenting here and on Patreon take good care to avoid spoilers or hints throughout this series.
they skip like 5 min of the vdeo :P
One year later..
Yea the BlindWave crew tend to act like their nerds but they're way outside of the nerd circles most of us probably know.
Anime, super heroes, etc. They're pretty disconnected from it but they're thankfully very happy to watch and enjoy it all.
@@ArlanKels Well the nerdish material is thankfully large enough to allow people not to know all of it. I've watched very few animes and I'm not found of super heroes, but instead I read a lot and played role-playing games for almost 20 years - and discovered FMA some month ago only. So what's the point of judging one's culture ? Can you pretend to have an exhaustive knoweldge of that kind of stuff ? They enjoy the show, it's the only thing that should matter.
@@lazyshoggy
If you think I was being dismissive or insultive toward people who don't want the animez I wasn't.
I have a coworker who's the same way. He knows a ton of superhero stuff and star wars/star trek, but if you go into anything "nerdy" or "geeky" that isn't within those circles he has zero knowledge(And usually interest).
It's interesting to see just how much stuff there is out there which we can geek out on and still be absolute novices.
@@ArlanKels Huh ok, I misunderstood your previous comment, sorry. And yeah, you're right, there is so much to discover yet (happily for us geeks ^^) ! But as you pointed out, they don't seem to know a lot about animes but they still are interested in, it's a good thing.
Excellent choice!
up u go
you here again Akasan!!!!! xD 👍👍👍👍
The Prince of Reaction approves!
crysismano2 up up up?
When the Prince of Reactors approves, you know that you've made the right choice
OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! I can't believe it! I have been in loooooooove with your Avatar series, which is my favorite TV show ever. Now you're gonna watch my favorite Anime ever?!?!?! I'm in heaven.
yo true green watchu doing here lmao
Hmmmm
Both are just so satisfying, including the endings. Complete stories.
Im jealous for all you guys. FMAB is one of the most critically acclaimed anime of all time. It is commonly suggested as a gateway to anime for firsttimers. The story is wonderful, the animation is on point and it is very satisfying to watch. Enjoy FMAB and enjoy anime. Rock on Blindwave
Alchemy is something between science and magic. A transmutation circle is like a scientific tool, once you done years of research as an alchemist and you know what kind of lines you must draw within the circle to manipulate a certain element, you can then use it.
The basic is this, alchemists can rearange the structure of something, take your keyboard touch it deconstruct it into a bunch of carbon atoms, metal and idk what else is in there, and then u use this incredients to craft something else.
*Eric:* "This is a long sequence!"
That's the opening guys, get used to seeing it, all anime series have one (I think) please don't skip it (you don't have to include it in the reaction video, though) all the openings in this series are awesome! :D
Ever Beltrán Yeah the first opening is awesome !
+itsFirz They also don't give spoilers
If you do want to skip it because you get sick of it after a couple of episodes, 99% of all anime have an opening of 1 minute and 30 seconds. So if you want to skip it, just go 1:30 further into the episode :)
TheFail05 They're only gonna watch this series once a week so, I don't think they're not get tired of it. :)
I watch currently airing shows once a week and get tired of the OPs, but then again, FMAB has one of the best OPs ever made so that's also a factor
Good to see you guys watching this, it's a good show!
This was my first legit anime I've ever watched! So it has a special place in my heart and I'm so excited for you guys! I look forward to watching your reactions!!
Also, FMA started deviating from the Manga at some point because they started running out of content and had to make it up since the anime was so far ahead. FMAB on the other hand, is completely based on the Manga.
And god, the opening always gets me hyped!!
Lalisa T it has a special place in your heart even if it wasn't your first
TheOutBack Pandas Of course, because it's FMAB :p
+Lalisa T (LALALISA) do you think I should watch it? I
I watched Avatar the last airbender and it is currently the best animated series I've ever watched.
Do you think I will have a similar experience watching this show? I've been looking for a something to get me as amazed as ATLA but I've not liked any of the anime I've tried to watch(excluding Attack on titan).
Abdi Warsame You should definitely give it a go. People actually say that if you love ATLA, you'll love FMAB as well because it kind of has that same feel to it. And I actually agree!
If you also like a good journey like ATLA, you should give HxH (2011) a try as well!
+Lalisa T (LALALISA) thanks for the reply.
I'm gonna go watch the first few episodes and see how it goes.
and hunter X hunter looks exciting as well ill definitely check it out.
So excited for this. The dub is absolutely the best version.
sj4iy yes it is unlike some shows like vampire d and attack on the titans where the English is bad this version is pretty good
sj4iy same
sj4iy I agree that the dub is good. But I do not agree that it is the definitive best. I personally really like the Japanese VA's as well.
I immensely dislike their choice for Edward Elric of Romi Park. Casting a female would make sense if he were younger, like his brother, but most of the time she sounds like she is struggling to sound male and often sounds shrieky. It doesn't sound natural and absolutely grates on my nerves anytime I listen to Ed yell or scream in the Japanese version. However, Vic Mignogna is perfect for the role and does an amazing job with it. To me, this dub is the gold standard of dubs.
one of the few great dubs like Bleach (which is why i think it was so popular), FLCL, Steins:Gate, and Death Note
First Avatar, and then FMAB?? Are you literally just going through my childhood??? (don't do naruto or bleach though, you will lose your soul)
*+0t4ku426* HAHA I agree. :p
i wish they did Naruto but it's so long..they will never ended it lol or they might not enjoy it. Attack on Titan is something I would love to check there reactions.
better they do naruto soon :D
I binged all of Naruto (part 1, part 2, epilogue, movies) in 2 months and 2 weeks. I am very proud. I only got about a quarter through Bleach tho....
I managed to watch all of Dragon Ball Z and a good portion of the movies in a summer. But I don't think I could ever do the same for Naruto. That show is looooooonng.
I've been checking your Patreon and Twitter everyday since the poll ended waiting on this. I'M SO HYPED! I love this series so much. Thank you guys so much for watching and reacting to it!
Couldn't believe my eyes when this popped up. This is such an amazing story and I'm sure you guys will love it as it goes on. It starts a bit confusing but everything is explained and it gets incredibly deep.
This is so exciting! Going back to rewatch the whole show along with you guys (and I'm already a few eps ahead). Hope you guys enjoy, and I can guess you will based on your initial reactions. Exactly what I needed today. :D And I think Qrowe has the same voice as Edward Elric (the fullmetal alchemist), yeah. As for the FMA vs FMAB thing, basically FMA caught up while the manga was still being published and went off to do its own thing, while FMAB was done to more closely follow the manga all the way to its end.
I met Vic Mignogna (dub voice actor for Edward Elric) at a convention last year and he is so sweet and he actually talks to you and interacts with his fans instead of other celebrities that don't make eye contact, sign something for you and leave. Meeting him was the best and I hope to meet him again someday!
This is one of the best anime series ever created. I am glad it won the poll and I am sure you will all be enthralled as the show progresses. Looking forward to re-watch this with you guys :)
Did you know that Chris Sabat the voice of vegeta and piccolo is the voice of Armstrong?
Yeah, but in this role he reminds me more of All Might.
The first few episodes, I think to episode 13 or so, are basically the same as the original, then the plot follows the original manga story line. The original that came before made their own anime original ending completely different than the original and this one. I recommend watching both because they are both amazing, even with the original diverging from the source material.
The voice for Ed is also the voice of Qrow in RWBY :)
WHOA, this was definitely a pleseant surprise. This is my favorite anime ever as of right now. Avatar is almost over and Dragon Ball Super is going a little slow, so now I can be pumped to watch a few vids per week. You guys are the greatest!
And if you're curious I have a few corrections, but nothing spoiler-y:
1. The country they are currently in is named Amestris. "Central" is just the name of the capital city.
2. In the show, the process of using alchemy is referred to as Transmutation.
3. Ed lost his right arm and his left leg. He lost his leg first, but you don't know why yet.
4. The villain in this episode was named Isaac the Freezer because his specialty was water alchemy. And if you pay attention, he also had a military uniform on like Mustang and the Fuhrer. You can theorize why for a few episodes.
I hope you guys enjoy the rest of the series, like I said it's one of my favorites.
Nerdy George Washington I wouldn't be to worried about Avatar since they said in 1 or 2 of the videos that they were going to react to Korra as well.
Korra is good, but as a whole it wasn't as well written as Avatar.
I've seen Books 1 and 2, and they're OK. Not nearly as solid as The Last Airbemder though.
Nerdy George Washington for korra book 3 is the best. book 4 second best. book 1 third best. and we don't speak of book 3 except the flashbacks
The journey begins.
Let's do it.
The dub starts off every episode with a reminder of Alchemy's Law of Equivalent Exchange which is the key element to the series' alchemy. With the quote that "You cannot gain something without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange." Also, if you guys are doing this once a week, youre gonna be at this for quite a while since there are 64 episodes to go through.
10 months and they're still not finished.
Oh, and Armstrong is voiced by Chis Sabat...who is basically everyone in DBZ.
Chris Sabat is the voice actor for Armstrong.
The city is Central, the country is not Sundryl. Lol, i'm not gunna say anything more for fear of comments harassing me about spoilers lol
I was SO confused how the heck he got from Amestris to Sundrill 😂
Took me quite a while until I realized he had misheard Central.
OMG!!!! I'm so happy to see you guys react to this series!!! This series is easily my favorite and I'm sure you will have a great time with it!!!!! :) :)
My body has been ready for this moment for quite sometime now.
*+King Varley* I know right? I've been waiting for this for almost a month now, of course I knew it won the poll. :p
Whats the numbers for the poll atm, you have given me this infomation before, could you give it to me again? :)
King Varley Sure, there are ten series this time. So far the voting looks like this:
1st (place) - Doctor Who
2nd - Vikings
3rd - Attack on Titan
4th - One Punch Man
5th - Rick and Morty
6th - Firefly
7th - Breaking Bad
8th - Death Note
9th - Sherlock
10th - Teen Titans
:)
Yeah i would say it is going to be Doctor Who, which I am fine with. I used to watch alot of it when it was good in the past when it was good and better than it is today. But people need there non-anime i guess.
+King Varley Yeah! Doctor Who is most likely gonna win (never seen it, I might do it if it wins) so far it's leading with 21% of the votes, Vikings the second place only has 16% of the votes. :)
YES. This is my favorite anime ever. Cannot wait to see reactions of this.
So the first fma series I believe was made while the manga was still in production and it went off on its own kind of ending. And brotherhood is the finished manga version.
This is kinda true but its very overstated how brotherhood is similar to the manga. The second half sure but in the first half there are a handful of arcs skipped and moved in a different order, and there's a lot of minor changes to scenes, for example an emphasis on the comedy of certain scenes, etc
see y'all in 2027 when they finish this series
Considering its about 60 eps at one a week we should be done in a little over a year.
avatar the last airbender is the same number of episodes and their on their way to finishing it before the 1 year mark.
better than some reactors that disappear after a couple of episodes (cough subzero cough cough)
@Abdi
They increased Avatar from 1 episode a week to 2 episodes.
+Znade yeah but FMAB is 60 episodes like blind wave said and 60×1 upload a week= 60 weeks
60 weeks= 1.15 years not 10
Uhh I think you commented on the wrong video, I think you meant to comment this on the naruto reactions
This is a funimation dub so you guys will hear dbz voice actors
I had to pause when Hughes came on and take a moment to compose myself.
One of the first anime I got into and it's time to binge this again
Yesss!!! Fma Brotherhood! 64 episodes, 64 weeks! U guys rock! Whoooo!!!
To anyone who hasn't seen FMA or FMA:Brotherhood and are interested in checking it out because of this: I really suggest watching the original 2003 anime first. The guys in this said, "They made an anime, and then they made a better anime", but that's not necessarily true. 2003 diverges from the source material, but both have their own pros and cons and often take different tones. On top of that, Brotherhood assumes you've already seen 2003 and rushes through a lot of early stuff, even skipping some parts entirely that do play a role later. Certain events don't land as hard as they should because it blows through the build-up.
OH YES IVE BEEN WaiTING FOR THIS! Love you BlindWave, you make my week!
Yes this show won the poll so I will say now that any haters that post abusive and negative comments because their favorite show didn't win will just get deleted.
SO EXCITED TO SEE U GUYS WATCH THIS! ONE OF THE GREATEST
Dude you're literally watching all of my favorite animations, Avatar, Justice League, and FMAB. Keep it up!
Attack on Titan and Steins;Gate are both phenomenal as well.
fuch YEAH! Another react series to look forward too!! Keep it up guys, I love these!
crow from rwby is ed in FMAB i think right ?
Qrow and Oscar are Ed and Al, respectively.
so both brothers are in rwby cool
Makes the end-credits scene in the season 4 finale that much better. Ed's voice actor calling Al's a pipsqueak :P
I believe I've seen someone mention that Blake's father is voiced by "Father" from FMABH.
That would be cool as shit
OMG!!! 1 year!!! you guys really took the time to watch the show...
Please continue doing this series. FMA is my favorite anime. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did.
Well it’s over so time to binge watch the whole thing.
Holy shit!! First Avatar: The Last Airbender, now FMA:Brotherhood? Two animated masterpieces after another, great choice!
First I found you guys with RWBY, then you guys started Avatar, THEN I found you GoT videos. And now you're watching this. I love you guys.
OMFG YES GUYS! Thank you for this! you will love it!
OMG I have been waiting so long for them to watch this. I'd almost given up hope! Yay!!
full metal alchemist deviated from the manga where as full meets alchemist brotherhood follows closer to the manga
the writter of the manga actually said they liked the 2003 series better than their own work.
they both deviate if you consider the first episode of brotherhood was anime original and brotherhood skips certain manga story lines which hurts early character development for some characters
NekoVira did she rly? that's super humble of her lol
I haven't seen anywhere that she said that, however I have seen that she said she was pleased with the original and wanted her manga to be a different story despite her working with Bones for the plot of the anime after its halfway point.
Fullmeta Alchemist is my favorite anime. The first season went on original story halfway because the manga is not done yet, but it is still awesome and it ties perfectly to the first movie. The second season is completely based on the manga and also added some really nice orginial scenes which brought it perfection. Really hope you guys enjoy it.
one episode per week, 64 ep to this series. 64 weeks lol. 52 weeks in a year.
*+Antiquity* I know it's gonna take a while but that's how they do all the series in their channel (except for Avatar, which won a poll to get a second episode a week) :p
man those fmab fanboys are everywhere (thats why i am here aswell)
Omfg I'm so happy you're doing this series I just have to comment before even watching it!! When I just saw this in my notifications I literally GASPED I was so damn excited!! Just... yay :)
Fuck yes....fuck...yessss
duuuude i cant WAIT for you guys to watch this series, soooooo good
omg omg omg guys I love you all this is one of the best anime of all time xD
YES!! I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS!!!
FMAB is probably one of my most favorite anime ever. It easily falls on my top 5 and I'm so sure you guys are gonna love it!!!
Now, of every big thing that Blind Wave has reacted to: I love Avatar. I love RWBY. I love Game of Thrones. DBZA, DBS, Stranger Things, Arrow, Luke Cage, I love almost everything they've done. But FMAB is on a totally different level. This is one of my most beloved series I've EVER seen. Out of anything I have seen, live-action, anime, Western animation, anything. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is at least in the top three, if not just in the first spot. I love this series so much, and I am unbelievably hyped for every episode. I'll be following the whole way.
Oh you guys are reliving my childhood with FMA and ATLA. I've grown really attached to this channel.
Who else's favourite character is Bradley in this show??!!!
🙌🙌
Brotherhood is the story from the manga and is the best anime ever.
the dub is better than the sub.
yes. I said that.
You're wrong. Dub is always inferior. Whether it is anime or live action.
+Al
I would usually agree, but in this case there is no comparison. The sub is still good but the dub fits so well.
I think dub is great for certain animes, and sub is also great for certain ones too.
+AI You're wrong. Sub is always inferior. Whether it is anime or live action.
See how dumb that sounds? That's you. Some dubs are better, some subs are better. There is no "one is always better" that you seem to be implying.
I literally just screamed right now!!! Fullmetal alchemist is probably one of my favorite animes!!!! I am soooo happy that you guys are doing a reaction to it!!! You're gonna love it!
Aww I was actually waiting for Attack on Titan, but I've heard a lot of good things from this anime. One of them was, 'If you love ATLA then you're going to love FMAB for sure.' It's definitely on my watch list. I'm sure you're going to have a good time with this one.
Nabila Ghina Fadhila you surely will! it's a lot better than AoT. ^^
Danneh W Well, probably. I mean really love Attack on Titan so much. I still don't have any solid opinion on FMAB since I haven't watch it yet.
The voice actor for Qrow voices Edward Elric (the Fullmetal Alchemist) and the voice actor for the farmer boy you saw in Volume 4 Chapter 1 or RWBY is voiced by the voice actor for Alphonse Elric in the original Fullmetal Alchemist (Ed's brother with the big armor)
no freaking way!!! I luv this show as much as Avatar!
it's funny cause they're doing this the same order as another UA-camr "My Name Is Simon"
The first anime, Fullmetal Alchemist, was in production at the same time as the original manga. They had actually caught up fairly quickly and rather than wait for manga chapters to come out, they got the blessing of the author to adapt the story on their own, thus creating a massive departure in the story. Several years later Brotherhood was created after the manga finished to properly adapt the story into anime form. Yes, the first few episodes act as a retelling of the first part of the original show to catch you back up to the point of departure
I'm waiting for the complaint comments that there doing another anime lol 😂😂
In this series; Alchemy is the art of understanding matter breaking it down and reconstructing it as something else.
Welp, as a long time (no 'True', just a long time) Fan of FMA, i got to say it's sad to see more people skip to the original anime. Yes 'OVERALL' Brotherhood is better, but the original anime does such a better job introducing you to the world and characters.
If at all possible (hopefully before episode 12) I'd like to see blind wave react to at the first 5 or 6 episodes of the original just to compare the 2.
Brotherhood is only better if your watched the 2003 series first, they're baiscally equal but the 2003 series picks up for brotherhoods fallbacks by giving you some basic knowldge about some characters that have different fates in this series.
NekoVira I gotta say, I watched brotherhood before the original and for me brotherhood FAR surpasses the original
Guillermo Orué, This is exactly the reason why you need to watch the original first. That way you go from a great anime to a better anime. WHY would you go from a great anime to a worse anime?
it's because you comparing the two is why the original is less enjoyable. when you watch the original, you not suppose to compare it to brotherhood. When you watch Brotherhood, your suppose to remember the original (hints why the first 12 episode are such a slog)
YES! I'm so glad you guys are reacting to this!
I liked the original full metal alchemist anime much more especially the way things played out in the beginning, it explained things much throughoutly and had much more sense of weight, I even enjoyed the shamballa movie, the first episodes of brotherhood rushed everything but was much better at the end.
I love both but prefer brotherhood/the manga. Your totally right though
this was 4 years ago... so im sure its known but.... The original anime was based off of the manga that WASN'T FINISHED, so it goes in a different direction than the manga. Brotherhood on the other hand, follows it completely. :)
One day it will be doctor who
one day...
who?
who?
Also Brotherhood came about 5 years after the first series ended so these early episodes are kind of an abridged version of the first half of FMA 03. Being that 03 was so popular that they knew majority of people who'd be watching Brotherhood would already be familiar with the story.
The original FMA was one of the first anime that I watched, and I quite enjoyed it. Pretty much what happened was that the anime got ahead of the manga, so they just made up tons of shit and ended it in the way they felt appropriate. Turned out really awesome, tho had an ending that left most people either confused or unfulfilled.
Personally I thought it was alright; paired with the movie that came out after anyway.
FMAB is just a complete reboot telling the story the way the manga did it, not with the made up stuff of the original.
I watched FMAB around the time it came out, I think? Got about 30 episodes before I stopped, and never got back around to it. Now that you guys are reacting to it, I guess it's about time I watch it proper, huh?
So excited for you guys to react to this, looking forward to the discussion, please finish the series!!!
Man I hate the first episode of brotherhood so much, I really don't get what Bones was thinking when they made it
perhaps your should elaborate as to why you dislike it so
Its incredibly random in context of the overall plot when you figure out what he used and who supplied it despite his purpose. His actions and lines basically give a big spoiler for those new to the series because its so on the nose, his character itself makes little sense from a contextual stand point ( a water alchemist that was brought in for Ishval). I would also say having the revelation of Ed and Al in this matter is also nowhere near as impactful of how the manga and original did it. Mustang's and Hughe's introduction are no where near as impactful as well, the dichotomy we got of them before was great, here its really bland in comparison.
Its a detrimental episode for the series to new comers so that's why I hate it. Even friends who I've introduced the series too, those that start with brotherhood end up being less interested in it and I think this is a big part of it because its the introduction to the series. Which is why I now tell people to watch the first 19 eps of the original then hop over to brotherhood ep 8 (if they are watching the Japanese, its slightly different for English since Scar's VA changed and some people prefer consistency all the way through).
EMPReborn i disliked it too cuz the only reason they had was that they assumed everyone watching this has already seen the original
omg, I was legit thinking how cool it would be for you guys to react to this series last night, i didn't even know about the poll- thanks to all the voters!
Aw too bad Sherlock didn't win, but I shall give this a try, I've never seen it myself. Thanks guys, hope you enjoy this! 😁
If you haven't already, go watch the series on your own. Bits get cut out if the reaction.
Nice. Wasn't expecting this. Yall are gonna really like this series.
hey should i watch this or the original first
digimin blade Watch the first 8 or so episodes from the original then watch Brotherhood.
*+digimin blade* Watch the first *NINE* episodes as minimum (first 28 maximum) of the original, then watch Brotherhood. :D
brotherhood is superior, skip out of the original before the homunculi are introduced
Crow's voice actor is a guy named Vic Mignogna. He's voiced for a couple of popular anime and he actually voices Edward Elric (the short blond one). I know it's hard to hear cause his voice is a lot higher, but that's him.
One episode a week, not like there's five 'seasons' or anything...
Its so amazing to have a youtube channel that has content AND something I can enjoy Friday-Monday. Amazing and I'm so grateful. 😁😂😁😂😁😂😁😂
DOCTOR WHO WTF
YES!! Can't wait to see this again with you guys
What they should've done at the end is go back and watch this first episode again. With hindsight it has a whole different impact.
I had no idea you'd be doing this - I am so excited holy shit!!
I'm so glad you're watching this series. It's one of my all time favorites. I was wondering if you guys could play the full episode instead of just some clips. That would be awesome if you could. Anyway, keep that it you guys. You're going to love this show. :D
Alchemy is the understanding of deconstruction and reconstruction of life and matter in it change objects into useful material
Loved doing this series, hyped that you started it too!
Are you gonna continue the series on your channel? :)
I just started watching FMAB and currently on season 3. Now that I'm watching Blind Waves reactions I'm getting so much nostalgia from their old Wave Cave.
Vic Mignogna (Not sure if I spelled his last name right) is the one who voices Qrow in RWBY. He also voices Edward Elric, the one with the metal arm and leg, and voices Tamaki from Ouran High School Host Club and then Maka's dad in Soul Eater~ There is probably more that I can not think of as of right now.
ughhh the soundtrack gives me chills still
Vic (Qrow) is Edward. Alchemy is essentially magic, but it has limitations, as you'll see later on .The world's pretty interesting too; it's kinda like an alternative universe of Germany in the 1910's (hence Bradley being called the Furher). A lot of other stuff I could say, but I'll restrain myself and save it for later.
Yes Fullmental Alchemist Brotherhood is a fucking masterpiece I absolutely love this show