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Full Metal Alchemist aka The BEST Anime EVER!
About a year back, I didn't have any more series to download. So, I started looking around for the most popular series available for download, figured I'd take a chance and hoping that it wasn't another Naruto. When I read the summary, I was pretty interested and when I saw the group who produced it, Square, I was even more interested. I remembered the so-so effort that they gave Final Fantasy Unlimited and figured they could only learn from their mistakes. Turns out, they not only did that but went as far as surpassing the majority of series in quality.
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Plot Summary
What is it all about?
Alchemy is the study of nature and how to change substances from one form to another. There is one law that governs all alchemic reactions, the Law of Equivalent Trade, which says that in order to gain something, something of equivalent value must be lost. There are also two taboos in alchemy, one against producing gold with alchemy and against human transmutation. Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric are young aspiring alchemists with a famous alchemist deadbeat dad. After their mother dies from an illness, the two of them decide to take training in order to resurrect their mother through alchemy. As could have been predicted ("Wow, 'breach hull, all die!' Even had it underlined!"), they fail and are left short an arm and a leg and a body. Ed has to transmute Al's soul into a suit of armor to save him, and his arm and leg have to be replaced with automail. They decide to search for the legendary alchemy-enhancing device, the Philosopher's Stone in order to set their bodies back in working order, but the path is full of obstacles, including a shady group who seems to be following their every move. Artwork
Whats it all look like?
If you remember Final Fantasy Unlimited, you'll remember the clunky, boxy CG placed in the middle of cel images, and you'll think "man, that was pretty crappy!" Well, seems Square wised up, because they went with Studio Bones for the animation. This resulted in a much more crisp and colorful rendition than they would have gotten from that other place. The backgrounds are well-done, the character designs are distinct (other than some of the soldier main characters), and the action sequences are beautifully animated. Music
What does it sound like?
As is the case with most series, the music that plays during an episode is pretty much only appropriate for the episode and doesn't work on its own as well as in the show. Even then, it's pretty good in the episode. As for the opening and closing themes, well, you have to download them. They sum up the mood of the show very well and just sound really nice on their own. Some of them might not sound good right off the bat, but they do grow on you. The only complaint that I have is pretty much the same as every series that has multiple themes. They sometimes changed them too soon, just as soon as I got used to them (except for the third theme, which seemed to last about 20-something episodes).
Im HOOKED!
Where can i get it?
+ Wonderful artwork+ Memorable, entertaining characters
+ Real emotions
+ Not much filler
+ Decent soundtrack with kickass opening/endings
- Pacing problems near the end
Final grade: 9.5/10
If you love anime then you NEED to see this. I reccomend using either
www.allanimedownloads.com
OR
www.animedownloadsunlimited
Both have full series included. Check it out
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