Oh, no worries, you’re English is perfectly readable. It’s also cool that you’re probably going to go ahead and read the manga. I guess I’m enjoying the anime too much to ’spoil’ any future episodes (e.g. reading Ed’s dialogue without Romi Paku would be just plain wrong for me), but sometimes it’s better to read the source material instead. I remember watching one episode of the Gantz anime and then binging on the manga instead. I guess I’m content enough to get FMA in weekly doses for now!

@0rion

Thanks, 0rion, and the same goes for you, too. Although I’m rubbish at commenting on other people’s blogs, I do read/lurk on Epic Win. And another vote for the manga, too?! Maybe I’m starting to think I should be reading it, and come to think of it, I suppose I could read it along with the anime, which could provide me with a nice balanced view of both without spoiling future twists and turns!

I am very glad you’re back to more regular posting, though!

I do have the second (third?) the recommendation to read the manga, though. As much as I’m enjoying the re-do of the anime series, the FMA manga is just such a work of art. Maybe I’m overly biased because it’s one of the first manga I read in Japanese, but it really is brilliantly drawn and has very thoughtfully written dialogue.

(damn bateszi,you have no idea what is waiting for you,how could you hold that long,lol,hearing something like that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TezDF1ybD-k is enough for me to crave for more OP)

but,I’m frustrated weather I should start the manga or keep up with FMA anime,I’m more of an anime guy ,I will keep up with an anime even if it got bad animation,

that’s because I believe the anime will allow me MAX enjoyment of that series,even if it was only for some scenes,FMA adaptation is great,but tbh imo the fast pace is affecting the direction of the series which is wasting alot of its potential

I asked guys who are both more of anime fans (same as me and Bateszi) and FMAtards ,they told me manga is better

for example most of HxH fandom,will tell you to watch the tv series + 1st ova,then switch to the manga

I originaly expected that FMA will be one of my top with(HxH,OnePiece,berserk,Monster,Vagabond,etc) and as much as I’m enjoying it,it isn’t for now,and I can see the huge potential of FMA

if they didn’t fix the pace after ep.25 ,I will start the manga not bacause FMA is bad,it’s actually great but since I see the potential in FMA to be one of my top favourite,it’s a special case,I might start the manga ,if that adaptaion was for another manga it would have been impossible for me to read the manga

and good to see you back Batsezi and sorry for the bad english

I’d totally forgotten about that scene, but now that you mention it… URGH. FMA seems to have a particular brand of body horror I find quite… skin crawling.

@Kim

Earlier in August I resolved to start posting more, even if said posts are fairly short/cover the same anime. Many of my favourite blogs of the past are those that blog to a consistent schedule and I’m trying my hardest to do just that now.

Anyway, when I say ‘Who’s body was it?’ I’m more just thinking about what the thing may have ended up looking like? For example, it had black hair (may be that’s where the Homunculus come from?)– the features of the body had to come from somewhere?

Also, really cool that Arakawa is into her horror films, must admit I was getting some big ‘Hammer Horror’ vibes from Ed’s role in this episode , FMA can be so pulpy and gross, which I love! Have you got a link to an interview or anything I can read about her?

One day I may read the manga, but I’m enjoying the suspense of following the anime at the moment and wondering where this might all lead!

But I think episode 20 was not very clear. I see a lot of people confused. Although the thing that Ed & Al created was not their mother it is not anyone or anything else either. It was just a human body that they created with raw materials. It was never alive. The reason it moved was because Al’s soul was in the body for a time. This is important because from this Ed discovers that it is impossible to bring back the dead but it is possible to get Al’s body back.

Three posts on FMA I am impressed. Too bad I probably can’t get you to read the manga.