Tag Archives: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Feast or Filler? Full Metal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Posted on September 28, 2011 by dengar

New anime movies rarely come to southern California (they tend to go instead to Viz’s theater in San Francisco) so I jumped at the chance to see the Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood movie at the Burbank Film Festival.  The movie, … Continue reading →

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Special Edition

Posted on July 1, 2011 by dengar

I’m a perfectionist.  Being a perfectionist isn’t about being perfect, it’s about being unhappy with your work when it isn’t.  Sometimes you have to ignore that impulse and just release your creation to the world.  Sometimes though, you get a … Continue reading →

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How to watch your anime

Posted on April 10, 2011 by dengar

When I watch a new show on TV in the United States I watch each show as it is released, one episode a week.  Until recently I watched anime in a very different way, I would watch anime after all … Continue reading →

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The snowy nights and racing trains of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Posted on November 29, 2009 by bateszi

Choosing the best anime of 2009 is no contest for me, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood wins it hands down every time. Continue reading →

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Fullmetal Alchemist is overlooked as horror

Posted on August 22, 2009 by bateszi

Something that ‘outsiders’ probably don’t realise about Fullmetal Alchemist is just how grotesque and disturbing it can be for mainstream shonen; it has never been a story that shys away from death, even when the victims are cute little girls … Continue reading →

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A love letter to FMA: Brotherhood #19 and why I love anime

Posted on August 15, 2009 by bateszi

I still read my fair share of blogs and forums, so I had something of an inkling that this episode of Brotherhood was going to be quite special, but even still, I loved it to pieces, and once the credits … Continue reading →

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So, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is bad because it isn’t a perfect adaptation of the manga?

Posted on July 4, 2009 by bateszi

I’m really enjoying Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I haven’t read the manga, but I loved the first anime, even when it diverged from the source material, so I’m not someone that demands an adaptation be a frame-for-frame duplicate, it just has … Continue reading →

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