03 while still adapting the material is still peak FMA. You almost get not enough emotional beats to process Hughes in Brotherhood. 03 was already off the rails in there but they do so much more with it. 03 was just better directed.
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Because Mustang vs. Lust needed that extended shot of Lust's boobs taking up the entire frame and jiggling mid shot while Mustang and Havoc crack jokes about it. Not fanservice at all.Oh and also for people that care, I cant think of one instance of fan service throughout the entire series.
Yeah that why omakes giving hints of the author personality are great.This is gonna sound silly... but I think this is probably a huge part of it. It done a huge job of not only setting tone and giving us more familiarity and connection with the characters, but it helped kinda make us feel closer to the author?? Less her writing something for us and more her reading and laughing along with us, if you know what I mean.
Yes.
No because Ed gets to keep his arm but sacrifices his ability to ever use alchemy again and his leg which he'll never get back. The FMAB ending was perfect.TBH I thought that made the whole sacrifice kinda pointless but that wasn't the issue with the ending I had. It was mostly everything involving Father being really dumb and cliche in an otherwise pretty smart story.
It was during her confrontation with Mustang and Havoc, before they joke about Havoc liking big breasted women. The camera focuses on her breasts which jiggle in a way reminiscent of Dead or Alive games. You could say it's part of her character and used in the seduction of Havoc - but that one moment seemed out of place as she was otherwise very well handled. That whole episode, actually, culminating with Lust's death was outstanding.
Edit - found the scene
There's only really this and one other instance in the whole series I'd call fan service.
I wonder if there's a fan edit of the Brotherhood series with the soundtrack from the 2003 series. That's the one major advantage the 2003 show has - it's music is brilliant.
Gotta be honest? Wasn't super shaken up by his death. It sucked, but it was... eh.The first half definitely, after that? Naaah
Maes Hughes is a one of the best characters in anime and
The Saddest death ever
Oh and also for people that care, I cant think of one instance of fan service throughout the entire series. Every female is covered and actually a good portion if not all of them are portrayed as capable soldiers or the best at what they do. Winrie is one of the best automail makers, Armstrong is a formidable leader in the toughest climate, Hawkeye is an excellent sniper and soldier in general, the elric's teacher lady, mei...
Isn't Monster dark as hell?I agree with what you said OP but the honor for near-perfect goes to Naoki Urasawa's Monster. There are some pacing issues with all the politics being thrust upon the viewer; as well as the mob character and Dieter following Tenma, but overall for me the show is a nail-biter all the way through. Just a near-flawless show that needs to have Urasawa's other works adapted, like Pluto.
Is more heartbreaking in the first anime because they show a lot more of HughesGotta be honest? Wasn't super shaken up by his death. It sucked, but it was... eh.
That was, until the funeral. That was some heartbreaking shit. Hit me right in the goddamned feels.
Yes. Go watch it.Isn't Monster dark as hell?
I LOVE dark anime. I loved Higurashi (and hated its ending) and dark themes in general. Or maybe I'm just tired of the typical anime tropes.
The show is dark in that it deals with nazis, mafia violence, abuse and other forms of violence. But it is definitely not at the ridiculousness of Higurashi. There are some imagery that may be disturbing but it's not played out for edginess also like Higurashi.Isn't Monster dark as hell?
I LOVE dark anime. I loved Higurashi (and hated its ending) and dark themes in general. Or maybe I'm just tired of the typical anime tropes.
...Higurashi was a bit edgy, wasn't it?The show is dark in that it deals with nazis, mafia violence, abuse and other forms of violence. But it is definitely not at the ridiculousness of Higurashi. There are some imagery that may be disturbing but it's not played out for edginess also like Higurashi.
Gotta be honest? Wasn't super shaken up by his death. It sucked, but it was... eh.
That was, until the funeral. That was some heartbreaking shit. Hit me right in the goddamned feels.
Is more heartbreaking in the first anime because they show a lot more of Hughes
His family, how he acts as a father for Edward and Alphonse
WHAT I did not know a manga special of Hoenheim reuniting with Tricia and talking about Ed and Al existed!
And now it's raining again. Damn.
Part of Brotherhood's problem is that the pacing slow downs during the action sequences and speeds up during the character moments. It also keeps the especially lengthy character moments from taking up too much screen time by splitting them up into multiple episodes (pretty much everything involving Ishval was a self-contained volume before going to Briggs, but in the anime, Ishval is sprinkled in bits and pieces across episodes throughout all seasons).Not the best anime because while finally it respect the original and better story than the shitshow that was the first (wtf is Dante?) , the OST didn't match and the ambient is still too cartoonish while the manga have the "political thriller" vibe.
I mean Pride revealed was huge it was the big manga shocking event of the 2008 year and we had Sasuke VS Itachi at that time.
In Brotherhood it was "...meh"
Arakawa is the Naoki Urasawa counterpart. She control her story and reveals so well , it was a shame that Brotherhood didn't matched the intensity of that.