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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 17) – Cold Flame
Maria Ross has been convicted of the murder of Maes Hughes. She’s adamant that she’s innocent, but then Barry the Chopper breaks into the prison and offers her…
Weekly Round-Up, 4-10 May 2022: Bloodborne’s Pregnancy Horror, Animator Vlogging, and Requiem of the Rose King Interview
AniFem Round-Up 2022 Spring Three-Episode Check-In The team checks in on the season in progress to let you know which shows have tripped up and which have outshone…
Fullmetal Alchemist, My Hero Academia, Requiem of the Rose King
“I Can’t Wait Around Anymore”: Civilian women’s agency in My Hero Academia versus Fullmetal Alchemist
The emotional strain a woman experiences in a relationship with someone who’s so often in danger yet doesn’t communicate is rarely treated as a real issue. A woman’s…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 16) – Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms
Edward and Alphonse arrive back at Central where Ling Yao manages to get himself arrested. Before long, they find out about Maes Hughes’ death and are grief-stricken. Edward…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 15) – Envoy From the East
Edward and Alphonse are on their way back to Central so they call in on Winry. However, once there they run into a foreigner who is searching for…
Reader’s Corner: Higehiro, The Holy Grail of Eris, and Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible
Higehiro, Vol. 3 It’s not easy to keep it secret that a runaway high school girl is staying at your home, especially when you’re the honest type who…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 14) – Those Who Lurk Underground
Izumi and Edward face Greed, but he realises it’s time to run. However, he left it too late as the Fuhrer, King Bradley arrived with a team and…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 13) – Beasts of Dublith
Izumi expels Edward and Alphonse for what they did. Alphonse wants to argue, but Edward takes it on the chin and leaves. However, Izumi’s husband sees them off…
Manga the Week of 4/13/22
SEAN: Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’, I wonder where the manga is? MICHELLE: Wings? SEAN: Yen On has only one title, but it’s a debut. The…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 12) – One is All, All is One
Edward and Alphonse arrive in Dublith to visit with their old teacher and attempt to find out more about the philosopher’s stone. They turn up one lead, however,…
What Makes The Best Anime Protagonist?
Last year, I wrote an essay on Lelouch, explaining how Code Geass created what I believe to be the best protagonist in anime, and I got a fair…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 11) – Miracle at Rush Valley
Edward, Alphonse, and Winry arrive at Rush Valley the home of everything auto-mail. Winry is in heaven and can’t believe her eyes. Then, someone steals Edward’s State Alchemist…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 10) – Separate Destinations
It’s a terrible day for rain! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 10) – Separate Destinations What happened? Edward, Alphonse, Alex Louis Armstrong and Maes Hughes were discussing the latest…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 9) – Created Feelings
They survived the destruction of the fifth laboratory, but Alphonse is struggling with the possibility that he may now even be real. Could he be a constructed soul…
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 2, Day 4
Round two of AniMarch Madness 2022 concludes with our final four matches! For those coming here for the first time, AniMarch Madness is our annual one-on-one anime tournament…
One Piece, Chihayafuru, Fairy Tail, Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 8) – The Fifth Laboratory
Edward and Alphonse investigate the mysterious fifth laboratory and are attacked by a couple of guards in suits of armour. Just what is this place and what are…
AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 1, Day 4
It’s the final day of round one! Help us decide on these last eight matches as we cut the field of 64 down the 32 headed into week…
Fullmetal Alchemist, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Ranking of Kings, Tokyo Ghoul, ERASED
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 7) – Hidden Truths
Edward and Alphonse arrive at Grand Central Library to discover that it has been destroyed in a fire. Luckily, there might be someone that can help them, but…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 6) – Road of Hope
Edward and Alphonse head home for repairs. On the way, Major Armstrong recognises a missing alchemist – a doctor who was working on a philosopher’s stone project for…
Reader’s Corner: Witch Watch, FMA Fullmetal Edition Vol. 15, and Earthchild, Chapter 1
Witch Watch, Vol. 1 Adolescent witch Nico is thrilled to move back to the city and start high school, though she’s most excited to be paired with her…
AniMarch Madness 2022: See the Field of 64! (Bracket)
The field is set. Sixty-four anime—a full tourney and the most we’ve ever had—are ready to go head to head. AniMarch Madness 2022 almost ready to begin! On…
Attack on Titan, Cowboy Bebop, ERASED, Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 5) – Rain of Sorrows
Edward struggles to come to terms with what happened to Nina and how there was nothing he could do to help her. He starts to question the path…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 4) – An Alchemist’s Anguish
After returning from their previous assignment with no philosopher’s stone, Roy Mustang offers to introduce Edward and Alphonse to a bio-organic alchemist who may be able to help…
Reader’s Corner: Fly Me to the Moon Vol. 9, Zom 100 Vol. 5, and I Had That Same Dream Yesterday
Came the Mirror & Other Tales What a treasure of a collection! If you’re a fan of Rumiko Takahashi like I am (read through any of my reviews…
One of the Greats – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Anime Review
"After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human…
Otaku Collision Series #2: The Full-Suffering Alchemist
Over the next few months, we’ll be posting pieces written by Micah, a former Christian aniblogger. While his site, Otaku Collision, is no longer extant, we’ve arranged to…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 3) – City of Heresy
Edward and Alphonse are investigating a priest that can create matter out of nothing. Could these be actual miracles or is he using a philosopher’s stone? Either way,…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 2) – The First Day
While travelling to a nearby town to investigate a priest that claims to create things from nothing, Edward recalls the path that has brought him here. They paid…
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episode 1) – Fullmetal Alchemist
Edward and Alphonse were ready to leave town when they were given an assignment. A former state alchemist known as Isaac the Freezer had shown up and that…
Anime Series Like Hunter X Hunter
Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss is determined to become a world-class Hunter, a skilled individual that performs all manner of dangerous tasks, just like his long-absent father. However, Gon finds…
One Piece, Tower of God, Black Clover, Fullmetal Alchemist, JUJUTSU KAISEN
End of 2021 Manga Collection Update | The Wonder of Anime
With the end of 2021, I decided to do a full manga collection video! I definitely forgot like 2-3 titles, but this is all of it!
Fruits Basket and Fullmetal Alchemist: Two Manga that got two different anime adaptations
It doesn’t happen often but Fruits Basket and Fullmetal Alchemist are two Manga that would each get not one but two different Anime adaptations. In both…
How I Keep Track of My Manga Collection
I have… quite a lot of manga. When at the shops I’m always scared about doubling up so I recently started up an Excel sheet to keep track…
Anime Review 63 Dragon Pilot Hisone and Masotan (Redux)
If there was one anime that consider being a sleeper hit it would be Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan. Despite being done by Studio Bones who are well…
18 Best Anime Series For Absolute Beginners
It has occurred to me that I’ve never written this article. The recommendations on this site are indeed for any level of anime fandom, but for many of…
My Hero Academia, To Your Eternity, 91 Days, Black Clover, Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand
For those of us in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving. For many of us, it’s a time for family members meeting together and probably yell at each other…
“You Need to Subscribe, Silly!” A Throwback Thursday Look at NewType USA
In life, we have loads of inadvertent “Time Capsules”; items that capture what life was like in any given moment in time. It could be something as ordinary…
Gurren Lagann, Death Note, Eureka Seven, Fullmetal Alchemist, Grave of the Fireflies
NRN 1 - Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)
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Day 9: All Halloweeb – American References in Anime, Anime with Halloween References
Hello and welcome back to 13 Days of Otakutober! Thank you all for joining us today for day 9! We have been doing a LOT of writing. Like,…
Sorry, My Hero Academia – Black Clover is my stand-out shounen of 2021.
Shounen is the most popular genre of anime by a country mile. Dragon Ball Z, Naruto, Attack on Titan, One Piece, Bleach, Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist, Haikyuu!!, My…
Death Note, Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist, HAIKYU!!, My Hero Academia
September Manga Haul – Given, CardCaptor Sakura, Fullmetal Alchemist | The Wonder of Anime
Another month, another manga haul! Buckle up guys, this one is HUGE! Please be advised the links below are affiliate links. This means I may receive a commission…
Sangokushi Dai Ni Bu Choukou Moyu!
Here, after an unconscionable delay, is the HD version of the second movie in the Sangokushi trilogy, 1993's Sangokushi Dai Ni Bu Choukou M...
Ai no Kusabi, Fullmetal Alchemist, High Speed Jessie, Naruto, Phoenix
Elementary
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Reader’s Corner: Return from Death, Dahlia in Bloom, and Fullmetal Alchemist: A New Beginning
The Reincarnated Princess Spends Another Day Skipping Story Routes, Vol. 1 This is another reincarnation-type isekai of the reborn-as-an-otome-game-rival variety. The catch is that in the original …
The Dead Mothers of Shounen
To be a mother in a shounen series, especially of a male protagonist, is often a guaranteed death sentence. It also means a lack of characterization outside of…
Fullmetal Alchemist, Hunter x Hunter, Made in Abyss, One Piece
2nd Anniversary Special: Top 10 Anime Openings (Action and Non-Action lists)
Well, it’s that time of year again – time for a Top 10 list! This is one that’s probably going to be deeply contentious: there are so many…
Dorohedoro, Future Diary, Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Promised Neverland, Bakemonogatari
Anime ABC’s, My Favorite Anime Character for Each Letter of the Alphabet
So I know a good idea when I steal one. This being one of said ideas. Of course, I kid. We give credit where it’s due; always. I…
Dororo, Ghost in the Shell, Princess Tutu, The Cat Returns, Tokyo Babylon
this blog isn’t dead, right? right?
It’s not. But it certainly feels dead. Between this August and last August, I’ve only updated once. Ironically, l’ve written loads this summer. I’ve written a lot of…
Muv-Luv Alternative PV
Muv-Luv Alternative is definitely one of, if not the best visual novel I’ve ever read. What Fullmetal Alchemist is to me regarding anime and manga is what MLA…
Is Being Faithful to the Manga Even Important?
It might feel like this comes as a direct sequel to my essay on the original Fullmetal Alchemist. There, I defined the merits of a series that played…