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| Hm... the pacing wasn't technically bad, but maybe they could've added some sad music or something to intensify the mood. Overall, pretty awesome episode, brought back some good memories I had of this anime. |
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| I think this was a lot better done than the first series to be honest. Kind of makes me wonder if some are just looking at the first series with nostalgia glasses or something. I like the idea that, despite all their abilities, that, as Ed stated it, they couldn't "Save one little girl" it just adds a sort of "this world is bigger than you" kind of feeling. It also encompasses the overall theme of growing up that pervades this series as well. |
Ston3_FreeN7Jun 18, 2012 9:02 PM
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| I still remember first reading this in the manga and getting freaked out, I thought that it was pulled off quite well in this episode. It still made me feel incredibly sad for Nina. |
| That moment is still just as sad. Damn that asshole for doing something like that to his own daughter. :'( |
| This episode made my heart drop. Incredibly sad. Some dark stuff in this episode. Well, he got what he wanted in the end and because of that, he died. Was kinda hoping that the Nina dog would return to normal after later episodes (like if they ever get the stone), but that assassin dude made that impossible. But then again, it's kind of a good thing she died too, otherwise, I guess it'd be too cliché? At any rate, liking thing anime a lot. |
   "To the world you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world." -Unknown |
| Damn same fucked up sad story like in the original only more compact! Still very sad to see that picture before me! I do wonder how the rest of the story will proceed with how they're making these first couple episodes more compacter! And how Scar already killed the father from nina, will he come back like in the original or how will that develop? Either way great episode with strong story but a sad story... Let's see what's next! |
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| for some reason Gran get's killed too easily : he at least put up a fight(though he kinda got killed to easy too) so it's the same as the first season except this one Gran is not the boss of tucker and he dies along with Nina by Scar. effectively killing his role to any future developments(in the first season he had a kinda big role towards the end) and yes i am happy he dies on the manga while in the first season he locks himself from everything in the world. not to mentioned they only put tucker in house arrest instead of in jail. pretty fucked up whenever i see Nina on that state :( i think the reason shy it's not more impact as the first one is because they didn't show alot of time spend on Nina and the brothers. in the anime it took 3 episodes just to end this arc, while here all it took was one. Ed had already become a state alchemist where in the first season he was just studying there to pass the state alchemist exam. they also change Tucker and Scar's voiced as well as most of Roy's subordinates. why T_____T they were perfect :P can't wait to see more scar battles ^^ |
| o.o the whole Yoki part was just mentioned and not shown, sorta just brushed past, I really wonder how this is gonna be put into 64 episode, even more than the Original's 51 eps seeing how fast things are going. And Tucker is for sure whole lot insane in Brotherhood than the Original, can't help but compare them :P And O.O!!! Scar KILLED Tucker, that wasn't expected. That didn't happen in the Original :OOO! Similar beginning, but I think things are finally gonna take a DIFFERENT route from the Original starting now lol! |
 張大です for 張大勇督察 |
Nick_xD said: yeah I agree, it was definitely lots more dramatic in the Original. Sadder as a resultNot as sad as the original FMA when this happened; maybe coz it was rushed, lol. Still, not a bad episode~ |
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| Holy shit, poor Nina :( Such a cute and nice girl is sacrificed by her father she loves so much. That asshole really deserved to die but I guess it would have been better to sit in jail for the rest of his life, coming to his senses in some years and then being really depressed over what he did to his daughter. |
| Never watched the original so I can't make any comparisons, but anyhow, I found this creepy as hell. |
| wow i'm on verge of crying... T_T this show is really dramatic... |
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| Hated this episode in FMA, hated putting myself through watching it in FMA:B but it had to be done :( FMA:B showed Scar to have more of a sense of justice and direction in what his motives are. |
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| No! I knew that Nina thing was coming soon :(((( It's so sad how she still loved her daddy even after turning her into that thing. Poor poor Nina <3 |
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| Still cried when Nina died, even though they did that fade thing so you didn't technically SEE her get killed this time. |
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| How can anyone with mustache that epic get killed so easily. EDIT: but yeah. I recall too that the original series having a much better build up for the tucker fiasco. |
KuruwinAug 4, 2013 6:00 AM
| OK, now I know why it has such a high rating. Up until now it was good--this pushes it up to great. I don't think Scar is going to be my favourite person, but in this case I think I can see where he was coming from. |
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| This was the episode that made me fall n love with FMA:B *sigh*~ I love it was anime makes me 'feel' something (even better if it's somethig other than happiness or sadness) so it was a nice suprise when I found myself seriously hating on one character in particular. Grrr Tucker!!! *sticks tongue out* |
| This is so different than fma, both the scenes and the pace are not to my liking. good thing i started with fma |
| Man... that was one of the deepest and most cruel episode of anime i ever saw. |
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| I can't believe that he was so desperate for this damn State Alchemist title and sacrificed his daughter. Poor Nina T_T |
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| That was some pretty sad yet powerful stuff. Poor girl. |
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| Is it just me, or does everything seem rushed as hell so far? It's like the writers wrote this assuming the viewer has already watched the 2003 series. The way it skips detail is almost as of they were afraid of repeating themselves too much. You know, cut to the chase, summarize the events up to where the original series actually followed the manga, then give the series room to grow and develop as it should. Unfortunately, this makes it feel like all the events which felt really climatic in the original series have no impact. The reason behind the Elric brothers' attempt at human transmutation, Ed's acceptance as a state alchemist, the death if Basque Grand, and the "Nina event" as well. I dunno, I would've preferred if the writers fleshed these scenes out more, even if it meant repeating themselves longer. I'd rather an 80 episode series that feels complete rather than a 64 episode one where the beginning is rushed just because they're afraid of repetition. Anyway, aside from that, I prefer what the original series did with Shou too. |
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| So rough on Nina and the dog |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| I haven't read the manga or seen the original series so I didn't know what was going to happen. When I saw the dog/girl transmutation saying "Odou-san" in that voice it was just too sad and really disturbing :/ |
| I found idea of combining the girl with her dog extremely disgusting. The father definitely deserved to die. Gah, cannot stop thinking about how awful that scene was. |
| Very sad and tragic about the girl and the dog. Good episode though. Who in the hell does that to your own daughter? Makes me want to watch more of it. |
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| I feel Scar is going to be a very annoying character. The Iron Blood man was awesome, too bad I knew at the beginning of the episode he was going to die right away. His abilities were cool. The Nina thing... Holy crap, creepy as hell. I felt like crying. Ninaxander chimera looked so macabre. Never read the manga, wanted to start watching FMA1 but then found out that FMA:B was closer to the original story so decided to go with that one first. So I'm not at all familiar with the characters or further story. Kind of like it so far. |
| They did a better job with this episode. The way it shows how Nina still loves her father in the scenes where he was getting beaten up by Ed and killed by Scar even though he did such a horrible thing to her and the dog :'( Compared to FMA where the only thing the Nina-Alexander chimera would say was "Edward" so it wasn't as strong of an emotion carried out to the viewers. Brotherhood made it talk more. |
| Scar looks like a grandpa in this version and fuck that Tucker!... I really despise that bastard.. Nina was the cutest! shes like.. the perfect daughter! I thought I wouldn't feel sad anymore because I already watched this in the 2003 version.. but fuck!! I felt sad even more ..watching this in the new version that the first. Damn it NINA!!!! good thing Tucker died.. I found it ridiculous because in the 2003 version that he became a chimera too and tried to resurrect Nina.. which makes no fucking sense. |
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| The story was fucked up, I feel bad, but because of the pacing, I don't feel sad, and I feel bad for not feeling sad. |
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| I never thought this anime would be so dark. Even though there's humour, it's gory and there's so many feels. I really do like the anime so far, it's made quite a good start but I'd like to see it improving. For some reason the Chimera wife made me really sad because she kept saying she wanted to die. |
| Pirates are evil? The Marines are righteous? These terms have always changed throughout the course of history! Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values! Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right! This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But of course it will! Whoever wins this war becomes justice! - Doflamingo |
| I am not impressed by FMAB yet :( At the FMA version every story was more dramatic and dark as mentioned above, and had bigger impact. Well, Nina remains a tragic character no matter how her story is told... |
| so far i like fma better than this, and since i watch the english dub, al's new voice is disappointing the pacing is too fast, i like fillers apparently, and i've never read the manga so i have no problem with the original's story, this one might end up having a better story, but i feel like im going to prefer 2003 over it, we'll see though, it's too early to tell |
| That POS got off so easily. Death's too good for him. |
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| Tears every time. Especially when the chimera talks. I sound like a broken record, but it was much more emotional in the first series. The excuse "they're just rushing because it was shown in FMA" is not enough. This series is meant to stand alone from FMA. Thankfully I know it gets better later on, when comparisons aren't able to be made. But it makes me curious how the two versions would compare if FMA HAD followed the manga; I feel like the darker and slower pace of the original would be the fan favourite. |
| the chimera part was so disturbing :/ |
| Yo wtf. I knew this show was dark but it's only on the fourth episode and there's these things happening already...? Damn. Ugh not sure how to feel right now. |
| Ugh I was dreading this part of the anime, so sad.. |
| what happened to nina and alexander.. i can't.. i was almost going to cry, I didn't even like them, but what he did to them.... and the mother.. o my god |
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| So I guess this was the first ep to really get me into this show. The last few eps were okay but this one really got me. Very emotional at parts, a bit creepy and really interesting overall. Can't wait for more eps like this :) |
| Meh episode, they really tried to put as much stuff they can in one episode.Atleast intro of scar was awesome. |
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