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« on: March 04, 2005, 04:19:16 PM » |
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Hey guys I watched the first episode today of full metal alchemist and what can I say - after one episode (and talking to Mark about the others) I am completely and utterly hooked! It's about alchemy (obviously) and the Philosophers Stone (note - not the Sorcerers stone  ) Is anyone else watching - please no spoilers to me without a warning and a gap in your post before you do it! All 51 (52?) episodes are out in Japan (subbed) and they are up to around episode 15 in the USA in dubbed English... so what are you waiting for? Go and start watching! To be fair I felt ill after the first 2 minutes in rather a frightening scene (not for kids!!!) but after that it's been totally awesome!  |
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savage727
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« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2005, 11:13:20 PM » |
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I have not heard or seen anything about this here Roz! What is the series about? Is it animated or not? Thanks.
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MakTheYak
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2005, 01:27:48 AM » |
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Yep it's animated and yes there are 51 episodes in total. In the US it's being broadcast on the Cartoon Network's 'Adult Swim' section. In the UK as per normal we are having to download all the best TV! I read that 100,000 people in the UK download TV episodes every week from the US, like 24 etc. Considering how many people there are in the UK (60 Million) and how many have the internet, and how many would know how to download a TV show I think that's quite a high number! Anyway, I digress... if you have missed the first 16 episodes of Full Metal Alchemist you should try and download them from a bit torrent site to catch up. They're great! Not particularly geared towards kids (Something most westerners have to come to grips with is cartoons aimed at a more mature audience) it has a great story with many unexpected twists, turns and revelations. Edit: Sorry Ed and anyone else on dialup - the downloading part wasn't aimed at you! I can be quite forgetful that there are all those poor souls out there who aren't in broadband enabled areas  |
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savage727
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2005, 05:48:35 PM » |
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That's ok Mark - rub it in!! Thanks for the heads up about this show. I will see if it is shown on my satellite system. |
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ferdinand_the_yak
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2005, 07:21:42 PM » |
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Broadband... *drools* |
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« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2005, 07:35:55 PM » |
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oooowwww broadband nah i love my dial up |
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Roz
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« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2005, 05:54:41 PM » |
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FTY is going to start her addiction to this on Friday with a friend, and hopefully Zero will be a fan too but finding the Japanese version in America will be tough  lucky he has friends in high places. Where anyone from the Yak Shack gets addicted - you can be sure Artbox will follow  And they are releasing/importing a series of models    If you fancy the cards you'll definitely have to wait for Artbox as I don't know a Japanese direct source, but with the models it's totally different - Mark and I have one of the 2 main character models already which we imported - the only thing you get different by waiting for the US release by Artbox is a box with some English on it - and the box is very thin and not designed as a keepsake - more like a trading card wrapper - dispensable. We were lucky enough to get Al - first row of models on the left - the lad in the suit of armour - oh my &^&*^*& you are in for a treat FTY  (sorry - fangirl alert!) |
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ferdinand_the_yak
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« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2005, 05:56:28 PM » |
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In summary.... Roz and Mark like this series |
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Roz
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« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2005, 06:29:36 PM » |
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In summary.... Roz and Mark like this series Just a tad. But then again I have been a fan of a series of epic games called "Golden Sun" (well there's been 2 of them) and they are very final fantasty-esque (apparently) - and the people who made the Final Fantasy games have done this epic cartoon. This is where Mark got his model - you can see they've not changed the packaging much apart from the text http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-j30-71-92-77-4-15-alchemist+card-84-j-70-cw5.htmlBuying Japanese stock of ANYTHING is usually pretty pricey - I don't know the price of the models in the US but I'd imagine they'd be around $5 so it's probably better to wait if you are in the US. And you FTY? Shouldn't you be watching something ? |
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« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2005, 06:34:44 PM » |
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Don't tempt me... I'd rather be doing anything else than writing my thesis draft proposal  |
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« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2005, 03:27:58 PM » |
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Sorry, I completely missed this thread!!! FTY is going to start her addiction to this on Friday with a friend, and hopefully Zero will be a fan too ...
Even though I have only done a little bit of googling, I'll probably be hopelessly addicted to this just as I am with HP. Sadly, [adult swim] is not showing it at this time unless they drastically changed the name (or I'm my tiredness is just missing it), but I know at some time they did. Here's there [adult swim]'s current schedule and FAQ: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/gen/asfaq/index.html#8... but finding the Japanese version in America will be tough ... Most Japanese animation DVD's in America will have either both subtitled and dubbed or a choice between one or the other so that wouldn't be a real problem ... waiting for the release of each DVD, on the other hand, will be quite painful! I do have a birthday coming up and all the short descriptions I read about it online intrigue me greatly ... hmmmmmm .... ... lucky he has friends in high places.
First thing tomorrow, I'll send an email to my host mum and see what she can dig up on her side of the world! Not sure when this show ended its syndication, but regardless I'm sure there will be something. For some reason, Edward Elric's character looks vaguely familiar ... could be because I saw posters or the manga, itself, in a manga shop. |
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MakTheYak
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« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2005, 04:17:12 PM » |
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Yeah as with all the best things this started life as a manga. I think the first DVD is out already in the USA but I can't imagine watching it and having to wait for such a long time to see the next episode! It would be totally painful! It's possible it's not showing on AS at the moment because they reached a series break. Alternatively they could just be torturing the fans |
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Roz
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« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2005, 05:06:38 PM » |
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Fan torturing eh? Now they've abolished fox hunting in the UK - that can be the new sunday pass time for the upper middle classes. Seriously - I am only on episode 5 or 6 and it's awesome - I'm going home for the weekend so I won't get to see any more and I am watching them with Mark so I don't want to watch them without him anyway - but the agony of not watching on is almost too much for me. We haven't seen any since Monday evening but we've been so busy since |
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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2005, 07:40:06 AM » |
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I just watched the first episode and... WOW! You weren't wrog about the gruesome first 2 min  I particularly like the bit where the older brother (Edward) has to dig Al (Alphonse???) out of the sand and kicks him and gets swamped by a deluge of sand What can I say... 50 to go It is brilliant - I can see that I am going to be hooked on this! |
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MakTheYak
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« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2005, 07:43:14 PM » |
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Ooh brill! Glad you like it. It just gets better and better! I'm up to about episode 43 and they start leaving you with cliff hangers like you wouldn't believe. Eventually you have to just say "OK he may be in mortal danger but I really have to go to bed!". The story gets more and more engrossing as you watch and little bits of info are revealed about alchemy and the processes involved and how it all works and you find yourself saying "oooooooohhhhh! THAT'S what happened!" It's a truely great series. Another good anime I'm enjoying at the moment is called Lupin and the Castle of Cagliostro. It's just a film so not too time draining. I was watching it in bed last night but I missed the end cos I went to sleep Never watch DVDs in bed when you are tired! Anyway I was really enjoying it until I passed out |
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zero
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2005, 06:28:06 AM » |
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Well, I'm very jealous that you guys are able to watch them continuously! If you wanna see anything on [adult swim], don't trust their website ... WHY? ... While flipping the channels late last night (3:30 AM est), I landed on [adult swim] and guess what I find ... It was like magic! Needless to say, I watched the episode (not sure where the episode was in the series). For those of you in the U.S. still lined up to see it, do a quick Yahoo! TV Search, and you'll find out when it's will be showed for you: http://tv.yahoo.com/In other news (for all you gamers), I was at both Wal-Mart and K-mart. They both carried "Full Metal Alchemist" for PS2 for around $39.99. I didn't buy it, but I think I just found a game that will keep me busy until Kingdom Hearts II |
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MakTheYak
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« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2005, 07:13:38 AM » |
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Well it looks like a fun game with clever ideas using Alchemy but unfortunately I hear it doesn't have the depth of story that the TV show has. It's basically just a linear beat 'em up. Although, done right that could be a lot of fun, but we've kind of come to expect more from Square Enix! That's just what the reviews say.... Note to self: Play KH1 before KH2 comes out! I've got it but hardly played it.... no time |
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zero
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« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2005, 12:33:52 PM » |
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Well it looks like a fun game with clever ideas using Alchemy but unfortunately I hear it doesn't have the depth of story that the TV show has. It's basically just a linear beat 'em up. Although, done right that could be a lot of fun, but we've kind of come to expect more from Square Enix! That's just what the reviews say....
DARN! I was hoping it would include the depth of story that the series had. I don't know ... I'll give it some thought before comitting! Note to self: Play KH1 before KH2 comes out! I've got it but hardly played it.... no time Don't worry! Between University classes and studying abroad, it took me two years to finish it. If I could have just sat there and played it, I would have finished it sooner. BTW, you might wanna play KH: Chain of Memories before KH II. There's a little bit of story there that may be essential for KH II ... |
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Roz
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« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2005, 06:04:02 PM » |
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Cool - is chain of memories the gameboy one?
Any luck with getting FMA episodes?
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