saw the first episode last night. this was far more silly than the first which really annoyed me. I also thought the OP felt short (only to read here that it was) but I didn't think it was that good anyway. is the rest of the series this silly, cause that will determine if I continue to watch it.
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Fullmetal Alchemist - Brotherhood Official Discussion Thread
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StoOgE said:
They really mangled the show by cutting the beginning, but they have to make money, so that is understandable. However not showing this in beautiful HD was a crime. There was no reason not to! THe source is HD, the channel is HD, so what gives? What could possibly be the reason?
Oh and was Bradley's voice the same voice actor from last time? If so, it seems like he is playing in differently!
firehawk12
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Huh, Funimation didn't dub the OP? I'm not overly familiar with them, but I got the impression that they did that. :lol
Wheeljack539
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DSFan1970 said:
Yes, Ed Blaylock is still voicing him.
firehawk12
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B.K. said:
My only reference really is Ouran Host Club and they definitely dub the OP and ED for the dubbed version. It sounds weird because it sounds like they're using the original music tracks and just layered English vocals on top, so the singing is much louder than the music.
firehawk12
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Ah, too bad. I admit I kind of wanted to see the trainwreck that would have been an English version of "Again". :lol
Wheeljack539
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Tamanon said:
The only thing I can think of it depends on the company (of that anime) and the artists who sings the op and/or ending that allows Funimation to do it. They've dubbed their songs for quite a long time now.
To give a few examples of old and current:
YYH ed 3 & 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMm18QwvqM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgd4_Zapav4&feature=related
One Piece op 3 & 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpFDD01WeEo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-GG6LwEgT8
For the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime I remember that it was a deal with the recording company that wanted them to play only Ready Steady Go for the entire english airing on Adult Swim. It was only later that they allowed Rewrite. Of course, because they were dealing with the recording company, all the songs were to be left alone.
InfiniteNine
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035LD7WO/?tag=neogaf0e-20Jet Grind Radio! said:
Already got it pre-ordered although I might remove it depending on the number of episodes in proportion to the price.
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firehawk12 said:
Yeah that was weird. Though they weren't bad. I am still a little mad Vic didn't get to sing Shissou like he wanted (they said "why would Tamaki be singing the ending?" v_v) And he did such a great job with the new Dragonball opening too. From what I understand he was still the one who translated the lyrics.
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InfiniteNine said:
Run Time: 325 minutes
325 / 25 = 13
Not bad, but $40? There'll also be at least four more sets, if not a fifth.
Zoe said:
Sorry, I forgot. But, still, stuff like where the character design changes spontaneously may work in the manga, as every panel is separated from the next. In the show, though, it usually ends up looking kind of jarring. Thankfully, they pretty much stop doing that stuff after too long.
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StoOgE said:
What? I watched this last night in HD. The quality was the same as my FMA:B blu-ray. Wasn't cropped at all and in WS.
For the record, I have Cartoon Network HD.
Anyways, Travis did better as Roy, Vic sounded better as Ed, Maxey did a great job with Al, Colleen sounded less like a robot - but not that much, and Lust didn't sound sexy enough.
And boo for the butchered OP and ED!
On the other hand, ep. 44 was awesome.
Auron_Kale said:
The original source on this is 16:9. It was letterboxed on CN:HD. This means they were taking the letterboxed 4:3 SD source and stretching it to fill the 16:9 CN HD feed. So they basically double screwed over the image quality. Looked better on the non-HD CN.
It was 100% not in HD. If that is the way the BRD looks for region B I am going to be extremely disappointed.
Hellsing321
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The first series was incredibly silly early on too. It took a big mood shift later on, but the early episodes had lots of comedic moments.ILikeFeet said:
Auron_Kale
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StoOgE said:
Weird. Didn't really notice actually. Anyways, looking at the packaging on the Region A FMA:B from Japan. It's resolution is 1920 x 1080p 16:9.
Guess I'll just have to wait for Funimation to release their BD in May to compare.
Auron_Kale
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StoOgE said:
We'll see, I get my CNHD through AT&T U-Verse (watched the ep at 1am PST) so maybe my feed's different than yours, but it's rather stupid if they weren't consistent all-across the board.
Ehh...really? Vic's Ed was always waaaaay too douche-y to me in the old series, and I always thought he vastly over-inflated Ed's less admirable characteristics. I actively disliked Ed Elric in the dub of the first anime (in a series that otherwise had an excellent dub), whereas I very much liked him as a character in the Japanese version.pirata said:
I will say this, though, and that is that Vic was much better in this episode than in the previous series, and I noticed a change in his performance between the first and second halves of the episode. In the second half his was much more playful and energetic and showing a much greater range (which is correct for this incarnation of Edward), whereas the first half of the episode felt like he was still playing Ed from the first series, causing him to miss the tone on one or two moments where Ed is supposed to be playing around a little bit. It was like he started off playing the character the same way as before and one of the directors part way through said "no, try and do it like this." Either way, the improvement was noticable. Hopefully he keeps it up.
Next week will be interesting, since there's a lot of young Ed. Generally speaking, though, I'm pretty pleased with the Brotherhood dub so far. The only issue I really have right now is that Alphonse's voice is a little TOO muffled and sounds a little too girly at times (though spot on about 80% of the time), but those are things I expect to get sorted out very quickly, probably over just the next few episodes.
As for the cut opening and ending, Brotherhood episodes at full length are 24 and a half minutes. Adult Swim's half hour timeslots are 22 and a half minutes long. So they have to lose 2 minutes somewhere along the way. It's a much better option than doing what Syfy does and just cutting up the show willy nilly.
Auron_Kale
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Like I said, I couldn't tell if it was really in HD or not from the broadcast because it looked a lot like the episode did when I watched it on blu-ray.StoOgE said:
So again, I don't doubt what you're saying regarding what CNHD is showing, but rather all I'm saying that I couldn't really see a difference in quality.
I didn't watch the SD feed because I was too busy watching the livestream of ep. 44 through Keyhole TV so I can't compare the difference.
ThatObviousUser
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This time on FMA Brotherhood: fanservice!
Great episode. I was really laughing when
:lol :lol Actually, that whole sequence in general was great.
Next ep looks awesome,
Great episode.
I was really laughing when
they "kidnapped" Ed. The blond guy was just pointing his fingers at him.
Next ep looks awesome,
Ling finally makes his sorry ass return. Or long-overdue, I should say.
Or long-overdue, I should say.Hellsing321
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You could always download it on Xbox Marketplace or PSN. For a price of course.WinFonda said:
According to Anime News Network, the dubbed episodes will be uploaded to Adult Swim's site on Wednesdays!Hellsing321 said:
Masked Man
I said wow
I forgot to mention this earlier, but the way they recapped the Youswell story in Brotherhood was absolutely hilarious. :lol
I felt like
could/should have been a little more dramatic, but maybe it's less shocking for me because I saw it coming. I liked the part directly after, though, with
. Ep. 45 awayyyyy~
Haven't watched the dub in full, but Mustang sounds like he's going for a voice that's too deep. =/
I felt like
Greed killing Beado in Ep. 44
Greed having flashbacks and getting chastised by Ling
Haven't watched the dub in full, but Mustang sounds like he's going for a voice that's too deep. =/
oh boy, having people starting out with the dub talking in the same thread as people who are following the series in japanese as it gets into the mid 40s of episode numbers is just BEGGING for bad things to happen
:lol
Like this, except unmarked
indeed. I look forward to people's reactions when they start to get around the mid 90s chaptersCassSept said:You will see what will happen in a month or so, when people following dub will be around Nina and Tucker and Brotherhood in Japan will be moving into final arc (it should start around ep 49-50 at this rate). This can turn into something really, really fun
Auron_Kale
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GaimeGuy said:Fine by me. We have nothing to lose as manga readers.
It would lead to some potentially hilarious moments if we did this. I can imagine the meltdowns during the final arc.
Masked Man
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CassSept said:
Your avatar is surprisingly appropriate for this thread, bearing an eerie resemblance to "
the dwarf inside the flask
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