vas_a_morir
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MetatronM said:
It was a very literal translation, I agree, but it was pretty accurate as far as I could tell, which to be fair, isn't as great as some of you who have lived abroad.
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It was a very literal translation, I agree, but it was pretty accurate as far as I could tell, which to be fair, isn't as great as some of you who have lived abroad.
Auron_Kale
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vas_a_morir said:
Took me two hours to stream the entire ep from Funi's site this morning (9:20am - 11:20am) and I was pretty much comparing Funi's translation to the fan one and they were pretty much on point though Funi's felt way more formal, but at the same time it was more concise.
I'll probably try to watch it again tonight once I get home - hopefully the servers will be in better shape.
Femmeworth
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I guess it's a good thing if the server is being hammered. Why don't they put it on Hulu?
Auron_Kale
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Don't know, but maybe Funimation wants to keep it in-house for now? It'd be nice if they put in on hulu to give their servers a break.
Hellsing321
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Is Funimation going to make the episodes available on Hulu or Youtube? I like that they're doing this but I don't think their servers alone are up to the task.
man I'm trying to watch it from work from several T3 lines and its still slow as fuck >
its been one hour and its only a little over 75%!!
So far tho, the episode is great!!
And I agree to a Hulu channel, a youtube one is too risky since itll be everywere in a matter of minutes(not that its not already).
its been one hour and its only a little over 75%!!
So far tho, the episode is great!!
And I agree to a Hulu channel, a youtube one is too risky since itll be everywere in a matter of minutes(not that its not already).
Just watched the premiere on Animax Asia. Some interesting differences between that and the FUNi/Madman subs:
- The script itself is pretty much the same, the timings are a little different.
- Kimbly -> Kimblee
- Ishbal -> Ishval
- About 2-3 lines were altered for some reason ("I do not think in such sophisticated terms" -> "I am a simple man")
- The OP and ED have English translations instead of just the romanji script
- The script itself is pretty much the same, the timings are a little different.
- Kimbly -> Kimblee
- Ishbal -> Ishval
- About 2-3 lines were altered for some reason ("I do not think in such sophisticated terms" -> "I am a simple man")
- The OP and ED have English translations instead of just the romanji script
ajfoucault
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The original series were awesome per se!
I hope this is more than just a revamp of the old series (Like Neon Genesis Evangelion Renewal was).
I don't want just reanimated scenes, I want brand new stuff!
I hope this is more than just a revamp of the old series (Like Neon Genesis Evangelion Renewal was).
I don't want just reanimated scenes, I want brand new stuff!
Auron_Kale
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ajfoucault said:
If you haven't seen at least the first episode yet, please do so. As stated in the OP, the storyline for FMA Brotherhood follows the manga storyline rather than what was presented in the first season. If you've read the manga, then you'd know that there are several differences between the manga storyline and that of the first season. Otherwise if you haven't read the manga, then there will be plenty of twists and turns that weren't present the first time around.
The "hate" stems from the fact that the first anime kind of jumped the shark imho with the whole rosa baby trauma / europe crap.jimmbow said:
The show is excellent, especially considering that they had to come up with their own storyline for the last half of it, but the manga storyline just completely blows it out of the water and makes it look tame by comparison.
Just saw episode 2.
It's pretty good, but it just doesn't have that emotional impact that episode 3 of the first series had. It was pretty fast.
And I hope the music improves a bit. It's good, but not first series good.
It's pretty good, but it just doesn't have that emotional impact that episode 3 of the first series had. It was pretty fast.
When will they throw in those parts about Nina and Tucker, and the first meeting with Scar? :/ They rushed the exam, the first meeting with Hughes wasn't shown. Oh, and didn't they meet Armstrong after Lyor? How come they knew him in episode 1?
And I hope the music improves a bit. It's good, but not first series good.
Masked Man
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neight said:
Very true. I like the music so far, but I haven't seen Episode 2 yet. I will return later with impressions.
nubbe said:
Why go with red over pink?
and white over tanned?
Honestly, the white over tanned thing bothers me more. I mean, she's from a freakin' desert town, you'd figure that they'd be pretty tanned. The color of the hair doesn't really matter (the pink does look better...), but the skin change makes her look like a completely different person.
Masked Man
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Althane said:
Yeah, I thought it was cool how the first anime addressed the racial overtones of the Ishballan conflict.
Good second episode, but I really have to wonder how someone who isn't already familiar with the series would react to these first two episodes. Seems pretty dense in terms of the amount of characters shown, and they're rocketing through the exposition so far.
As someone who is really only familiar with the first anime, I'm curious how many episodes it'll be until things are changed up significantly from what I'm used to.
As someone who is really only familiar with the first anime, I'm curious how many episodes it'll be until things are changed up significantly from what I'm used to.
Sax Russel
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Grzi said:
In the manga timeline, they encounter Tucker and Scar after Lior, and the whole Tucker/exam storyline isn't mixed like it was in the first series. Like B.K. said, the exam got about as much screentime as it should've, relative to the manga.
watervengeance
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Another great episode. The pacing is pretty awesome so far, but I can kinda see how it might be a little confusing for people new to the series.
LowParry
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watervengeance said:
I don't see it being too confusing for those who are new. I'm sure things will pan out in the long run so when they look back they'll be like "oh yeeeeeah" sort of deal. Never reading the manga and only seeing the older anime, I'm liking the added touches they put in with ep. 2.
Robobandit
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Yeah.. episode 2 was excellent.
I felt that it had more weight in terms of what happened to Ed and Al than the equivalent episode of the original series.
I felt that it had more weight in terms of what happened to Ed and Al than the equivalent episode of the original series.
Masked Man
I said wow
Watched it earlier this evening. Awesome once more! The pacing is certainly tight, as it has been said, but it's not hard to follow, and I think that we're in for one hell of a ride, especially those of us who have not read the manga (except for the first chapter).
My only complaint: the music. =/ I mean, I know that Ôshima Michiru's was truly something special, and the music isn't bad, per se, but I do hope that it becomes a little more... "dramatic"? Or perhaps just a little more "fitting" for the respective scenes. For instance, I thought the scoring in the
was a little lacking in the necessary "punch." I think a full orchestral score is necessary for the series.
Although I loved the musical reference to the original score during the presentation of
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The pacing is certainly tight, as it has been said, but it's not hard to follow, and I think that we're in for one hell of a ride, especially those of us who have not read the manga (except for the first chapter). My only complaint: the music. =/ I mean, I know that Ôshima Michiru's was truly something special, and the music isn't bad, per se, but I do hope that it becomes a little more... "dramatic"? Or perhaps just a little more "fitting" for the respective scenes. For instance, I thought the scoring in the
human transmutation debacle
Although I loved the musical reference to the original score during the presentation of
Al's alchemist title
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Masked Man said:
Completely disagree in here. I thought the score during that scene made it completely creepy and scary, which rendered it better than the homonymous in the original series. I would say it was probably the best part of the episode, in fact.
Masked Man
I said wow
Regulus Tera said:
To be fair, I only watched it once, and I was mainly trying to understand the speech without the subtitles. I'll go back and rewatch it, though. Ôshima's score was just so seamlessly integrated into the show itself. Plus, I just like orchestral scores in general. XD
I think the origin episode in the original was handled a bit better, I'm particurlarly fond of the last scene in which they burn down the house in the original and Ed saying "maybe there's nothing equal to Mom in this world".
That said, I enjoyed this episode. Pacing is tight and I liked how they expanded more on the Alchemist test Ed took.
That said, I enjoyed this episode. Pacing is tight and I liked how they expanded more on the Alchemist test Ed took.
DarknessTear
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I think this episode lacked the emotional impact the original series has. That kind of sucks, but I'm still excited for more. I think Michiru Oshima's music added to the atmosphere a lot better, too.. kinda sucks that this composer can't really pull it off as well.
Otrebor Nightmarecoat
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Althane said:
yeah, theres been a torrential amount of posts about this. I wonder too
Hellsing321
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Otrebor Nightmarecoat said:
Masked Man
I said wow
DarknessTear said:
I think I feel the same way. =/ Again, I'll rewatch it, though, to give it a fair shake.
B.K. said:
Didn't know it was really moving that quickly! :O That said, the scene is alluded to / partially shown in the intro, but I would really like to see a full version with this absolutely gorgeous and fluid animation that the series is already flaunting.
Auron_Kale
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Another awesome episode. I thought that the music for the episode was effective, especially when Ed saw the "Truth".
Kinda disappointed that they cut the scene of them burning their house down, but at the same time, I loved how they worked in Isaac and his story into this series.
And after watching the previews for next week, I'm really glad with the updated design for Rose. Looks much closer to the manga version than the original series did.
Kinda disappointed that they cut the scene of them burning their house down, but at the same time, I loved how they worked in Isaac and his story into this series.
And after watching the previews for next week, I'm really glad with the updated design for Rose. Looks much closer to the manga version than the original series did.
Masked Man
I said wow
Cloudy said:
You also like Asher Roth, so... Enough said. :lol
Just giving you a hard time. I actually think the art / animation is pretty fabulous! It's extremely fluid, and I think the character designs are more "intense" than the original. I wouldn't call it "lame" or "worse"--just "different." I think the characters (especially Mustang) are less "warm" this time around.
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