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LINK: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ep 3 FULL REACTION

Format: Watch along (Have your copy to sync) 

Why is it blurred? Copyright laws. We do not own this movie property nor can we afford the rights to distribute 

First watch: ALL 

Watched on: Crunchyroll 

FMAB watch options here

Hope you enjoy! 

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Frank the Tank

My day off the wake and bake is completed. Now its time for FULL METAL ALCHEMIST🔥

GooseToes

The juxtaposition of the dark themes and the cartoony animation is probably what make this one of my favorite shows

GooseToes

I think it's a "fake" stone in the way a counterfeit designer bag is "fake". It still does what it advertises (it still enhances alchemy like a fake bag is still a purse) but it's not the same quality

MrPwnzor

I love that you guys are enjoying the show so far. I'll admit, I was a bit worried how you'd react to the juxtaposition between animation and story that happens at times, but I'm glad you guys seem to have embraced the humor of the show in stride. Hopefully that bodes well for how you'd react to future anime as well. :)

Richard Ramirez

The stone was fake because it wasn't charged enough... It's like a fake katana. You can still stab somebody with it, but if it clashes with a real one, it will break. The guy used up all the energy... so it was limited while the real one is limitless..

PKKite

The real stone is supposed to be nearly limitless but this stone failed after a day of hard use. The fakeness is basically how while it can preform its flawed and has a timer on its use basically.

Carbon

Btw, at this point in the story, Ed is 15 and Al is 14. Still so young tho. And they're both so mature and yet still have that childishness in them and I love it and I think it shows well in how juxtaposed the theme and the animation is.

Frank the Tank

The rules of alchemy you have learned so far in this world (as well as the reoccurring intro scene) DO NOT apply to the Philosophers Stone. It is a whole other level of FMAB to explore. The true extent of the Philosopher Stones power will be explained later in the series. Keep asking questions. I got you guys!

starstrucker

God vs Truth vs Science is def a big theme for the show! This is the first little taste of it and cant wait to hear all your thoughts on it moving forward!

Armand

A fake stone basically caries the risk of a rebound (what happened to the priest's arm) and breaks after a certain number of uses. Otherwise it works the same way as the real stone. The difference with the real stone is not properly explained in the show. I will only say that the fake stone lacks enough of a certain something which will be revealed later in the show.

Knightmare

I'm really loving the moral themes and bond of brotherhood on display so far. I can already tell this is going to be a really interesting character study. Lust and Greed having alchemy symbols is so intriguing 🤔 Wonder what's going on there. Can't wait for next week.

paeka

I think you guys are starting to see why anime is so refreshing to watch - you are introduced to a new world with new laws and rules, and just go along for the ride. It is difficult to pull off in real life shows because they're usually based on reality. There are "super natural" elements like magic, superpowers etc, but they're still heavily based on the real world. In anime, it feels like we're watching a parallel universe at times. Which is why, in my opinion, western audiences subconsciously are more immersed when watching subbed. Aside from the good voice acting, it feels like you're watching something that exists elsewhere since you don't understand the language. Though when the dub is good, it is alot more relaxing to watch because you won't miss out on any key dialogue.

Marco Gutierrez

Ehh, I disagree with that notion. It has nothing to do with anime being less based in reality, that's just a symptom of the world itself. For example Avatar is pretty heavily based in reality(though of course it isn't anime but it's close enough.) The powers require physical fitness and mental fortitude to execute, just the same as if you were fighting. In point of fact, since they're based on martial arts they very literally *are* fighting. You could take away the bending and the fights would still be the same. My Hero Academia is fairly based in reality too, more so than other shows. In other anime, someone is allowed to be super strong and there's no problem with it, but in MHA if your body isn't built for it then you can literally destroy it with your superpower, as we constantly see in it. I also disagree with the dub vs sub thing. Plenty of people prefer dubs over subs, and they're still able to be engrossed in the world. They jsut prefer hearing something in their native language, as is only common. The whole reason that subs became mainstream is because of elitists that tried to gatekeep the format and make it seem as though if you don't watch it in Japanese then you're somehow lesser. The hilarious part about it is that even Japanese people look down at this notion, because why in the world WOULDN'T you watch soemthing in your native tongue? Unless you're trying to learn the language, there's no reason to watch it in a format that you don't understand. Furthermore Japanese people admit that Japanese voice acting is pretty ridiculous and exaggerated, so the constant lie we hear about them having more emotion is just that: a lie. They don't have more emotion, they're just louder. The voices also rarely fit the character when it comes to Japanese voice acting. Take Goku as a prime example: It isn't immersive at all to see a tall, ripped, 40 year old monkey alien sound like a little gremlin, yet that's how Goku sounds in Japanese.

Rena Unnie

Thank you for the reaction !!! By fake they meant, it's not a perfect stone, it's like a replicate, work like an original, but at what cost!