I FOUND ANOTHER HIDDEN GEM - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 1 Reaction

[@AegeChill]

Yall been asking for years at this point, lets enjoy another show together yall 😀 YERRR THE NEXT 3 EPISODES ARE LIVE FOR CHANNEL MEMBERS! THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT, GO ENJOY! kzbin.info/door/zftdMJ61a9Hz3owc8gEBNwjoin

[@Jilly74]

Yoooo, I been waiting for your reaction to this show for the longest 😭😭🙌🏾🙌🏾 Lesssgoooo 🔥🔥🔥

[@DragonFruitXVI]

Thank you for watching the Dub the creator even says it is better lol.

[@tanvu2728]

HIDDEN GEM?????? its literally ranked # 1 anime for more than a decade. been popular since manga in 2003

[@nixian_zwaylus]

Hell yeah

[@nickhopwood3232]

Props to Aege for finding these obscure anime 🙏🏻

[@AegeChill]

I do it for the culture

[@Jok3rSmilee]

It's not obscure you weeb

[@TheFlowey27]

bro said "hidden gem" about the highest rated anime of all time 😂

[@deeegeeekay]

it is?

[@TheFlowey27]

@@deeegeeekay I checked just to be sure, but it seems Frieren recently passed it. Though it's still at 9.09 stars which makes it #2 of all time.

[@beatooze8025]

Regardless, it was the reigning highest ranked anime. I was coming to the comment section to say this exact same thing. It's like just now discovering Mike Tyson and saying he could be something.

[@consolescrub4031]

@@beatooze8025 Sssh don't tell everyone, I think he might make a decent boxer one day.

[@MikasaAckermann831]

​@@TheFlowey27honestly I would say that it's still 1st just based on the fact fmab has like 3x the votes than frieren

[@rjai5003]

Aege after starting One Piece: “Here’s another obscure anime no one watches”

[@surtur2624]

Aege: sees mount Everest "What a beautiful hidden little hill"

[@somecallmetim2112]

This show has writing on par with ATLA. All will be revealed in due time. Let it unfold. You will not go hungry.

[@Voltornator]

He cooking, 2 animes at the same time

[@AegeChill]

Currently in the kitchen finally cookin up some of the stuff I been trying to serve to yall for a MINUTE now lol

[@thenerdytiger9306]

"Girl you tingling my ear" That will make sense when you find out her name

[@Awsomeman328]

I don't think the warning that "you got to skip this episode" was entirely correct, there was one particular scene or two that was a minor spoiler for the next few upcoming episodes, but the warning probably could have been something more like, "This first episode was NOT written for new viewers who are freshly coming into this series, it was written for returning Fullmetal Alchemist fans to get them excited about the new Brotherhood anime run. As such, this episode is just going to go and not hold your hand for anything or explain anything to you. It is normal for you to not understand this at first."

[@Vael221]

Yeah, I mean really it's just a typical 'in media res' start which some people really don't like but it seems to work well for most new viewers. People get way too rankled about foreshadowing being spoilers though.

[@TheKeller101]

@@Vael221 foreshadowing not spoiler, I could not agree more

[@IA7Anthony]

"His little brother... Big brother. My bad gangsta." That took me out lmao

[@ComplexEvil]

It's nice seeing someone give Isaac the respect he deserved. Too many people just see him as ep 1 filler villain

[@themediater]

He kinda comes across as that, you get thrown a lot of info all at once. I think if you watch this episode again when you've watched a bit more of the show, it's eye opening.

[@RonohTheFirst]

The first episode was made with the assumption that people saw the 2003 version, which had a slower start. Most people praise brotherhood over the 2003 version, but some say the start of the 2003 versions slower start makes the beginning more enjoyable. They often say that brotherhood is better if you watch the 2003 version first, but either way, it makes a 10/10 for the cast majority of people.

[@Vael221]

Eh, people who say that are pretty much all just people who DID that, and then get confused because they watch Brotherhood and think there is a bunch of content that got "cut" from the story. The truth is almost all of the things that got "cut" were original content written for the '03 adaptation and not actually a part of the manga/Brotherhood (with a few minor exceptions). Like, no hate, been there done that learned the error of my ways years ago. FMA03 was great but it's a different continuity.

[@bhelliom3]

The “FMA” commercial cards are so fucking funny every time, they come in the middle of the most emotional scenes bc that’s when they would cut to commercial and it’s so jarring

[@Lord_Voldore]

Thought u went out for milk again💀

[@TheBruce1]

OMG BRO IS ONTO PEAK

[@lyrebirb83]

The thing I love about s1e1 of FMAB, is that in addition to being an intro to the series of the Elrics. It's also the finale of a different story set in the same world of McDougal, That we never get to see.

[@nordicpink]

Can’t believe bro is back. I know it’s been two months already, but still, I’m SO glad he’s back.

[@syressx9098]

lmao

[@GASA1997]

Spoiler free explanation about the difference between the original show (FullMetal Alchemist aka FMA) and FMA Brotherhood (aka FMAB). The both series are anime adaptations of the same manga. However FMA kind of jumped the gun and started production pretty early in the manga’s life. Pretty soon the anime caught up with where the manga was and instead of waiting for the manga to continue the anime production staff just decided to make the rest of it up. FMAB was then made years after both the manga and FMA were finished so FMAB is the actual story that the creator made.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

minus several important stories because you're supposed to have watched the 03 anime first for context. Nobody in the reaction crowd seems to be aware of that and its deeply frustrating to see people react to whats effectively the part 2

[@Vael221]

Slight correction. The first adaptation didn't "jump the gun", so much as take a popular growing story and use it as source material to write an original narrative. Obviously this means it shares a lot of similarities especially earlier on, but FMA03 is very much doing it's own thing basically right from the start, adding in original storylines and fundamentally altering major aspects of the worldbuilding. And then yeah Brotherhood was created and release much closer to the end of the manga publication so it could tell the full story the author created (Brotherhood actually finished airing about a month after the final chapter of the manga was originally released)

[@Vael221]

@@Fanatic_Foremem This is absolutely not true, go read the manga if you don't believe me

[@Ekami-chan]

@@GASA1997 Also, 03 makers didn't "jump the gun", it was decided from the beginning with Arakawa they would do their own thing! Like Arakawa specifically wanted anime to be different :'D

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

@@Vael221 the 03 anime goes beyond the anime, it adapts NOVELS and the writer of the manga later canononized other episodes BECAUSE SHE LIKES THE FIRST ANIMES TAKE.

[@1996squareenix]

ive waited for this since the end of Avatar😭

[@kayden2119]

Lmao hidden gem like it isn't constantly ranked as a top 3 anime and is maybe the most popular anime that gets recommended to people first starting to watch anime

[@kingdragmire5082]

He was being sarcastic…

[@damirdukic]

A short rundown on how the alchemy transmutation work: In order to perform an alchemy transmutation, you're supposed to first draw the so-called "transmutation circle". _(Or "structural matrix", which is another name for this concept)._ The transmutation circle then determines which kind of transformation will be performed. Edward Elric is an exception in that he doesn't have to use a transmutation circle: he simply puts his palms together and that's it. His brother Alphonse, on the other hand, has to use transmutation circles. Since it's very impractical to always draw a circle (and it takes some time as well), alchemists use various tricks in order to have a transmutation circle ready whenever they want -- usually by having such circles imprinted or drawn on gloves _(Mustang)_ or gauntlets _(Armstrong),_ or tatooed on their wrists _(McDougal)_ or palms _(Kimbley)._ Kimbley's case is interesting: instead of having a full transmutation circle tatooed on each palm, he has one component tatooed on one palm and the other component on the other palm. When he has to perform a transmutation, he simply puts his palms together thus connecting those two components. That's why his wrists are in rigid shackles -- to prevent him from doing this. Mustang's gloves, beside having transmutation circles drawn on them, have another purpose. They are made of a material which can create sparks when rubbed, and he uses those sparks to ignite the inflammable materials which he creates with his alchemy. However, he cannot create sparks if his gloves are wet.

[@Vael221]

Two things. 1) Alchemy is basically magic chemistry. I mean obviously there is a lot of more complicated stuff and exploring that is a big part of the story, but that's the core of it and keeping that context helps. 2) People get way too rankled imo about "spoilers" in anime intros. There is foreshadowing and sometimes references to events in the show, but without context they are basically meaningless. There's just a trend of people not watching intros until after they understand all the context and then being glad they "didn't get spoiled". But to each their own I'll get off my soapbox

[@Psykotik_]

I'll never get tired of reactors getting caught off guard by the "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!" midcard lmao

[@okami7dreco786]

While this episode is an anime-original (not in the manga), I think it does a pretty good job at introducing major characters and basic mechanics of alchemy. The next few episodes set up backgrounds and themes, then the real meat of the show starts. This series is one of the shows that I refer to as "Oops all chekhov's guns" - most every detail and plot beat becomes relevant further down the line (there were a few times on my first watch through that I took notes to refer back to later)

[@VsChrismas]

who told you to skip the first episode. instant block and delete. you would miss all the "aha-moments" half the fun!

[@strawberrycatastrofy257]

What’s great about this show is that by the end all of your questions are answered. There really ain’t that much that they don’t explain.

[@malcolm32]

Mmm yes, FMA:B, the "hidden" gem **nods confidently**

[@bhelliom3]

I love this style of storytelling, where they just drop you into the plot but explain minor details along the way (like the ultimate taboo), it really leaves so many questions and it’s a great way to hook an audience.

[@DaDunge]

18:30 Yes but doing it that way limits them, premade circles can only transmute within a very small scope. For an example Isaacs use of water or Mustang's use of fire. I think Armstrong has two circles one for altering his own body to give him superhuman prowess and one to manipulate earth.

[@justincain2702]

Without going into spoilers, I assume the reason some people were advising you skip the first episode is it has a lot of content that isn't manga canon.

[@marche800]

Oh so we got jokes now

[@Usurpationblitz]

This is my favorite show of all time

[@francescawhite4166]

Fun fact, this series was written by a woman! I just think it's really cool that the most acclaimed shounen series has a female author :)

[@deeegeeekay]

why’s it matter

[@francescawhite4166]

@deeegeeekay i didn't say it mattered??? I said it was cool lol

[@paulcatindig2260]

@@deeegeeekayif we’re being for real, it matters because of 2 things. Majority of shonen writers are male. The second reason is because people like you keep writing “whys it matter” whenever women accomplishes anything. Actually there’s a 3rd. Japan is VERY misogynistic, and the fact that one of its most beloved properties is written by a woman is an insane accomplishment. Especially in a sausage fest field like shonen writing

[@syressx9098]

Lmao, why go there bro? It's offends you? ​@@deeegeeekay

[@deeegeeekay]

i just thought we was all equal i don’t see why it’s especially cool

[@mariansauciuc1952]

Hidden gem indeed.😅 condolences😢

[@munkee_man]

ye first ep kinda got a lotta calories, too much to digest at once some would say but I wouldn’t tell anyone to skip the first ep. also yea this show looks so fireee, so many clean scenes i cant wait to see your reaction to. Studio BONES, who also did Mob Psycho👀, absolutely cooked. anyways thanks for bringing this hidden gem to me Aege, I learned all this information in the span of 25 minutes for you.

[@strawberrycatastrofy257]

THAT’S A BABY lolol

[@downeastbeast6448]

⚠ NOT SPOILERS, READ TO AVOID MISSING IMPORTANT DETAILS IN FUTURE EPISODES ⚠ Episodes 6, 8, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, and 49 have scenes after the credits; they are sometimes just fun little vignettes, but often they include significant details that will be relevant later on, and that might make some future events confusing if you haven't watched them; it's therefore highly recommended to watch them. If you don't have this list at hand, just look at how much time is left in the video when you get to the credits; if it's more than usual, there's almost certainly a post-credits scene. Furthermore, the credits in episodes 45, 54, 63, and 64 are different than usual, and worth watching (especially the ones in 64, which everyone will probably be expecting a reaction to).

[@TimChaos5]

This episode isn’t “filler”-it wasn’t in the manga, but it’s still anime canon.

[@hebobeboo]

I still havent watched the video but im soo excited i saw the notification and jumpeeed

[@shanna-leeshaw1942]

This channel is literally where i come for Aege to fix my sad days .

[@99flower99]

“Y’all can stop asking” actually, sir, no we cannot 😂 I need the next ten parts, like, now. Hope you enjoy the ride!

[@DJKuroh]

Calling FMAB a hidden gem is next level wild. 😂 You'll love the show though.

[@ap4e_941]

Literally the least hidden gem in all of anime lmao, but hey in the end who cares as long as he‘s watching and having fun xD

[@CopperKnight027]

Hey, great to see you reacting to this one. They do throw into the deep end from the beggining but they do a good job of explaining everything and the story GROWS, man haha Looking forward for the rest of the journey!

[@prashantpatade4756]

First episode is full of questions and 2nd episode is have answers of those questions

[@NoblinGoblin]

My jaw dropped when i saw you were reacting to FMA Brotherhood.

[@TheJediOtaku]

Were finally HERE!!!!

[@Tenngo]

YEESSS FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY

[@TrystLyonesse]

Fr I thought that you were watching FMA 2003, and I was excited. Both are amazing tho, so happy to see you get into one of my favorite series of all time.

[@aquariamoon2451]

Oh man I'm happy to see you tackling a show I'm also interested in again, your reactions are always so top notch I am so stoked

[@weranoutofgoodusernames3105]

thank you for reacting to fma ☺️☺️

[@korofox5013]

Good choice watching this one. Also, yeah, just watch it in order. There's no filler in this one. Some episodes may seem filler-y, but Brotherhood is condensed down to the story of the Manga. The first attempt at the anime ran faster than the manga and they started guessing and basically changed the whole plot and ending.

[@SardonicVida]

Having read the manga and watched fmab, it’s not condensed except for getting rid of 2 chapters of events that didn’t have anything to do with the over story (mining town / train heist)

[@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidens]

This show is legitimately goated. Enjoy the ride

[@SpiderRiderKya]

There's no need to skip the openings (at the very least watch them once, if u wanna skip for time reasons after that's different). They're not spoilers, the whole point is to hype you up for things to come. While they show characters that appear in the show, none of the SCENES actually happen (at least now how they're shown in some cases) so it's not like it's spoiling anything. And the first episode isn't really a spoiler or filler or anything. And there isn't really any "filler" in this series. The closest is a recap episode part way through but you shouldn't skip it cause there is important stuff in it. Don't skip any episodes. ALSO there's a bunch of episodes with post credit scenes you need to watch. Stolen from reddit: 6, 8, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49. besides those, these episodes have different than usual ending- 45, 54, 63 and 64. Do NOT skip anything in ep 64.

[@Wazzzzzoooo]

and you know what?? ANOTHER BANGER LETS GO AEGE

[@kira-dk2mx]

YOU'RE IN FOR A TREAT!

[@michaelhernandez7991]

Hey, watched all of your avatar and Korea reactions back in the day so it’s cool to come back to the channel now to check these out.

[@warpedwhimsical]

Whoever said not to watch ep1 probably said that cause it’s anime only. But I’ve never even heard of skipping episode 1 when watching the anime. There’s also going to be a vocal minority of people INSISTING you skip episode 27 because it’s a recap episode. This advice is terrible because episode 27 is only partly a recap episode, and partly entirely new content.

[@okami7dreco786]

And the recap is done very well at that

[@AStrangeWindmill]

Just gonna say "DUB" is the correct choice here, congratulations on your excellent tastes.

[@FabbSakura]

Oh yeah I’m ready for this journey! This show broke my anime cherry 🍒😭 this show cooks for sure.

[@crepecrepecreapee]

Yyeeessssss!! 🙌 on fire!! Death note and fma!! Lesssss goooooo!

[@hedgepawclan202]

omg Aege I have been thinking for months of a way to get you to watch this series that wasn't annoying or rude, like i think about this ALL the time and then BAM you just start!!! all my dreams are coming true!!!

[@everjei2]

ive watched like 3 episodes of fmab years ago and I never got to finishing it but ig im gonna have to get to work and finish it so i can watch alongside you 🙏✨

[@BobofWOGGLE]

Every time I reach the end of one FMAB reaction someone else starts posting a new one so I'm on a perpetual rewatch cycle.

[@hideflen]

@11:13 the midcards are SO ICONIC. I'm so excited for your journey!!!

[@SnowCabbageGamer]

ugh i missed this guy so much i cant wait to watch this with you!

[@puffy1700]

WHAT?! You have NEVER watched this before?! I didn't know that! What a sin! Glad you're finally about to witness TRUE PEAK

[@tadcooper9733]

ahhhhhhh here we go!

[@loftypenalty91]

This is probably my favorite anime of all time, I hope you love it as much as I do. This episode is not actually canon to the manga, but it's still a very good episode. You definitely made the right call to go ahead and watch this episode, at least in my opinion.

[@DaDunge]

11:15 That's a place to place a comemcrial break.

[@Shax22132]

I don't know about hidden, but this show is definitely a gem; I think you'll enjoy it a lot.

[@spiderduck369]

YESSS! Im so excited to see you watch peak! Also while the first ep isnt manga canon, i still think its a great introduction, so im glad you watched it anyway May i ask if you plan on continuing mob psycho 100?

[@AegeChill]

yeah mob it gonna continue at some point, just need to rewatch to catch back up and find a good day to shotgun the rest of the episodes. Just think about it as on hiatus rn on the channel.

[@KaylaHigbeeVO]

YESSSS so excited for you to experience this masterpiece

[@T.Florenz]

I like to rewatch this at least once a year, it's my favorite 🧡

[@T.Florenz]

Whoever told you this episode was filler was nuts. Idk if I'd call any episode in this series "filler". It all builds, it all comes full circle!

[@Max465]

The most hidden of gems So Hidden That it's number 2 on MAL The most hidden

[@RicardoLopez-oe8hp]

I really love the dub for this show, it’s a rare one were the dub slaps

[@G-LukeJA]

"Hidden Gem"

[@AegeChill]

one lost to time until I found it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Fanafranky]

Oh, and the difference between both series? The manga was finished for this one, while the original they kinda had to do the Game of Thrones thing and make shit up once the source material ran out. Came out ok though but the pacing and conclusion are a lot more satisfying in Brotherhood

[@ThirdChildFilms]

Yessssss I am SO HYPED

[@Lucretiel]

WE ARE SO BACK

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

The 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist is also good and wish more people watched it, the first 14 episodes or so are better and more faithful to the manga. But yeah, FMAB is rated one of the highest anime ever for a reason, it's fire!

[@SardonicVida]

Saying 03 fma was more faithful to the manga is kind of misleading

[@ChimeraRanger]

Hope he shines some light on other hidden gems like Gravity Falls and Haikyuu

[@mscheddar]

Welcome to the Brotherhood

[@AustinSamson1999]

Man Aege would have some great reactions to Akame Ga Kill or the Fate Series. Both are easily on my top 10 list. I’ll firmly die on the hill tho that Akame Ga Kill is a rare example of an anime that is SIGNIFICANTLY better in the English dub 😭🙌

[@chance757]

i just started this show too! finally something we can watch together aegeeeee! 🥰

[@BobofWOGGLE]

8:10 Lil man's not even a whole 5 foot at this point lmao, height given as 4'11.

[@shayshanshoon]

Dang. Now that you're active again and you've started fma...... I might have to dish the extra green and become a channel member again

[@yesthatguyphil]

Oh so we eating good today. Time for my 100th rewatch (yes its my 100th) of the goat

[@lightningg252]

It's not THAT old, it's only 2010, just a few years shy of when AOT was released. So the HD probably isn't doing much other than upping the resolution a bit.

[@belisraya7195]

The legend has returned with another legend

[@jordancorgatelli9292]

The level of disrespect y'all have hyping up every (admittedly good) anime over Hunter x Hunter is insane. We'll you guys got what you wanted, it's my turn now, I'm going to leave every comment that you guys have been leaving but in support of Hunter x Hunter "Hunter x Hunter is peak, you should watch it next" "When get getting a Hunter x Hunter Video?" "Man won't experience real anime till he he sees Hunter x Hunter" "Bro thinks this is good, just wait till he sees Hunter x Hunter"

[@AegeChill]

Not you one man armying the whole comment section...respect LOL

[@ap4e_941]

You know taste is a thing right xD For example (while admittedly good) hunter x hunter doesnt even crack my top 10

[@NoblinGoblin]

What is hunter x hunter?

[@ruchagoddessofpurgatory8513]

Oooh good pick! Also a good choice to use English Dub

[@MrAlyxandyr]

Yeeessssss finally! So hype

[@silbury2325]

10:26 I'm not sure, but... did this guy miss the first not-very-subtle hint about Alphonse's circumstances? I'm aware this is a video, I just find it funny. I've never seen that before. If he missed it I assume it's because he was thinking out loud. Besides, they hand it to you in this first episode anyway.

[@cassi6528]

YES FINALLY MY FAVORITE SHOWWWWWWW

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Oh shit… strap in man. This is an amazing show

[@WhatTheHell116]

There is almost no filler in this show. Also Make sure you dont cut the episodes early, there are lots of after credit scenes.

[@unclebobboomergames]

Deliverin the goods

[@שםחסן]

Lets go our beanie men has gone fullmetal👏👏👏👏👏

[@nixian_zwaylus]

Yessssss thank you

[@Isaxus12]

Vinland Saga when? B)