THE PROMISED DAY...Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood 44-47 | Reaction/Review

[@FBI_Metal_Slime]

Greed and Ling's argument after Bido's death always gives me goosebumps. Ling's killer line of "If you turned your back on something you wanted, you don't deserve to call yourself Greed" is so good and the VA work just elevates it completely

[@doodoo5594]

when “dissident’s creed” starts playing and you just hear: “What have you done Greed??” all the goosebumps

[@FantaSea24601]

Lan Fan's re-entrance into the show is unironically one of the hypest moments for me, she's such a badass

[@kageyama1083]

The last 15-20 episodes are the reason why FMAB is my all-time favorite anime

[@ZiskBit]

At the beginning I think they were talking more about gags. Tropes are reoccurring/reused storylines and character roles while gags are the individual jokes and skits

[@SageSSBM1]

And i think they are specifically referencing tropey gags. Like a pervy old man character, or internal dialogue monologues, or ect. Ect.

[@sammather8295]

You guys might already know this since you’ve finished it, but when the writer wrote fmab they knew how they were gonna end it and how they were going to get there. All the episodes build to the end, there’s never any uncertainty showing in the writing where the author is still writing and hasn’t quite figured it all out. And when it ends it ends, there’s no other arc to wrap up or any unfinished business, which is one of the things I love about fmab. Lots of shows fall off because they don’t know when to end but fmab reaches its peak and stops while it’s ahead.

[@Starfish0.]

That's why I consider it a masterpiece, no fillers, no stretching the more you can for the industry, just pure and well build art.

[@Pop-wl8yg]

It’s never confirmed if I remember correctly but it’s heavily insinuated that all of the Armstrongs have some level of super strength. Notice how she easily tosses and physically handles her brother. And in a previous episode she easily tosses a heavy Rocket Launcher to one of her men with one hand like it was a broom. The little sister also lifted a Piano over her head when Yoko tried to rob them 😂

[@lukedonabedian]

The Armstrong lifting technique has been passed down their family. For Generations.

[@Pop-wl8yg]

@@lukedonabedian ✨✨🙂‍↕️

[@OrdinaryCritic]

Yoko had it coming for ruining The Beatles ngl

[@wolfheartspirit97]

lol yes they all have abnormal strength.

[@heysulfuric2372]

During Yuki's flashback when he "requests a charitable loan"/robs the armstrongs, their youngest who looks like a totally normal teenager throws a grand piano.

[@IanOcampoPodRider2016]

16:45, that mining town was the town that Yoki was abusing when he was part of the military. Ed and Al exposed Yoki's corruption at that point and freed the town. You can see it in the original full metal alchemist anime 😊

[@MrAlathiel]

the finger guns are still so fuckin' funny 9:30

[@629Ebaby]

FMAB has, in my opinion, the best ending I’ve ever seen in an anime. It’s masterful storytelling. I wish I could watch it again for the first time! Y’all are in for a treat 😊

[@SpiderRiderKya]

Grumman isn't actually plotting to take over anything, that was what Miles was imagining he was thinking lol he wasn't actually saying/thinking that. As for slapping Rebecca's ass, I *think* he was using that as a covert way to slip the paper to her (by getting it into a rear pocket). The same paper she slipped under Hayate's collar, and Riza slipped into the cigarettes.

[@stonehooman6468]

some of the best episodes for sure

[@jeremymacpherson2125]

All of the homunculi have the same tattoo it’s not a “symbol for greed”

[@tonywalker1954]

52:00 😂😂😂 Damn it Donkey Kong that's hilarious

[@Sassaparilla]

Yep, he also calls the other guy (iirc, his name is Heinekel) "Lion King".

[@lisag5002]

Major Armstrong was holding back on his sister.

[@jhedjoardumago7691]

I don't think it's the tropes you are having a problem with, it's the gags anime use to lighten the tone. Some of them feels out of the blue or over the top, so it puts some people off. So if you'll watch JoJo, I also agree you are not ready, because the whole concept is a extreme gag on the "manly" trope but it takes it seriously and kicks it up so hard that it is it's own genre.

[@jurb417]

dope more awesome episodes. hope we get a Yuyu hakusho or trigun react soon though!

[@billybobjackson9906]

yall gotta watch berserk (1997), that shit's a trip.

[@juan20142014]

They are not ready

[@billybobjackson9906]

@juan20142014 it's their cannon event

[@jhedjoardumago7691]

Lan Fan, Ling and the old ninja guy all can sense homonculi because they are trained to be more "spiritual" in a way of the east and they easily notice when thousands of souls are in a single spot. I guess it feels heavy and unnatural, so it's hard to ignore and even in the dark they know where it is.

[@Mister_Matthew]

LETS GO LETS GO LETS FUCKING GO BOYS!!!!!! THESE EPISODES ARE SO GOOD AND THE ONES COMING UP ARE BETTER

[@comeatmebro8120]

These dudes need to google the definition of what a “trope” is. An anime that has alot of comedic stuff in it doesn’t make it tropey

[@kaielthoth5363]

It does make it cringe, and I know exactly what they mean. Especially the first half has people exploding into badly drawn screeching or nonsensical contortion, etc, and it detracts slightly from the 11/10 characters and story.

[@EvilFoviac]

These last episodes from 50 + are so good man. Enjoy this beautiful anime

[@rafayet23]

How is this anime at all "tropey" ? Someone explain.

[@Grapevines777]

I think they’re referring to the comedic filler in the episodes vs the cannon moments.

[@clairefran1626]

….this is like the use of “inconceivable” in Princess Bride…

[@dareyfairy]

If you guys enjoyed HxH, you'll love Yu Yu Hakusho. It's by the same author and it vibes just as hard. Also, many would agree the English dub is superior to Japanese.

[@痛風プリン-h3p]

グラマンが嗤い、マスタングのチームが仕度するシーンに、エンディング曲が被る46話ラストがめっちゃ好き

[@aria4408]

91 days please!

[@SydneyLove0496]

“Lip filler of justice” 😂

[@morrymorrycat]

15:51 mistranslation in dub. The sub are correct. In Japanese, 象(elephant) and 像(statue) are similar in shape and pronounced the same【ZOU】. Perhaps the DUB translator didn't read the Japanese script, but translated it by listening to the audio?

[@goomsquadnation4208]

brig is a man of the people lmao

[@oldycow]

I've seen alot of Jazz gear from these guys, are these some more Utah bois? Way to make it!

[@Zbeast5972]

They would lose their minds watching Golden Kamuy

[@aria4408]

Would like to see reaction to 2003 fma with subs if Studio Gek insists so :)

[@Dannydarko27]

With how much they dont feel the dub at this point, I'm amazed they haven't said Avatar the last airbender would be better in any other language than english

[@ladyoscar4562]

Please watch monster and bungou stray dogs 😊

[@wasabilai9405]

I would hope for monster, but i highly doubt it. They probably wont get much views since it isnt that popular

[@ladyoscar4562]

@@wasabilai9405 they watched kaiju no 8 which is so much less popular than monster

[@wasabilai9405]

@@ladyoscar4562 Kaiju no 8 is new and has some following. Monster is pretty old and nobody talks about it in most cases I can imagine a reaction of Monster can get really low views. Thats why u dont see that much of it on youtube

[@ladyoscar4562]

@@wasabilai9405 we can hope because it's amazing story. Let's hope they watch for good stories not just views

[@wasabilai9405]

@@ladyoscar4562 I hope for it too. But of course they have to choose future shows off of views, It is not just a passion project. And Monster is a long show to commit to too

[@lancelaurel3828]

THE WORD UR LOOKING FOR IS ARCHETYPE MAYBE idk lol

[@pauhjnnn]

please react to “ponyo”, It’s such a cute movie!! It’s a studio ghibli movie 😊

[@atlehallje2731]

35:44 THEY HAVE WHAT??!?!

[@アリ-f9h]

ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデンみてほしいです！

[@Gsutaavo]

Please never watch Mushoku Tensei, you will never want to watch another anime after this 🤣 🤣

[@adrianmichael9863]

Yeah as much as i enjoy mushoku, theres no way these boys will like it they seem a bit too sensible to be able to accept the large amount of questionable material in that show.

[@Gsutaavo]

@@adrianmichael9863 I agree. I usually just try to ignore ecchi and that kind of stuff, but mushoku is just on another level. I dropped kill la kill for the same reason too.

[@tacoo7697]

Does anyone know if they've watched Cowboy Bebop yet?

[@feelin_fine]

Who else immediately checked to see if this one was 11 minutes? I think the show cooks at this point because a lot of the first half was readapting material from the original (some of it, especially in first third, that was arguably done better before). This is really where you can feel the show become its own thing in this final arc.

[@fosterbennington6405]

I didn’t like jjk at all, but I think I agree that the tropes weren’t too bad

[@calebwithers5689]

Please react and watch X-Men 97 please

[@bonbon3901]

Don't watch Jojos yet, don't make me hate yall 😂 try in about 10 years 😂

[@BurnDem101]

An OG being called "tropey" is really annoying. This manga came out in 2001 ffs. They became tropes because the best ones did it first. Stop using recency bias to judge classics.

[@brofst]

Yep, it's the Seinfeld effect

[@Verdinhox2]

They're not talking about tropes, they're using the wrong term, they're talking about the japanese slapstick humor that happens from time to time where the art style changes

[@dominiccaciappo970]

you know thousands of anime/manga existed before 2001 right... this is not an OG

[@lexzeyfercronus]

Perhaps you were born in 2001 and thats why you think fma invented these concepts,it didnt,theyve been a part of japanese culture since way before

[@Skatingnoob]

the "tropes" they were referring to isnt an original thing to fmab lmfao

[@jimmiyjams8567]

What is tropey about this show 💀💀

[@kynn884]

The humor is what they are talking about, theyre not using the right word

[@kaielthoth5363]

When Ed's voice jumps an octave and he becomes poorly drawn screeching creature or Al becomes poorly drawn inflatable flailing arm man, when peoples faces approach from opposite sides of the screen with a nonsensical background, when Ross has an imaginary spotlight on her and soliloquys to her parents, the way people snap in half and wiggle their butts nonsensically to show excitement. As much as the story and writing of this show makes it a timeless gem, these things make it cringe and annoying whenever they are happening

[@Tatiana-xl9mu]

Please watch Monster! Someone else commented it too, rooting for it. Love seeing your reactions and FMAB!

[@HanaFilms1]

They've gooootta watch FMA 2003. I think they'll enjoy the more sombre tone even more. it has a lot less tone-deaf silly moments during the more serious parts And it would be a good opportunity to compare the sub, as the good majority of dub cast from 2003 reprised their role in FMAB (fun fact: Alphonse's dub voice grew up so he couldn't reprise as Al's voice in FMAB, but he voiced Hohenheim instead!)

[@Fallendown45]

I did not like the 2003 one 😮the blasphemy...but genuinely I preferred this one. It was too dark and slow paced..

[@HanaFilms1]

@@Fallendown45 not to start a comparison war - but both are fantastic shows with their own pros and cons. 2003 has aged well as it's own series

[@jurb417]

lol. no bro. they're essentially the exact same thing except fmab actually has more fights and encounters and plots that fma doesn't. it more closely adapts the manga as it should. why would they rewatch the same thing with even less? the contrast of it being more up beat at the beginning makes the latter parts that much more intense.

[@HanaFilms1]

@@jurb417 like i said, both have pros and cons. You can still enjoy 03 for what is is and not being a close adaptation. Everyone's got their different options of what they enjoy :) Gek enjoy FMA and less goofiness, so it's worth putting it out there for a future series to react to. And Carter already said he's interested in rewatching with sub

[@MrAlathiel]

the funniest scene in the 2003 FMA is the first meeting between armstrong and curtis

[@X21XXI]

Spoiler maybe* If you want more lore, there exists an earlier version and movie that are objectively darker, less fluffy, not wholesome and incomplete, hence this remake exists to make up or take away those aspects.

[@lexzeyfercronus]

Only issue is,that version thends to be incoherent the more you watch it ,it has a lot of things left unexplored resorting to be darker for the sake of it and wastes good characters, focusing in the uninteresting ones,not to mention the unneeded filler very early on.

[@SpiderRiderKya]

No, this version exists to tell the story the mangaka originally waned to tell, not the one made up by someone else cause the source material was incomplete.

[@rupanjandhar2875]

3 views in 1 minute blud fell off

[@jurb417]

nice original comment. never seen that one before....

[@beastmasterbg]

What do you care?

[@shadowdude9181]

Crip still doing fine tho

[@bubbaloosh]

And?

[@GloriaHarris-i7j]

I hate the you fell off commits they are not funny