Opinions (A+):

Amazing Episode hands down. This episode delivered on everything that shocked and awed everyone who saw the last episode. Mikado was indeed, the founder of the Dollars, and his whole back story, along with his entire plan, was amazing. (more…)

Opinions (A+):

Wow… just… WOW!!! I was expecting something that changed the face of the current status-quo of the show, but what I got was even more shocking than I expected. So it seems Mikado had more of a role in the story and its odd happenings than I expected. The cliffhanger raised quite a few questions, and its still going with the developments we made last episode. (more…)

Opinions (A+):

What an amazing episode, hands down. I was not expecting the plot threads and the characters to converge into a major plot issue so early on. So much stuff happened in this one episode, it still has me a bit dizzy. I’m also pumped up for the next episode, which is going to have some really integral plot stuff addressed. (more…)

Opening Statement:

Well, so far for this series we have had a little plot, character development, the obligatory pool/bath house episode, more character development and now we are on the eighth episode. (more…)

Firstly, before I get into anything, I would like to address an important issue. As many of you may already know, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile which generated a  tsunami across the Pacific Ocean. Japan was affected by this, as made apparent by the images above. There is an icon of the country outlining the effected areas which flashes non-stop through the episode. However, the Eclipse sub team has announced that they will be releasing a version 2.0 when they are able to get their hands on a clean raw.

That being said, let us jump into the episode summary. Now in Resembool, Miles has managed to bring Winry safely home where she discovers the house to be empty. As she makes her way into her room, she is about to remove her top when she notices a presence – Ed – whom she shrieks at causing everyone to rush upstairs. The boys, except Ed, are booted out and Winry has a talk with our previously missing protagonist who has no reunited with the rest of the cast. She tells Ed that Al has gone to the train station and that they crossed paths with Hoenheim in Lior. Now that he is in the know, Ed asks Winry to leave with Pinako and head for safety. Winry does not take well to this and clocks him on the head with a wrench. She tells him she will not run away and that she should have no reason to if Ed intends to protect the country and beat the bad guys. (more…)

Opinions (B):

A bit of a weak episode compared to the rest. The entire episode is spent showing Celty and her conflicts with her head and being human. We learn where her head is too, and the answer was pretty obvious from the get go. The big reveal, was thus, not much of a big reveal XD (more…)

And so the fated day is almost upon us. Well, for us, the audience, but our beloved characters must wait until springtime. Episode 45 begins with a rousing sparring match between Greed and Wrath – quite epic, if I must say. The previous installment left off with Greed discovering his previous memories had not been erased, and so he comes to Wrath for answers, barging in on a quiet evening at home. When he nearly loses his head, Greed decides to retreat before he can be defeated a second time; thus, bringing the episode to the Armstrong family household. (more…)

Episode 44 begins in Lior, picking up where last week’s meeting between Hoenheim and Al left off. Hoenheim is quick to run off, avoiding speaking to his son for the first time in ages, but Al is even quicker to chase after him. He offers his help, feeling partly responsible for the mess that Lior is in as a result of their confrontation with Cornello. Meanwhile, for all of you who think Winry is a hot piece of…well, you catch my drift, there is a scene with a bit of fan service where she’s taking herself a nice hot bath as she speaks to Rose about her relationship with Edward. We pick up again with Hoenheim and Al. The two have been discussing information about what information he has gathered over the course of his journey, and Hoenheim challenges his son’s trust with an all too possible implication: What if he was on the enemy’s side? (more…)

Opinions (B+):

Well that was a bit disappointing in the sense that we rarely got to learn anything more about Izaya and his motivation for whatever is going on. The episode itself was pretty much centered around Shizou and why he is the way he is. The story was pretty entertaining, and it establishes that Izaya, Shinra, Selty and Shizou know each other. All of them except Celty/Selty pretty much went to the same high school. (more…)

Episode 43 brings back the spark of life and reason that the Fullmetal Alchemist series is known for, for many reasons as expressed in this installment. After the last few disappointing episodes, Brotherhood is, once again, down to business.

We begin picking up where the assault on Briggs left off. Drachma’s reliance on the coup that Kimblee promised is nowhere to be seen and neither is Kimblee; that is, until there is no one left alive to welcome his return. One of the reasons I spoke of earlier about why this episode acts as a redemption effort is because of how much action and character building takes place. After an interesting moment between King Bradley and Hawkeye, a bit of ‘here-we-are-kicking-dirt-in-your-eyes’ from the Homunculi until the story shifts back to the mountains where Dr. Marcoh has set up a trap for Envy, hoping to defeat him once and for all. (more…)