FMA Brotherhood ep 4: An Alchemist's Anguish

video link in case you want it

Grab some tissues and get discussin'!!

FMA: Brotherhood ep. 3, City of Heresy

Here is the link.

Discuss, discuss. I will be back in here some time this weekend after I watch it.

FMA: Brotherhood, ep. 2: The First Day

So here it is.

I let mine "load" for a while before I watched, so I can't really attest to the speed and/or any buffering problems, but they did have some note on the site about how they were addressing the problem.

And, uh, I just realized I didn't need to watch it before I linked it, but I'm sure you guys all know where to get it anyway. Ha.

This one was quite good, and stirred up a lot of old questions. I'm gonna mention them in the comments.

FMA: Brotherhood ep 1 "Fullmetal Alchemist"

Watch

Now, discuss! :)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Now that it's official that FUNimation is going to stream subtitled episodes of the latest anime adaption of Fullmetal Alchemist, who's planning to watch it?

I know that a lot of you frequent the ASMB still, but would you be interested in a discussion here on this blog as well?

I am planning to watch the video streams. My only concern is how available the show really will be. Will these video streams be like on [as] where the videos are left up for at least a week at a time? Or will these video streams be only available at one time? My inclination is to think that they videos will be available for some time, (which would make sense to maximize profits - not all the viewership is going to be available on a Thursday morning each week) but the news almost seems too good to be true that I'm afraid that somehow I'll still miss it.

Anyway, pretty exciting! I'm glad to see more and more anime treated this way, and I hope it continues in the future. With the poor treatment that anime's had on [as] at least, it's nice to see other legit options opening up.

Special thanks to Maenos for letting me in on the news - I had been watching for this kind of info after I saw that Australia was going to get video streams, but somehow I missed FUNi's news release and probably still wouldn't know if it hadn't been for Maenos! Thank you!!

Anime that Made You Cry?

Has there ever been an anime (or manga) that made you cry? I'm talking more out of sadness than happiness or laughter, but you could mention those too if you want.

I've been going through a particularly rough period in my life. I've tried to be rather stoic, trying to keep things together for fear of everything breaking. For the most part, I've succeeded.

But...well, I mentioned previously, I'm a fan of the anime Clannad. Right now Clannad ~After Story~ is airing in Japan (one episode left). One episode of it, episode 18 I think it was, left a mark on me. I won't delve into the story too much in case any of y'all want to follow the series, but the main character and his daughter go on a trip. There, Tomoya, the main lead, runs into his grandmother and comes to terms with the many issues he had with his father (he has had a rough life, to say the least).

I had to pause the episode as this happened, and cried.

Maybe it just helped me to get it out. I don't know.

Has anything like this happened for you?

princess tutu discussion

A couple of people have expressed interest in discussing Princess Tutu. I have watched the first 5 episodes and have really enjoyed the anime so far. It certainly has a story-book feel to it and reminds me at times of Kodocha (both the animation and the cute, yet silly, heroines). While the ballet theme is somewhat central to the story, it's not overwhelming. I think what I've enjoyed the most about Princess Tutu thus far is how light-hearted and innocent it is. While I also enjoy the darker, heavier anime, it's fun to change it up with something so light and airey (maybe it's the ballet that makes it feel that way).

As for a discussion, if anyone else would be interested in starting this anime up, let us know in the comment section. We can pace our discussion on who is closest to the beginning. I know this series is available via netflix (that is how I am watching it), and while I've never seen it in stores, I have seen it online at amazon.