Full Metal Alchemist
So... the manga is finally over, giving this a definite conclusion, and an ending that was good and not a punch to the nuts like some manga I could mention. So in honor, I decided to make a new thread for this astonishingly good manga that exceeds the shonen genre as a shining example of good writing and just all around fun.
It had to end, if he'd kept creating new installments it would have ended up like DBZ, getting pulled far past it's "sell-by date". 108 chapters (where each chapter is the size of two chapters from a regular manga) isn't bad at all, and i'm glad he ended it when he did. This also made it so the new anime would never have to use filler, like most Shonen, or create it's own plot like the first FMA anime, but would be a nice, compact production without loose ends.
Originally posted by King KandyUm dude? the authors a chick.
It had to end, if he'd kept creating new installments it would have ended up like DBZ, getting pulled far past it's "sell-by date". 108 chapters (where each chapter is the size of two chapters from a regular manga) isn't bad at all, and i'm glad he ended it when he did. This also made it so the new anime would never have to use filler, like most Shonen, or create it's own plot like the first FMA anime, but would be a nice, compact production without loose ends.
I actually liked them first anime up to the point where I realized it had nothing to do with the manga.....then I just had a moment of confusion. But a practically fillerless anime would be awesome news to hear.
I'm not a expert on FMA, but maybe its success was due to it not being driven by PIS and and fanservice; then again I don't really know.
Originally posted by NemeBro
I am looking for other manga to read now that I am not in school and has moar time, what other ones are good from start to finish?
Originally posted by Bentley
Quite good manga, my brother introduced me to the anime which diverged after the first few chapters and I realized that the manga was an entirely different beast. I think they are making a new anime now actually following the manga storyline.Very good manga indeed.
yeah I just finished this manga too. wayyyyyyy better than the first anime and I especially liked how it ended. it sure showed how much time has past since Ed beat Father.
NemeBro: not sure if you're into the whole survival/horror kind of thing or if you've even read it, but I was reading Highschool of The Dead and it's pretty good.
Originally posted by King Kandy
I can't really think of any. I think Ranma 1/2 had a pretty consistent run, but it's not for everyone and a lot of people have already read it.The new anime has actually been out for I think two years. It's nearly reached the end itself and is pretty much identical.
Ranma 1/2...
good times...
Although, I did feel like Ed being able to give up his alchemy was a real cop-out of an ending for bringing Al back. If they'd known that was allowed, they would have done it from the beginning so it kind of makes all the research they did feel pointless. I think they should have either used the other solutions presented in the end chapter (like using Hohenheim) or just left it open ended.
Originally posted by King KandyThanks for spoiling the ending *******.
Although, I did feel like Ed being able to give up his alchemy was a real cop-out of an ending for bringing Al back. If they'd known that was allowed, they would have done it from the beginning so it kind of makes all the research they did feel pointless. I think they should have either used the other solutions presented in the end chapter (like using Hohenheim) or just left it open ended.