Fullmetal Alchemist

[pajamas]

hey what d'you people think about FMA?

I haven't seen the anime but the manga's good, almost rivals Naruto

[Mugen]

Yeah its a great series but it doesnt get as much hype as Naruto.

[Soritia]

I looooves that series! It's hilarious! (Al and his cats! BWAHAHAHA!) GO Square Enix!
Although I hate the fact that it only comes out once a month... :/

[Kouichi]

All I have to say about fullmetal alchemist is....Best. Anime. Evar. :D

[Lactone]

yes I love FMA, its def my favorite anime, with Naruto in close second.

[Soritia]

And the Anime is over, isn't it?

[Sitex]

no, until eps 52. But it really ends in the movie i heard...

[Arex]

The Fullmetal Alchemist manga is really good, and so was the anime untill around episode 25, then it went downwords as far as I'm concerened.

[meihinote]

ooh... FMA is my all-time #1 favorite anime ever.. if you only read the manga definitely take a look at the anime. The last episode is showing next week.. so sad

[ShikamaruShadow]

FMA has a solid story and no filler eps. It rules.

[hoodlum101]

I believe only 51 episodes, not 52... I think... I looked it up the other day. And Supposedly there will be a movie next year about the future.

[mow]

the FMA is amazingly good, it really is in equal status with mind

[meihinote]

I believe only 51 episodes, not 52... I think... I looked it up the other day. And Supposedly there will be a movie next year about the future.

hmm.. I think the last episode is an hour long.. because I heard the last episode is airing a half an hour early than it should.. suggesting that it's an hour long! So that would count as 52 eps.

[MsAnimegurl]

I'm the same with most the others. I LOVE FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST. Seriously, it's the best...I wonder why it's not as well known? Anyway, yeah it's awesome, but of course Naruto is the bomb...Yeah I'm kinda undecided about a favorite.

[Soritia]

Does anyone know why they ended the anime so quickly? With such a large fan base, you'd think they'd be sucking it for all it's got.

[Arex]

Does anyone know why they ended the anime so quickly? With such a large fan base, you'd think they'd be sucking it for all it's got.


.. 51 episodes and a movie isn't enough? It's not like a show like Naruto where if one arc ends, it can keep going. Naruto doesn't have such a specific goal, Hagaren does.

Follow the manga, it's still going strong, and is supposed to for another 5-6 years.

[meihinote]

If the sucked FMA for all it had, it probably wouldn't continue to be as good as it is now.

With Naruto there is a goal, but it's a really broad one which would naturally take many years to achieve (become Hokage, kill brother). However FMA's goal would take a lesser amount of time to fulfill

And FMA is already really well known, it was one of Square Enix's top 3 profits of the year. It's just that FMA's not running and Shonen Jump (the most popular magazine) and (correct me if i'm wrong) not airing on TV Tokyo. And it's shorter.

[Future Gohan]

Full Metal Alchemist is one of the greatest animes in my opinion. It's got almost everything I want in an anime. Action, comedy, drama, etc. The characters all have great personalities, too. The author is a genius, I think. He draws himself as a cow in the manga. =0

[Arex]

Actually, Future Gohan, the artist/writer, Hiromu Arakawa, is female. Her real name is Hiromu Aniki.

[meihinote]

Actually, Future Gohan, the artist/writer, Hiromu Arakawa, is female. Her real name is Hiromu Aniki.

Are you serious!?!? Wow. Here I was thinking that there was a male mangaka making the females kickass...

[Future Gohan]

Actually, Future Gohan, the artist/writer, Hiromu Arakawa, is female. Her real name is Hiromu Aniki.
Whoa. I didn't know that. It seems like all my favorite animes are being made by women. o_o

[Arex]

Are you serious!?!? Wow. Here I was thinking that there was a male mangaka making the females kickass...

Yeah, it was speculated, since she never showed herself to the public, and it was confirmed a month or so again. I think it was like a JK Rowling situation, she figured if it was made by a woman men might be less intrested in it.

[Vaelen]

Its a great manga and I like that it's going different than the anime.. The manga will go on for quite some time.. :)

[Caso]

can anyone direct me to a webpage to where i can download FMA Anime and Manga please...

[meihinote]

For the manga you can go to http://fullmetal-alchemist.com for downloads... for more recent chapters go to http://anime-source.com but you can't download those.

For anime... you can get later eps 40-on at http://www.shinsen-subs.org/?page=news and http://spoon.animeleech.com:8080 (this fansub is better)
but there doesn't seem to be any more earlier episodes available

[angieness]

The anime is definantley one of my all time favorites, and for a while I didn't like the manga as much but lately it's been awesome so I'm happy

[hakufan12]

I love the FMA manga and the anime's okay but i dislike how the plot changes so much

[meihinote]

I love the FMA manga and the anime's okay but i dislike how the plot changes so much

True how the plot goes in a completely different course than the manga after the middle of the 2nd season or so but if the anime were to end in 52 episodes, they would need to change it. I like the plot changes. I think it keeps the viewers on its toes.

[childofbhaal]

I only got a chance to Wath the first EP and read a few of the first chapters from the manga. I enjoyed them, maybe I should look into it some more.

[Diaketh]

Love it! Good characters, funny, etc... Inteeresting that the manga goes in a ( if not entirely complete ) direction then the anime. Waiting to see the last episode now ^^ .

[raphous]

I wish I could get my hands on ep. 51 soon because I'm realllllllly looking forward to seeing it !

[Zak]

Yeah, both the anime and the manga for FMA is great. It has style and humor. Personally, I'm kind of glad they didn't try to drag it out too much, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing, and exploiting an anime series to death because it's popular is ridiculous. That's just my opinion though.

[mow]

Yeah, both the anime and the manga for FMA is great. It has style and humor. Personally, I'm kind of glad they didn't try to drag it out too much, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing, and exploiting an anime series to death because it's popular is ridiculous. That's just my opinion though.

dont worry i think every ture anime fan agrees with you there, we all remeber the how DBZ was destroyed from how long it was.
FMA is probabily among the best animes created to this day. the humor, action drama and characters make such an amazing series to read and watch

[Kimun*]

I read the manga, I haven't gotten too far in the anime series, though. I think I'm on episode 2.. I'm a big fan of the little omake the mangaka does at the end. I didn't know the manga-ka was female, though. I really didn't expect that.

[Lee_Owns_All]

Just watched the last episode last night. Great series, one of my all time favorites.

[eroda]

only 51 eps but i didnt see that ending coming it was awesom it made FMA jump above naruto and gundam seed with those.

[Fatso]

after see the last ep i only want want to do one thing



SEE THE MOVIE !!

[stellalrh]

FMA is a very good series sure want to see the movie soon ><

[OMchan]

Chapter 40 scans have been posted in this LJ entry (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fm_alchemist/1142316.html?style=mine#cutid1) by makinochan. Beware. MAJOR SPOILERS.

[Molidir]

anyone got a good fan page or bt page where i can download full metla alchemist ????

[lmxru]

maybe www.suprnova.org... i downloaded it a long time ago, but the subs were in french! and the title had no warning of "French subtitles" so i dunno. try searching "full metal achemist torrent" in google, thats the best i could offer.

[Lee_Owns_All]

fullmetal-alchemist.com is a good fan page, you can download the manga but they dont have the BT.

[fyre]

i was soo sad when they ended the anime. cried on that last ep.
do you know if they are continuing the story on in the manga, or if thats was it, end story?

--fyre

[fyre]

http://shinsen-bt.dyndns.org/

there is where u can get of eps 37+ im eng subs for bt.

--fyre

[angieness]

you can wait. The anime starts airing on Adult Swim on November 6th

[Vaelen]

The manga and the anime are very different.. Almost completely different story when you get into it.

[Lee_Owns_All]

you can wait. The anime starts airing on Adult Swim on November 6th
It will suck with american voices, watch it in japanese.

[.StarScream.]

i was soo sad when they ended the anime. cried on that last ep.
do you know if they are continuing the story on in the manga, or if thats was it, end story?

--fyre


I reckon, the film will explain everything what happens after the series.

[Kyubi13]

does anyone know a lot about full metal alchemist?all ive heard was that it was a good anime,but nobody really explains it?

[angieness]

Buuuuuy the DVDs everyone! As for an FMA explaination go to fullmetal-alchemist.com

[Juiceman]

http://spoon.thefreebizhost.com/

Most people seem to prefer these subs. They have AKeep and Anbu's first 31 and Spoon's continuation, but you'll have to find eps. 49-51 elsewhere as Spoon has yet to sub them.

While I'm here, does anyone know the CRC code to AKeep and Anbu's episode 31?

edit: My bad. THey also have Sonchou-SHS's 49-51.

edit 2: My bad again. Just realized that this was in the manga section.

[Hitman89]

why cant you guys wait till this saturday when it comes on Adult Swim.

[Arquen]

boxtorrents.com has FMA in a 50 ep batch (or 51, however many eps there are v_v;; ). It took me a while to get it from there, though. O_o As for dubs.. blaaah. I don't think we get Adult Swim in Canada. o_o; IMO the japanese versions are *almost* always better.. You miss things in dubs because of censoring or lazyness.. or just not being able to fit in original script because of language differences.. etc. x_x;;

[sabakyu]

get it from supernova.org im sure they hace it there or animeking.org

[Ceshomru]

Does anyone know if the manga is still being written, and approximatly how many chapters there might be?

[~K+]

There's 40 chapters so far, and it's still going. I'm not sure how long it takes for a chapter to be released though.

[krolike]

I've just started reading this great mangas...But I can't find any other downloads...can anyone tell me site to download them pls...Im really desperate now..

[kogepan]

first, www.fullmetal-alchemist.com.

and then, <snip>

[Yukai]

u say anime or manga?

[Last of the Uchihas]

u say anime or manga?

He said manga. Those are the sites that i usually go to get my fix. :D

[decapitatedKOW]

wait what does the title have to do with this thread FMA & 666 what you said nothing about this. common on have titles at least close to what the post is going to be about

[mow]

66 satan can be foun in mangadownload.net. but it has been stuck in chapter 9 or as long as i remember, Toryiama's world is the only group i know that scalates it and they havent updated it for some time now

[Stinki]

I'm on chapter 42, but I haven't watched the anime yet. Which is better, anime or manga? Love Hina manga was much better than the anime, so there is a possibility that the manga for FMA is better.

[Shawn]

hi i never saw the manga but i seen the anime...its insane..i love it ...you should check it out!

[wolfi1412]

Can't really answer that question, both of the storyline is different. In the first few episodes and chapter, they have the same storyline, but then the anime went so far away from the manga. Personally, I like the manga better.

[Stinki]

it goes away from the manga?! EEK, and the manga is so good!

[kevin77]

hi i never saw the manga but i seen the anime...its insane..i love it ...you should check it out!


Ouf, ok, it was good but not insanely good. The quality ending was fairly questionable. I know it should be resolved in a movie, but still... I personally prefer the manga.

[Eclectic Replicant]

i found a place were you could get the manga...but the sithe went kaboom

[Last of the Uchihas]

In my opinion, manga is much better than anime and this come from a guy who used to watched anime only in the dub version not sub, and hated manga. What a baka i was back then. Now, i only watch anime in sub version, since i can't stand the dub version since it kill the anime. The irony.

[Orihime]

Hmmm, I haven't been catching up wtih the manga, but to answer your question, personally, I think the manga is better. But plot-wise, they have substantially different plots, same basic idea, but anime just split from the manga, so it isn't thta fair to say the manga is better. I guess, it's better to say the manga is much more interesting compared to the anime. :P

[blind51de]

www.fullmetal-alchemist.com

Manga. Badabing.

[Pods]

you are my god

[blind51de]

You don't know how good of a friend Google is.
But rep me regardless, :)

[Pods]

lol aight i will...why don't i get rep for my firefox extension lol. edit: dude where are the chapters after 33?

[~K+]

I think both have it's good points. But the way alot of the things was revealed in the manga was much clearer and well...better.

But the FMA anime still stayed very original and great for something that took a different story line than the manga.

The Greed storyline was much much much better in the manga.

[Rurouni]

I've only read a bit of the manga, so I'm more apt to say anime, but the manga isn't bad either. In my opinion, the fact that Mustang was the one who killed Winry's parents makes the anime more exciting and makes me wanting to see how things turn out...

[Stinki]

no one subbed 33 yet, but I found some : they go all the way until 41, 42 is to be realeased on the 10th. Serach Anime Source on Google, I'm to lazy to fetch the URL xp

[Pods]

ok thanks!

[Chopstickx]

no one subbed 33 yet, but I found some : they go all the way until 41, 42 is to be realeased on the 10th. Serach Anime Source on Google, I'm to lazy to fetch the URL xp

omg ive been looking for those chapters forever!! thank you! rep for u XD

[mpthread]

33 was done by evil genius, so you probably need to use irc to get it, other wise you can go here for a torrent of fma ch 34-40, http://www.bi-torrent.com/ just go under the manga section

if you have aim and a fast connection pm me and ill send it to you

[Gandhi]

I'm on chapter 42, but I haven't watched the anime yet. Which is better, anime or manga? Love Hina manga was much better than the anime, so there is a possibility that the manga for FMA is better.I've read up to 42 too, and I've seen the entire Anime. The Anime is great - awesome in it's own right but never *quite* as good as the manga. It ends far too abruptly, with as much happening in the last 10 episodes as the entire previous 41 episodes. The anime looks and sounds great though. The manga is *full* of genius comedy moments and although the anime is also quite amusing in parts (episode 37 is a personal favourite - a contender for most hilarious anime moments ever). But yeah… Manga > Anime, but the anime is still awesome because the manga is so great.

[kogepan]

i think i prefer the manga over the anime. but they are both really great! <3 the anime is more serious. the manga is just hilarious XD minor characters are more developped in my opinion.

[Kineas]

Chapter 42 is the latest chapter right? I'm eagerly waiting for the scanlation for it..
I read the manga before watching an episode of the anime.. so I'm unable to really like the anime. There's just too much difference.. and the plot is kinda more rushed in anime.
I agree that minor characters are really much more developed.
Spoiler: Breda gets plenty of exposure in Chapter 42, and before that he had a role in bringing Maria Ross to safety. The humour in manga is more constant and well carried off too. Hohenheim remembering Ed as the "Shortest State Alchemist in history".. that pic was a killer. :) Oh, EdXWinry meter jumps tenfold in Chapter 42! Yayy.

I somehow find myself gushing over FMA much more than I do over Naruto. :P

[lightning3]

Hey i watch fullmetal alchamist whats the website were you get manga from?
:)

[mpthread]

so if i have ch41 am i current? or has ch 42 come out yet?

and lightning try http://www.fullmetal-alchemist.com/

[Kineas]

www.anime-source.com is another place to get scanlations of FMA.
Chapter 42 has been released, but no scanlation available yet, just the raw and translations. Try this forum of the site you recommened lightning for links to the raw and translations.

[Jack Bauer]

I only saw the first half of the 1rst ep. and it was GOOD. Cant wait to see the manga. Im on my crappy PC, and I need to use my good one but my lil bro is using it. Damn him >__<

[Outenkun]

Alot more fun than the anime. I love this series.

[spiderpig]

Well, like everyone has said, the manga and anime storylines differ quite a bit, considering that Hiromu Arakawa didn't have a lot to do with the planning of the anime scripts and such. So it's really up to you. But imo, do both.

[Anko-san]

Me loves this manga @.@

Roy Mustang roxs =3

But... but... anime-source went down when I was reading 38 ;_;

EDIT: Someone have to make a Roy FC XD

[Uzmaki_Naruto]

seems like both of them are good,but I prefer anime^^

[kyubinaruto75]

i liked the anime better. in the manga roy looks slightly chubby. xD hahah

[4thokage]

I like this manga i would like to watch the anime where can i download it?

[Rurouni]

I'm not sure if you can download the anime now that it's licensed..

[Kineas]

http://fma.xezi.com/index.php?page=torrents

A place to get the anime. Well, it's rather slow, so be prepared to wait. The anime's licensed now, so most sites have taken it down.

[Jin]

Im a big fan of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. Now that Anime-Source doesnt have it. Where can I find the up to date Fullmetal Alchemist manga?

[Jeltz]

I downlaoded the latest chapter (44?) from irc from a bot called Neverwhere on #manga-rain on irchighway.net. I don't know if there are any http or ftp downloads.

That bot has so damn many files to choose from. :)

[Rurouni]

You'll have to buy it. I'm not surprised they dropped it since it's licensed.

[Dabura]

irc.irchighway.net
#ckmoney

go to here: http://ckmoney.soulcryptik.com/

check at packlists, I don't know if they are up to date. But you can always try

[Dark Travis]

evil-genius is still doing them
#[evil_genius] on irchighway

[Jeltz]

Yup, loads of places to get chapter 44 on irc.

[angieness]

For most recent chapters people on FMA livejournal communities often post scanlations

[SkyWolf]

Looks like its awhile to get my FMA manga fix...

[Code]

Looks like its awhile to get my FMA manga fix...
Well evil-genius isn't slow. But FMA is a monthly manga.

[Jin]

its monthly? dam i didnt know that

[TDW]

This is where I get mine.

http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/fullmetalalchemistmanga.msnw

[Orihime]

Yah, as someone said, livejournal communities:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/fm_alchemist is one of the main ones. At least the one I watch. :\ the might have friends locked the entries tho. So you ahve to join.

[hamham]

although its monthly the chapters are longer..

[420]

Chapter 47 raw is out...too bad I forgot most of what happened in 46.

EDIT: Duh! Forgot to post the link!

http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/chapter47raw.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=6955

EDIT 2: .zip download: http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1K3Y1GZK19KPW3H2NLWL1DUFUI

[Hagaren]

Fullmetal Alchemist is one of my favorite animes. It has everything you could ask for. I especially like the random comedic moments.

[solinari67]

i just wanna point out to anyone starting from chapter 1 of the manga, things don't get different from the anime until around chapter 25. after that...WOW...i'm floored.

[stacy]

gahh we have to wait until june for chapter 48 :darn

[Kyuubi_Xx]

The manga is great, but I like the anime a bit better. FMA has everything an anime needs; action, comedy, tragedy, all that good stuff. What more do you need?

FMA is tied with Naruto for my favorite anime. No anime fan is complete without it - if you haven't seen/read it before, go do so! Now!

[Black Swan]

The manga is great, but I like the anime a bit better. FMA has everything an anime needs; action, comedy, tragedy, all that good stuff. What more do you need?

FMA is tied with Naruto for my favorite anime. No anime fan is complete without it - if you haven't seen/read it before, go do so! Now!


I second that. FMA is one of my favorite anime and got me hooked after episode 1 :smile-big . But I still have not read the manga I'm waiting for it to end so I dont have to wait a month for a new chap to come out :notrust.

[Katara]

But I still have not read the manga I'm waiting for it to end so I dont have to wait a month for a new chap to come out :notrust.Hehe, you're going to be waiting a long time then, it seems. Just start up now and join us in the agony! :smile-big
Or forgetfulness... :oh

gahh we have to wait until june for chapter 48Thank god for weekly manga like Naruto that can fill in the gaps, huh? :)

[zigart]

I'm afraid I must agree with the othere. Full metal Alchemist rivals Naruto.

[Nan Desu Ka]

I love full metal alchemist, but I don't agree, Naruto is my fav. hands down.

[Friend]

I love FMA. It has everything and it had an emotional tug for me from the first episode. I watched the all the anime and then read the manga and I think I enjoyed the anime more. Seeing all the action and their faces was more involving I think though the manga is progressing nicely. I can't bring myself to watch the Adult Swim ones now though. I just prefer to think about it in my head.

[BlueCheese]

I enjoyed the anime more cos i watched it first. Plus I think the storyline is better. But don't get me wrong the manga is still great.

FMA is along with Mai HiME my favourite anime by a long way.

[moonslash1718]

yeah FMA is awesome and almost rivials Naruto!!!! is the anime n/e good i;ve only read the manga

[moonslash1718]

*i've not i;ve

[cloon]

is the manga still going or are ther eonly 40 chapters, (cos my freind gave me 40 chapters on a disk)

it's one of my fav mangas now, i love the art style!

[BlueCheese]

There's 47 chapters so far and it's still going

[cloon]

ok thanks then

i don't even wanna look at VIZ's translations of FMA.
i hate VIZ's translations

[Katara]

Viz is doing FMA? I completely forgot... That's 'tastic. Just craptastic. :sigh :notrust

is the anime n/e good i;ve only read the mangaYes, the anime is quite good, but it's practically a different story altogether--some different characters, the Sins don't match, and the plot seems to be going in different directions too (particularly concerning Hohenheim). But still good in its own right.

[cloon]

yes, after seing what VIZ did to naruto i have completely been turned against them.
FMA is getting really good XD

[Ichimaru Gin]

the FMA movie should be out sometime this summer in Japan im guessing.

[royalguardx]

Uh... FMA its okay and it has a good story line but i missed the first 20 episodes

Its almost as good as naruto

[Katara]

yes, after seing what VIZ did to naruto i have completely been turned against them.
FMA is getting really good XDI was turned off by them with YGO (Hell, there's no volume 8 anymore :notrust). And then I flipped through a few books of Naruto. :shakes head
Heavens, they really messed it up.

But yeah, I love how it's coming along right now. The arm thing in 47 was almost predictable but it was awesome. =) Plus, seeing Ling go Prince of Persia on Gluttony is kinda... :D

But shouldn't we have seen Gluttony's stone when the bomb went off? Or would it have been somewhere near his tongue, like Lust's was near her tattoo?

Can't wait until the whole thing about Father and Hohenheim is cleared up... :amuse

[Similac]

Been debating trying out this series, based on whats set in here I'll start the downloads now :D

[cloon]

yeah!
it's a really cool series
i just finished 40 and that was a very big shok like woah...(o)__(o)

and now i'm left on that clifhanger untill i can downl0oad some more...

[ghostgal]

yeah!
it's a really cool series
i just finished 40 and that was a very big shok like woah...(o)__(o)

and now i'm left on that clifhanger untill i can downl0oad some more...


I think directmanga.com has next chapters

[YamiHikari]

The Viz FMA is the best Viz title yet! (Well, of the ones I've bothered to read.) They really pulled through on this one. It puts all the Shonen Jump titles to shame. I really hope the second volume is done just as beautifully. If you haven't yet, pick up a copy. (Especially if you have all 47 chapters and 51 episodes saved on your hard drive :wink )

Viz's Naruto <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Viz's FMA!

If Viz's traslations of Naruto were a car, it would be a Ford Pinto.
If Viz's FMA were a car, it would be able to fly and shoot laser beams.

[۩ReYmДN-dono۩]

yea a really good anime........im still at episode 48........but i hope the series doesn't end in the movie

[CABLE]

i saw all of the anime, so where should i start the manga, as in from where does the manga stray from the anime?

[Code]

i saw all of the anime, so where should i start the manga, as in from where does the manga stray from the anime?
I'd suggest starting from the beginning. There are differences here and there, but it's definitely worth it to start from the very beginning. It takes a completely different path say around episdoe 40 but there are already "huge" differences before that.(Personally find the manga much better due to more sensical 'suprises' instead of what they pulled off at the end of the anime... and of course more humor).

[YamiHikari]

Agreed. Definately start at the beginning. From the start, the anime takes a different path. A good example would be how Ed and Al wind up on the train with Bard in the beginning. There's tons more I didn't realize until after I had reread the manga after watching the anime. It's really good stuff.

[CABLE]

I'd suggest starting from the beginning. There are differences here and there, but it's definitely worth it to start from the very beginning. It takes a completely different path say around episdoe 40 but there are already "huge" differences before that.(Personally find the manga much better due to more sensical 'suprises' instead of what they pulled off at the end of the anime... and of course more humor).

when you say episode 40, you mean chapter 40 right?

[zigart]

I actually prefer the manga better than the anime. But the reason I love FMA is it is the most philosophacal manga/anime I have ever read.
*my spellings really bad.

[ghostgal]

I actually prefer the manga better than the anime. But the reason I love FMA is it is the most philosophacal manga/anime I have ever read.
*my spellings really bad.


agree, really deep.

[Code]

when you say episode 40, you mean chapter 40 right?
No. Meant the anime goes off from the manga about episode 40. That's where it just throws everything out the window(and where the anime gets worse IMO), the differences start long before though.

[Xan-Nella]

Well, i just read Chapter 47, is that as far as we have got? :)

Seems Ed and Whinry are getting closer ^_^

[Katara]

Yup, 47 is the latest so far...***slight spoilers ahead...***

And the prospects of him getting taller are getting greater! So EdxWin is getting more likely. XP Viz's Naruto <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Viz's FMA!

If Viz's traslations of Naruto were a car, it would be a Ford Pinto.
If Viz's FMA were a car, it would be able to fly and shoot laser beams.lol
Is it really that much better? Like swears aren't edited with "!@#$%" or the Philosopher's Stone renamed as the "Sorcerer's Stone", are they? I can totally see Viz doing that after seeing Naruto and YuGiOh.

[YamiHikari]

Yup 47 is the last chapter out in Japan. It' a monthly manga so why the chapters are long and packed full of goodness. Unflortunately that means there's not a lot of them and you have to wait longer in between.

And yup, Viz kept with the origional names of everything, and since the target audience is higher, they allowed more room for prophanity.

[Black Swan]

I just started reading the fma manga and was curious about how long it is. Will it stop at 51 chapters like the anime stopped at 51 episodes or run longer?

[WateryAura]

I dont wanna read so many posts so... Just a quick question

How does the Mange compare to the Anime? o_O

[Racheal]

I dont wanna read so many posts so... Just a quick question

How does the Mange compare to the Anime? o_O
good, but VERY different. 'specially the newest chapters/last bit of the anime.

If you're going to read the manga (which I would suggest if you liked the series) you'd probaly want to read from chapter 1, since there are differences, even way back then.

Side Note: wahoo! new chapter Friday! :amuse
(a month between chapters is hard :()

[Code]

I dont wanna read so many posts so... Just a quick question

How does the Mange compare to the Anime? o_O
Personally, I'd say it's much better. The diferences on the manga's part are better than the part the anime has in common. Only bad thing is the month wait for each chapter.... but the mangaka said somewere she plans to have it long-running.

Yeah I'd recommend reading it from chapter 1 too.

[Racheal]

Only bad thing is the month wait for each chapter.... but the mangaka said somewere she plans to have it long-running.
I remember reading in a recent North American Anime magazine that there were plans for the series to be 20 volumes (or so). And considering it's only at, what? Volume 12? that still leaves alot to go.

[stacy]

ch. 48 came out :smile-big

[Katara]

Yeah, it's been out since June 12th. :D

The fact that Roy, Ed, and Al (Hawkeye and Knox too) now know that the Fuhrer is Wrath is just...awesome, for a lack of a better word. They won't trust him and yet will possibly continue to lead their military dog lives under his command, at least for a while.

But what I'm really looking forward to is Gluttony's true form. We've only seen Greed's and a hinting of Envy's, and unfortunately Lust's out of the question now. If he's as crazy as he seems, Roy, Ed, and/or Al may have some trouble. The only thing I see as a possible plus to this turn is Wrath may come to stop him and then we'll have a real encounter between the Fuhrer and his "subordinates."

[Bergelmir]

Oooooi, do you guys know where to download FMA raws. I just reached ch41, and I wanna see what happens with Ed and Hoemhime but raws.zuiken.net stopped putting up raws for some reason...

[N' FaMoS]

where do u guys get the manga?

[Katara]

I don't think I'm allowed to post the link so...here yo go.
http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/fullmetalalchemistmanga.msnw
:) Obviously, get rid of the spaces.

Allowed to post links/peK

[CABLE]

where do u guys get the manga?

IRC, at #lurk.

[Last of the Uchihas]

Where can i d/l fma?

[pek]

Last of the Uchihas: Have you even bothered to read the 4 last posts?

1, #lurk on irc.irchighway.net.
Here's the bot packs for #lurk : www.thelurk.net

How to use mirc:
a,www.mirc.com Download it. And follow the next step
b, http://hem.bredband.net/b342377/howto.gif

2, The link Katara posted:
http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/fullmetalalchemistmanga.msnw

[Last of the Uchihas]

Last of the Uchihas: Have you even bothered to read the 4 last posts?

1, #lurk on irc.irchighway.net.
Here's the bot packs for #lurk : www.thelurk.net

How to use mirc:
a,www.mirc.com Download it. And follow the next step
b, http://hem.bredband.net/b342377/howto.gif

2, The link Katara posted:
http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/fullmetalalchemistmanga.msnw

Hide under the nearest rock. lol

My bad, i wasn't paying attention, but thanks anyway.

[Inaudible-red]

Yeah I agree, I think the manga is much better. I've read to about chapter 50 I think. I also played the game by Square Enix, but I have to say that I was expecting better from them. Anyway, Fullmetal Alchemist is an awsome anime, I was pretty happy when they started to show it on Adult Swim. Now everyone (almost) may experience the coolness.

[N' FaMoS]

manga is wayy better!! im soo pissed that the storyline in the anime is soo different than the story in the manga. Manga is wayy better by the way!

[Code]

manga is wayy better!! im soo pissed that the storyline in the anime is soo different than the story in the manga. Manga is wayy better by the way!
I agree on all points...

[Arcanis]

I would read this manga if it wasn't such a pain to get it from the msn community site >_<

[Inuyashamish]

i just dled the whole series this weekend and watched it in 2 days. it has to be one of the best animes ever made. i thoroughly enjoyed every episode and cryed on the last one. it definatley showed up trigun which i watched just before it.

[Racheal]

i just dled the whole series this weekend and watched it in 2 days. it has to be one of the best animes ever made. i thoroughly enjoyed every episode and cryed on the last one. it definatley showed up trigun which i watched just before it.
that's all fine and dandy, but this is the Fullmetal Alchemist MANGA thread

Anime stuff is here (http://forums.narutofan.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34)

but if you enjoyed the anime, read the manga :P

[Utz]

I personally liked the manga much more....

Although like any anime, the animation (obviously since it's animated TV) was great.

[Katara]

I would read this manga if it wasn't such a pain to get it from the msn community site >_<Courtesy of MasterHiko:
#lurk on irc.irchighway.net.

Arcanis, get/read it!! =D

[mushi]

right.. after clicking through the various links etc etc i cant get episode 49, 50, 51 T_T... anyone help me :P

[N' FaMoS]

limewire or kazaa always werks as a last resort,

but trust me, those eps r just a big dissapointment!

[mushi]

limewire or kazaa always werks as a last resort,

but trust me, those eps r just a big dissapointment!

i've looked on them.. but all i get is images of parts of the whole issue.. i cant get the whole file T_T

[Blind Sandstorm]

I have only seen 3 episodes of the anime and I gotta say that I prefer the manga better. Yeah, it's cool to see the fighting in motion and color on the screen but I honestly like the manga better since the anime seems almost like some over obsessed fan with a team of workers somehow were able to make the anime the way they wanted with mostly the original storyline and got it on air. I'm in America so 52 hasn't come out yet and their showing re-runs before it does. My boyfriend stopped when it started the re-runs but I unfortuantly just saw my first anime episode of it this Monday and I was confused. I'm glad I read the first 40 chapters of the manga before I watched the anime or else I would have been COMPLETELY lost.

[pek]

Just read almost whole manga, the storyline is really better in the manga IMO. Manga (almost always) > Anime

[Souless One]

I LOVE FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!!! :smile-big
The Show ROCKS!!! :cool
and Ed is sooooooooooooooo cute!!! :amuse
ive never read the manga but u better believe im gonna!!! :wink

[N' FaMoS]

did ch.49 come out yet??!! if it has plse tell me!!

[Dark Travis]

did ch.49 come out yet??!! if it has plse tell me!!

We still got about another week before the raw comes out

[Cytokinesis]

Can anyone tell me at what chapter the Anime diverged from the Manga?

[pek]

Cyto:
http://forums.narutofan.com/showpost.php?p=1253941&postcount=117

Tho im not sure, and as Code says in his post you should start from beginning, since the the story is changed here and there. e.x when they fight the "God" in the first eps/chapt

[darksage78]

I can't wait to see what happens in 49. The manga for FMA is much better than the anime in my opinon. I mean in a way Al and ED doesn't have to deal with trading their body to another world or homonculus. I mean in the manga there's a possibility Al's body is somewhere else. Also killing Homonculus seem more difficult in the manga. Whereas in the anime if you had the specific "secret" you could immobilize the Homonculus.

[Blind Sandstorm]

whoawhoawhoa! They are further than 40?? OOh!! Could someone tell me where you people are getting this stuff?? PLEASE TELL ME!! PLEAAASE!!!

[Racheal]

whoawhoawhoa! They are further than 40?? OOh!! Could someone tell me where you people are getting this stuff?? PLEASE TELL ME!! PLEAAASE!!!
simply look at this page and the previous page and the answer is there :P

or for convinence....
MSN community: http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlch...emistmanga.msnw
or
IRC: #lurk on irc.irchighway.net

[Blind Sandstorm]

Oh...but those links don't work. *fumes* I'll see what I can do. Thanks anyway though!

[Racheal]

Oh...but those links don't work. *fumes* I'll see what I can do. Thanks anyway though!
oops >.< here's a working link:
http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/fullmetalalchemistmanga.msnw

or, if for whatever reason that one is not working, try this one:
http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/pictures

you're just have to do some digging in the gallery to find the chapters

[Blind Sandstorm]

Thanks! ^_^ I'll start reading once I visit a few more thread things!

[Geji Mayu]

Who doesn't [I]like FMA?

[Racheal]

Who doesn't like FMA?
my friend, who's the one who got me addicted to FMA in the first place, her sister doesn't like FMA
(we're attempting to convert her though)

oh, and for anyone buying the ViZ volumes, appantely Volume 2 is out now
(stupid manga stores are all on the other side of town -_- I have to wait till Monday to get my copy)

[Katara]

my friend, who's the one who got me addicted to FMA in the first place, her sister doesn't like FMA
(we're attempting to convert her though)Does she love dogs, chemistry or "sexy hobos"? ;P Try to show her an ep or page that would appeal to her interests. My sister can't read comics (which is why she'll never get into Naruto) but I managed to tease her love of dogs with Black Hayate (and Alexander but I'm afraid to show her his fate) and she loves the pup. And both the "Dog of the Military" gaiden and episode 13! :smile-big Now she knows the name Fullmetal Alchemist, not quite into it yet but I'm going to go at it gradually and hopefully I can get her to see our side of things. :P

[Racheal]

hmmmm.....
a torrent for chapter 49 raw just came out, but the zip appears to be corrupt
http://www.point-blank.cc:7001/torrents/%5BRaw-Manga%5D%20Fullmetal%20Alchemist%2049.torrent?info _hash=3f6b4dc44f7011b16cfb268a9d2b53ebebcaf1d3

got my hopes all up and everything (but who knows, maybe it's just me)
*goes off hunting*

[EDIT] well, appantely, it worked for my friend (he doesn't even read the manga -_-) so yeah, the error was just my computer
*sporks it*

[Katara]

OMG! Thank you! For some reason I thought it was coming out in August.

...It was probably the translators who said that, now that I think about it.

well, appantely, it worked for my friend (he doesn't even read the manga -_-) so yeah, the error was just my computerHahaha, dzang. Hope you got it working eventually.

[Racheal]

Hahaha, dzang. Hope you got it working eventually.
yeah, I had my friend re-zip it and send it to me ^^

I'm kinda amused by the fact, that I told my friend Pride would be in this chapter, not even expecting him to be, and why, who other is talking to Wrath, then our shadowy Pride? I'm beginning to think that Pride is someone we've met before. Roy's line on pg 33 about their being the "possibility of more homunculi pretending to be humans" made me think that. On first glance, his outline almost reminded me of Shou Tucker (which can't be right, since he's dead and all :|)
Envy mentioned Hughes, and I hate him for it :mad
and Roy got called useless again....poor poor Roy :kukuku

[Katara]

Jeez, Pride's RIGHT THERE!!! How come we're still not allowed to see his face?!?! :yelling

I was surprised that Marco was still alive. I would've thought that Envy killed him soon after he was caught. But I guess he's a sacrifice so it makes sense that they didn't.

It was a great chapter but I can't believe Arakawa would leave us hanging like that and jump into another Gaiden! Jeebus!
/rant end
Nice call on Pride. Just wish his shape was a little more identifiable. Anyways, I'll continue to believe that it's Hoenheim until I'm proven wrong. :P

And your Tucker guess isn't all that bad. We never actually saw his body being pummeled so...uh...yeah, I need to go to sleep.

Yay, they scanslated it! Dang, they're fast! :omg I had no idea Envy was talking to Ed in that panel...

But now that I've skimmed the raw, I wish they did the Gaiden too. Looks interesting. Especially that last scene. I wonder what's going on...

[N' FaMoS]

wha gaiden u talkin bout?!!
pride kant be hohenhiem, they refer to hohenheim as father, if he was pride they would kall him pride not father.
I kant wait to see how he lookz lik and whas his power?!!
But they said he was training or sumtin so he has to be extra fukin strong!!!
KANT WAIT!!

Gluttony is fukin strong as fuk!!iono how they r gunna beat him let alone get close enough to hurt him

[Katara]

wha gaiden u talkin bout?!!
pride kant be hohenhiem, they refer to hohenheim as father, if he was pride they would kall him pride not father.
...
That little end bit of 49. The one with the little girl with Hawkeye's hairstyle. I can't understand a word so it might not even be a Gaiden. I'm just assuming that's what it is since it seems to jump out of the current plot into something else completely.

I wasn't talking about Father. I think "Father" really is Ed and Al's dad but the character we've seen as "Hoenheim" (the one who has been with Pinako from the "days of old") is Pride.

Since I'm basing this off of the idea that the Sins have all been born from one individual (Father), I'm making the prediction that his pride would come in the form of himself. I know the shadow doesn't resemble him in the least but I'm sticking to it. Just like crazymoronx is sticking to the hand-mouth not being Deidara. >_>

[Racheal]

the 'gaiden' is actually a bit of story from the 3rd game, which is coming out in Japan next week. (I have no idea what is being said though >.<)

[Katara]

Wow. For an ad, that looks pretty interesting. :P It would make me want to play it, if I hadn't read those reviews saying that the first or second game was really linear in gameplay. :/ ...And if I could steal my brother's PS2...

Does she always do this for the games? Promote them with a small scene in the manga?

[Racheal]

I wouldn't have a clue; I only got into fma about 3 months ago (silly Cartoon Network not being avaiable in Canada.....)

and yeah, currently playing the 2nd game; It is quite linear, but it is still fun and amusing (the dialouge is great ^^)

[Katara]

I guess I'll have to look into that then! :amuse

The dialogue? (The second game is that fallen angel game, right?)

[( * )( * )]

it sucks asss its a stupid show

[Racheal]

no, the first game is the broken angel

the second one is Curse of the Crimision Elixir (it only came out in North America yesterday)

if you want, I actually ripped the opening video from the game (what plays when you let it sit.) You can download it here (http://rapidshare.de/files/3066057/FMA_2_-_CotCE_-_OP.avi.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/Racheal02/EdFace.png
^classic moment from the OP

[wandering_pandora]

hey! its my first time posting in this thread and i was wondering if there's an english/tokyo pop version of FMA? I want to read the manga after watching this great series! ^.^

[itachidattebayo]

The story lines quite good and the drawings are great but its just the scary stuff(Edward's mom and the Chimera Girl) that scare the wit out of kids tho.....

[wandering_pandora]

T_T i pitied their fates rather than get scared of them... especially poor nina-chan!

[Racheal]

hey! its my first time posting in this thread and i was wondering if there's an english/tokyo pop version of FMA? I want to read the manga after watching this great series! ^.^
ViZ just recently started releasing the volumes in English.
They're releasing at a rate of about 1 volume every 2 months, and just released Volume 2 this month (Vol. 3 is due out in September)

[N' FaMoS]

i jus bought Vol.2 even though i would have rather had bought Vol.1 but w/e
1st TIME I HAVE EVER PAID FOR MANGA! IN MY LIFE! and i think if it wasnt FMA i would have never dun it

[wandering_pandora]

^^ horray for FMA!

[RodMack]

i only have Vol. 1 of the FMA manga. need to get Vol. 2.

[Even]

FMA is a great anime:D A great plus is that everything that's written in the anime (like on letters, books, signs and tombstones) is written in English. Great story and cool characters as well. Recommended:D:D

[wandering_pandora]

^^ i just wished it went one longer and they had more adventures. i don't mind them having fillers. hehe, i also liked how ed got angry and exagerated how people talk about his height.

[Katara]

i only have Vol. 1 of the FMA manga. need to get Vol. 2.DL it for now and then buy the real deal later! :smile-big

^^ i just wished it went one longer and they had more adventures.That's why you read the manga! Because it won't be ending for quite some time! :laugh

exagerated how people talk about his height.Hehehehe...I loved it when Archer thought Ed was going to attack after calling himself the size of a grain of sand. :P

[wandering_pandora]

^^; what i meant was i wished that the series was longer like the manga. geez, im DLing the translated manga right now (though its now yet done. they only have until chapter 40).

[zeoblade]

hey what d'you people think about FMA?

I haven't seen the anime but the manga's good, almost rivals Naruto

Is that similar to Full Metal Panic? I saw an episode of that and it is fantastic! If anyone knows a direct download site for either please let me know by private message. Then I can actually let you know what I think of FMA haha!

[wandering_pandora]

Is that similar to Full Metal Panic? I saw an episode of that and it is fantastic! If anyone knows a direct download site for either please let me know by private message. Then I can actually let you know what I think of FMA haha!
@.@ noooo... they're different. That's what most people (including me) just think. But they're totally different animes. teehee! i also thought before that either one was the continuation of the other...

[TenshiOni]

Merged all threads about the awesome manga, Fullmetal Alchemist! Carry on!

[zeoblade]

Merged all threads about the awesome manga, Fullmetal Alchemist! Carry on!

I know FMP is already on DVD but what about FMA? Anyone know if you can you get it on direct download or not?

[Blinus]

For like, a month, directmanga.com had just not been working for me at all. I don't know if it's just bad luck, or if there's a priblem on my end or their end, but I cannot get FMA manga chpter 42 or anything beyond it. Anyone have them, or have a link?

Thanx.

[Hellrasinbrasin]

For you, that is missing chapters of Hagane no Renkin Jutsushi go hither to tokyotosho.com and run a search for Fullmetal Alchemist and you should find what ye seek.

[pek]

* merged *

[Blinus]

All I could find on Tokyotosho was chapters 44 and 45. I'm still missing 42, 43, 46, 47 48, and 49. Those ones are either not there at all, or are RAW.

[Dark Travis]

The manga is online here http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/temp.msnw but you could just save it to your hard drive as you read through them

[zeoblade]

The manga is online here http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/temp.msnw but you could just save it to your hard drive as you read through them

What about the anime??

[Blinus]

What about the anime??

http://boxtorrents.com/details.php?id=11507

All 51 eps by various groups. It sometimes glitches and the torrent doesn't download well or there's an error for some reason. Keep trying.

[zeoblade]

http://boxtorrents.com/details.php?id=11507

All 51 eps by various groups. It sometimes glitches and the torrent doesn't download well or there's an error for some reason. Keep trying.

How do you use it? Is it BT? I've never used it before.

[kakoishii]

if you ask me it would be a waste to spend literally hours downloading it at boxtorrents considering the speed is really inconsistent and if you're impatient like me you'll become annoyed. If you want all 51 episodes of FMA go to http://saiyan-rebirth.com and they have all the episodes direct download.

[zeoblade]

if you ask me it would be a waste to spend literally hours downloading it at boxtorrents considering the speed is really inconsistent and if you're impatient like me you'll become annoyed. If you want all 51 episodes of FMA go to http://saiyan-rebirth.com and they have all the episodes direct download.

Just because you said the magic words, "direct download" I am there...

[Blinus]

Yes. Go to bittorrent.com (I think that's the site's name. Good Bit Torrent if I'm wrong), and download the BT program. Once it says it's installed, go back to the FMA series torrent and click it to download it (If a box comes up asking if you wanna open or save, click open). Also, if you wanna say organizaed, save the series file to someplace easily accessible like the desktop.

And that's that. But I'm warning you, it's gonna take a loooong time to download 51 episodes.

EDIT: Never mind, I didn't even know an FMA series Direct Download existed.

[zeoblade]

I'm trying to download directly and now its asking me for anti leech plugin, is that necessary? It's not a virus, or trojan or anything to do with the privacy of my computer is it?

[Blinus]

I'm trying to download directly and now its asking me for anti leech plugin, is that necessary? It's not a virus, or trojan or anything to do with the privacy of my computer is it?

That is gibberish to me, I'm afraid I can't help you there. You might wanna ask in the comments and questions room on this forum.

[Naruto_Shoujo]

Yeah the anime was good. The frist episodes might
be confusing but it is good!

[pek]

Chapter 49 has been released. Its awesome ^^

[zeoblade]

That is gibberish to me, I'm afraid I can't help you there. You might wanna ask in the comments and questions room on this forum.

I was asking kakoishii

[Yavanna]

i got all 51 episodes (subbed) on DVD for $25.00

[zeoblade]

i got all 51 episodes (subbed) on DVD for $25.00

Well that is quick and easy. Maybe I should just go to the markets and get one myself. But I find it so challenging to try and download it for free....just like Rock Lee when he tries to catch the 20 leaves in the Chuunin exam...

[wandering_pandora]

v_v geez, i thought the manga in tokyotocho.com were translated. wah.... drats, the mangas' still running and the site where i get my FMA translated mangas (www.readmanga.com) are only up to Chapter 40, so far..... -sighs- ^^ anyway, i kinda find the manga funnier than the series! couldn't imagine Greed and his gang acting funny while they kidnapped Al 'til i read the manga, ehehehe....

[kumagoro_usagi]

I :love FMA! It has to be one of the best Anime/Manga of all time.I'm on the 48th episode of the anime but on the latest chapter of the manga. The two different plotlines fit together so perfectly of what FMA is about, sacrificing for the end result. I don't have a favourite character yet but I adore Edward!! Roy Mustang (I laughed when I heard his name) is another slick character I adore and Jean Havoc is the character I feel most sorry for.

[Zedaine]

Can anyone tell me how far the manga is right now and where to read them? I read the ones in readmanga.com but then it stopped at chapter 40 so if you can help i will greatly appreciate it

[Daniee]

Can anyone tell me how far the manga is right now and where to read them? I read the ones in readmanga.com but then it stopped at chapter 40 so if you can help i will greatly appreciate it
There's 49 chapters and you can read them here
http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/fullmetalalchemistmanga.msnw

[Hellrasinbrasin]

On the subject, of the show, I have all 51 episodes subbed and it only took me 10hrs to do it. The Manga should be in the 13th Vol. upon the release of ch50; or the 12th Vol. will end with ch50.

Since both anime and manga are too different sets of animals I can't really compare them to each other. Both the anime and manga are dark and moody
the latter more so than the other. Characters that were left reletively unharmed in the anime are shown no mercy in the manga.

First in the anime its almost a given that Doc. Marcoh is dead but in the manga he is alive and completly inside the lair of the beast. Only 6 of 7 Homunculus remain including Father (Hoenheim Elric); no Dante though do to the religious subject matter within the story I woudn't dismiss the possibility
of the characters appearance; assuming the author will even use Dante as a character; but since the design of "THE GATE" is lefted from book i - of The Divine Comedy - Dante's Inferno; your imagination is as good as anyone else's on what might happen next in the series.

In my opinion, since the anime incarnation is OFFICIALLY ENDE; the Manga can go in any direction of its telling and anyone or mass group of characters
can be killed off, or hurt in any assorted fashion now.

[Hellrasinbrasin]

The following is a discription of the horror that falls upon our characters

Edward and Ling were consumed by Gluttony. Gluttony might or might
not have killed Envy. Roy is possible about to be removed from the
military; making it easier to capture him since he would no longer be a
state alchemist. And Edward is shown beside himself within Gluttony
END OF CHAPTER.

[Daniee]

CHAPTER 50 RAW IS OUT!

http://groups.msn.com/FullMetalAlchemist/chapter50raw.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=9108

Damn...what a cliffhanger. Ed, Ling, and Envy have all been swallowed by Gluttony and Mustang is in some really deep shit with Bradley. Arakawa is evil...ending the chapter like that.

[Mr. Slick]

Overall Animation: FMA>Naruto
Fighting animation: Naruto>FMA
Sound/music: Naruto = FMA
Plot: FMA = Naruto
i think they are very similar in terms of plot. FMA focuses on brotherly love while naruto tends to go with relationships between comrades and friends.

So overall, i think FMA is better simply because the entire series is out and its overall quality is excellent. Whereas Naruto so far has been very good, but it might decrease in its quality in the future

[love_elric]

FMA is my favourite anime.. it rocks!! though naruto runs a close second.. haha.. only read till vol 3 of the manga though.. n it's so different.. n ya.. i think it's funnier too.. cant wait to read the rest of the manga.. gees.. (=

[N' FaMoS]

Y IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR THEM TO SCANLATE!!!
i kant wait anymore!

[YamiHikari]

Overall Animation: FMA>Naruto
Fighting animation: Naruto>FMA
Sound/music: Naruto = FMA
Plot: FMA = Naruto
i think they are very similar in terms of plot. FMA focuses on brotherly love while naruto tends to go with relationships between comrades and friends.

So overall, i think FMA is better simply because the entire series is out and its overall quality is excellent. Whereas Naruto so far has been very good, but it might decrease in its quality in the future

Agreed, except for a few things.
Every so often there's a fight sceen in FMA that blows Naruto out of the water. (Greed vs Ed.) It's different kinds of fighting than ninjas so it depends on your interests.

Also FMA's plot gets a lot deeper. I think what you mean was the themes are really simular, ie brotherly love, comrades ect. Which is true for most Shonen titles.

And finally to everyone, there is a completely separate Anime thread for FMA, this one it for the Manga.

[Hatsune Miku]

The anime Ed and the manga Ed are completely different. The anime Ed is more sweet, not a crazy kind. The manga Ed is loud, and the evil kind. God, I love him that way.

[Katara]

Chapter 50 is translated!!! :nuts

Oh, I hope Ling is okay. And that Ed is on the other side of the Gate. That'd be sweet.

Everything's moving so fast now!!! Can't wait!
@ Daniee78: I agree. She is evil incarnate. :tem Heck, I think she even has a step up on Kishimoto-san.

[Racheal]

Chapter 50 is translated!!! :nuts

Oh, I hope Ling is okay. And that Ed is on the other side of the Gate. That'd be sweet.

Everything's moving so fast now!!! Can't wait!
@ Daniee78: I agree. She is evil incarnate. :tem Heck, I think she even has a step up on Kishimoto-san.
yay! you said she! *bashes all her friends who thought Arakawa-sensei was a he*
and she IS evil, especially with the 1-month waits >.<
(though, on the plus side, 1 month waits have made 1 week waits seem like nothing)

it is late, and I have nothing important to say

[Beatnik]

Can anyone tell me which volume:

a mad father makes a hybrid of his daughter and their dog?

Thanks.

[mgrace]

I think thats early on try chapter 12 or 13...

[kumagoro_usagi]

The anime Ed and the manga Ed are completely different. The anime Ed is more sweet, not a crazy kind. The manga Ed is loud, and the evil kind. God, I love him that way.
Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Daniee]

Can anyone tell me which volume:

a mad father makes a hybrid of his daughter and their dog?

Thanks.
That would be volume 2, which is available from Viz

[wandering_pandora]

btw, how often do the mangas come out in the bookstores? o.O

[kumagoro_usagi]

Has the latest chapter come out yet?