FMA: Brotherhood
Apr. 5th, 2009 12:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragonimpJust finished watching the premiere episode of the new FMA. My reaction was a resounding:
Meh.
It's probably just this episode. It felt too cramped. They were trying to introduce too many characters and too many concepts at once. One of the great things about FMA - both the manga and the original anime - was the gradual way the story played out. This felt rushed. Once the story proper gets going it'll probably be fine, but I really wasn't impressed by the pacing or the storytelling here.
Also, based on the teasers, I was expecting a lot more from the animation. It had its moments, but it also felt awkward.
It's going to take me a while to get used to Roy's new voice, too. It just doesn't have the depth and resonance I'm used to.
Riza wins for one-liners, though: "Please only be useless on rainy days, sir."
Meh.
It's probably just this episode. It felt too cramped. They were trying to introduce too many characters and too many concepts at once. One of the great things about FMA - both the manga and the original anime - was the gradual way the story played out. This felt rushed. Once the story proper gets going it'll probably be fine, but I really wasn't impressed by the pacing or the storytelling here.
Also, based on the teasers, I was expecting a lot more from the animation. It had its moments, but it also felt awkward.
It's going to take me a while to get used to Roy's new voice, too. It just doesn't have the depth and resonance I'm used to.
Riza wins for one-liners, though: "Please only be useless on rainy days, sir."
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2009-04-06 03:49 am (UTC)Being a walking philosopher's stone has to have messed with Hohenheim's DNA, it would make sense for Ed and Al to be affected. Chances are Arakawa's not going to take the storyline that far forward in the manga, though.