Don't Forger 03Oct'11
So in FMA fandom, today is 'Don't Forget' day, the day when Edward and Alphonse Elric started out on their journey. Their first step in this journey consisted of burning their house to the ground so that they had no home to return to. They could only move forward.
So in honor of that momentous day, I wanted to do a little post to try and sucker convince people to take a chance on either the show or the manga. As usual I am going to be focusing on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood rather than the first anime, because that version of the anime, as well as the manga speak to me more than the first anime does. Which doesn't mean the first one is bad, just that I empathize with Brotherhood more.
Rather yammer on and on about the show, I am going to show people vids by people who are far more talented than I am, and let the pictures do the talking. I'm going to hide most of these behind a cut, but this first one I wanted to post outside the cut to try and entice you to come into the post and see more pretty.
This video is by Vinurify, it is called "We're Empty" and it is beautiful. If you watch nothing else here, watch this vid. Seriously. It takes scenes from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the movie based on the first anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa and creates something that speaks to the heart of both shows.
So first we have a fan made trailer by Vinurify, which she titles "Keep Going" (like all trailers, it is spoilery and not at the same time)
Next two trailers by Mindscaper, which do a good job of capturing the emotions of the story (and also have dialogue in English)
For some reason this starts really quiet:
I actually like this one a little better.
Finally Liisalisa has a great trailer she calls 'The Final Stand'
So there is the evidence that this is one of the best shows out there. Okay, maybe this won't convince everyone, but it should be a good start.
So in honor of that momentous day, I wanted to do a little post to try and sucker convince people to take a chance on either the show or the manga. As usual I am going to be focusing on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood rather than the first anime, because that version of the anime, as well as the manga speak to me more than the first anime does. Which doesn't mean the first one is bad, just that I empathize with Brotherhood more.
Rather yammer on and on about the show, I am going to show people vids by people who are far more talented than I am, and let the pictures do the talking. I'm going to hide most of these behind a cut, but this first one I wanted to post outside the cut to try and entice you to come into the post and see more pretty.
This video is by Vinurify, it is called "We're Empty" and it is beautiful. If you watch nothing else here, watch this vid. Seriously. It takes scenes from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the movie based on the first anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa and creates something that speaks to the heart of both shows.
Click to viewSo first we have a fan made trailer by Vinurify, which she titles "Keep Going" (like all trailers, it is spoilery and not at the same time)
Next two trailers by Mindscaper, which do a good job of capturing the emotions of the story (and also have dialogue in English)
For some reason this starts really quiet:
I actually like this one a little better.
Finally Liisalisa has a great trailer she calls 'The Final Stand'
So there is the evidence that this is one of the best shows out there. Okay, maybe this won't convince everyone, but it should be a good start.