Dororo Anime Review

Title: Dororo
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Supernatural, Historical
Written By: Osamu Tezuka
Studio: MAPPA, Tezuka Productions
Synopsis: The greedy samurai lord Daigo Kagemitsu’s land is dying, and he would do anything for power, even renounce Buddha and make a pact with demons. His prayers are answered by 12 demons who grant him the power he desires by aiding his prefecture's growth, but at a price. When Kagemitsu's first son is born, the boy has no limbs, no nose, no eyes, no ears, nor even skin—yet still, he lives. This child is disposed of in a river and forgotten. But as luck would have it, he is saved by a medicine man who provides him with prosthetics and weapons, allowing for him to survive and fend for himself. The boy lives and grows, and although he cannot see, hear, or feel anything, he must defeat the demons that took him as sacrifice. With the death of each one, he regains a part of himself that is rightfully his. For many years he wanders alone, until one day an orphan boy, Dororo, befriends him. The unlikely pair of castaways now fight for their survival and humanity in an unforgiving, demon-infested world. (https://myanimelist.net/anime/37520/Dororo)

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Inuyashiki Anime Review

Title: Inuyashiki The Last Hero
Genre: Body Horror, Science Fiction, Superhero
Written By: Hiroya Oku
Studio: MAPPA
Synopsis: Inuyashiki Ichiro is an older, friendless man with an uncaring family. One fateful evening in a nearly empty public park, he is struck by an explosion of extraterrestrial origin, and his body is replaced by an incredibly powerful, but still outwardly human, mechanical body. He quickly realizes the extent of his body's powers, and after saving a homeless man being beaten by a pack of teenagers, he decides to dedicate himself to doing good, using his powers to heal those with incurable diseases and fight crime. However, a teenager who was with him at the time of the explosion, Shishigami Hiro, had the same fate as Ichiro, but unlike Inuyashiki, Shishigami becomes a psychopath who goes about using his newfound abilities to murder various people, from classmates that annoy him to innocent families, including young children, just for amusement. His acts of merciless cruelty bring him the attention of the police, who can do nothing to stop him. Hiro becomes the most wanted criminal in the country. The series follows these two different individuals who once shared the same bizarre experience, as their paths are destined to clash. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuyashiki)

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Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Anime Review

Title: Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet bound Hanako-kun)
Genre: Fantasy, Shoujo
Written by: Iro Aida
Studio: Lerche
Synopsis: The famous "Seven Wonders" that every school seems to have are a staple of Japanese urban legends. One of the most well-known of these tales is that of Hanako-san: the ghost of a young girl who haunts the school's bathrooms. Kamome Academy has its own version of Hanako-san's legend. Rumors claim that if one successfully manages to summon Hanako-san, she will grant her summoner any wish. Lured by the gossip, many people have tried to call upon her, yet every attempt has failed. However, when Nene Yashiro, a girl hoping for romantic fortune, dares to summon Hanako-san, she discovers that the rumored "girl" is actually a boy! After a series of unfortunate events involving Nene's romantic desires, she is unwillingly entangled in the world of the supernatural, becoming Hanako-kun's assistant. Soon, she finds out about Hanako-kun's lesser-known duty: maintaining the fragile balance between mortals and apparitions. (https://myanimelist.net/anime/39534/Jibaku_Shounen_Hanako-kun)

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Fruits Basket 2019 Anime Review

Title: Fruits Basket
Genre: Reverse Harem, Romantic Comedy, Supernatural, Shoujo
Written By: Natsuki Takaya
Studio: TMS/8PAN 
Synopsis:
When high school student Tohru Honda's mother dies in a car crash, Tohru decides to live with her grandfather. Renovations on the house and unsupportive and unkind family members cause her to move out of her grandfather's house temporarily and, since she has nowhere else to go, Tohru begins living in a tent and supporting herself. That is, until she finds a home in the least likely of places, inhabited by her popular classmate Yuki Sohma and his cousin Shigure. The first day Tohru moves into the Sohma house, an orange haired teenager crashes through the roof of her new bedroom and starts attacking Yuki. This newcomer is Kyo, Yuki and Shigure's aggressively angry cousin. Tohru tries to stop the fight by holding him, causing him to transform into an orange cat in front of her. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruits_Basket)

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Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Review

Title: Yuri!!! on Ice
Genre: Sports
Written By: Sayo Yamamoto, Mitsurou Kubo
Synopsis: Reeling from his crushing defeat at the Grand Prix Finale, Yuuri Katsuki, once Japan's most promising figure skater, returns to his family home to assess his options for the future. At age 23, Yuuri's window for success in skating is closing rapidly, and his love of pork cutlets and aptitude for gaining weight are not helping either. However, Yuuri finds himself in the spotlight when a video of him performing a routine previously executed by five-time world champion, Victor Nikiforov, suddenly goes viral. In fact, Victor himself abruptly appears at Yuuri's house and offers to be his mentor. As one of his biggest fans, Yuuri eagerly accepts, kicking off his journey to make it back onto the world stage. But the competition is fierce, as the rising star from Russia, Yuri Plisetsky, is relentlessly determined to defeat Yuuri and win back Victor's tutelage. (https://myanimelist.net/anime/32995/Yuri_on_Ice)

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Vinland Saga Anime Review

Title: Vinland Saga
Genre: Adventure, Historical, Fiction
Written by: Makoto Yukimura
Synopsis: Young Thorfinn grew up listening to the stories of old sailors that had traveled the ocean and reached the place of legend, Vinland. It's said to be warm and fertile, a place where there would be no need for fighting—not at all like the frozen village in Iceland where he was born, and certainly not like his current life as a mercenary. War is his home now. Though his father once told him, "You have no enemies, nobody does. There is nobody who it's okay to hurt," as he grew, Thorfinn knew that nothing was further from the truth.
 The war between England and the Danes grows worse with each passing year. Death has become commonplace, and the viking mercenaries are loving every moment of it. Allying with either side will cause a massive swing in the balance of power, and the vikings are happy to make names for themselves and take any spoils they earn along the way. Among the chaos, Thorfinn must take his revenge and kill the man who murdered his father, Askeladd. The only paradise for the vikings, it seems, is the era of war and death that rages on. (https://myanimelist.net/anime/37521/Vinland_Saga)

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Dr. STONE Anime Review

Title: Dr. STONE
Genre: Shounen, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic
Written By: Riichiro Inagaki
Synopsis: Typical student Taiju Oki tells his science-loving friend Senku Ishigami that he will confess his feelings to their classmate Yuzuriha Ogawa. He prepares to make his confession to Yuzuriha under a camphor tree on the school grounds, but his attempt is interrupted when a bright light appears in the sky. Taiju pushes Yuzuriha to the tree to protect her as the light petrifies them along with the entire human population. After 3700 years spent trapped in stone, Senku and Taiju are somehow revived from their petrified state six months apart in what they now call the Stone World. (wikipedia)

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Initial D Anime Review

Title: Initial  D
Genre: Action, Seinen,Sports
Written  By: Shuichi Shigeno
Synopsis: Set in the late 1990s in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, the series follows the adventures of Takumi Fujiwara, an eighteen year old who helps his father run a tofu store by making deliveries every morning to a hotel on Akina with his father's Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86). It is revealed that Takumi has been driving on Mt. Akina every morning to deliver Tofu to the summit five years before he even had his license. As a result his skills in mountain racing were honed, and is able to drive under adverse weather conditions. vSet in the late 1990s in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, the series follows the adventures of Takumi Fujiwara, an eighteen year old who helps his father run a tofu store by making deliveries every morning to a hotel on Akina with his father's Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86). It is revealed that Takumi has been driving on Mt. Akina every morning to deliver Tofu to the summit five years before he even had his license. As a result his skills in mountain racing were honed, and is able to drive under adverse weather conditions. (https://initiald.fandom.com/wiki/Initial_D)

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Given Anime Review

Title: given

Genre: Yaoi, Drama, Shounen Ai, Romance

Written By: Natsuki Kizu

Synopsis: One day, Ritsuka Uenoyama meets Mafuyu Sato and his broken guitar. Seeing the guitar gives Ritsuka feelings of nostalgia, so he decides to repair it. Ritsuka feels like he has no choice but to teach him the guitar, but when he hears Mafuyu’s singing, it pierces his heart. Ritsuka invites Mafuyu into his band and the distance between them changes. However, it seems as if Mafuyu, who can’t express his emotions well, is trapped in his own past. (https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Anime) 

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The Promised Neverland Anime Review

Title: Yakusoku no Neverland (The Promised Neverland)
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller
Written By: Kaiu Shirai
 Synopsis: Set in the year 666 , Emma is an 11-year-old orphan living in Grace Field House, a small orphanage housing her and her 37 siblings. Life had never been better; with food that tasted gourmet, plush beds, snow-white uniforms, and the love of their "Mother" (the caretaker) Isabella, as well the litany of daily exams that Emma always aced with her two best friends Ray and Norman. The orphans are allowed to do whatever they please, except venture out of the compounds or the gate that connects the house to the outside world. On a fateful night, an orphan named Conny is sent away to be adopted, but Emma and Norman follow her after noticing that she had left her stuffed rabbit toy, Little Bunny, back at the house. Sneaking out, they find Conny dead and the truth of the existence of this supposed orphanage to be a farm where human children are raised as food for the Demons. Worse still, Isabella is in allegiance with the Demons, ripping away at everything the two ever thought they knew. Determined to break out of Grace Field House, Norman and Emma partner up with Ray to peel away at the façade of the farm and find a way to escape with all their other siblings. (Wikipedia)

(The Grace Field children and it's "mamas")

Thoughts:

The same with Banana Fish, I always saw this anime in the top 1 of the the top 10 anime list while it is still airing. Being cautious enough (I really got a cautious because of what happen to me with Banana Fish. Curiosity really kills a cat!), I watched this anime as soon as the last episode finished airing.

(One of the most thrilling scenes in TPN. Mamais starting to doubt Emma and Norman)

This anime is the same with Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan). This anime requires a lot of thinking with strategies to break out from the wall of Grace Field. The only thing that will make you very anxious is the main protagonists are only turning 12 years old. They are trying to absorb the fact that they are actually gonna die inside the Grace Field house. That idea alone is disturbing enough for me.

(The three main protagonists from left to right; Norman, Ray and Emma)

Recently, I read the manga and I am still amazed how these kids ranging from 6-12 years old were able to survive the land of the demons. A lot of plot twists are present in the story and of course more favorite character deaths (I feel so numb about this. Thank you Banana Fish and Attack on Titan.).

Animation: (10/10)

Clover Works did the anime adaptation and I would say that it is a good one! Nothing to discuss about bad animation.

Soundtrack: (10/10)

The opening anime theme "Touch off" was sung by UVERworld! The same band who sung the 4th opening theme of Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) "Odd Future" and Bleach's 2nd opening theme "D-Technolife". This band has made it's name by singing a lot of anime theme songs of the popular animes from before up until now.

The ending song was entitled "Zettai Zetsumei" sung by Cö shu Nie is also good. While the ending theme animation is presenting the small moments of the children inside the house, the song's melody is creepy enough to describe the anime plot.

(Each child from Grace Field House has a "tagging" on their necks)

Overall: (10/10)

Recommended to those people who likes to watch angst stories and strategic plots. Good for over 13 viewers only! Some scenes are really disturbing.


Now look at this cute little adorable Phil. I am really sure, he is the star of this story.

Mob Psycho 100 Anime Review

Title: Mob Psycho 100
Genre: Action, Comedy, Supernatural
Written By: One
Synopsis: Kageyama Shigeo aka Mob is a powerful esper and wanted to live a normal life like the other kids. One day, he went to Reigen Arataka's , a self-proclaimed psychic, office to express himself and tell the truth about his power. Later, Mob was hired as Reigen's trainee on how to use his powers effectively and how to live his life normally.

Thoughts:
The first thing that I realized about his anime in the first minutes of watching the first episode is: "Is this animated by bones?" And hurray it was animated by bones! (should I make a list of animes animated by bones soon? with this I shall add a label "bones") If you were able to read my reviews about Boku no Hero Academia (oh haven't reviewed that yet! Kuso. I'll review it once the season 4 finished airing) and Noragami or other reviews, I am always hyped if the anime was animated by bones. I don't remember if I really mentioned it here but I am a fan of bones studio. Their animation is very superb. So, this anime have a hell of an animation. I assure you it is one of the animes that you must not miss.

One is the mangaka of One Punch Man so it's a little bit the same with story with the latter. Mob is a very powerful esper. And if I say very, It's most likely stronger than you think. Like Saitama in One Punch Man, Mob is wishing a normal thing.

The art is too unique as well. They looked like Saitama's eggfaced. As for the plot, the plot is the synopsis that I wrote above. That simple. The thing that you wouldn't want to miss is how powerful he is.

Animation: 11/10
I know I look like I am being biased but bones animation are the coolest thing you'll ever saw. Well, if it's Your Name and Garden of Words, it's a different story. Come to think of it, Ouran High School Host Club was animated by bones too. Hell I am just talking about bones here. I am so sorry.

Soundtrack: 10/10

The opening and ending songs of this anime is really something too. The hype will rise as you hear the opening song especially [99.9] by Mob Choir feat. sajou no hana in Season 2 opening song. I was really hyped while listening to it.

Overall: 10/10
I recommend this to you right now. Watch it right now. As in RIGHT NOW. You are missing so much if you haven't watched it.

Banana Fish Anime Review

Title: Banana Fish
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Written By: Akimi Yoshida
Synopsis: Ash Lynx is a 17 year old boy who is a boss of a gang in America. One night while he was walking down a dark street he met a dying person talking about "Banana Fish" which was the last words heard from his brother. With this he started to investigate what is Banana Fish without knowing that he is trying to enter the deeper world of Golzine (Ash' "owner") and fought to live and destroy that man with Okumura Eiji.

(Ash' bravery even though he was about to be raped ;-;)

Thoughts: While Banana Fish is still airing, my friend and I actually was wondering why this anime is always sitting on the number one spot of the of the weekly top 10. Then a lot of anime fans trying to ship the two protagonists of Banana Fish. As a proud fujoshis, my friend and I waited for this series to be finished airing to binge watch it after thinking that this might be one of the BL (Boy's Love) Manga that was adapted to animation.

This anime is like Fullmetal Alchemist (FMA) that makes every fan cry or feel a great sting on their chest, or might be better than FMA when it comes with dark plots. The story involves war, crime, prostitution, murder, gang, rape and real life stories. Personally, I think this is darker than FMA.

(Eiji talking about Ash)

I cried a lot. This anime hurts my heart and makes me think "why am I living like this?", "my life is actually better than I think". Ash is just a teenager who can use gun and kill every man that needs to be killed for Eiji. He was also living in hell, being raped with different kinds of man and dealing with people with authorities. Try to think of it. He is just 17 years old, When I am in that age, I just shrugged of my homework!

(Ash and Eiji acting like kids ;-;)

Ash and Eiji's love for each other actually exceeded the romantic love that we know. They are connected not with just the word "friends" but also with "trust", "faith" and "soul" and I think that is beautiful. I consider this anime as BL since the two male protagonists have this unbreakable connection to each other.

(Ash talking about Eiji)

After watching this anime, I read the last chapters of the manga. We finally understood why this anime always at the top and Shingeki no Kyojin (I am a SNK fan afterall) is either second or lower.

(Ash while chasing the car who kidnapped Skipper and Eiji)

Animation: 10/10
I am impressed that they mostly restored the art plus the animation is just my type of animation. It is much alike with BONES. They have this little movements that actually makes you think that it was the right way of making the characters move.

(Eiji's letter)

Soundtrack: 10/10
The opening and ending songs were made just for this anime. It really suits with the mood and graveness of the story. Plus the original soundtrack was also cool. It actually made the character cooler.

Overall: 10/10
Perfectly recommended for above 18 viewers! Ready a box of tissue cause feels are going to eat you up each episode!

A little heart fluttering photo of Ash to reduce the bittersweet feeling that I am feeling while i write this blog. This anime really made an impact on me. Anyways, to know the real ending of Banana fish, read the manga's last two chapters (I think) and you will read the story of Eiji after 8 years. 

The Nine Titan Shifters

I posted a video explaining the Nine Titan Shifter in Attack on Titan. Basically this blog is just my script of it. If you want to check out my video just click this link.

·         Founding Titan – It is the first titan. According to the history of the walls, it was Ymir Fritz who was the first holder of the Founding titan. She got this power from a devil, perhaps she traded something like her soul as what we knew in fiction stories. After having the power for 13 years, she died and the power of the Founding Titan was split between the 9 inheritors. It is said that the holder of the Founding Titan should be a royal blood or the direct descendant of Ymir to achieve the full potential of it. The 145^th King, Karl Fritz inherited the power of the Founding Titan and used its ability to escape from the Great Titan War. It is a civil war between the families of the possible inheritors of the power of titan. The king abandoned his responsibility to his country and created a new country that he called “Paradis Island” and stated that the peace should be in that island always. He used the power of the Founding Titan to make the countless colossus titans by using its “Scream” ability and create three walls and named it “Maria”, “Rose” and “Sina”. He stated that once that the peace was disturbed in his island he will use those colossus titans to “flatten the earth”. The former handlers after Ymir that was revealed in the manga were Karl Fritz then it was taken by the Reiss Family after some years. From Rod’s Father to Uri Reiss, Rod’s brother. Then it was given to Frieda Reiss, Historia’s half sister. Then it was forcefully taken by Grisha Jaeger and soon given to Eren Jaeger. The Founding Titan also has the ability to control the titans by means of its “Coordinate” like what Eren Jaeger did in episode 37. Though Eren doesn’t have a royal blood he was able to control the titans after he had a contact with the titan that was Dina Fritz. Another power is the memory manipulation that was shown in episode 43 where Frieda Reiss erased Historia’s memories with her.  Also, this ability was used by Karl Frits to manipulate the memory of the Eldians inside the walls to isolate them from outside world.

·         Colossus/Colossal Titan – First seen in the first episode, standing before the great wall of Maria having the height of more than 50 meters. He used his massive size to leave a huge hole on the wall making the peace ordered by the former king, Karl Fritz disturbed. The Colossus Titan is also called “God of Destruction” because of its massive size and ability to make a large explosion. The large explosion was seen in chapter 78 in the “Return of Shiganshina” Arc making a large mushroom smoke from the transformation explosion. Another ability of the Colossus Titan is to release immense amount of steam from its body due to the sever heat of the Colossus Titan. The heat serves as his shield from the attacking soldiers as seen in episode 32. The former holder of the Colossus Titan is Bertoldt Hoover and the current holder is Armin Arlert.

·         Armored Titan – First seen in episode 2, dashing towards the second gate of Shiganshina which is the Wall Maria itself.  Its ability is to harden his skin that can even destroy the wall created by the Colossus Titans back then. This also makes the Armored Titan undefeatable during the “Fall of Shiganshina” Arc. But during the “Clash of Titans” Arc where in Eren and the Armored Titan fought, Eren was able to almost defeat the Armored Titan by means of close combat that he learned from Annie Leonheart. The current holder of the Armored Titan is Reiner Braun and he has two candidates namely Gabi Braun and Falco Grice.

·         Attack Titan – Aside from the power of the Founding Titan, Eren Jaeger also have the power of the Attack Titan. It is said that this titan fought for freedom for years. It was first seen in episode 7 when Mikasa was in the verge of giving up and was revealed that the holder is Eren in episode 9. The main ability of the Attack Titan is its tenacity to fight for the freedom. The hardening ability that was seen in episode 45 that saved the lives of the Levi squad came from the bottle that he drank from Rod Reiss. That ability was used to close the gap in Shiganshina. In chapter 88, Eren Kruger was introduced as the oldest known holder of the Attack Titan. After revealing his identity as “the owl” he gave the power of Attack Titan to Grisha Jaeger and later gave it to his son Eren Jaeger. 

·         Female Titan – First seen in episode 17 in the anime adaptation. The only holder revealed in the manga is Annie Leonhart. The Female Titan is using its ability to attract titans nearby and lead them to the formation made by Erwin in the “Outside the Walls” Arc. In the “Marley” Arc, it was revealed that she also used this ability to lure the titans towards to Wall Maria before Bertoldt made his move. The Female Titan is very versatile and has high endurance. Its titan body is somewhat the same with a human’s body that is why the titans are very attracted to her. She also have the ability like with the Founding Titan which is the “Coordinate” in which she screamed to lure the nearby titans seen in episode 20 like what Eren did in episode 37 plus she can also harden its skin like with the Armored Titan. With this we have the theory that Annie might be a royal blood since she can use more abilities of the Female Titan.

·         Beast Titan – first seen in episode 26 walking around Mike with the Cart Titan and some pure titans. The ability of it is to manipulate titans by ordering them what to do. The Beast Titan can speak a language understood by humans. It also has the ability to create titans like what Founding Titan can do. The Beast Titan is like a titan weapon for war. His ability was used in “Marley” Arc wherein he was sent to a war creating a large amount of titans towards the opposing side. His ability to throw with immense power is one thing as well. Add up his pitching talent, this ability is so deadly. The Beast Titan must be a baseball fan. He also has the “Hardening” ability like with the Armored Titan however it was not seen in manga. The current holder of the Beast Titan is Zeke Jaeger who is the half brother of Eren Jaeger and his candidate is Historia Reiss. Zeke is a royal blood that is why he can use the full powers of the Beast Titan.

·         Jaw Titan – First seen in episode 29 revealing that Ymir is the holder of it in “Clash of Titans” Arc. Its ability is its unbeatable speed and agility that is why it was first called “Dancing Titan”. However, when Reiner and Bertoldt successfully kidnapped Ymir and Eren, Bertoldt told Ymir that she ate their comrade and the power of titan was passed to her after that. She decided to take sides with them and later sent to Marley to give back the power. Another one is the crushing strength of its jaw and nails. It was seen in chapter 102 in the “Marley” Arc when Eren and the Jaw Titan fought before he swallowed the holder of the War Hammer Titan. That ability is so powerful that scratched the hardened crystal made by the War Hammer Titan. The former holder of the Jaw Titan was Marcel Galliard, eaten by Ymir and now currently inherited by Porco Galliard, Marcel’s younger brother.

·         Cart Titan – First seen in episode 26 with the Beast titan. Its abilities are its speed and endurance. The Cart titan can maintain its form for a long period of time greatly used for equipping machine guns and other gears. It’s quadrupedal form is more likely the reason behind its speed. The Cart Titan was used in “Return in Shiganshina” Arc in which it is carrying the barrels where Bertoldt was hiding. The current holder of the Cart Titan is Pieck

·         War Hammer Titan – first seen in chapter 101 in “Battle of Liberio” in the “Marley” Arc. After Willy Tybur, a royal blood, died during a speech in Liberio, his younger sister transformed into its titan form and had a clash with Eren. Its ability is “Structural Hardening” wherein it can make weapons using the hardened crystal or skin. The whole titan form of it is actually hardened and the holder was detached from the body remotely controlling the titan body from afar. With this ability, the War Hammer Titan can create spikes from the ground and other kinds of weapon. The current holder of the War Hammer Titan is Eren Jaeger after using the Jaw Titan’s nails to brekl the hardened crystal enveloping the sister of Willy.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) Anime Review

Title: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Genre: Shounen, Dark Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction
Written and Illustrated By: Hiromu Arakawa
Synopsis: The Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse were living perfectly with their mother in a peaceful town of Resembool. They are both smart children and they excel in alchemy like their father. However, their mother died due to an illness outbreak and they were left alone. They know an alchemy in which they can resurrect a dead called "Human Transmutation" which is a taboo. Alchemy requires an equal value of exchange or called "The Law of Equivalent Exchange" to perform the transformation. In Human Transmutation, they need to give the most equal amount to resurrect a dead. They took the risk to perform this dangerous alchemy. As a result, Alphonse's body and Edward's limb were taken as an exchange and unfortunately the Human Transmutation is a big failure. Luckily, Edward was able to take Alphonse's soul back and placed it in an empty armor. In exchange of that, Edward's arm was taken. In order to take back Alphonse' body, they are searching for the Philosopher's Stone.

(Young Ed and Al before doing the Human Transmutation)

Thoughts:

Watching it once, I re watched it immediately and even though I already know the events of the story I still cried for the characters in this anime. This anime was being recommended to me for years but I only got the chance to watch this and immediately I included this anime in one of my favorites. Though I more like the plot of the first anime series, it's plot is still recommended to be watched. This anime moved me into tears most of the time. It never escaped the reality of the world. You can always see the desires of the people in this anime. Dark pasts of each of the character. Brutal killings and war against other places in one nation. Now who told you that anime is for kids only?

I appreciate the overall character development of Ed and Al in the story. Just imagine two 16 years old children fighting with their fate as the people who received punishment because of using the human transmutation while they are opposing the government because of their evil plan, killing everyone in their country and in order to achieve that they need to kill different kinds of people. I don't know how they can manage living doing that. Not just the two protagonist but a lot of characters in the story that has their individual dark pasts and dreams.

(Height difference from episode 9 to episode 46)

One more thing, there are no useless character in the story. Everyone has an important role except to that damn father who turned his daughter into a chimera. Nothing can be darker on that scene. Female characters are one thing as well. I really admire those female characters that has courage to fight like a man. Special mention: Olivier Mira Armstrong!! A Major General who can fight against homunculus though she only have her sword skills. She can fight like a powerful alchemist. 

(Izumi Curtis - Ed and Al's teacher)

(Major Alex Louis Armstrong and Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong)

Though this anime has a dark plot, the mangaka never forgot to give this anime some humors like Roy Mustang being the coolest and one of the strongest alchemist but he have so many running gags in the anime.

Comparing from the 2003 series, this series is better if we talk about the number of the fight scenes. If you watched the first series you can notice that the power of being an alchemist was not shown there rather it always telling us that they can fight using their brains rather that with their fight skills. But in this series aside from their smart brains, they fight using martial arts or any kind of fighting styles (for example: Lin using an Asian Martial Arts, Olivier using her sword skill) and that made me hyped for this anime series.

(Colonel Roy Mustang - The Flame Alchemist)

Animation: 10/10
First I was wondering, why does it look like a fight scene from Boku no Hero Academia and Noragami? Then I learned that it was BONES who did the animation of this anime! I was hyped! BONES always do a great job in animation!

(Colonel Roy Mustang and First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye fighting at the Promised Day)

Soundtrack: 10/10
Anime Opening and Ending songs are great! It makes me want to watch the whole series again whenever I hear it's songs on my playlist. Plus the meaning of the songs are so sad but hopeful that is really matching with the plot of the anime. KUDOS AGAIN FOR THAT. The original soundtrack is almost the same with the first anime series so I got no problem with that!

Overall: 10/10
Totally recommended to people who can take dark plots. But the ending is one of the nicest thing you will see in the anime world. Believe me.

A/N: Right now I am watching Dragon Ball Super to support for it's upcoming movie next year: "Dagon Ball Super: Broly" and reading he manga of Fullmetal Alchemist to know the difference of it from the two anime series.