oh oh oh~~ the plot is getting more interesting!(courtesy of getfansub.com)
i'm getting more n more n more excited towards the end of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. unlike the previous FMA, FMAB satisfy my criteria even more = lots of action, lots of humour, lots of animation, lots of love (this time it's obvious. hahaha), n lots of surprises (the appearance of Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong, the Briggs nothern fortress, the large transmutation circle throut Amestris country, Eastern Alchemy, etc). yea i love it! i hope the ending is more satisfying than previous FMA series.. hehe
for those who actually have never seen FMA before, the brief plot is..
there's a family. Elric family. lived in Resembool, Amestris, in 1900's. there were Edward Elric, his bro Alphonse (Al), n their parents (Trisha Elric n Van Hohenheim). one day, their father (Hohenheim) left the family, just when they were very young. years later, their mother died. Ed n Al learned alchemy, n then created a transmutation circle to bring their mother back. but as a result, Ed lost his left leg n right hand, Al lost his body (Ed managed to somehow 'attached' Al's soul into an empty armour), n then their mother never came back. then Ed n Al were raised by Pinako Rockbell (a grandma dear to them, a friend of Elric couple) n befriended Pinako's granddaughter, Winry Rockbell (she was then an automail mechanic who managed to construct mechanical leg n arm to Ed).
blablabla.. then Ed n Al studied a lot about alchemy to become State Alchemists. then they got the title 'Fullmetal Alchemist'. blablabla.. into the military. somehow called 'the dog of military'. but then, they have their own objectives: to find the philosopher stone to get their bodies back (but then.. complicated by the fact that that stone is made by sacrificing ppl's lives!).. n then the plot became more intensed by Scar (an Ishbalan monk who swore to kill all alchemists..), homonculi, the so-called 'Father', Eastern Alchemy (May, Ranfan, Prince Ling), the tense brought by Central army (led by King Bradley who was, indeed.. a homonculus!), tension at Briggs, etc.. but i like it!
for further info, click at this link: List of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episodes
*Ishbalan = a minority tribe in Amestris. they live in Ishbal region (Eastern region if i'm not mistaken. correct me). characterized by crimson eye colour n white/silver/grey hair.
*homonculus (plural: homonculi) = the 'creature' created by the so-called 'Father' whom possess immortality n capability to reproduce themselves when they are been destructed. currently, the homonculi appeared in FMAB are: Envy, Lust (died), Greed, Gluttony (died), Pride, Wrath (King Bradley), n Sloth. n yea.. they are named based on the '7 deadly sins'. hoho
actually, in FMA ending (Conquerer of Shamballa) isn't so favourable to me, except the OST (L'arc~en~ciel - Lost Heaven). coz i can't accept the fact that Edward Elric n his bro, Alphonse Elric decided to stay in real world, somewhere in Germany (not in their hometown, Resembool in alternate world).. then leaving all of them behind (Roy Mustang, Winry Rockbell, Grandma Pinako, their teacher Izumi, Riza Hawkeye).. so no happy ending. i'm anticipating something more than that. like they're been honoured by Amestris, or stay in their hometown, Ed get married (haha) to Winry or anything happy..
but then, looking at the current FMA: Brotherhood, surely FMA fans (if not all, most of them) will be happy towards the end coz it's filled with new elements n surprises~~
yea.. i'm going to follow this series till its end (ep.50 maybe).
n also, i love the opening (OP) n ending (ED) themes (Singer - Song Title):
ep.1-14:
OP: YUI - Again; ED: SID - Uso (Lie)
ep.15-26:
OP: Nico Touches The Walls - Hologram; ED: Fukuhara Miho - Let It All Out
ep.27-38:
OP: Sukima Switch - Golden Time Lover; ED: Lil'B - Tsunai Da Te
ep-39-end (yeay!):
OP: Chemistry - Period; ED: SCANDAL - Sentimental Moment
p/s: my moral was down to the hell this week. i hate working life. esp in that station. i won't say that bosses are bad, but this kind of boss really really really made me stressed up n broke down. but i'm Chidah Hikki, i'll take 'sweet revenge' so that towards the end the boss will feel shame of herself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p/s 2: alhamdulillah, i'm recovering. n tq to FMA: Brotherhood, i feel revive. haha