Because it's October 3rd

    Once something is lost is it truly gone? What are you willing to lose to bring it back? And if it does come back are you willing to face the consequences if what returns isn't what it once was?

    Today is October third. The day Edward and Alphonse Elric left their childhood home behind and set forth trying to correct their mistakes.

       After trying to bring back their dead mother using a human transmutation circle. Young novice alchemists Edward and Alphonse Elric lose more than they bargained for. Edward loses an arm and leg while his younger brother Alphonse loses much more, his body. Edward seals Alphonse's soul in a suit of armor. Their childhood friend Winry and her grandmother Pinako nurse Edward back to health. Winry crafts a metal prosthetic arm and leg also know as auto mail for Edward, At the age of twelve Edward becomes the youngest person in history to pass the state alchemist exam. With his metal arm and leg he is given the code name Full Metal Alchemist. 

                                            (Some arts and crafts should not be part of family bonding)

     Just like his stature the pint sized pip squeak has an attitude to match. He tries to play the cool, calm, and collected hero for his brother, but if anyone brings up his height he is quick to retaliate. Alphonse is often the one to calm others down while Edward has a tantrum. Over the episodes Edward matures, but the guilt of his brother's body being a sacrifice for a failed transmutation circle (something that was forbidden) still lingers on his conscience.

      Alright that's as spoiler free as I can get. The anime teaches a lesson. That some things are meant to stay gone and that you should appreciate what remains. That instead of waiting to be saved the best option is to pull up your boot straps and be your own hero.

~Favorite Character~
 -Honestly it's between Colonel Maes Hughes with his infectious excitement and love for his young daughter who Edward helped deliver or Riza Hawkeye who is just an all around bad ass mama bear who keeps the commanding office from falling apart.

~Least Favorite Character~

      -I would say Füher King Bradley, but this is the guy you are supposed to hate. He may seem like the gleeful boss that just happens to have a bit of a dictator streak to him, but once his true identity is a reveal you'll see he is a raging a-hole.

     -The character who grates my skin would be Shou Tucker aka The Sewing Life Alchemist. This man may look sweet, but he deserves no sympathy. He didn't blink an eye when he sacrificed his wife and daughter when his certification was on the line.

~Why I'm crying~

      Like my favorite character I'm torn between two scenes. Maes Hughes funeral or Nina Tucker fused with her dog and killed by Scar.

                                                            (We all know you're useless in the rain)

~My Aww moment~

     -Edward's proposal to Winry by comparing it to the equivalent exchange rule of alchemy. Yes I know it isn't the most romantic proposal, but it's the thought that counts. Still my favorite couple would have to be Riza Hawkeye and Roy Mustang for filling the role the boys' parents.

      Yes, I know this was brief. I myself wouldn't really count it as a review. I would count FMA on the list of recommendations. So if you find yourself in the mood for an anime with a great story that will make you care for the characters you can't go wrong with Full Metal Alchemist.

             

                                                       ~Until next time I hope your journey fares well.

    

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