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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 40 Review

Episode 40, "Freeza’s Final Super Transformation! The Terror Greater Than Hell Starts Now"

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Synopsis: Enraged at Freeza, Gohan attacks and seems to overpower him with a ki blast, but Freeza pushes it back and Piccolo has to save him from it hitting Gohan. Freeza recognizes that Gohan is a Saiyan, but doesn’t know who could have fathered him. Vegeta demands that Kuririn injure him near fatally so that when Dende heals him, he’ll be more powerful than ever, because Saiyans get a power up every time they recover from near death. Kuririn, however, is hesitant to do so. Freeza decides to reveal his true form, changing again. Kuririn finally blasts Vegeta at full power, and Vegeta believes he’ll finally become a Super Saiyan. As Freeza transforms, Vegeta tries to get Dende to heal him, but Dende refuses because of all the Namekians Vegeta killed. Dende heals Piccolo instead. Gohan manages to convince Dende to heal Piccolo. Now in his true form, Freeza immediately kills Dende to prevent any further recoveries. Gohan, Piccolo, and Kuririn attack Freeza, but cannot harm him at all. Then Freeza targets Gohan. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 45 Review

Episode 45, "The Promised Day"

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Synopsis: Greed attacks Fuhrer King Bradley/Wrath in his home, but Bradley proves too formidable, and he escapes. At the Armstrong estate, Olivier suggests that her father hand over the Armstrong property to her, but he has plans to give it to Alex. Alex arrives and Olivier suggests a duel for the right to inherit the estate. Their father, mother, and younger sister go off to take a vacation in Xing as they fight. Olivier comes out on top, ejecting Alex from the home. In Youswell, Mei encounters several townsfolk willing to help her with food and board before her trip to Xing, and touched by their generosity, plus a few words from Envy, Mei runs off to Central instead, to Envy’s delight. Edward finds the safehouse Mustang and them had used, expecting to find Alphonse. Instead, Ling arrives, informing Edward that Father is waiting for "the promised day" to active the nationwide alchemy array. Greed soon takes control of his body again and Edward agrees to become his henchman, which Greed gladly accepts. In the north, Izumi gets captured by Briggs troops in order to pass along a message from Alphonse and Hohenheim. The message is passed through Roy’s group as well, and everyone prepares for "the promised day". read more

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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 39 Review

Episode 39, "The Reborn Piccolo Arrives! A Furious Freeza’s 2nd Transformation"

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Synopsis: Challenging Freeza, Piccolo seems capable with keeping up with the tyrant in combat. Freeza is surprised, but not especially impressed, and presses harder. After removing his weighted training garbs, Piccolo is ready to get serious. Freeza brags that his power is even greater than Piccolo thinks, and is able to transform twice more. He then transforms again, and makes short work of Piccolo, spurring Gohan to come to help. read more

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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 38 Review

Episode 38, "Freeza Bares His Fangs! Transcendent Power Attacks Gohan"

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Synopsis: Having impaled Kuririn on one of his horns, Freeza tosses the earthling into the water. Gohan attacks in a rage, surprising and overwhelming Freeza. Dende retrieves the still alive, but badly hurt, Kuririn. Generally unharmed, Freeza raises his power and attacks Gohan. Vegeta takes the opportunity to attack Freeza, but it doesn’t harm him. Freeza goes back to Gohan, dealing him blow after blow. Suddenly, one of Kuririn’s Kienzan attacks hits Freeza, cutting off the end of his tail. Healed, Kuririn continues his attack, distracting Freeza so that Dende (who has healing powers) can restore Gohan’s health as well. Before Freeza can figure out what’s happening, Piccolo arrives, more powerful than ever, and determined to take on Freeza himself. read more

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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 37 Review

Episode 37, "A Nightmarish Super Transformation! Freeza’s Battle Power Reaches One Million"

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Synopsis: On his way to Gohan and the others, Piccolo encounters the dying Nail. Nail suggests the two of them fuse together, becoming one being with tremendous power, using Piccolo as the base. Piccolo reluctantly agrees, and the two fuse. Piccolo experiences a massive power up from this. Meanwhile, Freeza, enraged, powers up. Vegeta decides to take him on as they try to overcome each other with their overwhelming ki. Vegeta demands that Freeza show his true form. Freeza transforms into a larger version of himself, frightening and overpowering everyone. He then chooses his first victim: Kuririn, who he runs through with a horn. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 02 ENGLISH DUB Review

Episode 2, "The Day Of The Beginning"


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Synopsis: On a train bound for the town of Lior, Edward reflects on the past that led him and his brother to this point. Years earlier, in the town of Risembool, Ed and Al learned alchemy to impress their mother, but she passed away, making them determined to break alchemy’s greatest taboo, human transmutation. After studying as much as they can, the brothers performed the transmutation, but instead of creating their mother, they create an abomination, and the price they pay at the end is and arm and a leg from Ed and Al’s entire body. Resolving to join the military to do research on how to restore their bodies, Edward is fitted with artificial "auto mail" limbs and passes an examination that results in his certification as a State Alchemist. Years later, Ed and Al near Lior. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 44 Review

Episode 44, " Full Throttle"

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Synopsis: Alphonse encounters his father after many years, but Hohenheim is reluctant to speak to a son he abandoned. Winry speaks with Rose, who thanks her for being the one to help the person who helped her. In Central, Bido finds himself in the room with the "immortal army" and is scared off, only run into Greed. In Lior, Alphonse tells Hohenheim about what has been happening, and Hohenheim decides to trust him with the story of his past. In a small town in the north, soldiers track down where Edward has been recovering, but he manages to evade them with the help of the chimeras in his company. Back in Central, Greed kills Bido, but within him, Ling confronts him for killing a former friend. Greed’s memories come flooding back to him, causing him to attack Bradley at his mansion. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 01 ENGLISH DUB Review

Episode 1, "The Fullmetal Alchemist"


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Synopsis: A man named Isaac McDougal is terrorizing Central, the capital of Amestris, with his use of water alchemy, heating it up to burn his victims or freezing it to freeze them alive. The President, Fuhrer King Bradley, puts Colonel Roy Mustang in charge of capturing Isaac, who fought alongside him in Ishbal. Mustang calls on the help of the Elric brothers, Edward (the "Fullmetal Alchemist") and Alphonse. Isaac plans to kill the Fuhrer using his ice alchemy, which is boosted by a Philosopher’s Stone, but it is the Fuhrer who ends up killing him, and the stone in him dissolves before the miltary has a chance to check.

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 43 Review

Episode 43, "An Ant’s Bite"

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Synopsis: In Briggs, the bloody crest is made by the death of Drachma soldiers, who were tricked by Kimbley into thinking they could win the battle. In Central, Bradley admits that while his family and position were given to him, he chose his wife himself. In the Ishbalan slum, Envy arrives disguised as an Ishbalan, but is lured into a trap by Zanpano, set by Mei. Envy transforms into his true state, and takes Marcoh captive, threatening to destroy the slum town. Marcoh uses his skill in creating Philosopher’s Stones to break down Envy’s body, and Envy reverts to a small slug-like being, who they contain in a jar. Envy informs Alphonse that Edward has gone missing. Scar gives Envy to Mei, who heads back for Xing. Alphonse takes Winry and the chimeras to Lior. At Central HQ, Olivier is shown a room full of homunculi dolls. In Lior, Alphonse meets Rose again, who asks about Edward. Suddenly, Hohenheim appears in front of his son. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 104 (SPOILERS)

My thoughts on Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 104:
 

Mei was really hanging in there against Father. But it’s hard to beat a guy who can turn his friggin’ hand into a gun. Wow, that was weird. It’s a good thing Alphonse jumped in and helped her. I’ve never been big on the Xingese characters, but I’m hoping Mei survives all this.

Shorty Edward vs shorty Pride was another highlight of the chapter. Finally, Edward actually gets to do something again in this series. It’s been too long. I mean, it only lasts a few pages, but hey, he got to headbutt the little creep that was easily wasting everyone else in combat. I mean, of course, Pride is weakened because of the Roy sacrifice, but still, it’s good to see him taking some damage, and Ed being the one giving it. If Roy ends up the one taking Pride out, I’m going to be angry. read more

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