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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 26 ENGLISH DUB Review

Episode 26, "Reunion"

*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: While unsuccessfully trying to battle Envy, Edward comes to a realization, and halts the fight with the promise of returning himself, Envy, and Ling back to the real world. Back at Central, Scar and Mei follow Alphonse and Gluttony in underground passages. Edward decides to do a human transmutation on himself to open the real Doors of Truth, and use Envy’s Philosopher’s Stone to send everyone back. He also reveals his realization that whoever made the homunculi used Xerxes’ people to transmute a Philosopher’s Stone centuries before. In Central HQ, Bradley relates to Roy the story of his childhood and becoming Wrath. Back in the darkness, Edward activates an alchemy array and goes through the Gate, finding himself face-to-face with Alphonse’s withering body. As the gate reopens to pull him out, he promises to return some day. read more

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PG Strike Freedom WIP 02: Perfect Grade – Quality Not Included

This WIP post is more so a mini review of the PG Strike Freedom. People have complained about the price tag not being worth the level of detail/design/proportions/lack of gimmicks but I believe they’ve missed one of this kit’s biggest faults.

But first a few shots of progress thus far…


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The skirt armor hasn’t been assembled yet. I figured that it would be difficult to separate the outer and inner pieces and that I might as well leave them off as it’s all get a fancy paint job anyhow. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 50 Review

Episode 50, "Death"

*****SPOILERS***** 

Synopsis: Edward is astonished to find himself in a world where mechanical technology evolved instead of alchemy. Hohenheim tells him it’s the world beyond the Gate. Back in Amestris, Mustang’s group is bogged down in the North. In the Fuhrer’s home, he shows his son Selim a safe hiding his "secret treasure" and gives him the key to it. Roy sneaks onto the grounds of the manor. On the other side of the Gate, Hohenheim reveals that the lives that are lost in that world become energy for alchemy in theirs, explaining that despite Equivalent Exchange, transmutations require energy, and that they have Gates inside them that they open when they use alchemy and use that energy from peoples’ lives. Edward admonishes his father for abandoning their family, but Hohenheim shows that his body has been decaying. In Dante’s lair, she removes Gluttony’s personality so that he loses inhibitions and becomes pure Gluttony, ordering him to devour Alphonse and form the Philosopher’s Stone inside him. Hohenheim tells Ed that his body is still in the Gate and his soul was drawn to the body of the Ed in that world. Hohenheim is called by soldiers. He tells Edward that his body passed through the Gate, so he can’t return, being unable to use alchemy in that world, but Edward still has a chance. He is taken away by the soldiers. As Edward is walking, though, one of the zeppelins falls on him. Riza comes to the Fuher’s household with the cover story of warning him, and Bradley, hearing something down stairs, goes to investigate. Roy traps him in the wine cellar, but Bradley cuts the air current with his sword so Roy can’t use flames against him. Wrath tries to get Dante to bring back Sloth, but instead she has the Gate remove Ed’s limbs from him. But out of the Gate comes Edward. Envy attacks him, but gets pinned down. That’s when he reveals his "true face", that resembling a young Hohenheim. Dante explains that he was transmuted to bring back a child Hohenheim and Dante had that died of mercury poisoning. Shocked, Edward is caught off guard as Envy impales him. Rose snaps out of her stupor as Edward lies in a pool of blood. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 49 Review

Episode 49, "The Other Side Of The Gate"

*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: King Bradley returns home with a birthday gift for his son, Selim. Meanwhile, Envy admits to the captured Alphonse that he’s only in on Dante’s plan is to make humans suffer. Edward meets the Tringham brothers at a church (the same one Dante led Rose into). Russell mentions that when his father was working in Central he learned about a secret entrance to an underground laboratory. Edward enters the passage in the church. Edward soon finds himself in a large underground chamber with a town there. Edward arrives in Dante’s lair, where he sees Rose. When Dante arrives, Edward is quick to recognize it’s Dante instead of Lyra and what she’s up to. She scoffs at the idea of "Equivalent Exchange", angering Edward. Then using Rose’s baby, she sends Edward beyond the Gate as she did his father. Ed wakes up somewhere, and notices he has two arms of flesh. He also runs into Hohenheim. He is shocked to find he’s in an unfamiliar city, with zeppelins bombing. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 48 Review

Episode 48, "Goodbye"


 
*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: In the North, soldiers begin to question the delay in action. Armstrong announces that they will revolt against Central. Back in the warehouse, Sloth dissolves away, burning Wrath, who seperates from her. Sloth fades away. A Winry-disguised Envy appears and captures Alphonse, dismissing Wrath who wants to bring Sloth back with the Stone, and leaving. A devastated Wrath attacks Edward, but stops when Izumi appears. Wrath runs off. The Tringham brothers appear in Central, but get arrested when Russell impersonates Ed again. Ed decides to go after Fuhrer King Bradley next, as he’s the only one he knows the location of. North, Armstrong and Roy’s group (with Havoc and Feury disguised as Mustang and Hawkeye) have difficulty with the other troops. Back in Central, Roy and Riza make plans and Maria Ross and Denny Brosh visit the Tringham brothers in their prison. Edward and Izumi are held up at Central HQ after realizing that Bradley went home early for his child’s birthday. They encounter the Tringham brothers, working alongside Ross and Brosh. The Tringhams pass along something from their father’s notes. However, Frank Archer bursts in, apparently having been made part mechanical. Edward leaves while Izumi and the others hold Archer off. Edward encounters Roy and Riza, and gets in the car with them. Ed and Roy discuss their beliefs, admitting there are bigger things than their own desires. They part ways. read more