Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 4 REACTION!! "An Alchemist's Anguish"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- Aaron, Calvin, Eric, and Shane react and discuss episode 4 of FMA:B "An Alchemist's Anguish"
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FYI, whenever someone dies in a volume of the manga, there is a little "in memoriam" cartoon at the end of the volume showing whoever died going up into heaven. Nina, Alexander, the boys' mom, even villains like Father Cornello all sprout wings and float up into the sky.
All except Shou Tucker- he's the only one ever shown to be burning in hell.
wow, thats cool
Fuck that's way to cheerful for how I am feeling right now.
Not only is Shou Tucker depicted as burning in hell, but he is hated by the series creator as well. Let that sink in.
Justin DiNardo just warning for others, that photo bucket album shows EVERY death in the series. Spoilers ahoy.
Of course it's based on emotion. He did not "just" kill a little girl. He killed HIS little girl, which is even worse emotionally. You don't expect better from someone like Envy; he's an inhuman creation, why should he care about a stranger, or show empathy to another species? You definitely expect better from a 100% human father. Even villains can have loved ones, Shou Tucker doesn't.
I kinda love how Calvin catches on first and immediately looks uncomfortable.
Goku's parenting skills are looking pretty good right now, ain't they?
Hey Don't Talk Such Nonsense Asshole
@@Ponakalaranjit456 hey don't call him asshole asshole
@@joelhgdl6530 hey you! Don't call that asshole an asshole, you asshole!
@@kingbrago hey don't call me an asshole, asshole
ASSHOLES
The moment I heard the word "chimera" I screamed NOOOOO NOT THIS FUCKING EPISODE
This episode gives me goosebumps every time
This part in the original anime still haunts me. It will forever be at the top of my list of fucked up scenes from shows. I feel it was more intense in the original, since the chimera Nina kept talking about how much pain she was in. Nightmare fuel.
*+joeychiba22* Yeah, it's more emotional in the '03 series because you spend more time with Nina, but I actually like the reveal in Brotherhood more. :)
I agree that the original made it even more traumatic since it showed Nina and them for two episodes. But for what it's worth, this presentation of it is almost exactly as it happened in the manga.
Don't forget her body being splattered into the wall. It was much better in the Original.
Also I think she tried to stop Ed from hitting her dad instead of Al... It was much more powerfull.
not to mention Tucker in the original transmuted Nina and Alexander just because he could, not because he was running out of options, he didn't care about his title as state alchemist as much as he did in the remake. I remember not catching on at all that he was evil in the original (but maybe that's cause I was a kid) but it seemed like it was pretty obvious in the remake (as Eric mentioned with the whole glasses pushing thing lol).
"Small shonen anime are always so damn adorable, aren't they?" -Shane
WELP.
"Small *CHILDREN* in anime..."
Children REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
*Wistful sigh*
This reminds me of The Promised Neverland.
AND THEN THEY SHOW THE FANGS.
And all the fans just are going
>.>
The reason human transmutation is illegal is that it doesn't work. You can't create a human soul and everyone who tries suffers horribly.
Banchoking unless you make empty soulless puppets and then pump in some stones that already contain a soul ;)
Incorrect.
I mean, it doesn't work, but that's not at all why it's illegal.
Especially since it isn't just illegal. It is forbidden. The ultimate taboo. Even non-alchemists consider anyone who performs it to be damned.
@@solar7427 is that a Skyrim reference
@@aronorendano the ending of the series with the mannequin soldiers
"We may be called dogs of the military. We may even be cursed as devils. That doesn't matter. Al and I are still going to get our bodies back. We know the truth. We know we're not devils. I know we're not gods. We're human. WE'RE ONLY HUMAN! Who can't even do anything to save one innocent little girl... so what good are we then?"
I cry literally everytime I watch this episode
Weiss Schnee me too, tho the original still gets me more because the line comes AFTER everything happens with all the extra buildup of being spread over multiple episodes
Best/worst episode of both versions of FMA. It hurts so much, still hurts.
But at least Scar was able to put her out of her misery.
Weiss Schnee I cri everytiem
Weiss Schnee "What do you mean 'lower myself'? That's the only thing I've ever been. Just a simple human that couldn't save a little girl. Not even with alchemy."
I kinda love that Calvin figured out what happened to the mom and what was going to happen to Nina before anyone. He just gets this look on his face that's like "OMFG" and starts squirming. It's okay to cry when it comes to this show guys. Trust me, you'll feel better when you do, so just "let it all out." ;-)
+*C. A. Brown* I see what you did there. :D
Let it all oouuuuuut
Let it all oouuuuuut
that's Detective Calvin for you. XD.
@@SuperAdam2468 The entire early run of the original was better up to Hughes, actually going by memory the whole thing, especially the Wrath reveal, was way better in the original. I tried watching it again recently and while the spirit is still there, the animation and pacing don't hold up to modern standards. Brotherhood is objectively better, but yeah the impact of many events in the original hit harder and better.
If it's any comfort to you guys, Shou Tucker is the only person in the entire series that's in Hell.
***** To answer your question, they all ended up in heaven.
It really doesn't make sense though, when you look at what he did vs a lot of the others.
Wicker _ its more about the subjective emorional reaction he causes. Tucker is just about the most hated character in all of anime.
Well then it's just a case of irrationality. "This was *far* worse... But I *felt* worse about this" - Not into it... :(
Wicker _ the panels are little gags at the end of the comic. They don't have to be "rational". It's about what is cutest or most amusing or whatever.
This is me right now before watching this video: "Oh no, not this episode, not this episode."
Yep. Still hit in the feels. Even if it's cut up in parts and we don't see the whole episode, it still hit me hard. This episode is one of those I never seek to watch when rewatching FMA. It just still hit me so hard. Damn it Tucker, even going to hell is not enough satisfaction for me, he deserves so much worse.
I've been waiting for this episode since day one. So me before the episode: "Mwahahaha. Feel the feels!"
Mats Martensson Agree. Still, I can dream.
this is also what I said.. when the episode starts, I'm like, Oh no, its this episode.. :'(
I was expecting this to affect me, I wasn't expecting to start tearing up the moment I saw the dog. Seeing them play just feels horrible when you know what's about to happen.
...Aaaaand 10 years ago, this was the *Eject Button* for me. Totally forgot about this f***ing episode. I'm watching FMA:B for the first time along with you guys, and the first few seconds of this episode made all of those repressed memories come flooding back. I was like "nope, nope, nooooooope" for the entire duration, cheezus
The Anafront there are worse episodes however the show doesn't let u forget this one lol
Same for me i watched the original FMA a long time ago and started watching this with BW, and half way into the episode the memories started to come back and i began to tear up :(
Original is subjective here its just FMA and FMAB because FMA is an Original Story by a studio, while FMAB is the Original Story told from the Manga.
Same!
@@SuperAdam2468 so true, which is why I love recommending the original show first. Just to get that raw gut punch. I'm a bit sadistic at times 😂
I've been waiting ALL DAY for this. I was waaaay less productive because I was anticipating this upload since 6 hours ago, haha.
Truegreen7 sup truegreen.
(after watching) Well, now I feel terrible for looking forward to their pain...
Truegreen7 how about that, ol' Sceptile is here too x)
Hey Truegreen7! So you watch anime and Blind Wave too... It's always interesting when I come across a channel and I find another guy I'm already subscribed to watches it as well.
Truegreen7 didn't think I would see you here
I'm one of those fans that's sit back and cackle when people experience the feels I had to go through alone all those years ago.. this is only the beginning boys! lol
It's what I do with RWBY reactions. I drink their tears
VegetaLF7: Agreed.
I keep forgetting Blindwave has kids too
:( sorry guys
fuck man, I don't think you needed to bring that up.
Science medical studies trial error killed more people over history than we think...before tech got improved over the last 45 or so years omg the amount of death to improve society because of science medical testing trial and error was insane...
The collective silence at the end of the episode was perfect. :D
in fact, that reaction made the extra four bucks I put in today for early access completely worth it.
Messed up, but honest. Seeing you guys switch from joy to mesmerized trauma is why I enjoyed this reaction. The discussion showed how scarred Eric was by this episode. but good news. If you can make it through this episode, the rest are a cakewalk.
So, to clear some things up. Human transmutation is forbidden in the alchemy world because nobody has deemed how much a "soul" is worth. So the whole equivalent exchange thing is an unknown because how do you figure out what is equivalent to a soul. As you can see, even Al's whole body and Elric's arm and leg still isn't worth a soul. Secondly, the people who research chimeras, what they do is try and use alchemy to splice animals together. What was revolutionary about that guy is he somehow made a chimera (which in the law is ONLY supposed to be animals together) so smart as to understand human speech. What Elric was saying is that it's a lot easier to make these impressive "chimeras" when you start with a human instead of using only animals.
In the end, it seems like we get the answer.
They are slowly beginning to understand how dark this series truly is, as we go deeper into it. I love it.
The rest isn't that dark. Original was super dark but Brotherhood goes all action shonen boypower zombieland by the end.
Original is basically filler from studio. The brotherhood is canon. U can't meet more dark like original in msnga
@@Andrew-ht7rf Try to read all the dialogs not only the fight scenes. You look so dumb saying that
You guys just experienced one of the things that falls under the unwritten law of never bringing it up, ever.
Don't worry you wont ever get over this...I still haven't... :_(
Daniel Roache Thats the episode where It starts raining right?
Daniel Roache oh man don't even remind me Q.Q
I start tearing up when I enter the episode
Part of the beauty and pain of this show
Rick Pines you can go straight to hell
Cat goes meow
Cow goes moo
Mouse goes squeak
Dog goes Ed..ward
Sorry, too soon?
So yeah, if you didn't already think this show was dark, well...here you go?
*+Lalisa T* Too soon. :p
Ever Beltrán ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
Lalisa T I knew someone was going to put that🙂
Saysay Sings 😅
It's been like eight years. How is it still too soon?
God dammit, just watching this reaction made me cry. God dammit god dammit. I also remember why I liked Scar to begin with. It was this episode. I started out thinking he was a bad guy but when he killed Tucker I cheered, and I'm glad he put Nina to rest. It's from that point I saw of him more as a vigilante.
As I watched this series, each episode made me think back to the state alchemist in the first episode who was making the city wide transmutation circle and begin to question more and more if he was wrong.
6:50 they were traumatized for life.
watching each episode FMA:B is basically saying "BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!"
Man this show does tone shifts so well. Beginning of the episode was very light hearted, yet it quickly became veryyy dark at and the transition was natural yet impactful. It can make you go from laughing to being on the verge of tears within seconds. One of the many things that makes FMAB a masterpiece.
This is the reason its considered one of the greatest anime of all time. It pulls no punches and trust me this episode plays a major role along with every single episode. 2 ep reactions please ?? :D love it
Kivalu Moeakiola yes please
Kivalu Moeakiola FMA and FMA:B both just do whats nessasary for the story even if that means bringing out disturbing or sad moments, rip maes
You know, a lot of people find this more emotional in the original series, but I just don't agree. True, Nina wasn't around very long, but her impact is still felt here. I've seen this episode many times and it always makes me get that sick feeling in my stomach.
Same, poor Nina :'(
Walter White lust is essentially a different character with a different role in the 2003 series. It's not fair to compare them. Her character simply was not as much part of the focus this time around. In contrast, I feel like characters like Hawkeye, Dr Marcoh, Greed, Kimblee, and Scar all get much more interesting arcs in this version.
Exactly, and that's why I've always preferred the original over BH. You got to spend time with the characters and get to know them and their stories in it, so it made a great impact emotionally.
Keep in mind, I saw the original before Brotherhood, or before I read the manga. Even then, I found the way it portrayed Nina to be flawed. Even here we get more of an idea of her personality - she's strong willed, but also lonely, and it's something Ed and Al can relate to. In the original version she's a sweet girl and it's implied she's a bit lonely, but for all the more screentime it gives her, it doesn't feel like it gives her much more personality beyond 'cute little girl'. While the 2003 version isn't bad - and when I saw it the first time it emotionally effected me a lot - things like the whole "magic flowers" bit felt like they were there just to make us feel sadder when the inevitable happened. A few moments of this I can deal with, but an entire extra episode of 'nina doing adorable things' to make the inevitable sadder? It felt emotionally manipulative, and that's one of the issues I had with the 2003 series as a whole, even my first time through. So much of it felt like it was done purely for the sake of drama, rather than as something that came naturally to the story. Again, that's just how I felt, and I'm not saying it was done badly. I just prefer how it is done here.
both versions feel kinda the same to me. the only death that will always affect me more in the first anime than in brotherhood is the one killed by envy. (I don't know how to talk about it without giving spoilers) in the first series we were a lot more time with them in contrast to the 2 episodes in brotherhood
Eric and Calvin's look at 4:47
I always have a physical reaction to this scene on rewatch, like I start to sweat and breath heavy.
I fucking love this show.
Khalshaza456 Dresden is that normal ?
When your "red wedding / Something to Fear comic issue" is in the first season.
Eric's face omg ;_;
Ah. The scene that breaks even the most stoic of people.
this is one of those episodes that hit you in the heart because of what happened to Nina and Alexander.
This episode never fails to make me cry.
My introduction to Fullmetal Alchemist was the original 2003 anime's episode of this story, "Night of the Chimera's Cry". I remember I was about 10 or 11, couldn't sleep, and it was raining outside pretty hard. So I watched some Adult Swim and was blown away.
Never realized how little you guys spoke through the end of the episode. A few looks but mostly just the realization hitting everyone at different times. Really good reaction.
I love how Calvin does the saying of Rest In Peace from assassins creed at the end of the episode
You think you will get over this episode some day, but wtf it´s been like 3 years and I still feel like seeing it for the first time
The creator of the manga had a very interesting little quirk with this particular story when ever a character in the manga died there was a chibi Version of the character in the angel garb, Tucker is the only one in the entire Fullmetal alchemist serious to be given a devil costume instead.
Nina crying over her dad always fucks me up
Lol my sadist side loves watching reactions to this episode.
Was anyone else giddily awaiting the horrified looks on all of their faces because you KNEW that they were in for a wild ride with this episode?
I didn't realise this episode came so early in the show, still one of the most disturbing things to happen in all of anime history
trust me guys this lightens up a lot this episode is probably the darkest it gets. it is also a major driving force for ed and al for using alchemy the right way so it doesn't happen again
If FMA is good at anything it's kicking you right in the feels. To the point where you start to get worried any time things seem to be going well.
I really love watching your videos and I really hope they react to the whole series, greetings from Colombia
Heavy episode.
All 4 reactions were real & shows the heart you guys all have. Watching Shane & Aaron; the two fathers was heartbreaking.
I think the main difference for Chimeras is that you aren't making a human from scratch or doing something with the human soul, you're just altering it's form. It's still very much taboo on a societal level, but as far as something on-par with a law of physics, the issue comes from matters of the soul specifically, not the body.
This will always be my joy, watching a group of awesome people reacting to one of the best anime and me thinking back to the great times I've had with this show :D
crew at blind wave, so you guys like Fullmetal Alchemist and Dragon Ball Z? well boy do I have a shirt for you!
sageky please do it
do it "the fusion dance"
Yes!!!
*+sageky* Please for the love of God, do it! :D
oh god no no no no
Is it just me or do I get the feeling Blindwave don't watch much adult themed anime? They ALWAYS shocked, lol.
When you guys talk about rules, I think you should make clear the differentiation between the definitions of "the rules":
Rules that refer to the laws created by the government
Rules that govern alchemy such as equivalent exchange
Rules that govern morality and ethics
This is like the Red Wedding in FMA. Keep it up, guys...
When The last airbender be over you guys could put more one day for FMA!
Lucas Brito yayy
*spoilers* what I love the most about brotherhood is that Edward and al never forget about Nina; it hunts them - and the last thing Edward tells The Truth when it asks him if he's willing to give up alchemy and become a simple human; is that he's always been simple human that couldn't save a little girl and the feels man
*+Nate River* Common dude don't spoil stuff, at least put *SPOILERS* at the top, I know the crew said they are not gonna read the comments, but there are other people here watching the show for the first time. Smh!
....are you blind? i put spoilers warning lmao
Nate River I might have been blind, because I don't remember seeing the spoilers warning before, either that or you just put it there since I see your comment says *edited*. If it was there from the beginning I completely apologize.
This episode made me cry. And i have the hardest time crying even when i try to. It was a sour cry. Very good episode.
Brotherhood was the better series overall, though the first adaption was pretty damn good, but I always preferred Night of The Chimera's Cry over An Alchemist's Anguish because we had more time in the previous episodes to get attached to Nina. Though, I do understand that most of this show's viewers had already seen the first one and this is all just a catching up to where it deviated from the manga.
I love both FMA shows almost equally, but Brotherhood's Tucker scenes don't even compare to the 2003 version if you ask me.
I was waiting for you guys to watch this episode. The wait was deserved.
i have never seen a face showing as much genuine shock as Erics during this scene
This was the episode that made me put my phone down and fully appreciate this show.
You guys should make two of these a week! I really enjoy them
really enjoying these reactions
I remember watching this back in 2004 in the original series, and again in this series. And it's just as disturbing now as it was back then.
hahahaha Eric's face was so priceless and made this so worth it
Coming back in 2022 and this still hits
holy crap that was nuts. i was not expecting that to happen.
The ol' Tucker Incident gets them every time.
Episode 4: And The Dog Goes "Ed-ward"
Such a brilliant episode. Well, brilliantly traumatic.
On the surface there's the horrible situation with Nina, which barely showed any blood and gore but yet is one of the most disturbing things to happen so far. And it's rightfully going to haunt the main characters as well.
Then there's the introduction of the scarred man, where at first he looks like a pure villain, but at the end you're kind of glad to see him kill Tucker. And then him killing chimera Nina... a sad end for her, but the scarred guy obviously considered it a mercy killing. So how is the audience supposed to feel about him afterwards?
Underneath those events, it's interesting to contrast this with the previous episode. There it was science vs religion where blind faith and an abusive religious leader was the problem. Here it's science vs morality where unrestrained science is the problem. It balances out such that science alone isn't the end solution of everything.
And of course this episode shows just how dark FMAB is willing to go. Death and terrible things don't just happen in flashbacks and to villains. For the first-time viewer of this series, if something like this can happen to Nina then you can't count out a tragic end for anyone.
This episode always punched me in the gut everytime time I see it.
this episode had more view than every other one lol
I love this show and i am loving your reaction! Pls continue!
I watched that episode like 5 years ago and It still affecting me, so good luck with that, In the original serie, that episode is even more traumatic
i remember i saw the scene before watching FMAB and i remember being super disturbed, years laters and the feeling is still the same
such a dark yet amazing series
I wish you guys could watch FMAB more then once per week.
Jake Coates same I wish they would do that too 😔
This is just going to get better and better and better, can't wait for next week
I saw this episode, and its equivalent from the first FMA show maybe 20 times, I cry everytime ^^" FMA is kind of disturbing, but the brotherhood version hits a new mark, I really love it, and its so interesting watching you guys se it for the first time xD so I think I go watch the rest of your FMA reactions. have fun!
The faces on you guys lol this is a great anime you guys are in for a treat is you watch all of the episodes which y'all do.
they were shook to the core - they even saw it coming but it doesn't change the pain
This is one episode that just sticks with you. It's raw emotion, fear, confusion, rage, and sorrow, it's one of the darkest moments of the show, though not the last. But it's one of the reasons I always find human's more frightening than monsters...we understand why a Monster acts monstrous, but we cannot fathom why a human being can act so inhumanly.
since they think this is so dark, I want them to watch Berserk
Griffith did nothing wrong! :P
Ever Beltrán lol, Griffith?! Nope never, he is a saint
:D
Put you grasses on!
They are watching it now!
Dude you guys got off LUCKY. If THIS had you uncomfortable, then the fma episode would have haunted you for the rest of your LIFE
I kind of want to see them react to it now
Just realized Shou Tucker has the same voice as Dr. Stein from Soul Eater.
seen it before but still makes me cry
I love these recations
2:10 i know that voice anywhere, Professor Stein!!!!
OH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT SOUL EATER
ED: doing absolutely nothing
ALEXANDER: AAARRROOORRROOOOOOOO
This ep stuck in my head until i die..
man i hate watching these because it means i have to wait a full week for the next one!!
4:16 I like how Calvin was the first one to catch on!
Transmutation on a living is possible, its even quite easy when it comes to creating chimers. Plus this is experimenting on humans, so of course it would be forbiden. Bringing someone back to life is an entirely different matter. Its impossible and you pay terrible price for your conceit. Well, you have already seen the results, right?
I always cry when I see this episode!!! *Cries*
Man I was waiting for their reactions to this episode.
*+Keric Ellis* I think everybody was! xD
Aaaaaaaah an unforgettable moment in such an incredible anime. I cried so hard.
Calvin is so damn quick on the uptake, its ridiculous...Detective Calvin strikes again
I never saw Brotherhood.. They really toned this one down.
The first series had her crying about how much pain she was in as a chimera and such, haunted me as a kid.
Well, technically, Brotherhood is the more faithful adaptation of the original manga. It's more like the first series from 2003 toned *up* this scene, rather than Brotherhood toning anything down.
You kind of just gave more credit to BH, showing less and yet saying more(honestly I didn't even think about it meself) goodjob
Jesus, I couldn't even watch the whole thing on THIS video, I had to skip through those certain scenes. Closest I'll come to ever watching that episode again lol!
EricTheKartoonKing watch the FMA '03 version of this episode (its a 2 parter there) then this will hit you less hard XD
saiyan solar I think it hit me more. Obviously, because I watched that series first, but Ninalexander (I had to completely become numb to this episode before I could even start watching the crews reaction) talked about how much pain her existence was. But even after that, she wanted to run, just to stay alive.
Is it just me that enjoys their conversations at the end?