FIRST TIME | FMAB Episode 1+2 | Group Reaction
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- Watch The Normies react to episodes one and two of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, "Fullmetal Alchemist" and "The First Day." With a whole new crew!!
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NEW REACTION!!! I know what you're thinking. We've watched this before. BUT, its a whole new group of reactors!!! Are you looking forward to this journey? Who do you think is going to like the show the best?
Also check out our new commentary channel!! www.youtube.com/@NormiesAfterDork/videos
To be clear you are NOT watching the full Manga. The first half of the manga is beautifully condensed in Brotherhood. If you're curious about the first half of the manga go back to the first Fullmetal anime and check out the alternate ending to this series.
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Thanks for the clarification!
@@warbird333the first half of the 2003 series isn’t very accurate to the manga either. I don’t know why people keep claiming this. Yes there are a couple of brief stories in the manga that are covered in 2003 that are not in Brotherhood, but the details and order of events between 2003 and the manga even early on can be wildly different.
Any Fmab reaction is an instant dub. Now we just need a madoka magica reaction
In those immortal words...
"Bro this is not a kid's show, bro"
Miss that manz
Shhhhhh they don’t want you mentioning his name 🤫
@@coachred6872 I really don't think they care. They've mentioned him themselves lmao
who are we talking about?
@@TheKeller101Naveed or Navid? I think.
"Hi, I'm Hawkeye."
"Have you ever shot anyone?"
"... as I said, my name is Hawkeye."
"I'm his younger brother, Alphonse." Instantly wins everyone's love.
New group of reactors, new reaction? It makes sense. There's an equivalent exchange joke to be made here.
Helps having such a large group. It's not the same boring three guys one episode a week.
@@C2HGamingIf this was a shot at blind wave I’ll fucking fight right now
@@coachred6872 their watching the Utakata arc in Shippuden, a filler arc before Pain. They already shot themselves by doing that.
Armstrong isn’t his title it’s his last name, he is known as the “Strong Arm Alchemist” and his talents are ones that have been passed down the Armstrong family for generations!
You gotta do it right......FOR GENERATIONS!!!
@@UltimateMorales2099 GENERATIIIOONSSS!!!!
✨️
Mustang is known as the Flame alchemist
Just so you know: SOMETIMES there will be post-credit scenes that aren't previews, I'm hoping someone knows them off the top of their head and can let you know which ones to look out for to remove the doubt, but if not then always watch a LITTLE bit after the credits and stop if you hear the narrator's voice because that means it's a preview
More specifically: episodes 6, 8, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48 and 49.
NO SPOILS BRO LET EM FIND OUT
He literally explained the entire second episode minutes before they watched it....makes no sense.
He was doing so well and then out of nowhere spills it all.
Sigh fr
Yeah wth don’t freaking spoil it spidey!
Lol, right?! And he did so well when they reacted to the little voice coming out of the "robot" and then he goes and blabs 😂🙈
Al really does have it the worst, from the moment you first see him and going forward he has not slept at all. Imagine your mind being active all day everyday without rest.
"slave 23" (trying to be as vague as possible lmfao)
@@Zavooloo they can still eat and sleep. Again Al cannot “switch off” or enjoy any of the normal human joys that Slave 23 can
Also no eating.
@@Wezt334 i dont wanna go deeper without spoiling anything, but "time" trumps "trauma" in this scenario imo. slave 23 has 500,000x that..
@@Zavooloo I disagree
It is not as simple as "you gotta sacrifice someone else you love as much". Equivalent exchange states that you must sacrifice something of *equal value* to make something else. For example, if you wanna create a spear of iron of 1kg, you need 1kg of iron for that. The problem with human transmutation (that is also stated during the monologue) is: what could be the value of a human soul? Even if you find someone you equally love as the one you lost (and that by itself would be pretty much impossible to measure), do these two people sould have the same intrinsic value in the universe? Can we say that is an equivalent exchange to sacrifice one life to bring back another?
And whatever your creating must be similar in composition. You can turn the iron into a statue, but you can't turn it into water.
Not when it involves truth. What does it mean to "sacrifice your leg" to know the truth or "sacrifice your arm" to bind his brother's soul to armor? (Spoilers below)
What does it mean to "sacrifice your whole body" to see more truth?
What difference does sacrificing different body parts make to see truth?
What does it mean to "sacrifice your alchemy" to bring your brother back? How is it not seen as selfishness by the truth apart (from the fact that he wasn't actually dead unlike his mom and Izumi's child)?
In every other case, I agree that equivalent exchange is more "equivalent" but not when it involves going through that gate.
Now that I think about it, this is similar to the law of the conservation of energy. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change forms.
@DavidGarcia-kw4sf Spoilers for people who haven't seen farther into the series, just in case;
A similar idea also comes into play when using a Philosopher's Stone. Einstein's E=mc^2 describes how much energy is contained in a given amount of matter and how much matter a specific quantity of energy could be transformed into. That's how the stone works; it's an incredibly dense battery of energy that can be transformed into matter, allowing you to transmute without providing all of the matter yourself. It doesn't cheat the system, even if it may look like something is coming from nothing. No matter what, you always have to pay the price somehow, a Philosopher's Stone is just an alternate form of payment.
@@kairostimeYT The rebounds of human transmutation actually makes sense when you stop to think about it. Like, to get back his brother, his right hand man, he gave up his actual right arm.
Spoilers below
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Mustang, the man who is always looking to the future, loses his sight. Izumi, trying to bring back her child, loses her reproductive organs. All the human transmutation rebounds have some cruel irony to them.
So to clarify, Full Metal Alchemist, the original, came out while the manga was still being written
The anime caught up to the manga so they had to take some creative liberties with how the show ended.
Brotherhood was then created after the manga was finished and was more faithful to the manga.
Because the original was being released while the manga was being finished, they took a lot more time with some storylines, characters and fillers.
They didn't know how the manga was going to end so didn't know which storylines were super important and which ones could be skipped.
As a result of this Brotherhood for about the first 14 episodes, many will tell you, is super fast paced in comparison as it recaps what the original took time to tell.
You will also hear over and over again, to the point of annoyance, that FMA did the beginning better because they took more time with characters.
Personally, I feel Brotherhood is the more complete package, even if they do have to shorten some very impactful storylines.
Just wanted to put in a Pro-Dub comment. Love that you're watching this one Dubbed, it's the best Dub in the industry.
Facts, this entire cast cooked in 2010😭🤌🏾🔥
To be fair, I didn't realize King was his first name either for a long time. Throughout all of the original anime adaptation, I literally thought his full title was "Fuhrer King". It wasn't until I read the manga a few years after that, but still before Brotherhood, that I realized my mistake.
same i just through it was an eccentric title
'It's so goofy!' - me, currently having war flashbacks - 'Sure!'
fmab is an absolute classic goofiness and all
I love how Pat immediately turned against the government 😂
Yesssss! This show is still the best anime I’ve ever watched. The balance between action, comedy, and horror is incredible.
sigh... adds "Again" by YUI back to playlist
Also Trisha's Lullaby
the fact you deleted it in the first place is questionable
When you finish this don't forget to react to the bloopers
Bloopers? In an anime?
Yes look it up they're hilarious 🤣 @@TheJerbol
@@TheJerbolYup. Dub bloopers. English voice actors goofing off and/or messing up in the booth. Look up the Berserk bloopers sometime, they’re legendary.
@@pwnorbepwned oh hell yeah Travis Willingham and Laura Bailey bloopers?
"Grandma's making stew tonight"
"F**k YEAH!!"
26:10
"F*** Yeah!!!"
I thought the same 😂
I can never watch that scene without hearing it
You can't think about Alchemy as magic, it's much more science with a splash of "magic". Ed is considered so talented because he knows a lot of chemistry, biology, and science.
To put it into perspective Dr. Frankenstein was an alchemist and studied alchemy before creating his monster. Yet everyone calls him a mad scientist.
Yeah. Watching Avatar the airbender ruined the power system for them. It’s more hard magic with the idea of if chemistry was a lot easier. They can’t just make fire in the series out of thin air for attacks normally. Avatar they can, well it’s assumed the fire in avatar is more to it but whatever.
I feel like them getting into anime out of order is the issue. They watched things influenced by other things first. They went from watching modern fast paced shows to shows with filler that they skip so they have no patience in say watching bleach like they did with other Naruto. It’s like how Naruto fans compare all anime to Naruto. Jjk oh dark hair character = Naruto Saskue, scientist oh just orichimaru. Etc. see this online a lot. Makes propping up nostalgia shows easier when in reality new shows are just as fun.
this
It's science-y magic. The best kind of magic. (not really, there's other great kinds too)
Well, because alchemy was a false science. Something people used to believe for a time and some studied as alchemists, but now is known to be false.
Every.single.character is well written and none are forgotten. GOAT short anime.
is 64 episodes short now?
@@derangedberger I mean...considering that *a lot* of standard Shonen anime have 100+ episodes...in that regard yes, it is lml
"When this show gets dark, it gets dark."
Scar (LK): You have no idea.
Fun fact... they did not in fact offer equivalent exchange for their mom. They offered our alchelmical ingredients to a human body but yeah the soul bit, however...
The exchange took Alphonses entire body and soul with the offering just for their moms body. Eds arm and leg were originally the exchange for Als soul and attachment to the armor. In brotherhood his soul was exchanged for an Arm... weirdest exchange ever if you think about it... Als soul was cheap compared to their moms body... and his leg was taken for looking through the door. This scene was nevwr explained in the original series, just that Ed had seen the door and could perform alchemy without transmutation circles.
They didn't pay anything for their mom's body, they paid their tolls as the exchange for what they took from seeing the truth beyond their doors. Ed's toll was his leg, Al's toll was his whole body. Ed then reopened the portal to retrieve Al's soul from the portal, and the toll he paid for that opening was his arm. (at least this is how it's explained in the show, there are still problems that they don't really touch, like why was Al's soul in the body of what was supposed to be in their mom before Ed ever retrieved it? shouldnt it still be inside the portal with his body? the best answer I have is that the blood they added fucked with things in ways they didnt predict)
This isnt correct at all. Alphonse never saw the Door. This is characterized by the Fact all people who have seen the door no longer need transmutation circles. Alphonse is shown multiple times trying to but being unsuccessful, hence he is shown later in series always using transmutation circles.
A Humunculus is a Human body retrieved from inside the door without its soul. Alphonse was killed during this entire transmutation with their mom. Edward paid his leg in exchange for soul transmutation to put him back. Its shown clearly in both Manga and Brotherhood. This was not the full offer however, he told the door he would willingly give anything... an arm, leg, his heart... the Door chose the arm. Im only commenting in the same episode it asks you clearly what is the worth of a soul? The willingness to give anything for it
Greed is a humunculus created by returning the human soul (comes later) to anothers body, which is apart of the plotline of human transmutation and the search to return his body.
Damn I wish Nikki was with you guys
Hopefully before episode 4
Haven't seen Nikki in forever, where she at?
@@TheJerbol Dunno, still watching Lost probably
YESSSS i am here for this series like a little girl and dog best friend. inseparable.
Big..... Brother Ed
Why do people have so much problem with multiple tones? Why cant something that is serious and deep also be funny and goofy?
May szinkronhangja katasztrofális választás volt. A magyar szinkront szeretem, ebben a verzióban egyedül May hangja elviselhetetlen .
I’m with you. I guess it’s because Americans dislike it. It’s generally a don’t in writing stories, Hollywood, literature, etc. But not everywhere in the world follow that. Anime stories (from Japan) frequently breaks this rule that Americans (and possibly others live by). There are also other forms of foreign media that sometimes also break this tone rule. I remember it used to break my heart whenever I heard this complaint or heard about this rule from professionals. As someone who grew up on anime, it was a shock to hear.
Later on though, I remember some of these same professionals would make an exception for foreign works and state it was an eccentricity unique to the foreign media. It was kinda confusing to me in my younger years, but it just shows how different media can be viewed.
I suppose, the reason I’ve heard most, for why hate different tones, is the different tones are jarring and sometimes headache inducing. Going from one emotion to the next too quickly. Many viewers expect more time to recover before a major tonal shift. It’s also just generally not how stories are created here.
Arguably the greatest anime and greatest dub of all time... I can't wait for you guys to go on this journey
Fellow Hoosier here, I am so super hyped for this crew to react to this! And thank you for doing the dub, dub actors are so underrated and I love to see the GOAT's in this dub get some recognition.
Rana @ 4:20 “this is so goofy”… words I knew she would later be eating once she was introduced to Dr Shou
Other reaction channels finishing a show: well too bad we can't make more content with that show..
Normies having like 8 cast members:
Im glad its dubbed. I love this show in dub
The bloopers end any argument over sub vs dub... in my opinion.
@@WaywardVet I love the bloopers. Hilarious as hell
Birds fly
Fish Swim
Pat immediately sides with the villain
Alchemy is like a more scientific form of magic, knowledge chemistry and make up of the elements, how to mix and change a substances. Heck, even stuff like cooking can be considered a branch of alchemy.
Hey, the timing for this one is perfect! I just completed my collection of the hardcover "Fullmetal Edition" of the manga, so I'm reading through it again to celebrate. This is gonna be fun
The return of one of the best Dubs in anime!
Enjoy the ride!
Yeah you got vic mignogna as Edward, laura bailey as Lust, Travis Willingham as Roy Mustang, J Michael Tatum as Scar, chris sabat as Armstrong, Eric Vale as Kimblee. Just to name a few well known voice actors from Funimation days along with up and coming voice actors who well known in industry (especially know with Crunchy roll, Netflix, Hidive and Sentai Flims)
When ed was listing ingredients and the grams and what not that’s allegedly the components for a human body
Oh pat and spidey. Your height convo 😂 LOL
This is is awesome!!!! Not only do I love this show, but to see the new normies to watch this was awesome. I loved the first group to watch this
so some explanations to be clear about things
-king is bradley's first name. Yes the leader of the country is named King.
-Roy basically was given a note from the higehr ups about rumours of a skilled alchemist named Elric who lives in Ed's town. Whether the rumours were about ed's dad or about him and his brother is unclear, but they were EXTREMELY vague. He found out what they did cause he went to their house to find them (as noone told him what happened or that the elrics were staying elsewhere) and pieced it together via his personal knowledge gained through experience as a soldier and an alchemist.
-FUllmetal is meant to be a pun. it refers to Ed's metal limbs AND is meant to be derived from a japanese phrase referring to a stubborn personality. Or something like that.
this is actually one of my favorite shows
This has probably been explained and I think maybe it got mentioned in the video, but Brotherhood and the 2003 series are very different. The 2003 series started out somewhat faithful and then swerved into it's own original plot (that is WILDLY different) at the manga author's (Hiromu Arakawa) request because at the time the manga was still ongoing. It has a sequel movie, Conquerer of Shamballa, that concludes the series. Brotherhood instead follows the manga.
In regards to Ed's losing limbs: he lost his leg as payment for going through the gate and 'seeing' all of alchemy, and he lost his arm as payment for getting Al's soul back and binding it to the armor. And poor Al has it so bad as he is now: he can't eat, sleep, or even feel touch. 😢
(Also, automail are essentially super-advanced prosthetics. They are SO cool tbh.)
"Is that dog gonna turn into Full Metal too?" That hurt.
Can't wait to say "it's not magic, it's science" 500 times
Oh no, they think this is goofy... 28:44 Ahhhh ok they caught up.
God damn. I've probably watched this series somewere around 5 - 7 times and yet I still find myself crying over what happened when they attempted the transmutation. Looking forward to the reactions
Alex is dub by the same voice actor who dub Almight in my hero acadamia "Christopher Sabat"
Just keep watching, most questions will be answers, dont let them in on too much bro ;) You will recognise the first 12+ episodes from the first adaptation, then it (the manga) diverts and goes much broader then the first adaptation.
The beginning has moore goofiness, but you need it since it gets daaaark 😅
Armstrong is peak masculinity, like iroh he is a sensitive soul. 🤘
Gluttony being described as a baby is TERRIFYING
brotherhood is 2000's anime at its peak
Just finished rewatching the original Normies reaction to this!! Excited to see more of you react to it too
Pat sees suit of armor, and thinks robot, finds out it Ed’s sentient little brother and insists on calling him a robot. Alrighty. Pat just gonna pat
Well, he's not wrong in the broad spectrum of the term 'robot.'
@@primepm8861He is completely wrong by every definition of robot.
Lots of people think Al's a robot at a glance. Some even think winry repaired him in episode 6
@@probablysomeguy4806 To be honest, a new viewer would think/suspect that Al is "programmed" to do certain tasks by Ed. He is not actually wrong with all definitions of robot. (Side note: there is a reason why Arakawa bothered addressing this exact issue in a later episode.) Also, Pat is just gonna Pat. He sees a suit of armor which looks like a bot and he is gonna call it bot. He is unfiltered lol
Dude i just finished binging this anime about a few weeks ago and im excited for you guys to experience one of the greatest anime of all time
I'm SO excited about this!!!! I'll be here for your journey!!!
there is soo many easter eggs and stuff in the back of scenes for readers and 2nd time plus watchers i wish someone from the first time was here to watch it.
The third guy mentioned the OG 1st anime and had some knowledge of the basic premise and characters. I’m thinking he might fit what you’re looking for. He might know the beginning of the story from watching the 2003 FMA, but may not know what happens in the continued story since that part was put into this 2009 Brotherhood version. Or… he only knew the basics like I knew the premise of Monster (the anime), but had no clue that was only the first 4 episodes and there was still so much more to the story in the following episodes.
Y’all are in for a real treat here. FMA Brotherhood is considered an iconic classic of the medium in both the west and Japan for a reason.
Pat:“Hey doggy”
Everyone watching: …😨
Ranas gonna cry so much. It’s gonna be great
oh lord...I watched the first series reaction multiple times...I hope this group's journey is magnificent!
AYOO! This show is actually the reason I discovered you guys (and also that reaction channels were even a thing lol). I think I had an anime resurgence and wanted to rewatch my OG fav lol
Oooooooooooooh my gooood, yeeeeeeeeees!
I have been hoping for someone, anyone, reacting to this show, you have answered my prayers. ☺
"This is goofy" are like... famous last words.
It's funny how Navi is such a big advocate of this show ...since in the beginning she didn't think it was better than the original, it was only just under a third of the way she thought this was better.. actually it does make sense since it was near there it took a total different course to the original.
Yo Spidey spoiled the crap out of the second episode? Thats like one of the best parts of the show!
how tf… i just started rewatching this show yesterday… now i’m just gonna follow y’all along thanks
This show's a fucking CLASSIC.
It's funny you said Armstrong sounds like a superhero. Same voice actor voices him as All Might in My Hero Academia.
I think I learned about u guys cause of fmab, either that or ATLA. Cool to see another group of normies react to it. It’s gonna be a fun year
Really excited to see this group's reaction to FMA:B! Hope you guys enjoy the ride!
Oh boy you guys are in for a wild emotional ride!
Wow I loved the normies first set of reactions to this show so I can't wait for this!
No spoilers! Such a fantastic anime!!! One of the very first that I ever watched and got sucked into the anime universe!
Please god why is Pat, the man with less media literacy skills than a beetle, here for this fantastic show 😭
There can never be enough FMAB reactions.
NO SPOILER ahead, just clarification that you will need and are not given afterwards: There are a few things that the first episode messed up, because fun fact, it’s true that this adaptation is more loyal to the manga, but the first episode is actually a filler, and even if it introduced a lot of things in an easier way, allowing them to skip some chapters from the manga, it also messed up the alchemy and some people don’t really understand how that works because of that, basically al alchemist can trasmutate everything the want, as long as there is an equivalent exchange for that, so you see Ed in the flashbacks transmuting a bird out of wood for his mom, we also see him in the first episode transmuting a part of the ice bridge that the bad guy created, that’s because every alchemist can transmute water, so it makes no sense for the ice alchemist to transmute only water, it’s like if Ed randomly decided to only transmute cotton just because… the only alchemist that can transmute something unique is Mustang, the flame alchemist, and that will be explained, but he can also transmute every thing else.
Also regarding Ed’s body, it’s true that he got all the knowledge the transmute without a circle (his tool was just the leg) but he is also very dependent on his prosthetic limbs (they are technologically complicated so he needs a mechanic for those, Winry), so if they get broken he is unable to do almost anything, especially if his arm breaks, since he it’s true that he can not use a circle but in exchange he needs to clap his hands to do al the transmutation stuff, and that’s impossible if he doesn’t have his prosthetic arm. Also another thing, I’m pretty sure Al is not mad at Ed because he knows that they both did the thing, like it’s true that maybe Ed did a little more, being a genius and everything, but also Al agreed on everything and helped… so they are both guilty.
Sorry for the essay, I just thought that you would have liked some clarification that the show takes for granted, especially with the things they put in the first episode
Finally you are seeing....The pinnacle of story telling in animation
Pat you seem to forgetting the fact that Edward's power came at the cost of HIS BROTHER'S ENTIRE FUCKING BODY
Well, no. Edward's powers came at the cost of his leg. I could delve deeper into this to illustrate this point better, but it's huge spoiler territory so.
No, Ed only gave up a leg for his knowledge. Al is the one that sacrificed his whole body. This is why Al [censored for spoilers] until much later.
Didn't expect Spidey to be the knowledgable one about the series 😂
:0 !!!!! HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! grab ya tissues now
Yes I'm so excited for you guys to react to this!
oooh new group of reactors lmao
hell yeah i'm always down for another rewatch of FMA!! 😂
Y’all in for a ride with this one
Oh, I take back all the crap I gave you guys in some previous reaction at some other time in the past. The least I can do for you guys reacting to this anime and for the channel doing it again in general. Hell yeah.
Edit: Oh damn, Spidey watched the first series??! The original needs more recognition too.
10:10 "Now it's getting good, guys" she says in episode ONE. LMAO this should be fun! I always found this first episode to be somewhat odd, episode 2 is where the story truly begins.
First episode is purely filler for some reason
So happy they're reacting to this ❤
And they were like 11 and 9 when they bodies were destroyed.
Next intro Pat will use Armstrong and Rana will be Hawkeye. Spidey Mustang.
The best anime in history 🤩.
He’ll fucking yeah, another trip around Amestris, very excited for this rewatch
One of the greatest Anime. You all will watch this series a couple of times. You will miss details. Enjoy the show.
OMGG YES Y'ALL STARTING THE BEST ANIME OF ALL TIME LETS GO
Good reaction. Try not to answer their questions Spidey. The show will tell it all.
I loved blind waves reaction to this now the normies!
Aww Rana is watching Fmab 🤩
I was so confused when I saw this! I've been watching the Normies for so long I forgot Rana wasn't part of the original FMAB crew, but I'm SO EXCITED to follow you three through one of the best anime of all time!
Armstrong is his family name, his style of Alchemy and code name is called “Strong Arm Alchemist”.
Oh shit, three of my favourite Normies watching one of my favourite shows. Damn good day.
Ahh ya my guy Spidey bout to find dark place on anime . Its so good im sure your all gonna love most of it.
You'll be loving this series and crying, too.
Alchemy might seem like magic because it's exaggerated for visual reasons, but it's just science.
Most alchemists specialize in one type of alchemy and you have to be a scientist, the circles are basically formulas for the specific you're trying to do, if you want to do water alchemy you need a circle with the formula written in it, if you want to do fire alchemy you need another type of circle, and so on.
Yes, Edward got a "cheat code" because he saw the truth and basically has all the knowledge of how everything is made so he doesn't need to do a circle.
It's just like when Momo from MHA needs to know what something is made of, the weight and every aspect of said material to create it
Yes Ed sacrificed his arm for binding soul of Al onto the armor.
Time to rewatch this for the 20th time