Greetings, this is Dr. Omg (TheAutomobile). So many people have asked me why I hate FMA. Well, here's the problem: FMA was supposed to be a saiyan, not a mere shoen. This is totally stupid! The characters are just freaking sexist and the women look like sex-objects! What the Hell?!?! Also, let's not forget about the fact that the first episodes were as boring as hell! Don't get me started with the "Hey Edward, you're short!" jokes. I mean, the entire series is for kids and it's one of those "Beginning" Anime. It's the anime that EVERYONE starts out with and they create all of this overrated hype! I hate the anime, because it was a complete fanfiction. They tried staying with the story line for a while, but then they just went off and did whatever they felt like doing, which I didn't like. In the old anime, Roy seemed like a jerk. Like he only wanted to get to the top of the military, and didn't care for anyone else. But he's not like that in the manga. They screwed up so badly that I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Then, they remade it and it was called, "Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood". Seriously, the damage has already been done and they deliberately made a re-make of the original just for profit. They only did that just to make MORE money! Now the big issue I have with "Fullmetal Alchemist" is not entirely about the series itself, but also the author. Do not get me wrong, I like Arakawa-sensei's works (e.g. “Souten no Koumori” and “Stray Dog”) as well as "Fullmetal Alchemist". However, I feel that the author was being sexist toward herself and did not glorify us women as she should, being a woman after all. Instead, She just made yet another typical Shonen manga with a male main protagonist, who is tough and fights a lot, to add to the annoyingly endless list, because of the way she made "Fullmetal Alchemist". I mean Shonen series' can have a tough female main protagonist. Look at "Soul Eater", "Zettai Karen Children" and "Cutey Honey" (the very first Shonen mange to feature a female main protagonist), all created by men. Allow me to explain. When I first starting reading "Fullmetal Alchemist", I was sure a man had written it, due to the fact that the main cast consisted entirely of male characters, and the portrayal of the female cast. I was surprised when I learnt that the author was in fact a woman. Before I go on and anyone says anything, at no point in this rant I am being sexist, I would prefer it if I was not accused of such. The first thing I just cannot understand about Arakawa-sensei is, being a woman, why did she make a pair of BOYS (Edward and Alphonse Elric) the main protagonists? Furthermore, by having the main supporting character (Winry Rockbell) female, we had the typical: "Male(s) go/goes on adventures to reach a goal, while the female friend/love interest, oblivious as to what is happening, waits at home" trope. I know Winry did some travelling with the Elrics every now and then and learns some things. Still, it is just stupid that Arakawa-sensei did this! It is such an over-used plot device! She should have made the made the main protagonists a pair of SISTERS and have the rarely seen story where: “Female(s) go(es) on adventures to reach a goal, while the male friend/love interest, oblivious as to what is happening, waits at home.”
I mean how many series have a pair of sisters as the main protagonists, rather than a pair of brothers? This brings me neatly on the next point of my rant: Winry Rockbell herself. Just a side note, I am not a Winry-hater, I just have some issues.
The author was being just down right sexist towards herself because of the way she made Winry Rockbell. Winry could have been a cool character but instead she was made a ditzy, love-struck, cry-baby (who "cries for those who will not" which is just pathetic and stupid) who wore far too revealing clothes (tube tops/midriff-bearing tops and mini skirts), and was reduced to a hostage to keep Edward doing as the military says. She also gets her soul stolen due to the activation of the National Transmutation Circle and has to be saved. I know she was not the only one, but still Winry had to a part of that did she not? She is also the only important character who does not directly witness Edward returning Alphonse from the gate, his body restored, in chapter 108 while every other important character does (Mustang, Hawkeye, Ling, Ran Fan and Mei) and some unimportant characters (the Chimeras).
That just is not fair! SHE IS THEIR CHILDHOOD FRIEND! And, lets not forget about that scene where Winry first met Scar, learns he killed her parents, started bloody crying, and sinks to her knees, looking pathetic, despite the fact that she picked up a gun and was trying to shoot Scar! Oh, It was the BOY (Edward) that had to jump in front of the GIRL (Winry) and protect her. The BOY who had to get the GIRL to put the gun down. The BOY who had to comfort the GIRL while she cried her little heart out like a baby! The GIRL who had to be left in the protection of the Military, as if she could know what in the Hell's going on! Finally, Full Metal Alchemist is SUPPOSED to be a real action drama, NOT a freaking comedy! The comic relief just ruins the entire show altogether! The "Hey Edward, you're short!" joke was NOT funny the first time, and it was NOT funny later on! Furthermore, it was NOT funny for the 108th time! All in all, FMA (including Brotherhood) gets a big "F"! It fails miserably and it is one of the WORST anime I have seen! It was just god-awful! It's really sad because the setting, the plot, the world and the environment was just set to being the MOST EPIC AND MOST AMAZING anime out there! Yet, the producers screw the entire anime up just miserably with cheesy jokes, bad animation, and pathetic weaponry. I mean, there was an episode where Edward went and summoned a metal club with his face on it! This is supposed to be a serious anime! Yet, all I can see is just pathetic, stupid, and dumb characters doing stupid and dumb things. I know that FMA has the LARGEST fan base in Anime History! But dear god, I do NOT want to be a part of it! If you like it, god bless you. I HATE IT!!!!!! In conclusion: It's my job as an Art Appreciator/Anime Lover to give everyone my unbiased opinion. If I say, "OH! I JUST LOVE FMA! IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THEN YOU'RE NOT AN ANIME FAN!!!!!!!!", I would be going completely against EVERYTHING I stand for as an Anime Fan and as a mere Art Appreciator! It is my job to tell everyone how I feel about something without "PEER PRESSURE"!
Sincerely,
Dr. Omg (TheAutomobile)