Full Metal Genesis

[klaynexas3]

Alphonse still crys form time to time, and in fact went into a bit of a depression when he questioned if he was ever really alive before, or just something Edward created.

It's been a while since I've seen the series, and though I vaguely recall that, when did that happen? And in which series?

 

[ZexionSephiroth]

I'd say that Al definitely copes better than Shinji. But then again, no one ever said Shinji was good at coping. Whining and refusing to hit on any of said hot chicks despite the fact that a number of them practically throw themselves at him: Shinji's got that one covered. But coping with emotional distress? Not quite his thing.

I've always said that if you need therapy, you won't after watching the last two episodes of Evengeleon. But if you don't need therapy, you most certainly will after watching the last two episodes of Evangeleon.

I'm sorry, it just doesn't make sense. Granted it's been damn near a decade since I've watched the series, but I remember leaving with the impression "WTF just happened? Soooooo was the entire point of the Angel Invasion just to get Shinji to stop being such a sniveling little *****? Also apparently to get him to choke out that loudmouth redhead?" Some gay guy gets his head popped off and it brings about the end of the world as Shinji is sent to a purgatory that he can't escape from until he realizes "I am me and the me that matters is the me that I see me as. Other people might see a different me than the me that I see myself as, but those "me"s don't matter since they're not the true me. The true me is the me that I see myself as by reflecting the "me"s that other people create about me, but what's important is the me that I want to be because I'm me!" "CONGRATULATIONS!"

Neon Genesis was just created to be therapy for Hedaki Anno. He was struggling with depression when he wrote that piece of shit series.

It's overrated to fuck.

Here, here!

However... I can only wonder how confusing that Monologue would have been if the creator was suffering from Borderline Personality instead of Depression.

Instead of going "I only really need to worry about being myself", it would be an infinite loop of "Who am I? I Don't Know!"

 

[LazyAza]

I was all set to be proud of liking Evangelion again after the first and second remake movies, they're genuinely great. But that third movie... holy shit it was like the worst pile of decisions Gainax could have possibly made in a single movie. I don't even know what movies 4 and 5 will be now, but I certainly am not expecting much.

 

[Casual Shinji]

And Japanese never seem to have a real grasp of size ingeneral. 15-year olds are the size of 10-year olds and 50-year olds are the size of a gorilla.

Fair point, though I've always taken that to be just a visual representation of power imbalances. Younger folk have less power, so they're smaller in size (both height and physical proportions - skinnier, less muscled, etc.) than older folk, who are taller, more muscular or at least heavier. For women this also tends to towards older women having bigger breasts, sort of a two-for-one deal; more sexualized AND larger in most other ways. Sort of how younger characters almost always have huge and expressive eyes, while older characters generally tend to have smaller or squintier eyes. Another visual representation, this time of how younger folk tend to see more than older folk as older folk have become more set in their ways.

Yeah, I know, but it can sometimes look a bit weird. Like in Laputa: Castle in the Sky. Or in Resident Evil 2, where Sherry is supposed to be 12, but her head barely reaches above Claire's hip.

 

[sextus the crazy]

I've literally been rewatching Fullmetal alchemist and Evangelion this past week. This could have not come at a better time.

 

[RJ Dalton]

Different strokes for different folks.

 

[Prof. Monkeypox]

Oh.... *that's* why I liked Full Metal Alchemist but never got into Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Thanks for putting it all into perspective!

 

[madwarper]

[snip]

Your timeline is off.

The Elric brothers left their house after their mother died, where they met Izumi Curtis in Resembool. After Curtis displayed her alchemic prowess, they followed her and begged to become her students. She gave them the test on Yock Island to see if they could understand the riddle "All is One, One is All". Then, after living on the island for a month and discovering the truth behind the riddle, she accepted them as students and taught them. Finally, after being learning Alchemy and martial arts from Curtis, they returned home and tried to revive their mother with the disastrous results.

So, while Al does go off to do shit, learning martial arts wouldn't be one of them. He already knows it.

 

[Imp_Emissary]

Alphonse still crys form time to time, and in fact went into a bit of a depression when he questioned if he was ever really alive before, or just something Edward created.

It's been a while since I've seen the series, and though I vaguely recall that, when did that happen? And in which series?

It's in them both. It's a bit after Al fights Barry the Chopper. Barry plants doubts in Al's head, when they're fighting, that he isn't real, and later Al gets a good deal upset when Ed doesn't ask him his secret question right away.
The question; "Al. Do you hate me?"

 

[klaynexas3]

Alphonse still crys form time to time, and in fact went into a bit of a depression when he questioned if he was ever really alive before, or just something Edward created.

It's been a while since I've seen the series, and though I vaguely recall that, when did that happen? And in which series?

It's in them both. It's a bit after Al fights Barry the Chopper. Barry plants doubts in Al's head, when they're fighting, that he isn't real, and later Al gets a good deal upset when Ed doesn't ask him his secret question right away.
The question; "Al. Do you hate me?"

Okay, now I remember, thank you for clearing that up. I really need to watch those again. Well, at least brotherhood, I liked that one better at any rate.

 

[Alssadar]

I'm not going to say much, as I haven't watched Eva, but I thought this would be related:
EDIT: Picture related too small; I'm going to post a direct link, and I hope that's okay.
http://0-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1351/37/1351375431682.png

That aside, Alphonse definitely coped better.

 

[shrekfan246]

did a eva DVD boxset fall on your dog or something because almost every comic has been making fun of it for the past few months.
also to many words in the second panel.

The second panel has ten words in it.

God Grey, haven't you ever heard that brevity is the soul of wit?

Also, it's nice to see that this comment section has predictably gone down into a slap fight about Eva.

I haven't actually seen either of the shows referenced this week, but I laughed all the same.

 

[Imp_Emissary]

Alphonse still crys form time to time, and in fact went into a bit of a depression when he questioned if he was ever really alive before, or just something Edward created.

It's been a while since I've seen the series, and though I vaguely recall that, when did that happen? And in which series?

It's in them both. It's a bit after Al fights Barry the Chopper. Barry plants doubts in Al's head, when they're fighting, that he isn't real, and later Al gets a good deal upset when Ed doesn't ask him his secret question right away.
The question; "Al. Do you hate me?"

Okay, now I remember, thank you for clearing that up. I really need to watch those again. Well, at least brotherhood, I liked that one better at any rate.

Yeah, I enjoyed Brotherhood more too. Though, I'm not sure if I would have, if I hadn't seen the first series before it.

 

[SadakoMoose]

Gendo Ikari, best dad ever.

Shinji Ikari, only person to complain that he gets to pilot a giant robot and live with MILFsato.

Yea, the guy that got his wife and many others killed pursuing a mad man's dream. The guy that orphaned "MILFSato" in the first place. The guy that treats his son like he's not even there, UNTIL he needs him to fight ungodly abominations. Yea, a 16 years old with no military training, put in a position where the FATE OF HUMANITY depends on him putting his life on the line via the piloting of a robot made from his dead mother. Weird. All the while, having to live with a drunk

Also, to boil down Misato's somewhat tragic character to a porn cliche. Wow.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Gendo Ikari, best dad ever.

Shinji Ikari, only person to complain that he gets to pilot a giant robot and live with MILFsato.

Yea, the guy that got his wife and many others killed pursuing a mad man's dream. The guy that orphaned "MILFSato" in the first place. The guy that treats his son like he's not even there, UNTIL he needs him to fight ungodly abominations. Yea, a 16 years old with no military training, put in a position where the FATE OF HUMANITY depends on him putting his life on the line via the piloting of a robot made from his dead mother. Weird. All the while, having to live with a drunk

Also, to boil down Misato's somewhat tragic character to a porn cliche. Wow.

See post number 35.


It's like some people look for reasons to go 'nuhhuh, that's totally not why!'.

You're not impressing anyone, on the contrary, you're pointing out something people already know and missing the whole point of these things we call jokes.

 

[klaynexas3]

Yeah, I enjoyed Brotherhood more too. Though, I'm not sure if I would have, if I hadn't seen the first series before it.

I thought it was going to be like Naruto or Dragonball, where the differing series are still the same one, it's just a lot more of it and the different name gives it a reason to continue. That's why I watched the other series first. Not that it was bad or anything, I actually enjoyed it, but it definitely lacked some of the grandness of Brotherhood. Especially since we got to see or hear a bit more about the greater world around their country in Brotherhood.

 

[Roxas1359]

Alphonse: making the best of a horrifying situation.

That's Al for you. XD

Also, am I the only one that saw the title and though of some sort of Fullmetal Alchemist Sega Genesis game...don't ask me why, but I think it has to deal with me plugging in my Megadrive and I've been playing it a lot as of late.

 

[Quazimofo]

Wesley Snips

Neon Genesis was just created to be therapy for Hedaki Anno. He was struggling with depression when he wrote that piece of shit series.

It's overrated to fuck.

I've not watched it, though I don't intend to if public opinion is so divided, since that tends to mean it is indeed overrated.

A depressed writer is no excuse though. Tuomas Holopainen wrote the ablum "Dark Passion Play" while depressed and that was arguably the best album he's ever written! (it's symphonic metal. Give it a listen if you don't actively dislike that srot of thing, since like all music it's subjective)

 

[Yuuki]

"I'm going to learn Kung Fu!"

Well...er...no, he's going to go on a world-wide quest with his older brother to improve his alchemy skills and discover the Philosopher's Stone (or a way to make it) which vastly amplifies alchemy in order to get his original body back, and help his brother get his limbs back too. Oh and along the way, find the reason why their mother's resurrection went horribly wrong and to learn the ultimate "truth" about alchemy. It's complicated at first, but they keep those goals consistent through the entire anime and that's what I like about it.

The Kung Fu thing was something both brothers were practicing as a hobby and to improve their survival and to blend alchemy with fighting/agility (very useful, Edward can move fucking fast!), but the main goal is still all about alchemy

Also please don't bring the FMA and NGE universes together ever again, it's an insult to FMA :S

 

[Mahoshonen]

Oh boy, another comic ragging on NGE.

To be honest, I find something fascinating about Shinji, when told that he needs to pilot a giant robot to save the world from aliens, his first reaction is "NO, YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP DAD!!" It certainly gets me interested in learning more about the character.