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I realize I never do anything but mindlessly like stuff here, but this would make such a difference in my life, and in so many other people’s lives.

So we’re finally here at the end of  FMA 2003 month and at the beginning of 2021! There haven’t been a lot of posters, but that is to be expected considering the circumstances. I would still like to thank the people who did participate and also thank the ones who took the time to like and reblog the posts as well! All the support we can get is nice. Hopefully we’ll get more attention next year around. Anyway, thank you so much!

what the FUCK was Tchaikovsky thinking when he wrote the pas de deux for the sugar plum fairy????dude wrote that first buildup and then he fucking edges you with some fakeout crescendo that sounds absolutely amazing. then boom, you think he’s going in for his big finish, he’s got that second moment where all the instruments are coming together and it sounds otherworldly but he’s like WAIT hoes I ain’t even finished yet. then BOOM he hits you with the most magical, transcendent, beautiful fucking note change after that third buildup and MY GOD!!!! it’s just too good. Tchaikovsky, that absolutely madman. I know the Russians were tripping the fuck out in the ballet when he dropped this. just,,MUAH perfection!!!

All that just for the Princess Tutu soundtrack too. Dude must of really loved anime I guess

reblog and type ‘I miss’, ‘I love’ and ‘I hate’ in the tags and let your secrets be revealed!

I’ve often wondered why FMA 03 isn’t considered one of the great/classic anime out there anymore. It’s definitely not because anime viewers aren’t interested in mature material. FMA 03 was adored by critics on its initial release, and series like Cowboy Bebop and Monster remain widely praised and loved to this day. Anime fans dig mature material, as well as the more straight-forward/fun material.

So, why then has FMA 03 been so widely dismissed after FMAB’s release? There’s only one reason I can think of: it’s because it’s chained to a franchise whose dominant fanbase couldn’t care less about it. I feel like FMA 03 is shackled by being a part of the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise.

So many people prefer the storyline of FMAB (likely due to it mostly following the manga) to what FMA 03 has to offer that FMA 03 is completely overshadowed by its mere association with FMAB. This trend only continues to grow as more FMA newcomers are directed straight to FMAB by the FMAB-dominated fanbase while said fanbase promptly dismisses FMA 03 as “that adaptation that didn’t follow the manga”, drastically oversimplifying the situation and potentially robbing people who might enjoy the vastly different tale FMA 03 has to offer of the chance to do so.

Instead of being classified as an entirely different series (like it deserves to be, in all honesty, as it differs from FMAB and the manga in almost every significant way), FMA 03 remains an entry in the FMA franchise only to be swept under the rug, gathering dust. It really saddens me to see it so widely disregarded and/or blatantly ignored. It deserves so much better, especially when equal or lesser shows are in turn being given more of a spotlight (simply because they aren’t weighed down by an apathetic fanbase and association with FMAB; no, that’s solely FMA 03’s burden to bear).

Aside from your obviously great points (because yes 03 specifically is a honored classic, FMAB fans like it or not), the problem here lays on the modern fandom where mainstream behavior is things are my way or no way at all. In our context it means that it’s not like FMAB fans do not care for 03, they care too much because of all the things 03 did differently and better, and they feel comparison takes out merit to FMAB, makes it look less flawless if you want (spoilers: it’s by no means flawless). This is of course an objective observation, as the fact I can understand this mentality doesn’t mean I agree with it.

Listen to me, it would be SO EASY to just say FMA as a franchise has a manga and two anime adaptations: one that came out while the manga was in its chapter 20-ish and for obvious reasons diverges from the manga early, and another one that came out almost a decade later to specifically sync its end with the manga’s culmination, and that obviously follows it. Then let people watch, appreciate both with their similarities and differences, and decide which one they like better.

Instead it almost seems like FMAB totalitarians are afraid that people might accidentally check out 03 and like it better, so I guess their solution is to just cut the problem from its root and prevent people to consider it at all?

my friend brought up that she wanted to watch fma and that she heard 03 sucks and fmab is way better, and i had to take a deep breathe before explaining that that’s propaganda. they’re equally amazing for different reasons and you gotta decide for yourself. i personally recommend watching 03 first then fmab, just because if you watch fmab first it will be a lot harder to sit through 03 due to its slower pace where fmab parses. 

Not only is there a widely spread misconception that 03 strays from the manga plot at episode 25, and any 03 plot relevant episode is dismissed as "filler" to support claiming that BH is a superior series

there's also an actual movement to suppress new blood. I don't know how many people were going to watch 03 because they want to learn about the FMA I am most involved with, and told me that their other friends actively tried to talk them out of it. Some succeeded, I know people who lost interest in the whole thing because of BH stans so aggressively urging them to switch.

Someone who just joined us last year often complains that they see people regularly dissuading people from watching 03 still.

They paint it as doing the other people a favor because 03 is so bad it would be an egregious waste of their time to determine this for themselves, rather than have someone else's opinion imposed on them.

I hate Milos but I don't tell people not to watch it, it's not my call to make and just because I don't like it doesn't mean that's true for anyone else I know.

oh, and don't get me started on all the 03 art and quotes I see attributed to Brotherhood even when they make no sense or contradict Brotherhood canon. Tumblr posts tagged as Brotherhood when they're not. 03 haters that can't even be bothered to check things before sharing them. That takes attention away from their actual source and credits it to someone else, giving 03 less exposure.

If 03 is so bad why are you posting quotes from it all over your social media of choice? Doesn't Brotherhood have its own decent quotes to choose from instead of misquoting from the wrong series?

03 lives in the shadow of Brotherhood because people can't respect that 03 contributed to the entire franchise's fame, or understand the nuance of appreciating both series for their own merits.

I'm actually a fan of Brotherhood but I'm tired of seeing it lauded as a perfect masterpiece, when both series have their flaws and you generally don't see 03 fans going "oh don't watch that other series, it's terrible" when we can instead say watch both and have a chance to enjoy almost twice the content.

Also, story aside, people like to ignore that Brotherhood was made years later and had new tech to work with, acting like 03 wasn't impressive for its time. It came out in 2003.

Nevermind the fact that Brotherhood had six extra years to make an anime that was more impressive than 03 and still fell short on providing an accurate manga adaptation, effectively causing a bunch of manga canonblind BH fans to blame Arakawa for where the anime fell flat in delivery.

but that's not the subject of this post.

Support all FMA canons.

We didn’t have a glimpse of Edward wearing the Military uniform on both animes but...

This official art here calms my heart.

Sometimes it’s more like this though

im nowhere near famous lol so yeet-

I’m not anything famous and I love everyone who talks to me lol

[ tweet by Ruth H. Hopkins

As you celebrate thanksgiving, know that the Trump administration is taking away 321 acres of land from the Mashpee-Wampanoag, the tribe that helped the pilgrims survive and were present at the first thanksgiving. Tell legislators to support the Mashpee Reservation Reaffirmation Act. ]

For those who don’t live in Massachusetts, that is literally ALL THE LAND THEY HAVE! All of it. The state aims to make the entire ~3000 person tribe homeless.

If you want more information the tribe themselves have a website for you to look at! Please spread the word and reach out to your networks so people are feeling specifically asked to act upon this… it is incumbent upon all of us to stand up for our Mashpee-Wampanoag siblings at this time. We MUST be their allies. We MUST uplift their voices and support what their asks are. 

We owe all Indigenous peoples in this country so much more than this… but this is a start. 

Apparently supporting addicts is what’s going to lose me a shitton of followers today.

I don’t care.

Addicts of all kinds deserve human compassion, space to heal, and meaningful support. Addicts are not your personal punching bags.

“Brotherhood is better bc pffhdhdyshsshrfhgghhhghghh” Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) was a life changer. show some respect.

Reposting cuz the op was transphobic

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Was wondering how people did this (not that I have ever come up with a post long enough to warrant it or ever will but it’s nice to know) thank you

Hi just wanna say

literally cannot stop laughing at this

hey there LGBTQ kids who are also Christian/Jewish! If you feel like you’re disobeying God, questioning your faith, or feel wrong and dirty for loving who you love, there’s this fantastic site I found today called hoperemains that accurately and thoroughly combs through scripture and its (many) mistranslations, validates your orientation, and basically let’s you know that you’re not pissing off God. It’s insanely thorough and after reading through every page on the entire site it’s super helpful. Go check it out!

No no no! Jewish LGBTQ kinderlach! Go to Keshet! 

hoperemains is completely from a Christian perspective, and not pluralistic or interfaith at all.

If you reblogged the first post from me please reblog this amendment so the Jewish peeps can access this resource too! 

Trans Jewish kids, you can go to TransTorah as well!

Muslim LGBTQ kids, you can go to iamnotharaam! It’s run by a mod squad of different genders and orientations, and they take submissions from everybody!

–BB

MAY ANYONE WHO REBLOGS THIS BE ELEVATED TO THE EQUIVALENT OF SAINTHOOD IN THEIR RELIGION BLESS ALL OF YOU OH MY GOD.

REBLOGGING THIS AGAIN BECAUSE IT’S SO FREAKING IMPORTANT TO ME AND ALL MY FOLLOWERS TO READ THAT DEAL WITH GRIEF AND GUILT WHILE BEING LGBTQ AND RELIGIOUS

http://hoperemainsonline.com/ Is the new site for hoperemains. Every other link is still active as of 1/9/2020