![]() Better World-Buildingįullmetal Alchemist has some great world building, except that the 2003 anime really doesn’t. There’s no contest while perhaps not as striking a difference as with Greed, Scar is also way better in the Manga. It’s one of the most powerful scenes in the whole manga, and since Mustang killed her parents in the 2003 anime, it’s not there. I speak, of course, of the scene where Winry finds out that Scar murdered her parents, points a gun at him, and demands he bring them back. The only thing the 2003 anime really added to his character was a history with Lust, but I’m not sure it really goes anywhere, and it certainly doesn’t replace all the things that made him what he was in the manga.Īside from the 2003 anime more-or-less lacking Scar’s entire arc, there is one scene whose omission was a terrible crime against his character. There his status as the killer of Winry’s parents is revoked, making him instantly less interesting, and then he gets killed off before he can get much development. Like Greed, the fascinating character of Scar is short-changed in the 2003 anime. I should mention that the 2003 anime diluted the incident by not only leaving the victim’s age ambiguous, but also by having it turn out to have all been a misunderstanding it was actually a couple of priests who got killed (or something equally baffling).Īnd the dragon Envy turns into at the end of the 2003 anime is nothing compared to its grotesque true form in the manga: a huge, disturbing green monster covered in the tormented souls (including those of babies) that make up its philosopher’s stone, each one screaming in pain. The evil monster revels in every single human life it destroyed with that one bullet, from the man it framed to the country it ravaged. Nowhere is this more apparent than when Envy gleefully admits to having caused the Ishvalan Genocide by murdering an innocent child. Sure, the Envy of 2003 turned into his victims’ loved ones to torture them, but the Envy of the manga did all that and more with snarky sadism. The envy of the manga was always committing atrocities with an insane grin and boasting about it. Edward’s shock gives Envy the opportunity he needs to kill him, but worry not-as stated above, people can come back from the dead in the 2003 anime!Īfter killing Ed, there’s really nothing left for Envy to do in the anime. He reveals to Ed that he is, in fact, Ed’s half-brother by Hohenheim. Near the end of the story he fights with Edward, acting way more subdued than it ever did in the manga (though not as subdued as he acted near the beginning of the 2003 anime). In the 2003 anime, Envy impersonates Cornello for around twelve episodes, kills Maes Hughes, imprisons Greed, and acts as the 2003 villain Dante’s enforcer. Unfortunately there’s not all that much for Envy to do in the 2003 anime’s story, and besides, he’s just not as interesting a character. It just takes so much pleasure in being the cruelest of the homunculi that you can’t help but be enthralled whenever this shape-shifter is on the page. ![]() The homunculus Envy is widely considered to be the best villain in Fullmetal Alchemist. These articles were originally from my previous blog at My miniature painting articles range from updates concerning what I’m painting to full guides on how to paint. Miniatures Posts about my hobby of painting The Lord of the Rings miniatures from Games Workshop.There’s a lot more to most of the characters and plot elements in the book, and even a twelve-hour masterpiece of a movie just can’t compare. Overall, Tolkien’s books are deeper and more complex than any film adaptation could be. The Lord of the Rings Explained In this series of short articles, I talk about the various ways Tolkien’s books differ from the film adaptations.Hopefully, one of the following titles piques your interest. I firmly believe that there’s a manga for every reader. It looks across many genres and age categories as well as what many consider to be the best manga this year and what were the most famous series in the 1970s. In assembling this list, I cast a wide net. As a result, some of the best manga series are now available for us to read. The biggest titles are translated simultaneously with the Japanese release and publishers are taking risks, licensing lesser known titles and classic backlist series. Today, we’ve reached an equilibrium in the English-language market. I’ve seen the North American manga industry boom, collapse, rebuild, and stabilize. She lives in the Washington DC suburbs where she takes care of far too many plants and drinks even more tea. Her work has appeared on Den of Geek, Women Write About Comics, The Comics MNT, and other venues scattered across the internet. Vernieda Vergara is a freelance writer who loves anime, manga, and all things creepy.
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