Current Events > Watching Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Can he write women unlike Naruto?

(+) Yeah! (+)

Oh will I eyeroll at the dialogue?

there are some decent women characters, but the series mostly focuses on guys, iirc.

the women don't feel like fodder, at least, and have more story related importance.

Who is he? The original author is a woman.

And i remember a certain user saying the good writing for women is superficial. They only look strong they are actually almost all weak.

Pretty sure the author is a woman

Depends on what you want your female characters to act like. There are good ones, but maybe not suiting your standards.

Overall, though, Brotherhood is insanely good. Much better than the original anime series, and the original is really good.

g0ldie posted...

there are some decent women characters, but the series mostly focuses on guys, iirc.

the women don't feel like fodder, at least, and have more story related importance.

Thats fine. Naruto was just too much lol
CinderLock posted...

Pretty sure the author is a woman

Ah I see

I don't seem to recall many weak women in the show based on perspective. Winry would get her ass whooped in 99% of the fights Edward's been in but she's still strong willed and will smack a mother fucker in the head with a wrench if they piss her off. Ed's teacher was a beast despite her problems. Hawkeye was no slouch.

Yeah, some of the best written women in anime.

Rayman2943 posted...

And i remember a certain user saying the good writing for women is superficial. They only look strong they are actually almost all weak.

That user is wrong.

I mean, winry, Hawkeye, Armstrong, and Izumi Cirtis are all fantastic. Lust is cold as ice, and perfectly compelling in her own right. Even Pinako, while a bit player, is great.

FMA Brotherhood has absolutely no problem with its female characters

DarkBuster22904 posted...

Lust is cold as ice

She ended up pretty warm in the end, i think

No mention of the Northern Wall of Briggs doeeee

One thing I will say, with absolute certainty and with no room whatsoever for argument...

Brotherhood Mustang >>>>>>>> 2003 Mustang. By a lot. For reasons that I won't mention, because spoilers.

Sloth

I see we've reached the point in the topic where people begin to post snidely side-along spoilers despite the obvious fact that the TC has just started watching it.

pegusus123456 posted...

I see we've reached the point in the topic where people begin to post snidely side-along spoilers despite the obvious fact that the TC has just started watching it.

Yeah stuff like that is generally why I don't post what I play or watch till I finish it. People think they are "cute"

ROBANN_88 posted...

She ended up pretty warm in the end, i think

God fucking damnit. Lol. I actually started to feel bad for her there

pegusus123456 posted...

I see we've reached the point in the topic where people begin to post snidely side-along spoilers despite the obvious fact that the TC has just started watching it.

Its cool I sorta glazed my eyes when people mentioned characters names and kept scrolling. All I took away is there is a cooler car lol

It has great female characters, keep watching

A character has Hiehs voice actor, pushed up his glasses, and there was a lens flare. Im assuming hes evil.

For the record out of context this means nothing to tc.

Why does it hurt big brother..

Well saw this coming this is kinda depressing

Does the series continuously stay as dark as the daughter and the dog with the bio alchemist? If so I may need to watch this series in breaks

ROBANN_88 posted...

She ended up pretty warm in the end, i think

HEYO!

CruelBuffalo posted...

Does the series continuously stay as dark as the daughter and the dog with the bio alchemist? If so I may need to watch this series in breaks

Let's play, onii chan

CruelBuffalo posted...

Does the series continuously stay as dark as the daughter and the dog with the bio alchemist? If so I may need to watch this series in breaks

nah, it's probably the darkest moment in whole series.
there will be another sad moment soon, but Brotherhood kinda rushed the part so it feels less impactful than the manga and the 2001 anime.

Yeah dunno about the anime but in the Manga the author is a woman

And you can tell because the female characters actually act like human beings.

Even the sexy one with huge tits still acts like a person.

FMA was written by a woman, so yes, I feel like she can write women very well.

CruelBuffalo posted...

Does the series continuously stay as dark as the daughter and the dog with the bio alchemist? If so I may need to watch this series in breaks

Show is kinda dark but that was kind of the pinnacle.

One villain gets killed in such horrific fashion though it actually made me feel bad for them.

Edwards brother said he couldnt feel the rain on his body but was feeling a baby kick in a pregnant lady?

What is the truth!

Lol first dark skin character I see and they make her a thief

CruelBuffalo posted...

Does the series continuously stay as dark as the daughter and the dog with the bio alchemist?

Yes

Sufferedphoneix posted...

I don't seem to recall many weak women in the show based on perspective. Winry would get her ass whooped in 99% of the fights Edward's been in but she's still strong willed and will smack a mother fucker in the head with a wrench if they piss her off. Ed's teacher was a beast despite her problems. Hawkeye was no slouch.

Don't forget Armstrong's older sister.

Okay, at this point, I don't understand how Naruto was ever popular. I just don't.

Even this long after it's ended, it's STILL the go-to for poorly written female characters, among a myriad of other problems everyone has with it.

And now it has a sequel series that most people don't like either, just further digging the hole it's all stuck in.

Reave314 posted...

Okay, at this point, I don't understand how Naruto was ever popular. I just don't.

Even this long after it's ended, it's STILL the go-to for poorly written female characters, among a myriad of other problems everyone has with it.

And now it has a sequel series that most people don't like either, just further digging the hole it's all stuck in.

Cus Ninjas

Reave314 posted...

Okay, at this point, I don't understand how Naruto was ever popular. I just don't.

Even this long after it's ended, it's STILL the go-to for poorly written female characters, among a myriad of other problems everyone has with it.

And now it has a sequel series that most people don't like either, just further digging the hole it's all stuck in.

Someone on this board told me that the new series has time traveling cyborg aliens lol

DarkBuster22904 posted...

I mean, winry, Hawkeye, Armstrong, and Izumi Cirtis are all fantastic

I personally couldn't stand Winry. The other 3 I agree were great though.

YookaLaylee posted...

Yes

They're watching Brotherhood, not the original.

Reave314 posted...

Okay, at this point, I don't understand how Naruto was ever popular. I just don't.

Even this long after it's ended, it's STILL the go-to for poorly written female characters, among a myriad of other problems everyone has with it.

And now it has a sequel series that most people don't like either, just further digging the hole it's all stuck in.

You think that weebs actually care about female characters besides their measurements and hair color? Lol.

Reave314 posted...

Okay, at this point, I don't understand how Naruto was ever popular. I just don't.

Even this long after it's ended, it's STILL the go-to for poorly written female characters, among a myriad of other problems everyone has with it.

And now it has a sequel series that most people don't like either, just further digging the hole it's all stuck in.

It's not even over its in its "GT"

WaterLink posted...

I personally couldn't stand Winry. The other 3 I agree were great though.

Winry's definitely the second-most "anime" woman of the cast, but even she's pretty good.

DarkBuster22904 posted...

I mean, winry, Hawkeye, Armstrong, and Izumi Cirtis are all fantastic. Lust is cold as ice, and perfectly compelling in her own right. Even Pinako, while a bit player, is great.

FMA Brotherhood has absolutely no problem with its female characters

Literally didn't mention LanFan

That is a crime against humanity

DarkBuster22904 posted...

I mean, winry, Hawkeye, Armstrong, and Izumi Cirtis are all fantastic. Lust is cold as ice, and perfectly compelling in her own right. Even Pinako, while a bit player, is great.

FMA Brotherhood has absolutely no problem with its female characters

izumi is fantastic one of my fav characters

CruelBuffalo posted...

Someone on this board told me that the new series has time traveling cyborg aliens lol

it has cyborgs, and it has aliens, but so far, they seem to be mutually exclusive. but tbf, the aliens have been there since the original Naruto series, and they're a part of the lineage of some of the stronger families.

I haven't seen anything about time traveling, though.

CruelBuffalo posted...

Edwards brother said he couldnt feel the rain on his body but was feeling a baby kick in a pregnant lady?

What is the truth!

I would assume wasn't wasn't much he felt it as in the sense of touch. But I'm sure he can sense force or pressure being applied enough to move his hand or whatever.

GS4Life posted...

Literally didn't mention LanFan

That is a crime against humanity

Lan Fan is by far the most anime female character in FMA alchemist though, so TC might not like her.

pegusus123456 posted...

Lan Fan is by far the most anime female character in FMA alchemist though, so TC might not like her.

Who's the most anime male character? Has that title been passed down the Armstrong family line for generations?

Anony1125 posted...

Who's the most anime male character? Has that title been passed down the Armstrong family line for generations?

Id say Hughes is the most over the top character so maybe him.

Mustang too when he's not serious.

Anony1125 posted...

Who's the most anime male character? Has that title been passed down the Armstrong family line for generations?

Armstrong is the one I immediately thought of, but I think it's actually the main villain. For all the strengths FMA has, I think the villain is pretty standard anime stuff. That's a different definition of "anime" though.

Bradley's the other one that comes to mind.

omg I did not see that twist coming!