Steelmaking is not a masterpiece, it is an epic.
It has been eight years since the first episode of Steelmaking opened in 2010, and now the second FA show has made me understand one thing - if there was no steelmaking back then, I might not be who I am now.
Although I read the 03 version first, I personally prefer FA, and I also read Aunt Niu’s original comics (at that time, my pocket money could not afford a complete set of 27 comics, and I still rode my bike to the bookstore every weekend and squatted on the floor. After reading it, I finally bought it and kept it as a souvenir). At that time, my heart was greatly shocked. What kind of person can create such a story.
Compared with the 03 version, FA's story is more grand, and people have to admire Aunt Niu's huge knowledge reserve and strong logic. Myths, wars, history, alchemy... Although it is an overhead world, the various settings are very real. Including the entire political system of Amestris, the annihilation of Ishwar, the Riot riot, the ambition of Master Mustang, and the most disgusting character in the whole play is not the villain, but hides in safety and fears death Compared with these meat eaters who just want to sit back and enjoy, the villains are more naive and pitiful.
Finally, at the end of the FA, all the clues are gathered together, reaching the climax of the story in the last battle, each character has played its own role, and all the heroes will be the same as the 1914 year of the mainland calendar. Together, they were recorded in the annals of history.
As a juvenile manga FA, it is really a very, very good work. After the second brush, I even feel that my three views come from steelmaking. Equivalent exchange; truth; lackeys in the military; respect for life; one is all, all is one; as long as there are healthy legs, we must keep moving forward; there is no absolute evil in the world, some are just different ideas Opposition; and the desire to explore and learn about the world - "I want to see all kinds of things, understand all kinds of things, meet all kinds of people... We want to see the wide world".
I'm a very negative person by nature, and I don't have much real sense of being alive. The steel I was exposed to at the age of 13 corrected my three views to a certain extent - life is such a magical and sacred thing, which cannot be explained or synthesized; the world is so vast and there are so many things you don't know, as long as you live Something good is bound to happen.
However, when I brushed it for the second time, I really felt that my middle and second period had passed. Eight years ago, when I saw a synthetic beast and saw all kinds of people sacrifice, I cried badly, but now I heard Edward shout "くそおやじ" to Hohenheim, and Dad Bean knelt in front of Teresa's tomb with a face I cried like a dog when I left contentedly.
In short, come and see FA when you are confused. That 15-year-old boy who is too strong can always make your heart ignite a little bit.
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