In order to distinguish the first 03 version of "Fullmetal Alchemist", which was also produced by Bone Club, when the 09 version of the animation was released, the English name of the original comic "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST" was added after the name, which is abbreviated as "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST". FA. So this is why the 09 version of the animation is generally called "Steel FA". Speaking of the 03 and 09 editions, in fact, each has its own merits. Because the 03 edition was produced and broadcasted two years ago, there are not many original manga plots that can be used, so the focus is on emotional rendering and detail depiction. The overall style is relatively dark, and in the later stage, it has moved towards the ending of the original plot, which is quite different from the comic plot. Then in 2009, Shi Ai asked Bone Club to make this animation. Because the front part of the 09 version is almost the same as the 03 plot, so I deleted the story about the beginning of the train, finished the previous plot at a very fast speed, and finally ended with the comics. 03's supervisor Mizushima Seiji is actually quite powerful. He has successfully obtained the qualification to supervise "Steel" by relying on his excellent performance in "Shaman King", and later became a well-known person for supervising "Gundam 00". supervised ranks.
However, Taihao Irie, the supervisor of "Steel FA", may not be well understood by many people. For some reason, his level of activity is not very high. I am deeply impressed by his work, which is the debut work he supervised "KURAU of Illusory Memory", in which he uses fairly ordinary skills to slowly accumulate emotions, which is a restrained supervision. These characters are also reflected in "Steel FA". The works tend to be objective narratives without subjective emotions. The atmosphere is sometimes deep and dark, sometimes light and funny, and it is quite restored to Arakawa Hiroshi's original comics.
However, for fans, whether you like 03 or 09 more often depends on which one you watch at the beginning. Generally, which one you watch first will feel that which one is better. In fact, this shows the very close high quality of the two works from another aspect.
Several female characters in the story of steel are very outstanding. They are weak on the outside (in fact, they are not so weak) and strong on the inside, silently helping the men around them, such as Lieutenant Hawkeye Yu Colonel, Wen Li Yu Aide .
I think this must be because of Arakawa Hiroshi's unique female perspective, which allows her to portray a kind of work that is usually difficult for male authors to create in such a juvenile work. It is somewhat independent, but it also has a female-specific delicacy. A character full of true femininity. This is really commendable in the works of male Xiang Riman of the same kind.
The development of the world view of "Fullmetal Alchemist FA" is synchronized with the progress of the story, that is to say, the interpretation of the world view of the story is contained in the conflict, and when people read the story, they will naturally understand the world view. This approach is much better than finding a character and explaining it with a long line of lines. Perhaps this kind of narrative of "showing instead of telling" is the reason why "Steel" seems to have a more compact rhythm and a stronger sense of substitution than many other fictional worldview works. In fact, the storytelling in the steelmaking comics is basically a story after a story is told, such as Edward going to the desert ruins, and the actions of the Colonel and Alphonse and others, it is a story first, and then another story. But in animation, these two stories are edited and told in parallel in the same episode, which is actually different from animation and comic media. In order to make the rhythm more compact, the animation adopts a two-line technique similar to the movie. In fact, the relationship between the female characters in the steelmaking and the men they love is quite similar, such as Hawkeye to Mustang, Wen Li and Edward, and Lan Fang and Yao Lin here. She has a bit of a temper and a bit fierce, but in fact, she has always devoted herself to supporting and protecting the person she is worried about, and has become a strong backing for the man she loves. Perhaps this is the embodiment of the ideal female personality in Aunt Niu's heart. For another example, male characters do not one-sidedly emphasize their strength and bravery, but often have a side that shapes them in need of help and support. This is also a unique portrayal from a female perspective. At the end of the story, when everyone unites and acts together, why does the audience feel a sense of fascination? I think this kind of moving actually comes from two aspects: First, many people act towards the same goal is actually a rare event, and when a small probability event is realized and meets the theme and the audience's expectations, the audience will be moved. . On the other hand, when multiple clues come together at the climax through the arrangement of the screenwriter, and people from different positions come together through the story, the audience will subconsciously sigh about the structure of the script, and this is also an aspect of moving. Summarize:
On July 4, 2010, the animation of "Fullmetal Alchemist FA", which follows the plot of the comics, was completed simultaneously with the comics, with a total of 64 episodes. Surprisingly, no matter how critical audiences are, they gave this work a very high rating, and it can be said that this is almost an animation without bad reviews.
As a juvenile to work, the advantage of steelmaking is obvious, that is, a very complete structure. Ordinary teenagers will continue to add characters, resistance, bosses, subordinates of bosses, etc. under the original assumption because of the natural attributes of the magazine media, so that the continuation becomes longer and longer. In this case, the plot will inevitably be distorted in the process of stretching. The protagonist always has endless bosses, and the bosses always have a bigger conspiracy. But there are basically no such traces in the steelmaking. The overall story is relatively complete, the characters grow naturally, the conspiracy is also interlinked, and the ending is extremely simple.
Of course, it also has something to do with Steel Manga being a monthly publication. Works with such a complete structure are very rare in Juvenile Xiang's works, which should be the main reason for its zero negative reviews. The other is characterization. There are very few thin and thin characters with facial expressions. Even the supporting roles will have a contrast between the characterization and the truth of the characters. Everyone has their own inner world.
The theme is also a very important point. The setting of alchemy, on the one hand, maintains the characteristics of kingly fighting as the core attraction, and in addition, the setting of the army controls the country, the story is substituted in a more youthful direction, such as introducing some Basic politics and intrigue, and the setting of human body refinement allows the story to be discussed ethically and scientifically. Overall, this is indeed a work with a fascinating world view, three-dimensional characters, and complete structure. Many people mentioned that when they were young and obsessed with steel, they secretly painted and formed a formation, and they also clapped their hands when no one was there. You can see everyone's love for the work. When it comes to zero negative reviews, in addition to the quality of the work, there is also a related principle that the popularity of the work should not exceed its audience.
Because any work has people who like it and people who don't like it, and those who disseminated and liked the work at the earliest are all positive opinions. The proportion of negative opinions will be higher and higher, and their evaluation will reduce the overall reputation of the work. Thinking of it this way, Ganglian should be relatively lucky, and it just happened that everyone who liked him knew him. When it comes to the core theme of steelmaking, it should still be an equivalent exchange, that is to say, if you want to get it, you must lose it. Once borrowed, always return it, such as the villain in a bottle. Once lost, may have again, such as Edward and Al, and Dad. However, as the ending said, although the total amount of getting and paying is almost equal, when people overcome hardships, they will gain unyielding and strong hearts. In this way, this time and again does not seem to be in vain.
Those who have been exposed to works like steelmaking in their youth are lucky, because although this work presents many fierce confrontations and brutal fights, it celebrates the spirit of being gentle and strong in these situations. Teenagers are rewarded throughout their adult lives.
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