- The Fullmetal Alchemist universe expands with new stories that reunite the original U.S. cast in four eye-opening tales available for the first time outside of Japan.In the Interactive Experience, you’re on the front line against the Homunculus scourge. In the Live Action Featurette, the search for truth continues in modern Japan. The Kids Short offers proof that innocence lost can be found again.
Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 08/04/2009 Run time: 30 minutes
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March 5, 2010
#1
If you love Full Metal Alchemist as much as I do and are hoping for more Ed and Al’s awesomeness, then stop here. Continue to watch the original anime and the movie and read the manga, but you probably shouldn’t get this.
The OVA collection consists of four features-an “interactive” video, a live action one, a spoof Wrap Party, and a kid’s feature. As for the interactive feature, there’s nothing interactive about it. It’s basically a string of pretty boring, pointless scenes followed by one very awesome fight scene that cannot be put into the timeline of the anime, in which some of the characters occasionally address the screen as if the viewer is a character. The “live action” feature is a short video where some amateur camera man moved a life-size statue of Al (bound to his armor suit) around modern Tokyo and inserted a lame voiceover. The wrap party is a hilarious video in which you see the characters of the anime enjoying a party just after finishing the production of the movie. Finally, there’s the kid’s feature-a short video with almost no dialogue that follows a group of young children that look mysteriously familiar.
Like I said, if you love FMA, then you may want to stay away from this. If you do buy it, I recommend sticking to the last scene in the interactive feature and the wrap part. The rest if pretty much garbage.
March 5, 2010
#2
Wow. As a big FMA fan, I had been hoping this would get released here. What a disappointment. About 30 minutes long is pretty lame, but for the material to be just as lame? Meh. Save your money for FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood coming next year.
March 5, 2010
#3
I was not sure how great this would be after watching it I am so glad to have bought it. This DvD contains shorts one is a chiby wrap up party for the FMA movie two is Al in real life surching for Ed ( he is just a statue though )
three is images that were taken from a theme park ride where you are a new state alchemist and go on an adventure four is FMA kids I won’t spool this one.If you love FMA and what more to watch this is great.
March 5, 2010
#4
This is a cool show it is a bit violent so I won’t let my 9 year old nephew watch it till he’s a bit older but the characters are interesting and the writing is good and the story line is also interesting I mainly like the characters the artistry could use a little work but beyond that it’s a cute show and I must admit that I am enjoying the DVD’s I do think Inuyasha is a bit better as far as artistry and storyline goes but I like this show too but I did have to watch the first show first to figure out what was going on.
March 5, 2010
#5
Perfect for die hard fans of the series….The casual viewer will probably want to save their money.