Is Edward Elric undercover at a school, or is this an AU for school-life Fullmetal Alchemist? Either way, I am here for it, especially with chibi Roy, Alphonse, and Ling!! ★ 【sseun쓴】 「 Thought of a fun AU.. 」
Introducing the mashup you didn’t know you needed: Fullmetal Alchemist x Trigun! Roy Mustang and Nicholas D. Wolfwood together feel like a natural combination, but I’m also digging the reds in the wonderful illustration of Vash the Stampede and Edward Elric below! ★ 【sseun쓴】 「 Trigun x FMA 」
State alchemists? Rock musicians? Pirates? All of the above? Whatever it is, this is positively the most rocking, fiery fanart of Roy Mustang and Edward Elric I’ve seen! Fullmetal rockout, alchemists! ★ 【sseun쓴】 「 FMA 🎸 」
“I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. We put all our trust in alchemy, but in the end…what is it?” In the episode “Rain of Sorrows” in FMA:B, Edward Elric shows himself to be a very different man than his FMA incarnation. Lost in regret rather than horrified denial, he confesses his doubts about alchemy, the Potteresque science/magic at… Read More A Tale of Two Alchemists, II: The Brotherhood of Everything
Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, has the inscription “Don’t forget 3.Oct.11” carved inside his silver pocket watch, the symbol of his office. It is a memorial of the day a new life opened up before the maimed Elric brothers—one of alchemy, detective work and military service. And if we had silver pocket watches at BtT, mine might say: “Don’t forget FMA:B”. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was my doorway into anime,… Read More A Tale of Two Alchemists, I: FMA (2003) and Existential Technology
Disappointment is a part of everyday life. We know this, but that doesn’t make it any easier when a person we trust lets us down, the job we were counting on falls through, or the movie we’ve been looking forward to all year stinks. Still, can we do better than just sulk or rage when… Read More Tangle x Cast 13: Dealing with Disappointment
Fullmetal Alchemist x Spy x Family is the crossover we didn’t know that we needed. And now that we’ve seen what it could look like…we need it, indeed! ★ 【haraya】「 Fullmetal 」 ☆
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