Ep 005 - Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)

2025-09-28

[You can find our podcasts on Spotify, Youtube, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio - basically ANYWHERE you listen to podcasts, we're there. Subscribe if you wanna hear us belt Roy Mustang's signature theme song(🔥) and catch more of our episodes. Enjoy, and thanks for being here!] “Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.” That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange. Today, we discuss the first adaptati...

[You can find our podcasts on Spotify, Youtube, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio - basically ANYWHERE you listen to podcasts, we're there.

Subscribe if you wanna hear us belt Roy Mustang's signature theme song(🔥) and catch more of our episodes. Enjoy, and thanks for being here!]

“Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost.”

That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange.

Today, we discuss the first adaptation of one of our all-time favorite animes/ mangas, Fullmetal Alchemist!

We explore how it differs from the original manga/ 2009 anime, highlighting its highs, critiquing its lows, and trying to make sense of the trip that is The Conquerer of Shamballa. Join us in our most honest takeaways from this alternate telling of an iconic steampunk/fantasy story.

We recorded this on July 18, 2024 :-).

Comments (3)