Talk:Fullmetal Alchemist/Archive 4

message: They also releasing DVDs in Germany (with german dub)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.56.189.236 (talk) 01:48, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Panini Video 

message: Fine... if you want to be the ignorant mass, fine by me. This is the proper spelling, and if you change it, damned be ye. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 160.7.74.50 (talk • contribs).
:What?  Nobody's changing the title.  —TangentCube /c /t  01:56, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 

message: First of all, it contains MAJOR spoilers... I know there is a warning about spoilers on top, but these pretty much spoil the end. Secondly, most of the stuff refer only to the ANIME version and most of the stuff is different in the manga. For example:
"the Elric brothers discover that to create the stone requires many human sacrifices, as seen in the final episodes."
This obviously refers to the anime, and has nothing to do with the manga... If the terminology is going to be anime only, maybe it should be moved in the anime part below and make a new one for the manga. AcidArrow 15:09, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur, in addition, I believe its drifting towards an in-universe perspective in some instances. akuyumeTC 02:00, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

text: No. —TangentCube, Dialogues 14:23, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terminology needs rewrite! 

message: Anyone else think that a manga chapter list would be a good idea?  I realize that there is one on the main page, but after looking at the fantastic list of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes,  I think it would be great if the manga got the same.  It would be awesome if it was in the same format as the episode list, with the volume covers in the same place as the DVD boxes.  Anyone else agree?--Nitman99 21:56, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Nope. We don't keep lists of chapters for books. Episodes are different. --Kunzite 02:22, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: We don't? --tjstrf 02:21, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Note: this was proposed 6 months ago, yet nobody did something about it.  And on that matter, I would support moving that ugly list to a new article and fleshing it out.  Not me, though; I'm better at copyediting than content. —TangentCube /c /t  05:15, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm finding it really difficult to find information on the manga. Creating a manga page for it will be very much appreciated. --Cpryd001 03:34, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manga Chapter List? 

message: Let's split it in 3. Have one area that all the terms are common for both the anime and manga, have one only for the anime, and one only for the manga... AcidArrow 19:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion about Terminology 

message: I noticed that even though someone previously wrote that there were two Fullmetal Alchemist titles for the Gameboy Advance, no mention in the article had been made about the titles.  Anyway, I just thought that to be strange.  I added them in myself; the first is Stray Rondo, and the second is Sonata of Memories (Omoide no Soumeikyoku, or just Omoide no Sonata, depending on who you ask)
I have Omoide no Soumeikyoku, so I think I'll write the article on that when I get the time.  However, I know very little about Stray Rondo, and would appreciate it if someone who knows anything about the game or, even better, if someone who has the game would like to contribute to that.
Thanks!  Discussion of the Gameboy Advance Games can take place here as well. =)
Stephie Chan 01:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  GameBoy Advance Games Missing? 

message: I recently removed the following sentence in the trivia section which I think constituted original research:
::* The English dub is one of the few to feature actors who primarily dub in all four major areas, California (Johnny Yong Bosch), Vancouver (Scott McNeil), New York (Michael Sinterniklaas), as well as numerous voice actors from Texas.
The above sentence is original research, as it does not appear to cite any authentic reference. No resource whatsoever cites this claim, and it seems to have originated from this article instead, thus constituting original research. 
In order to improve the quality of this article in order to bring it up to featured status, all unsourced statements which may constitute original research should be removed immediately. Ganryuu  (talk) 15:56, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible original research in trivia section 

message: I think it would be wise to sepperate the chapters in to what volumes they belong to, not only to organize things more, but because I see people constantly searching for this info online. I only have the volumes to chapters through Vol.10 anyone want to add the rest before editing anything?
*Volume 01 - Chapters 1-4
*Volume 02 - Chapters 5-8
*Volume 03 - Chapters 9-12
*Volume 04 - Chapters 13-16
*Volume 05 - Chapters 17-21
*Volume 06 - Chapters 22-25
*Volume 07 - Chapters 26-29
*Volume 08 - Chapters 30-33
*Volume 09 - Chapters 34-37
*Volume 10 - Chapters 38-41
*Volume 11 - Chapters 42-??
*Volume 12 - Chapters
*Volume 13 - Chapters
*Volume 14 - Chapters
Is anyone able to finish that and then edit the page, or if it can be completed I will edit it gladly. --Midusunknown 09:01, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: anyone else think its worth editing the page with this speculation, presuming its more than likely right? --Midusunknown 03:38, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Speculation does not really have a place on Wikipedia, as that would violate the rule of no original research.  So, no.  Otherwise, a volume listing would be fine.  —TangentCube /c /t  06:25, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manga Volumes 

message: What if shortly after Ed and al's travels in this world the noticed someone that looked strikingly like Dante, in near Japan. Ed tells Al about there is everyone's double on the other side of the gate then remember that he already seen Dante's double. Looking for answers he runs around the town looking for her only to smell her scent on a peace of clothing he finds. So he run's back to Germany to look for answer to see was it really her and find the other girl still there without that scent. Ed knowing something is up go's to the building where they held envy to find him gone and something strange written on the stone's kill Hohenhim even tho his father is dead. He then run up stairs to the spot where he found the incomplete circle and tried to use it again to open it but didn't work. After that he and al both worry about there world and what is going on. Al tries to make him feel better about it telling him gluttony killed Dante, and his worrying for nothing. As he passes a man of African decent the man noticed Ed's automail, and approached him. They where from the same world but different time periods he was what could have been and Ed and Al was what was. He traveled back a forward between words learning magic of this world and of his world for over 700 years. He maintained his youth only because his father attached his soul to the body of three Homunculi combine through alchemy. And letter revealing that his father was there fathers teacher and that's where he went when he left home for his research. And Hohenhim was not willing to do as his father did with the fussing of homunculi because the homunculi have to be emotionally linked to the soul of the one that will be attached. And he explain that his body is made up of this fallen brothers and sister. Because the emotional attachment the body will not reject the soul since it is made of homunculi it will not die. But in the war on ishbal his father attached his brother's and sister's remains to the gate and he could not cross back over. Then he said something about a sweet smelling woman named Dante came to him asking a lot of questions and demanded the secret's of alchemy from him since his father just about knew them all expect one. And with that she flow away on what seemed to be a dragon(envy). So Ed and al were ready to try to find away to cross the gate to stop Dante but the man reviled that his father has been trying for years to deceiver the ultimate foam of alchemy and that is to truly become a God a living deity. And control both worlds. And he was trapped here because he tried to stop his father from making another mistake and started to talk about how he wished could have stopped his father from murdering his family, and doing what he did, etc. So he introduces them to his son from this side of the gate and started to teach them everything he knows and showed them how to return. And when they returned it was in the middle of the mountains over what was ishbal. They made the journey home to find that there house had been rebuilt, and as good as knew. When they seen this they knew it could only mean one thing. So they rushed in the house to find there father. There explained after he opened the other gate he found himself inside the gate once again and found his body that he started out with 400 years ago. The gate attached them together and then he found himself laying on there mother's grave. So they go in this big thing about how and why it happened because be returned all he gained and got back what he lost. The 400 years of memories, the stone, life and a homunculi son from the gate. Since Homunculi are from the other side of the gate, and his son returned to the other side of the gate where he came from and the stone was all used up when he opened the gate on the other side, and he also buried his feelings for his lost son and satisfied the homunculi revenge, and gave up the 400 plus years of memories he got his one wish to be able to become a father to his children. So then they tell him about Dante and Father and everything that's going on. All of a sudden he sees Winry out the window and step's outside to greet her, her eye's water, his water, he run's screaming her name, she do the same, etc., etc. So all 5 (Ed, Al, Hohenhim, Winrey, and the new dude) set out on the greatest journey of all time to stop father and Dante (and Winry learn alchemy that she apply to making her automail only and learn more along the way the new dude got a thing for rose) so how is that for a story line hit me up at Corey_giles2003@yahoo.com and tell me what you think make changes where you think there needed and maybe we can come up with a good enough story line to send to them and make them start a new season
dude you suck, no matter how much i would love to see another season of FMA you suck...
:Wtf? Wikipedia is not a fan-written fiction community. Please peddle your community-written script projects elsewhere. Maybe you could start a wiki dedicated to this pursuit of yours. -FrostyBytes 13:11, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What If??? 

message: In episode 38, the Crimson Alchemist known as Kimbly hums a familiar tune that anyone would just sign off as Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". The voice actor on the English track just sort of hums out some dissonant notes, but on the Japanese track it is clearly Ode to Joy. However, this is where it gets interesting. Kimbly lives in the world where Alchemy prevailed over Physics, this world is called "Amestris". The world where Beethoven lived is our world, where Physics and Mechanics prevailed over Alchemy. The name used for Earth is Terra. Those worlds never cross paths. I wonder how Kimbly knew that song to hum it? Everybody in each world has a theoretical opposite in the other world. Did the Beethoven in Amestris write the same pieces as the Beethoven in Terra?
I wonder if the creators of FMA caught this... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 160.7.74.107 (talk • contribs).
::Nice catch --Midusunknown 06:05, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Near the end of the series, Hohenheim says that the two worlds (Amestris and Earth) diverged from each other with the success of alchemy, and share the same common history before that point. So, the two worlds are not completely separate. Although this diverging point was definitely before Beethoven's lifetime, it's possible that he existed in both worlds, and wrote the same song in both. --Wikivader 16:31, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Humming Alchemist: Kimbly 

message: Is the meaning behind this symbol explained at any point during the series?  I haven't seen the entire series, so if its meaning was given I may have missed it. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 18:26, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The symbol on Ed's jacket and Al's shoulders 

message: Although there is chemistry involved in the alchemy presented in FMA, the process still appears to be in some way magical or paranormal, and thus I'm not certain that any extensive scientific backing can be given for what happens in the anime. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 21:07, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm removing the section; while theories such as this are nice, they are also original research, and are thus outside Wikipedia's scope. —TangentCube /c /t  23:01, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scientific backing section 

message: I strongly suggest we add a Running Gags or Rinning Jokes section to this page. First of all, we should write about how Alphonse is mistaken for the Fullmetal Alchemist b/ people think he is wearing armor and Edward always gets pissed off at this. Second, a good note would be characters constantly poking fun at Ed's height. Another may be Alphonse's unhealthy obsession with cats as well as well as Mustangs' constantly wanting to be more manly. I've only read the manga up to voulme ten and have not watched the anime, so I don't know if these themes are only used in the ten volumes that I have read, or if they are also featured on the show/later manga. If no one has a qualm with this, I will put up the section in about one week. Thank you! The Hero of Time 22:05, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not so sure why we would need such a section.  If it's just going to be a list, perhaps it's better not to put it into the article; if it's to help with a summary of the manga's plot, perhaps it's better to draw up a full summary.  There is also the matter of whether it would fall in Wikipedia's scope to have such a section; be mindful of WP:OR... —TangentCube /c /t  05:43, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, it's not original research (the in-jokes the author puts in to each graphic novel are obvious to long time readers), but I see your concern. If I have enough time, I may just start a "Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)" page and, if it doesn't have enough information itself, it could just be merged to the existing FMA page (seeing as there is already a mildly long section relating to the anime, I don't see why the manga doesn't also have one). Anyway, I will begin compiling research right away, and will probably start the new article in a few weeks. Thanks again! The Hero of Time 22:10, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Running Gags Section 

message: I tried giving the guide a more "professional" look. Questions, conserns? FullMetal Falcon 19:09, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  For now, it has been placed in my sandbox. FullMetal Falcon 23:15, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

text: While I have no opinion either way concerning the look of the final product, I think we should hold off on "prettying it up" until after the manga finishes (whenever that is), as the current format seems a fair pain to update; instead of merely shifting the  tags to extend the list horizontally, one would have to create a new wikitable section and move (almost) all the chapter names around. —TangentCube /c /t  22:19, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chapter guide 

message: * Images need fair use rationale
* References go after a full-stop
* References aren't formated properly, please check 
Basically aside from the lead and story, the rest of the article is just lists, turn it into prose. Before you re-nominate for GA i strongly advise you to take a peer review. M3tal H3ad 04:05, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Fail 

message: Added a trivia section and the one very, very obscure fact I recall. I have personally and repeatedly confirmed this, though have never heard it mentioned by another source and would appreciate verification. --72.150.206.24 04:21, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, but this is original research and is therefore not allowed. We are not reliable sources. —TangentCube /c /t  02:24, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia Point 

message: Does  THIS have any significance? RecklessFire 00:05, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Internal navigation and the decluttering of the main FMA template. --tjstrf talk 00:07, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe not that so much–the main template has all the same links, minus one–but it's a useful replacement for :Template:Main in this instance. Even if it is kinda scrunched up. —TangentCube /c /t  00:19, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters of FMA Template 

message: In the paragraphs before the chapter list, it says that Viz is up to Vol. 11 and the project is ongoing, but right before the list, it says that they stopped at Vol. 10. Which is right and which needs to be removed? --RockMaster 02:26, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It says the listed translations are up to volume ten.  Once someone gets ahold of volume eleven, the list will be updated accordingly. —TangentCube /c /t  07:01, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's up with the Manga Translations? 

message: I was browsing through the article, and thought that the reference to Maes Hughes' funeral replacing the end theme of ep. 25 warrants a spoiler tag.  If I hadn't seen the series before, I'd be pretty peeved at that little secret being revealed! Indja 12:21, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible Spoiler - Opening and End Themes 

message: Great guy and all, but why is he in the see also section? Not even alchemy (real world version) is linked, XD... Jaimeastorga2000 06:00, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Alchemy is linked in the Plot section.  Paracelsus isn't anywhere else.  —TangentCube /c /t  06:20, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paracelsus? 

message: Please excuse me, a new fan to the series, but I would like to know few things about Amestris' military. Just how advanced it really is? Do they have tanks or any armored vehicles, aircraft and warships? What kind of small arms (the small arms I have seen so far are all straight from history books) the military uses? Only few episodes have been aired here in Finland so far, but I am eager to know more about the series. *cough*addicted*cough (just kidding :D). 
With warm regards, --Kurt Leyman 13:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The information that you've given Kurt pertains only to the Anime, where we know about Amestris and our world being related.  Nothing in the manga states that Alchemy developed over Physics.  As for Mechanics, certainly not!  Take a look at automail, for example.  As far as we know, the technology in Fullmetal Alchemist is similar to the early 20th century, with some exceptions and fantasy-tweaks (such as the automail) --HayashiKun 03:47, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

text: You must not study physics and mechanics, because there is more to mechanics than metal and machines. It also takes dynamics, the study of forces and reactions. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 160.7.111.161 (talk) 16:05, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  How advanced Amestris' military really is? 

message: ther is a podcast caled  The Annotated Alchemist search full mittle alchamist (not as i spelled it)Tdk jon 02:52, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  pod casts 

message: Changed the text within the Manga section to reflect that volume 12 has already been released.  I don't know the date for V. 13 though. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Veridicum (talk • contribs).
:Surely it's not too much trouble to wait for the official release dates? —TangentCube /c /t  02:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Volume 12 released 

message: According to Anime News Network, Fullmetal Alchemist has 3 or 4 OVAs (depending on whether you count the live action one). Perhaps this should be mentioned in the summary in the top-right corner of the article. Heihachi 21:01, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  OVAs 

message: A new noticeboard, Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard, has been created. - Peregrine Fisher 18:21, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This noticeboard has been deleted per Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard. Please disregard the above post. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 11:22, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard]] 

message: I think this article should include a list of people as in the french version.
Doublehp 13:36, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  list of people of the anim ? 

message: If "manga" is a Japanese word for comic book or print cartoon and this is a English version article, then it should say "comic" and not "manga". I'm sure 99% of people will disagree with me, but there is obviously a case of english-language-mutilatation-for-the-sake-of-wanting-to-make-a-japanese-word-a-english-one. This should really be changed. 71.82.98.241 22:58, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Manga is not just a word for comic, but a differnt style of drawing. Compare FMA style to X-men style drawings, there's a difference. --Malevious  Userpage •Talk Page• Contributions 23:17, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What I see as a serious problem 

message: Is Full Metal Alchemist Shōnen Jump?¿ Uzumaki Dude 06:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You can read the article, right? —TangentCube, Dialogues 20:44, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  ?????¿¿¿¿¿ 

message: I do recall hearing about a religion in FMA that was lost many years before. It was mentioned in episode Hohenheim of Light. Lyra was talking about a religion lost a long time before, because it was a taboo. This said religion only had one god. Could this lost religion be Christianity? -Yancyfry 04:08, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. —TangentCube, Dialogues 06:23, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lost religion? 

message: I noticed, Rosé isn't even mentioned on the minor characters page, but shes referenced in Noah's little discription, also with her the Baby should be mentioned.
R.L. Nieman 05:31, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: She is located on the Minor characters of Fullmetal Alchemist page, as she is a minor character and not notable enough to be in the major character listing.  Jezebel Parks 06:39, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

text: "Tobira no Mukō e" ("To the Other Side of the Door") by Yellow Generation. -Yancyfry 01:21, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Completely missed Rosé on the Character listing 

message: I have an few suggestions:
Manga--> Split into List of Fullmetal Alchemist manga
Music, Anime Details, Broadcast Info & Video Games--> Split into Fullmetal Alchemist media and materials
Just a suggestion...
RedEyesMetal 18:18, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If anything, the manga information should be split last, as it is the original work.  It needs to be fleshed out, too.  —TangentCube /c /t  19:08, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

text: It would be better to split and merge all the media information — the manga chapter guide, the episode list, the music and drama CD lists in the main article — into a single article; for example, List of RahXephon media.  I don't think there's enough material yet to split Fullmetal Alchemist into manga and anime articles.  —TangentCube /c /t  10:54, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think everything from the section Opening and ending themes onward could be put into a media page. As for the manga chapter guide and the episode list, those could still be kept on separate pages with links to them from the main and media articles (like what Bleach has). --Eruhildo 21:09, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've actually been working on one off-wiki for a while, but wording lead sections makes me lazy, as does finding sources.  —TangentCube, Dialogues 22:34, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggesting a split... 

message: There are a large number of transmutation circles used in the anime, but the science behind them is never explained. How does the shape of the circle affect the transmutation?
Does the manga ever touch on this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.25.97.213 (talk) 09:30, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Anyone?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.47.161.254 (talk) 19:50, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have all the English volumes that have been released so far, and none go into specifics about the circles themselves, at least not as far as I can remember. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 12:27, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transmutation Circles 

message: Nothing found on Google to show this was a real person. Until evidence appears, let's keep fact & fiction separate, please. --Rodhullandemu (talk - contribs) 02:02, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If this historical Alphonse Elric does exist, they should have separate articles. -Yancyfry 04:30, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger of [[Alphonse Elric(historical)]] 

message: i'm sombody who just wached the videos and movie and the diffrences arn't that clear. Just saying that a plot out-line should be added if sombody haddent see or read FMA before it could be confusing like when talking about when the plot lines split it says it happens when they encounter greed (also this is the first time he is even mentioned. which time? when we meat greed or when the brothers do? might even need two diffrent sections i.e MANGA PLOT and ANIME PLOT because anyone who isnt a fan would be lost oh one more thing name the humiclious would do it myself but i cant spell and have poor grammer(220.237.202.87 07:43, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  anime and manga 

message: Im on episode 43 of the english anime series, plan to have them all watched sometime...
One surprise was ruined for me, now that i know dante is the leader of the homunculi...
No spoilers there? other than that, great article, nice work :)
Tresmius (talk) 00:12, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is not censored for spoilers; in the past, there used to be spoiler warnings, but after very lengthy, heated discussions on the matter, these were deprecated and removed.  The archives of the following are heavy with tl;dr, but may provide some insight: Wikipedia talk:Spoiler, Template talk:Spoiler.  —TangentCube, Dialogues 02:36, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spoilers perhaps? 

message: Is it okay if I add pages on them? I've read four of them so far and I'm reading the 5th as I type this out. Ominae (talk) 18:16, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Individual novels do not need articles.  However, table list for them with summaries would be quite welcome. AnmaFinotera (talk) 01:10, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  FMA Novels 

message: At List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes, an issue arose over the use of Ishbal vs. Ishval, that got contentious enough the list is currently under full protection while we discuss the issue.  User:Egan Loo (who claims to be a former Viz employee who worked on earlier volumes) insists that we should use Ishval because it is the "correct" spelling and what the creator uses.  Ishbal, however, is the English spelling used in the anime series, and appears to be in use now in the Viz manga translations.  In a general Google search, Ishbal is also the most common spelling.  During the discussion, it came up that not only are we being inconsistent with the spellings of this term, but with many proper names.  An RfC was posted at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga#RFC on FMA issue.  That discussion also brought up the broader issues and the wide sweeping implications for all FMA articles that such discussion could have, so it was felt that this needed to be a wider discussion, centered here in the main talk page. For the Ishbal vs Ishval, for example, if we feel Ishbal is the spelling to use then many other articles need to be checked and corrected, and Ishval would need to be renamed.  I'm going to point both of the other discussions here to centralize.  AnmaFinotera (talk) 01:16, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I propose we use "Ishbal" for the anime and "Ishval" for the manga since the manga clearly uses the v and the anime clearly doesn't. Thats my opinion. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The only problem there, is that in later volumes of the manga, it has been changed to Ishbal. :P AnmaFinotera (talk) 03:51, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proper Names in FMA 

message: FMA manga has now sold over 30 million volumes in Japan. Here is the ref if someone would like to note accordingly:   AnmaFinotera (talk) 05:22, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Taken care of. --MahaPanta (talk) 00:46, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception 

message: The reason it failed:
GA Fail
    * Images need fair use rationale
    * References go after a full-stop
    * References aren't formated properly, please check 
Basically aside from the lead and story, the rest of the article is just lists, turn it into prose. Before you re-nominate for GA i strongly advise you to take a peer review. M3tal H3ad 04:05, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The article failed GA for many reasons. It is lacking references (not just an issue of formating). Also, the article does not conform well to the Anime and manga MOS nor the general Wikipedia MOS' and needs clean up in that regard. It also suffers from excessive plot and in-universe information. It is not even at B class yet, in part because of these many issues. AnmaFinotera (talk) 22:24, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I know, I'm making my changes one step at a time, starting with addressing the issues brought up in the last GA nomination. --MahaPanta (talk) 01:09, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Retry 

message: "This image is a candidate for speedy deletion. It may be deleted after Friday, 22 February 2008."
Does this still apply? The image seems fine to me. --MahaPanta (talk) 00:00, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Doesn't look like it is. I don't see any warning templates on the image. AnmaFinotera (talk) 00:02, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Nope, no problem with the image.MKguy42192 (talk) 04:48, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  DVD Release image 

message: I've just spent the last 2 hours cleaning and giving reference to the Alphonse & Roy pages, so if anyone would like to take a look and maybe improve it a little that would ne nice. We still need to work on:
*Dante
*Izumi
*Winry
*Father
*Scar
*Hughes
*Hohenheim
RedEyesMetal (talk) 17:15, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice work. Now Im sure those two now pass Wikipedia:Notability (fiction). What these character article require is a in-universe clean up, but it confuses me that some characters like have different characteristics in the manga and anime, so I do not know how arrange the sections. What is hard to find is conception information. All the conception I know is fan-sourced. When I made the production section in the main fma article I could find some reliable sources. In all those interviews there werent any mention about the character, at least not explicit. 
Other thing: there are many character lists and need to be merged, any idea? (I was thinking some things but I couldnt get anything, all I thought was merge all homunculi article in one and all military articles and merge them in one) Regards.--Tintor2 (talk) 17:31, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: To respond to your question about why there are so many character lists, it was done because the manga not only differs greatly from the anime, but also because of WP:SIZE. Even if we did merge. trimming down everything would look messy and horrible. If you wanna read it, it's in one of the archives. RedEyesMetal (talk) 14:25, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, they differ a lot, but its confusing there are 5 king bradley articles. The info of manga and anime could be merged in the same part without confusing anybody. Since he has two different homunculus names, he could be simply called king bradley. Those lists are also overdetailed and thats why they fail WP:SIZE.--Tintor2 (talk) 14:45, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm. we'll have to think this through. I'm gonna try a "trial and error" scheme by seeing what I could do with a merge of a few lists....RedEyesMetal (talk) 14:49, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Any doubt of the merge ask me, I have also been thinking in several merges but I couldnt get to anything. I think tthat if there are two homuculi with the same name we could add something like this: sloth (manga) and sloth (anime), so we dont need to misk them. However, characters like Envy and others that have the same appearance need to be misked.--Tintor2 (talk) 00:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

text:  I had started on improving Winry's article but had to stop at around 35%. Once summer rolls in and it still needs work up I'll finish it but feel free to go ahead if anyone has the time. In terms of the characters lists, I go with the merging of three Minor lists, which are completely unnecessary to have so many. A number of the characters in the Minor-Anime list can be cut out. Some only appear in one episode and the information is too detailed for such. The voice tables add small unneeded byte size when you can use the anime voice temps. A lot of cruft can be cut out so that all the notable characters can be merged into one. We can section off the Manga-only on one list than placing them in a single article. At least we'd be presenting all the info of all the characters on one page instead of having people navigate between three. Fox816 (talk) 05:06, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character Article Cleanups & References 

message: For those who are not following the current peer review, there are two items I can't really take care of myself. The first is a suggestion of adding a summary of the Ishval war in the plot section, since its mentioned several times in the article. The second questions the need for the terminology section, which may cause problems in an FA run. Now, as I recall, this section was a merge from a deleted list? So ideas on tackling this?  Also, a question of my own that came up...the plot section seems to be missing the rest of the plot and seems to end in a teaser-style sentence. Can someone finish it up? -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 06:01, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is that the manga is still going on. Also, I have no idea how to move every terminology section to the list (except for some that could be easily done).--Tintor2 (talk) 13:05, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: My thinking is that when they are first mentioned in the plot section, give a short def, like I did with state alchemist, if its likely to be confusing. And link off to the full articles (though that's another clean up to deal with later :P). -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 15:24, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I see, I think those articles need to be deleted or redirected since they fail natability.Tintor2 (talk) 15:28, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep, they do. Some can be shortened up and merged into the future character list to start sections, but they all pretty much fail WP:FICT and WP:PLOT. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 15:31, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.--Tintor2 (talk) 15:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Done.--Tintor2 (talk) 15:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

text: I think that was it, but may want to post on the PR to see if there is any more feedback after the changes. Also, still need to get a copyeditor to come help out as well. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 02:27, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Review Notes 

message: From the article:
"Animation Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 3, released on May 18, 2005 contained twenty-seven tracks, including Song of Parting, a classical piece written by Felix Mendelssohn, as is Symphony no. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven."
Having listened to said OST I daresay that the said "Song of Parting" ("Wakare no Kyoku" in the track listing) is not a piece by Mendelssohn, but rather one built around the theme of Fryderyk Chopin's etude in E major Op.10-3, also known as "Chanson de l'adieu" (French; translates roughly to the Japanese title) or "Tristesse" (French; translates to "Sorrow"). I'm not an unquestionable authority on classical music and therefore may be wrong, so is anyone up for verifying that?
Compare:
http://www.imeem.com/shadowqueen/music/oZOS7mHK/chopin_la_chanson_de_ladieu/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo5TZn5E7EE&feature=related
80.53.38.130 (talk) 13:53, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mendelssohn? 

message: President Minami tells ANN: Fullmetal Alchemist 2, Darker than BLACK 2 are "not decided yet" would be necessary to add to the article?Tintor2 (talk) 15:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I made a minor edit the other day with said case and provided the links of the website and the yahoo page where the document was purportedly presented. A couple of users said my references were insufficient, my edit undone. I support posting such information, not only as speculation, but as a high potential for the series's sequel. And yes, I cross my fingers for the development of such sequel.--DarkKunai (talk) 00:30, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sequel?! OMG 

message: Hey, I just wanted to point out that in the article there was this sentance:
"Determined to return with Alphonse, Edward becomes involved in rocketry research in the country of Transylvania(...)"
Transilvania is not a country. During the first world war, it belonged to hungary, and after its end it belonged to romania. Unlike  the other two regions in romania, transilvania was never an independent region.
Just wanted to clear that up. :)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.79.21.209 (talk) 23:27, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a fictional series. In Fullmetal Alchemist, I believe Transylvania is referred to as a country. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 00:44, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it?? Kariteh (talk) 09:00, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transilvania is not a country 

message: The alchemist Hohenheim from Full Metal Alchemist is based on a 16th century alchemist that goes by the same name (Paracelsus). It is a highly useful insight for wikipedians to know the origins of most anime characters, these insights themselves might be consider references, if you may.
I highly encourage anyone who wishes to support this edit googling for references, as I was advised my references were not too reliable. --DarkKunai (talk) 00:43, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hohenheim 

message: I got started on the to do list. Edited some grammer and stuff. Still working on it. I will work on expanding the article later. Please feel free to join me. Hyakurei (talk) 12:41, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  To do list 

message: I edited this sentence out of the intro:  "The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is based in Europe during the Industrial Revolution and in several experiences from the author's life."  Anyone that has read the series knows that the FMA universe is completely fictional, and it does not have anything to do with our world (except in the case of the anime, but there is def. a distinction between the real world and the FMA world).  FMA is based mostly in amestris, which doesn't exist in Europe.  Just thought I'd completely explain myself :) --Taylert123 (talk) 21:25, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with that removal and had been meaning to do it myself since I finally got to read all of the currently released volumes. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 21:39, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wait, that information is taken from the production section, the author created the cities of amestris basing it from countries from Europe during that period. Why should that be deleted?Tintor2 (talk) 23:50, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm, that wouldn't mean it was "based in" though. It could be said that it was "styled after Industrial Revolution Europe" but not that it was actually based or set in that period. -- AnmaFinotera (talk · contribs) 01:13, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

text: I think it looks better.Tintor2 (talk) 14:44, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Update, as far as I know per WP: Lead, the lead does not need reference and those sentences are just a short overview of those sections.Tintor2 (talk) 01:32, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok then. The less-subjective one looks ok, but ideally I probably want to remove the last sentence. -- Highwind888, the Fuko Master 01:39, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.Tintor2 (talk) 01:40, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Below, GAS recommends major copyedit for the production, but it reads pretty good to me. Do you know what needs to be done there? -- Highwind888, the Fuko Master 01:43, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

text: Apparently since the last assessment, some users have been editing that section improving it.I guess its better now.Tintor2 (talk) 01:55, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing... 

message: Per request at WP:ANIME/ASSESS, here is some comments to improve the article. NB. Please list the article for A class as soon as it has been approved for GA class. Regards, G.A.S  05:18, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Maybe expand the description to the image: It seems to be illustrating Edward and Alphonse—I had to browse to the individual articles to confirm this, as it was not clear. G.A.S  06:46, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Done.Tintor2 (talk) 17:30, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

text: *Removed since its a bit trivial.Tintor2 (talk) 17:19, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

text: *Done some expansion. The manga still did not end in Japan.Tintor2 (talk) 17:19, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

text: *Done.Tintor2 (talk) 17:19, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Project peer review 

message: At the request of Tintor2, here are some copy edit suggestions from an outside view to improve the article's prose. 
;Plot
*The section goes right into describing the story, but doesn't provide an introductory statement. Such a statement can act as a segue from the previous section and give the reader the basic information needed to understand the section. The lead had a good statement about the plot and I would include something similar.
**AnmaFinotera doesn't seem to agree, since my edit got reverted... -- Highwind888, the Fuko Master 01:27, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've reworded it to The easiest of the series characters for her to draw was Alex Louis Armstrong, as well as little animals. Due to the fact she likes dogs, Arakawa added several of them in the story. Not sure it improves it by much... -- Highwind888, the Fuko Master 04:30, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

text: Here's part two. Once again, sorry for the disjointed review. I'll finish the last three sections another day. (Guyinblack25 talk 14:53, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.Tintor2 (talk) 16:48, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There's part three. Hope it helps. Once again, sorry for the disjointed review. It was a good read and I'll definitely have to check out the series. (Guyinblack25 talk 17:08, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the review.Tintor2 (talk) 19:06, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy edit suggestions 

message: This article has had a lot of work by several users to clean it up. It is modeled after the latest FA manga/anime article (Tokyo Mew Mew), it has been copyedited and it has all the sources needed as well as a good length. So I ll nominate it.Tintor2 (talk) 19:30, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Fingers crossed! -- Highwind888, the Fuko Master 06:25, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA nomination 

message: Since the article's been granted GA status (excellent work everyone!), should the to-do list at the top be removed, or update it to go for FA? -- Highwind888, the Fuko Master 02:57, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Congratulations everyone!  --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 08:03, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

text: We also need to remove the citations to Anime News Network's encyclopedia articles, as they are not reliable sources. (Cites to news articles are fine.) Since there's only two now, one for readily available broadcast dates, this ought to be relatively easy. "Ought." —Quasirandom (talk) 20:39, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Do we still need the to-do list? 

message: This is based on a recent edit I saw, in which "differences in the anime..." was changed to "differences in the first anime...." with a note "there are two now" from an anonymous editer. Is this verifiable? Can someone with an expertise on this please check and change it back if this is not true? Thanks. ~ Hyakurei (talk) 21:35, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's verifiable here andis in the end of the anime section already. Amusingly it was removed as unsourced rumour in another part of the article even though it was fully sourced already in the anime section. Dandy Sephy (talk) 21:47, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  First anime? 

message: According to the Japanese page, there's a new Wii game called . It's subtitled as "Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn", and it's produced/made by Square Enix. Ref moocowsruletalk to moo 19:23, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Wii game 

message: Is there any information on what the new series will be about? 69.179.157.123 (talk) 03:04, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Obviously the first series doesn't apply since you have a lot of the same events rehappening differently now.  It's completely separate from the first series plot-wise.  Dfsghjkgfhdg (talk) 23:15, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Whens the english translation going to come out? King of all Kai's (talk) 22:34, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

text: my guess is around 4 to 5 months later is when they will start the english release =^-^=--I am an oktau and a baka at times but deny proven facts and you got a fight 23:08, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

text: it comes from the title FUNimation.com, on their Fullmetal Alchemist section of the website--"I am an oktau and a baka at times but deny proven facts and you got a fight" comment added by Dragonmaster88 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Do we have any idea how many episodes this series is going to be?  7 are out to date, and I've seen a site claim to have titles for up to 13 episodes... but how many have been commissioned thus far? only 13? 26? 50? 68.55.51.24 (talk) 00:35, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: it is unknown since the manga seems to be reaching the end--"I am an oktau and a baka at times but deny proven facts and you got a fight" comment added by Dragonmaster88 (talk • contribs) 01:35, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 

message: I've looked through the arcive and seen nothing about making a list of all the transmutation circles used in the anime and the manga. I have also looked through the current FMA pages and seen nothing like this, though the could be, i just isnt linked to very well for such an importaint part of the series. i am actualy suprised that no one has thought of this before!
Unfortunatly I do not have the time or experience to create a page but if one is created I do have a bit of infomation to contribute to the page.Jangofett287 (talk) 16:34, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That is content for a fan site, not an encyclopedic article. In any case, transmutation circles themselves are never discussed or documented sufficiently in the anime or (what I have read of) the manga to make such a list feasible. 「ダイノガイ千？！」(Dinoguy1000) 19:32, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep, neither in the manga.Tintor2 (talk) 19:40, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I was just wondering, afterall there are quite a lot of circles and they do form a big part of the series. Jangofett287 (talk) 14:36, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

text: I propose we include a short list of Transmutation Circles (at least a few of them - like the basic one, the human transmutation circle, Roy's circle, etc.), what they do and how the are made in a sub-section (look at my post below). OutOfTimer Wanna chat? 23:21, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transmutation Circles 

message: "The series has become one of the top properties of Square Enix along with Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.[89] It was named the 95th best animated series by IGN. They commented that although it's mostly upbeat with amazing action scenes, it also touches on the human condition. They described it as "more than a mere anime, it was a powerful weekly drama."[90] The designs of the characters have been praised remarking they are almost unique. Flashbacks have been criticized to be annoying as they are repeated several times.[91][92] Other reviewers compared the series with an Odyssey as part tragic, part coming of age story. The plot and the music have been celebrated to be almost rich.[91] The anime has also been praised for having a good balance between action, comedy and deep moments and remarked the emotional core of the development of the two main characters.[93] Criticism towards the anime focused on the large number of sentimental scenes in the series abused to evoke kneejerk emotional responses from the viewers. The ending also had a negative review noting that the Edward's beliefs did not change at all as he tried once again to bring somebody back to life.[94] Soundtracks received praise for its varying styles of music as well as a large number of artists that make every song enjoyable. The music of the backgrounds has been noted to never distract to it from the story and to always be pleasant to hear.[89] DVDvisionjapan.com considered the first opening theme and the first ending theme as the best tracks of the series remarking that they made a good combination of anime and song.[95]"
Emphasis mine. But what does almost rich and almost unique mean? EvangelionTesttype (talk) 20:52, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weasel words? 

message: I'm not entirely sure what the second series is about. Having not read the manga at all or seen the new0 series what is it about? The paragraph that's written doesn't mention what the second series's basic storyline is. NarSakSasLee (talk) 21:14, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It follows the manga, but I'm not very sure how to add it without original research.Tintor2 (talk) 21:23, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What the heck does that mean? NarSakSasLee (talk) 15:06, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I said it follows the manga.Tintor2 (talk) 15:08, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not that, "original research"? NarSakSasLee (talk) 15:16, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: WP: Original research: We can't add these types of things without sources.Tintor2 (talk) 15:19, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: kay, now I'm even more confused. Aren't manga sources? NarSakSasLee (talk) 15:23, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Basically, original research is anything that doesn't have a source. This often doesn't mean that a source doesn't exist, but the term is usually used more specifically in reference to unsourced statements that may suffer from personal interpretation or unpublished synthesis. It's all a bit abstract, so don't feel bad if you don't really understand it. 「ダイノガイ千？！」? · Talk⇒Dinoguy1000 22:06, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fullmetal Brotherhood 

message: ANN reviewed volume 19 of the manga. Noted for use as the manga reception is pretty thin at the moment. —Quasirandom (talk) 14:04, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I tried adding a few Mania's reviews instead of the ann just to balance a bit the use of ANN.Tintor2 (talk) 16:00, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  More reviews for reception 

message: So the Brotherhood part comes from the FUNimation planned released of the anime. Is it the Japanese name for the anime as well? Form every episode all the say is (鋼の錬金術師, Fullmetal Alchemist) "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, Fullmetal Alchemist". If the orignal name for the series is not Brotherhood then shouldn't the Japanese name be included somewhere in the artcile? at the leaset a single entry once?. 138.163.160.42 (talk) 02:28, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, technically translated it just says "Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Alchemist" but I see what you mean.  It should be noted that the original Japanese title is not brotherhood. StryyderG (talk) 20:31, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Did you check?Tintor2 (talk) 22:02, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brotherhood name 

message: Hello, I want to tell you there are some new images for Fullmetal Alchemist on Commons. See Commons:Category:Fullmetal Alchemist and Commons:Category:Alchemic_circles. Enjoy! (This in my first post on en.wiki afer SUL.) :-) --Gig (talk) 09:18, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice. I think one of them could be used in Alphonse Elric, could't it be used?Tintor2 (talk) 14:33, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: When we found it, we used it on it.wiki... ^_^ --151.81.171.198 (talk) 20:22, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New images 

message: Does anyone know if there are any Wikias for Fullmetal Alchemist anywhere?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.213.45.24 (talk) 20:06, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you mean another than http://fma.wikia.org ? Hey... This site is nice, but it is not a Wiki... --Gig (talk) 17:08, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikias?... 

message: Which term is sanctioned by the community?
*Ishbal?
or
*Ishval?
--NBahn (talk) 06:31, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The first one "Ishbal" is that uses the English manga.Tintor2 (talk) 12:18, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

text: While early editions of the manga used Ishval, it was later changed to Ishbal. The anime has always used Ishbal. You can see the previous discussions at Talk:List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes#Ishval vs. "Ishbal", Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anime and manga/Archive 27#RFC on FMA issue and Talk:Fullmetal Alchemist/Archive 4#Proper Names in FMA —Farix (t | c) 12:21, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

text: Because it goes against guidelines. We use the official English name per WP:Common Name, while a sourced note about the official Japanese spelling can be pointed.Tintor2 (talk) 00:36, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  About [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fullmetal_Alchemist&action=historysubmit&diff=332188537&oldid=331897080 This Edit] 

message: i believe it would be best if we moved some of that information to the characters sections and summarize the second half plot of the anime a bit more and move it to the anime section. Also the plot is pretty long, is there anyway we can summarize that too?Bread Ninja (talk) 16:53, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding differences between manga and anime section 

message: There has been some vandalism and removal of sections as you see in the revision history of the article. I have removed some vandalism and undid a change that deleted almost an entire section of the article.
I was wondering if we could put the page on protection for a while?
Also someone keeps trying to add the last episode date and number and saying Brotherhood will end at a certain time when it hasn't been confirmed yet.
Any suggestions guys?
~Garfield Turtle Anime~ (talk) 19:07, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with that. A semi-protection should be good.Tintor2 (talk) 19:11, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

text: Just add a request at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Current requests for protection. A temporary semi-protection should be acceptable.Tintor2 (talk) 19:21, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

text: No prob. Good work.Tintor2 (talk) 21:32, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page protection? 

message: Do not put Cartoon Network cause Fullmetal airs on Adult Swim and CN and AS are now different channels since 2005 Matthew Cantrell (talk) 17:19, 9 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I remember this same discussion happening in Talk:Blood+#Network: "Per actual reliable 2009 articles, not 2005 ones, Adult Swim is still a programming block on Cartoon network.".Tintor2 (talk) 18:28, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

text: If the sources say it's just a programming block, then that's what we have to go with.  There might be a way to mention Adult Swim (Cartoon Network) or some other combination, as long as it doesn't look cluttered. --Kraftlos (Talk | Contrib) 07:39, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cartoon Network 

message: *ANN right turn only vol. 23 ANN Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Part 2 ANN Shelf Life Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood part 2 ANN Brotherhood DVD part 2 ANN Shelf Life Brotherhood DVD part 3 ANN Shelf Life Brotherhood DVD part 4 Shelf Life Brotherhood BR #3 Brotherhood BR #4
*Mania.com: Brotherhood BR Part 2 Brotherhood BR part 4 Brotherhood DVD part 2 Brotherhood UK DVD part 2 Brotherhood UK DVD part 3 Mania.com Brotherhood DVD part 2 Brotherhood DVD part 3 Brotherhood DVD part 4
*CBB manga vol. 24
*Sequential Tart vol. 24
*Active Anime: anime Brotherhood part 3 manga #24
--KrebMarkt (talk) 10:07, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Review(s) 

message: In FMA: Brotherhood, dates for character deaths indicate the current year to be 1916. Usages of automobiles and the radio (an anachronism) all place FMA in this time period. The Industrial Revolution did not progress into the 20th century, as defined as a period of time. Someone correct this, please. 24.42.93.217 (talk) 03:02, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It does not say it takes place during that period, but that was designed after the European Industrial Revolution as noted in the lead in the production section.Tintor2 (talk) 03:06, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early 20th century, not Industrial Revolution 

message: The anime [second series, Brotherhood] is currently being broadcast on TVS in Australia. I'm not sure when it began as I seem to be located in a black spot for that station. On Saturday [when it airs] I'll stream it online via their website and see what episode they're up to and work backwards to find the premiere date. 122.149.146.20 (talk) 11:20, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It requires a reliable source per WP:Verifiability.Tintor2 (talk) 15:17, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  TVS 

message: I've noticed in the infobox that the series has "steampunk" as one of the genres. Aside from automail, I don't see how this is steampunk, per se, especially since it doesn't even have a Victorian-style setting and there's nothing typical of the genre (e.g. airships, brassy steam contraptions, etc). See Steampunk. Someone explain this to me? Pride the Arrogant (talk) 19:22, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that genre has also already been removed once for these reasons in the past but readded by anons.Tintor2 (talk) 19:41, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Steampunk? 

message: This article should mention that the removable robot limb idea, on which the entire FMA story is based, was invented by Hayao Miyazaki for his 1984 movie anime hit Nausicaa of the valley of the wind. There the tolmekian warrior-princess Kushana has one full leg plus arm long lost to giant earthworms and those got replaced by removable, fully functional metal limbs.
This detail has a role in her escape from captivity and the subjective re-evaluation of her intents / role as a psychopath versus a noble leader. Apparently Miyazaki-sensei is such a grand master even one of the more minor detail ideas in that movie was enough to inspire a story for dozens of TV anime episodes and volumes of FMA manga tankobon. 82.131.129.52 (talk) 23:05, 17 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ha-yahoo 

message: Has anyone already stated the differences between the 2003 and 2009 anime altogether within this page or is the 2009 anime put on a seperate page? Can someone also care to do me a favor and encourage this anime to be a featured article, it has a lot of good things in it including references, sources, and it should be a good idea to encourage someone to feature this article. Thanks.
Limexialia (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 03:16, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Differences 

message: I’ve added a  flag to the following claim under #Manga:As of October 2011, the only edits that have been made were…Specifically, the claim that these were the only edits, and that Viz made absolutely no other changes throughout the run. Neither of the two cited sources made this claim that I could see, and they were both five years out of date by 2011 anyway. Has anyone seen evidence? —Frungi (talk) 05:07, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Have Viz really made no other edits? 

message: Does this make as little sense to anyone else as it did to me?
Perhaps it needs rewriting? Or re-translating?
Deus Ex Logica (talk) 03:16, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It’s a little of both, I think. I’ll do a bit of c/e, but I don’t feel too comfortable editing it without direct knowledge of/access to the source material (I’ve only seen the anime, and haven’t re-watched it), so if anyone could vet my changes, that’d be great. —Frungi (talk) 23:19, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It was actually a much simpler fix than that. I just restored the Plot section that was overwritten in . No reason was given for it, and I can’t see how that new version would possibly be preferable. —Frungi (talk) 23:43, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last Paragraph of the Plot Section May Need Rewriting 

message: Japonica Polonica Fantastica published all 27 manga volumes in Poland, last in April 2012, see:  . Please update. --Daveed93 (talk) 11:32, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Manga in Poland 

message: During the copy-edit in December 2013, I moved the bulk of the text about the anime series and films to its own article, Fullmetal Alchemist (anime). This is per Adam Cuerden's recommendations at Talk:Fullmetal Alchemist/GA2. This article can now concentrate upon the manga. Cheers, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 01:49, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Anime text moved to its own article

message: This manga has a fair amount of comedy in it, not denying that, but it is very serious most of the time. I would say it should be considered a comedy-drama instead. Action is also a major focus of the series so I would also suggest that you consider making the "Adventure" category "Action-Adventure". You may want to consider a removal of "Romance" as well - it was never a major focus of the series.--74.110.141.60 (talk) 15:36, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comedy-drama classification 

message: there's currently an RfC in the anime page. you can find it here:Talk:Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)#RfC: Regarding splitting the anime(s). More opinions would be nice.Lucia Black (talk) 02:40, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: RfC: anime splits

message: There is a quite dramatic difference between the categories for this article and those for the :Category:Full Metal Alchemist. Anarchangel (talk) 03:04, 21 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categories 

message: I'm pretty sure Hohenheim is a reference to "Philippus Areolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim". Should I add it somewhere in the article?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.117.240.18 (talk) 16:39, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Note about Hohenheim