A Heart Made Fullmetal.
Monday, 8 August 2011
I know I said I wasn't going to make pointless posts, but I need to get back into the habit of blogging again.
"There's no such thing as a painless lesson. They just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary; you can't gain anything without losing something first. Although, if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find you have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yeah, a heart made Fullmetal."
Today, I finished Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I'm going to explain why I love Fullmetal Alchemist, and why it will forever be one of my favourite anime shows of all time.
I started watching the first series of Fullmetal Alchemist at a really scary point in my life. I had just lost my nephew, it was results day for my A-levels, and I had just been accepted at Wolverhampton University. I hadn't even finished 10 episodes of it by the time I was visiting Wolverhampton for the first time.
Honestly speaking, I think this is the only series I'll watch that will change me as a person. Maybe it was the timing of me picking this show up, and nothing more than that, but the story of Edward and Alphonse Elric was one that touched me so deeply that I don't have words for it.
Right from the start, I loved and somewhat admired Edward. I loved that he never gave up, no matter how the odds were stacked against him. I loved that he cared so deeply for his brother that he gave up limbs for him without a second thought. I loved that he had both a hilarious side, and serious side. I loved Edward Elric.
And I loved Alphonse. I loved his positive outlook, even in the worst of situations. I loved how was determined to help, and save people who he'd had no attachment to. I loved that he was so kind and caring.
I have honestly tried to take a few of those traits into my own personality. As I've finished Brotherhood, I am in another scary and unsure part of my life, and I am trying my hardest to resolve it in a way that will suit me best. I am trying to have a positive outlook, like Alphonse, and I am trying to be brave, like Edward.
All in all, the fandom of anime will never, ever die. Though this particular series has ended, and broken my heart a little, I will always remember it. I'm going to take the lessons I learnt from these characters, and I am going to continue to walk forward.
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