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Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Genre: Shounen, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Review: „To create something, you have to sacrifice something of equal value”; this is the law of equivalent exchange in a world where alchemy is among the biggest fields of scientific research. Yet, only few people are gifted with an alchemist‘s power to, when understanding the structure of matter, break it down and rebuild it at will. Very early the two Elric Brothers, Edward and Alphons, learned how to use that miraculous power, which reminded their mother of her husband, who left the family without a trace years ago. When she died of illness, in their sadness they committed the big taboo of trying to create a human through alchemy in an attempt to revive their dead mother. A miserable failure in which Edward lost an arm and a leg, while Alphons lost his whole body living now with his soul attached to an iron armor. The law of equivalent exchange, or the iron law, how it is often called, might as well be how this whole world works; or at least that’s what they thought when they burned down their house and left on a journey to regain their bodies, leaving their hometown and friends behind.
Fullmetal Alchemist – Brotherhood is a completely new remake of the previous highly successful 51 episodes long Fullmetal Alchemist series. Both series are based on an original manga of the same name. When the previous series caught up to the story of the manga, which is even today still ongoing and releases only 1 chapter each month, the animation crew did a pretty good job in continuing the story their own way, while picking up some elements of new chapters here and there. All in all it was a well designed and well animated shounen action-adventure that deserved its success. Basically there is little need for a remake of a series that’s almost perfect to begin with. As in the anime-industry success alone very often is not a sufficient indicator for sequels, my early guess was that this time they plan to stick closer to the original manga story and present it in an even better animation quality. While as suspected the animation quality is indeed satisfying, the presentation of the story at this point is rather disappointing in my point of view. Episode 1 simply serves as an introduction and shows things that aren’t in the manga at all, yet do not contradict its plot. Episode 2 serves as a flashback and already shows a rushed version of the Elric brothers’ pasts; Too much to be only a small hint like in the manga, yet too little to be sad and touching. As it turns out major flaws keep appearing as the story goes on: Important key scenes like Edward’s arm being destroyed by Scar and Hughes funeral are designed rather sloppy and do not unfold the full touching or exciting impact they did in the previous series and in the manga. Even though the same animation studio is responsible for the production, it’s ironic to see a remake that doesn’t surpass the first series at all except for the animation quality. Despite those flaws it not all that bad and worth watching for everyone who did or did not see the first series. Let’s hope they will do a better job as the story unfolds.
Rating: 9/10

Queen's Blade

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Ecchi
Review: Reina is the youngest daughter of a noble family. She is always the center of attention because she will be the heir for the throne even though her sisters are much stronger than her as she thinks. Tossing aside her unearned attention and responsibilities she sneaks out and leaves on a journey to become independent. On her way she meets many skilled fighters, as it is the time of Queen’s Blade; a battle royal between female fighters taking place every 4 years with the position of queen at stake.
The story of Queen’s Blade isn’t too original or outstanding at this point; however, the animation quality is breathtaking. You will get to see plenty of high-quality fanservice and amazing fights, but only time will tell if this anime is all about half-naked girls fighting each other, or if the story is going somewhere as well.
Rating: 7/10

K-ON

Genre: School, Comedy, (Kyo-Ani)
Review: Yui-chan has always been a carefree and energetic girl. However, she has never participated in any clubs and now that she is in high school she feels it is time for a change. She befriends the girls of the Light Music Club and decides to learn to play the guitar so that they can perform together as a band. That’s how her new life as a guitarist begins.
K-ON is the newest anime of the hit-guarantee animation studio Kyo-Ani. Similar to Lucky Star it doesn’t rely on a deep or tragic story, but is a comedy show that follows the daily life of those 4 high school girls. Funny character designs and outstanding voice acting makes every episode both hilarious and enjoyable. Still, I cannot think of anything that would qualify this series as a masterpiece or outstanding as a whole, and yet it’s pretty fun to watch, so it’s nothing for fans who only look for the deepest or darkest anime.
Rating: 8,5/10
 

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