Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - 32 November 15
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Summary:
Ed and Al haven’t been able to track down May Chang, and unbeknownst to them, she’s actually at the train station. She runs into a certain old woman there and reveals that she’s headed north, and the old woman takes note of Shao May. Scar meanwhile is heading in a different direction and escapes from his pursuers who are now reporting to Kimblee. Over at the cemetery, Mustang runs into the same old woman that saw May Chang and realizes that it’s actually Lt. General Grumman in disguise. After Mustang fills him in on what’s going on in Central, Grumman reveals that Raven had approached him a while back about an immortal army. Grumman had rejected the idea, and soon after, he had been transferred to the East. Mustang gets Grumman interested in getting involved again, and after seeing the drawing of Shao May that Mustang is carrying, Grumman tells Mustang of what he saw earlier.
At the library, Ed and Al are trying to do some research on alkahestry but aren’t having much luck. Ed is found there by Armstrong, and Armstrong passes along a message from Mustang about how May Chang is headed north. Because of this, Armstrong also gives Ed a letter of introduction to the Major General Armstrong who guards the northern border. Ed then goes to tell Al of the news, and he finds him with a young boy who knows exactly who the brothers are. It turns out that the boy is none other than King Bradley’s son Selim, and he invites them to his house with his mother. There, the brothers learn of how Selim is interested in alchemy and how he wants to help his father. Partway through the meeting, King Bradley himself shows up, and he and his wife explain that Selim was adopted. King Bradley emphasizes how he has a family and reminds Ed and Al of their own family before leaving again. Afterward, Ed and Al refocus on how their goal is in the north, and they set off in that direction by train.
Preview
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So I never realized how fun a character Grumman was. The whole old lady bit here was great, and it was funny seeing Mustang’s reaction to it. The question mark in the eye-catch of him was pretty amusing too. What’s even better is that he seems like the kind of character who can really help Mustang get things done, and this showed the extent to which he’ll operate, so I’d love to see more of his antics in the future.
Aside from that, the episode for the most part was split between Kimblee tracking Scar and Marcoh, and Ed and Al meeting Selim. The Selim stuff was interesting to the extent that it showed his character a bit and that King Bradley has a family as well, but I couldn’t help but be reminded of how King Bradley had told Mustang previously that Selim wouldn’t be his weak point. I’m not sure if this is a contradiction to that or just King Bradley putting on a different face. I did notice though that Hawkeye is already following him around. There wasn’t too much else of note, though I’m very curious now about Armstrong’s sister (who’s already shown up in consecutive weeks in the commercials and sounds a bit gruff). In any case, the preview makes it look like we could be seeing some more action next episode as things shift northward.
Siddharth at 4:06 am on November 15th, 2009
Episode looks great from the screen shots, hope the subs come out soon!!!
Bloby at 4:10 am on November 15th, 2009
Oh Selim….
All you manga reading folks out there know what I mean… XD
penguintruth at 4:14 am on November 15th, 2009
So, basically, what Bones is trying to say is, volume 15 only needed one episode to cover, but a few pages in volume 16 need more than one. It’s okay to cram one volume into one episode and then add a lot of filler to another, according to them.
Brotherhood’s pacing is effing ridiculous.
ciq666 at 4:23 am on November 15th, 2009
Appearances can be deceiving.
The old lady seems so nice. and Selim is so cute!
hm..Scar going mad, must be some awesome action next week
Ed and Al must be at Brigg next ep too, though I can’t seem to remember who the big guy is.
pabucumunsatanisti at 4:53 am on November 15th, 2009
One more episode that bathed in awesomeness. Grumman in woman disguise is one hell of a camouflage technique, isnt it?
And at last we’re coming to Briggs episodes.
Btw did you know that Selim means “calm, tame” in turkish (dunno, probably came from arabian)?
Rei at 4:55 am on November 15th, 2009
HELL YEAH
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leftarrow at 5:06 am on November 15th, 2009
hahah wow your fast i dont even see the raws on tokyotoshokan
Dendoh_fanboy at 5:07 am on November 15th, 2009
People need to stop calling her Olivia, it’s Olivier pronounced Olivié.
izumi at 5:09 am on November 15th, 2009
The big guy`s name is
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and yes
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Homuncurus! at 5:20 am on November 15th, 2009
Grumman is a sexy beast, no questions asked.
Also, interesting to note that the whole Selim/Elrics part did not include Bradley at all in the manga. They must have added him in this anime to show a bit more his “human” side and spotlight his relationship with Selim.
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info600 at 5:23 am on November 15th, 2009
I did not expect to see king Bradley making an entrance in that scene, that’s for sure…
… and that first preview picture looked like Someone else OTHER than Scar.
Sim at 8:11 am on November 15th, 2009
@Bloby: Yes, my thoughts exactly! Show Spoiler ▼
Espada at 8:38 am on November 15th, 2009
next ep its *****a!!!!!
Splash at 8:39 am on November 15th, 2009
Isn’t Armstrongs sister a hottie that doesn’t look like him?
Torint at 9:37 am on November 15th, 2009
Yay, we’re reaching the part where things really get going.
RickyMack at 10:03 am on November 15th, 2009
@ Splash
the hottie Catherine is Louis’ younger sister, Olivier another hottie, is the older sister who is a badass Major General
damian at 10:48 am on November 15th, 2009
@penguintruth
Bitch, bitch, bitch..
Anyway, decent episode; loved the small Hawkeye inclusion there. Finally the Briggs arc is coming, looking forward to it. :]
RayJ at 11:19 am on November 15th, 2009
Holy hell I am so excited for the Briggs arc slfjkghs
madzo at 11:49 am on November 15th, 2009
wooooot!! she’s coming!! XD
Arashi at 11:50 am on November 15th, 2009
Oli-chaaaan is coming
I’m so curious of her voice.
@Bloby - yeah… oooh Selim… ;]
Give me subs!!