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Post by Smallfry on May 10, 2009 14:43:16 GMT 10
thats a lot of steampunk
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Post by Farrelei on May 11, 2009 20:28:42 GMT 10
I don't think there's that much steampunk ever. And Fullmetal Alchemist is steampunk because it's set in the same era (except in Germany [if you get to the end of the anime or watch the movie, Ed's country is the equivalent of our Germany... And also if you think about it the Ishbalans are just like the Jews and Fuhrer King is Hitler  ]) due to the technological differences on both sides of the Gate. Our world developed higher mechanical and engineering scientific benefits, whilst their world benefited in the evolution of alchemy through their science. If you look at the vehicles used in FMA you would see that it is steampunk, also in the clothing and accessories and whatnot. Also on the Fullmetal Alchemist Wikipedia page it states it is steampunk in the genre section. |
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Post by Shwoozar on May 13, 2009 18:02:00 GMT 10
*raises head*
lechmisty???
as in gold from other metals???
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Post by Farrelei on May 14, 2009 20:18:11 GMT 10
I think by lechmisty you mean alchemist.
And that is just the most annoyingly popular and false knowledge of alchemy.
Alchemists did not simply believe you could transmute gold from other metals, it was a very long a laborious process that never worked (in this world).
But yes, that is the alchemy I am referring to inside Fullmetal Alchemist.
Here's the first ending animation for the Fullmetal Alchemist anime, if you like the sound of it:
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Post by Farrelei on May 14, 2009 20:34:55 GMT 10
This is actually a better example, and is all 4 openings of Fullmetal Alchemist in order.
Note some of the steampunk elements visible in these openings - at the beginning of the clip we see Edward's automail arm (fake limbs made using metal and other materials available in 18th century time), notice the architecture and the landscapes, and then imagine elaborate cars with large steam engines and steamtrains operating in this time.
Also, just because it's awesome, I own the pocketwatch featured at 0:30 =DD!
Also, the man seen at 1:33 is an Ishbalan, which is our world's equivalent of a kind Jews in the World War 2, and are hunted and killed.
More are seen at 4:00-4:10
This man is also wearing sunglasses, also out-of-place in this time era.
(SPOILERS IN SENTENCE)
At 4:50 you can see another steampunk element - an underground town of what looks like 80th century Victorian building, from inside an old-fashioned elevator.
(It's actually from the inside of an elevator which you see in the final episode as it descends into the abandoned city underground))
So there's another modern object here - elevators. There are heaps of small things that you just have to look out for.
From 6:00 we see an old-fashioned masquerade-type ballroom, which is also popular inside 80th century time eras.
Sorry for the FMA review with it xP
I got carried away and I truly love that anime to death.
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Post by Shwoozar on May 16, 2009 19:39:30 GMT 10
to death eh? i truly think that alechemy, while being a failure was increddibly important for science, because of it, we now have the science of chemestry  anyhowwhenwhy, the point is, i would realy like to see a mechanical arm, to replace a lost one, and one that is powered by steam!!! |
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Post by Farrelei on May 16, 2009 20:00:39 GMT 10
You should watch/read FMA then =D
It is incredibly, incredibly wonderful, and is my second-favourite anime.
^-^
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Post by Smallfry on May 20, 2009 17:00:35 GMT 10
whats your first?
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Post by Farrelei on May 20, 2009 17:43:07 GMT 10
My first is Higurashi No Naku koro Ni but that has nothing to do with steampunk.
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]) due to the technological differences on both sides of the Gate. Our world developed higher mechanical and engineering scientific benefits, whilst their world benefited in the evolution of alchemy through their science.
