Talk:List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes

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Contents 1 Episodes 2 Very nice work 3 Episode 51 4 Episode article titles 5 OVA 6 Images 7 the only error 8 Addition of Episode Ratings

[edit] Episodes

Article is too large. I am breaking it up to 51 peices. This will finaly be an actual list. --Cat out 18:16, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Very nice work

Thanks for splitting up this article. It's about time someone did so - now I feel lazy for not doing it myself ;-). Mistamagic28 13:31, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, you compensated for that by mass rewriting descriptions. :) --Cat out 15:51, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Wow. Last time I saw this page, it was just a list of episode titles, and some other stuff. Now it's separated by volume, and we have separate pages for every single episode? That's insane! (In a good way.) The FMA pages were once kind of half-assed and disorganized, but they're getting much better. --Wikivader 02:26, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

I was pointed out to the episode guides that Buffy the Vampire Slayer have..now THAT's insane! O____O OK guys, let's not get beaten! we need more work! XD --itakoaya 01:15, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episode 51

Episode 51 has both a Japanese and an English title, and that should be reflected on this list. Any explanation of the timeframe surrounding the titles should be on the page for that episode, not here. ···日本穣^{? · Talk to Nihonjoe} 17:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't the English dub names AND the translated Japanese names be included on the list and/or in each episode's own page? Many of the episode titles are drastically different in Japanese, such as episode five, called The Man with the Mechanical Arm in English, while called"Shissou! Ōtomeiru," or "Dash! Automail" in Japanese. Another example would be episode 9, Be Thou for the People, called "Gun no Inu no Gin Dokei" in Japanese, meaning "The Dog of the Military's Silver Watch."

Episode 51 has no Japanese title and has an English title that was the invention of the dub company (Funimation). The fan-inspired Japanese title "Munich 1921" is simply a caption that appears late in the episode. There is no basis for considering that a Japanese title. 168.127.0.51 19:13, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episode article titles

Do we really need to add "(Fullmetal Alchemist episode)" to the end of every article? I know some like Teacher (Fullmetal Alchemist episode) need it, but with most of them, there are no other articles on Wikipedia that have that title. Most episode articles only do that if there is another article on WP with the same name. Matty-chan 01:57, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

I say we just keep all of them the way they are. It makes everything more uniform, instead of having some articles with "(Fullmetal Alchemist episode)" in the title and some without. Besides, moving pages around just to make the titles shorter isn't worth the time, in my opinion. --Wikivader 02:29, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, but per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television):

For an article created about a single episode, add the series name in parentheses only if there are other articles by the same name:

* Bart the Genius (no other article with that name exists)
* The Sting (Futurama) (to differentiate the episode article from the 1973 film of the same name

Matty-chan 04:48, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] OVA

The OVA has been removed from anidb.net after it was initially listed there; has it been cancelled, was it a hoax, ...? —Nightstallion (?) 10:06, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

The images are wasting a lot room, they have big blank spots above and below them. I know this was chosen as a FA, but any ideas? - Peregrinefisher 05:53, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

I believe the reason the image cells are so large is because they are meant to encompass multiple episodes. I don't think that the whitespace detracts from the actual list content. — † Webdinger ^{BLAH | SZ} 04:05, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I just added screen shots for episodes 1-28, and I think they look alright--Salvax ^{T - C}--01:11, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] the only error

the page is well done but it have a error and the error is: why, why fma have to have 51 episodes why? if only can be a little long more like 120 chapters why it have to be short? dont you think tha FMA deserve more episodes and more movies? --Sins se7en 04:09, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Please add new topics to the bottom of discussion pages.

As for your question, this page has some answers: Fullmetal Alchemist#Production broadcast history

"As there was a limited amount of manga material available to adapt at the time of production, the storyline of the anime diverges from that of the manga around the middle of the series (around the end of book 6/start of book 7). The anime's later story and conclusion by BONES is different from the manga, which is still ongoing."

–Gunslinger47 06:46, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Please note that Wikipedia talk pages are for discussing the article, not the topic of the article. For more questions of this type, please use the WP:HD. — Edward Z. Yang^(Talk) 16:28, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Addition of Episode Ratings

Would it be suitable to add limitted information on the high praise given to certain episodes? For example, in 2004 Animage magazine held a reader's poll to determine to best TV anime episodes of the year, and a number of FMA episodes were named, including for the top spot. If the consensus was that this sort of information would be worthwhile here, I could provide it as well as individual episode IMDb ratings. This could serve as a guide to the 'best' episodes of the series. Any thoughts?

LainEverliving LainEverloving 20:38, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

I think it would be appropriate to add something to the opening paragraph saying such and such episode was chosen for the top spot of the 2004 Animage poll. Add a citation with a link to the poll, if you have one. I don't think Imdb scores are appropriate, though, because they have no editorial oversight. - Peregrine Fisher 20:57, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

By the opening paragraph, do you mean of the whole (list) page, or on the individual episode pages, or simply at the beginning of the summary of each episode in the list? Sorry if this questions seems a bit unnecessary, but if I'm going to make the edit, I want to do it right the first time. - LainEverliving LainEverloving 06:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Good question, since I hadn't actually thought about it. I think the best place would be after "A 105 minute movie titled Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, which told a new story beyond the end of the anime, was released in Japan on July 23, 2005 and in the U.S. on September 12, 2006." on this page. I wouldn't try and mix it into the episode entries.

Then, each episode that was chosen should have its spot mentioned at the end of its own lead paragraph. If To Challenge the Sun was one of the eps, I would say put it after 'This episode was known as "To Challenge the Sun" on Adult Swim's edited version, but on the un-edited version the title was "Those Who Challenge the Sun."' - Peregrine Fisher 06:35, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I'll get on with the edits. - LainEverliving LainEverloving 06:41, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Alright, so, how does this look?

Due to the incredible popularity of the series, a number of the early episodes were recognised as some of the finest of all TV anime released in the 2003 period in the 26th Annual Animage Magazine Readers Poll. Episode 7, "Night of the Chimera's Cry" was the top rated episode, and five other episodes were also honored. Those episodes included: Episode 3, "Mother" (3rd Place), Episode 6, "The Alchemy Exam" (4th Place), Episode 5, "The Man with the Mechanical Arm" (5th Place), Episode 1, "To Challenge the Sun" (7th Place), and Episode 9, "Be Thou for the People" (10th Place).

(Note: I will remove this once it is approved or revoked)

LainEverliving LainEverloving 06:55, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Here's my stab at that paragraph. I don't really have a reason for taking out the ep#, other than it's shorter, so you can put it back in if you want. I added "six of the first nine" to kind of make up for it.

Due to the popularity of the series, the 26th Annual Animage Magazine Readers Poll recognized six of the first nine episodes as being among the best TV anime released in 2003. "Night of the Chimera's Cry" was the top rated episode, and five other episodes were also honored. The episodes were: "Mother" (3rd Place), "The Alchemy Exam" (4th Place), "The Man with the Mechanical Arm" (5th Place), "To Challenge the Sun" (7th Place) and "Be Thou for the People" (10th Place).

Talk pages are not for discussing the anime, I know, but I have to say that "Night of the Chimera's Cry" was when I realized this really was a special anime. I couldn't believe they did that to Nina. - Peregrine Fisher 07:14, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

I like your rewrite without the episode numbers better, so I'm going to use that. The "six of the first nine" basically tells the reader what is needed, and it's always best to be brief. Thanks for the assistance! - LainEverliving LainEverloving 07:29, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Cool. It's rare that one can improve on a featured article or list, but I think we've done it. - Peregrine Fisher 07:33, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Okay, the final draft is live. I changed the final sentance slightly so that it blends with the "Night of the Chimera's Cry" section. Personally, I think it reads better, and baring any issues from you, I'll leave it as such.

If we're done with this, I suppose I'll delete the earlier drafts we posted from the Talk page to avoid clutter. Again, thanks! - LainEverliving LainEverloving 07:36, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

I think we should leave the whole discussion, just in case someone has any questions. It will all get archived eventually, anyways. Cheers. - Peregrine Fisher 07:39, 11 March 2007 (UTC)