Fullmetal Alchemist is ending...

[amethyst_koneko]

...and my heart is breaking. T_T Just read this post - http://community.livejournal.com/fm_alchemist/6820626.html - and damn I'm depressed right now. ;_; It's ending people! Can you believe it?? Soon there will be no more new manga, no more new anime. Soon the fandom will go quiet and people will start to drift away. Sure there will be a great deal of , well, I can't even begin to imagine what will happen when the last episode airs but all too soon all that excitement will fade. It just seems so hard to believe it's over. *sigh* I didn't think I was living in quite this much denial but reality has a way of biting you in the ass really hard when you're not looking. Sundays (or Mondays or Tuesdays depending on when the subs come out) just won't be the same without FMA to look forward to anymore. FMA has been in here *points to heart* for so long that I can't imagine it not being there. Now, I don't plan to ever leave the fandom for a very long time. I'm as tenacious as a terrier when it comes to something near and dear to my heart but even so, it just won't be the same when one day I look around and realize that the story has been told and whatever I have (mangas, DVDs, etc) is all there is ever going to be. *wibbles* Excuse me. If anybody needs me, I'll be in a corner clinging desperately to cuddling my plushies. Guide me, Eyepatch Roy! ^_^

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[nochick-fics.livejournal.com]

I think I am emotionally detached from this since the first anime is still pretty much my one and only, and THAT ended long ago. But I'm sorry, nevertheless. *hugs*

[amethyst_koneko]

Thanks. :) I just needed to vent a bit. At least when the first anime ended, I still had the manga I could run to to get a fix of fresh, brand spanking new FMA. Even the movie, as totally fucked up as its ending was, was something to look forward to. There won't be any of that now. Arakawa is bound to have tied up every loose thread imaginable ten different ways making the prospect of another movie highly unlikely. Actually, I'd hate it if there was another movie because I don't trust BONES not to screw it up too. :/ My biggest hope is that Arakawa doesn't do that "rocks fall, everybody dies" crap and give us some half-assed bullshit ending. :p FMA deserves to go out in a blaze of glory magnificent enough to make the Flame Alchemist himself shed a tear at the sheer magnitude of it all. <3 And she had better give my beloved Roy's eyesight back or there will be hell to pay! :D

[lectawindwalker.livejournal.com]

OMFG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!I mean, I knew from the way things were going it was going to end soon, I mean.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! THIS CANNOT BE!!!! ;_;

[amethyst_koneko]

Alas 'tis true. *wibbles* Only two more chapters of manga and eight more of anime and it's all over my friend. *cries*

[bloody-winged.livejournal.com]

I *sooo* know what you mean T_T I may be relatively new to fma compared to some others, but still... *sighs* I don't want it to end! T_T But I also know that series that don't end at the best possible point have the habit to become boring... and I think that would be even worse >.< Can you imagine fma just being one of 'those' series? ^^;; I think that would kill me even more ^^;;
I just hope that fma as a fandom will be as awesome as Gundam... so that even fifteen years after it aired there will still be new fans and lots of fandom *crosses fingers* It certainly does more than deserve it *sighs*

[amethyst_koneko]

*sneaky grin* By "one of 'those' series" you wouldn't happen to be referring to something like, oh, Bleach would you? ^_^ Or, God forbid even worse, Dragon Ball? :) Ugh, if that happened, I'd have to go to Japan and hurt somebody for doing that to my beloved FMA! :D

I do think FMA will be around in some form or fashion for a long time to come. There will be people cosplaying it and, with any luck *says a quick prayer*, lots of fic yet to come! (Hell at this point I'd settle for some of the unfinished fics I've read to be finished! XD) FMA has carved a niche for itself in the anime conciousness that will stand the test of time! <333

[bloody-winged.livejournal.com]

How would you ever get the idea I meant either of those two or similar series? >.> *looks innocent* But yeah, I actually do. Nothing worse imo than rambling on forever without a point behind it anymore. That's just cheapening the series. And for that to happen to fma... I don't even want to imagine it >.<

I'm pretty sure there will be lots of fics for a lot of time to come (though I agree with some fics that will hopefully still get finished >.< *doesn't like unfinished ff's at ALL* >.<). At the very least I can promise you that I won't vanish from the fandom anytime soon :P XD

[peppermintwords.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear...:(.
Well, any series has to end sooner or later, right? It just reminds me of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, which had been on-going for about...30 years, I think, until the publication of its last installment.
I'd known of FMA through blushingsigh because she used to read the manga. Then in 2006, my interest was peaked after watching an episode on Animax and I became obsessed with it soon after. It'll be sad to see the characters go because let's face it, the series is totally awesome and well-researched. I just hope Arakawa gives us a proper and satisfactory ending :).

[amethyst_koneko]

"I just hope Arakawa gives us a proper and satisfactory ending." YES! That is the one thing that worries me the most about the ending! There're only 2 chapters of manga left and 8 episodes of anime. That's not much time to work with to somehow resolve everything! Please please please don't let there be ANY cliffhangers! *dies* How Arakawa will do it I have no idea but I hope it will be kick-ass! :D

[fullmetalrose.livejournal.com]

Although it may come to an end I've invested oh 7 plus years of my life into this ... it will never end as long as we, the true fans, keep it alive ^_^ ...

[amethyst_koneko]

"... it will never end as long as we, the true fans, keep it alive ^_^" AMEN! \o/ RoyEd OTP forever and ever! XD

I was thinking about FMA ending earlier today and it dawned on me that of all the fandoms I've been in, none of them had anywhere near the impact on me that FMA has. It was kind of a weird revelation to have. :) Gravitation, Yami no Matsuei, Saiyuki, Rurouni Kenshin, Sukisho, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc etc. For all of these, when their manga and/or anime series came to an end, it was a disappointment but nothing to get all upset about. FMA? pish! I damn near cried like a baby while I was reading that post in the comm! :) I've got an addiction that nothing can cure and I love it! XD

[fullmetalrose.livejournal.com]

Amen to that and well of course I did just do that Scar x Ed ficlet, lol! Yeah there are many and I adore Saiyuki ALOT but nothing, nothing grips me like FMA ... I'm here to stay and that's a fact! ^_~

[eve_n_furter]

There will be scabs needing picking for a long time still, I'm sure. *said with a nervous voice thinking of what the cow has in store for us* A meager comfort, I know, but... *wipes tears and snot with an imaginary armored Al-plushie*
Bloody winged: "Can you imagine fma just being one of 'those' series?" - o_O That was evil.

The conclusion of the manga will be bittersweet. Love and loss and all that stuff...

[bloody-winged.livejournal.com]

Bloody winged: "Can you imagine fma just being one of 'those' series?" - o_O That was evil.
Maybe, but still true ^^;; FMA is too awesome to have that happening to it

[eve_n_furter]

Lol, yes I know exactly what kind of series you refer to, and the thought of FMA do diffuse into something like that made me cringe. Please pardon my joke. :)

[amethyst_koneko]

"Bloody winged: "Can you imagine fma just being one of 'those' series?" - o_O That was evil."

:) It wasn't evil really, not when you know what she was referring to. Bloody was referring to series like Bleach and Dragon Ball (ESPECIALLY Dragon Ball!) that went on and on and on with no apparent end in sight. They became so repetitive and pointless that you got to the point where you were just begging for it to end! Such a fate should never befall our beloved FMA! :) <333

Speaking of "thinking of what the cow has in store for us", I can only hope and pray (I'm ready to beg if need be! XD) that she brings everything to a happy ending. That said, let us not forget that the cow quite happily ran Ed thru with a steel beam back in Briggs so I don't have total faith that the cow will give all our heroes happy endings. (She should tho! They've more than earned it! *pouts*) I want Ed, Al, and Roy all to be restored. Anything else, I'll find a way to deal with it. Man, now I'm even MORE anxious about the ending! :)

[bloody-winged.livejournal.com]

That said, let us not forget that the cow quite happily ran Ed thru with a steel beam back in Briggs so I don't have total faith that the cow will give all our heroes happy endings. - that's exactly what I fear too >.< I'm actually easier to appease - as long as they'll survive I'll be happy^^;; I actually only want Roy's eyesight to get restored if there is a good way behind it to do it. Because what I hate even more than senseless plot is stuff that's done simply to make fans happy without it making any sense what-so-ever. So... as long as they'll all survive I'll be happy ^___^ (Ok, and I don't want to see an ending where Ed goes off with Winry -.- That would totally ruin it for me, even though I fear it will happen *sighs* I think I would even prefer him dead over that ^^;; (me, hating that idea much? nah... >.>) They simply... don't belong together >.< Nor can I see him going back to the simple life in Rizembool after all he went through. It's just not how I see Ed *sighs* At least if he would die we could all doe the denial-act and pretend it never happened >.> But him being with Winry? That's more than just a simple lapse in sanity >.<)

[amethyst_koneko]

"I think I would even prefer [Ed] dead over [Ed going off with Winry]" O_O! No, you don't hate that idea at all! ^_^ Unfortunately tho, it's been implied so much, it's practically a given that it will happen. dammit. >.< Funny that you should mention not being able to see Ed living the simple life in the country. I've thought that all along too! :) I can see Ed wanting to go back and visit for a good while after all is said and done but he won't stay. The life he's built for himself, the people he knows both civilian and military, hell even his JOB are all in Central! Ed wouldn't, couldn't!, leave all that behind! Even if he could, there's no way he'd be content to raise sheep and randomly fix broken farm equipment! He'd die of boredom within a month! No, EdWin is a ship doomed to sink. They might "enjoy each other's company" for a while (if you know what I mean! ^_^) but that's all that will become of that. :p

I really do want Roy to get his eyesight back even if it's only in one eye. *glances at eyepatch Roy plushie! :)* I'm sticking with Al being restored because that's been the whole point of Ed's mission all along and it'd be a HUGE letdown if that didn't happen. I'm cool with Ed keeping the automail since it is so much a part of who he is now. :) Survival for all of them is critical to me too now that you've pointed it out! ^_^ They all gotta come out of this alive or I will be severely pissed! If I see even a hint of someone pulling a self sacrificing move *glares at Hohenheim*, I will become irate! :)

[bloody-winged.livejournal.com]

Exactly! That's one of Criss and my on-going debates. He still thinks they are perfect for each other >.< *gags* But really, even *IF* they would 'enjoy each other's company' (would they really? >.> XD) for a while, it would never work out for the long-term. Do you know the ff 'Defying Murphy's Law' by metisket?(if not, read it, it's hilarious XD) I think that ff nailed it down perfectly - maybe they would try it for a bit, but it would never work out. And they make great friends. I don't have anything against Winry - she is a well developed character and as a friend balances Ed perfectly - but only as a friend or sister-like. Also, I agree... Ed would bore to death staying there. What would he do all the time? Reading? Even *he* would tire of that sooner or later. Not to forget, even *IF* Arakawa plans for Ed to stay with Winry, Al would stay with them also. And that CAN'T work out well. No way would Ed go live without Al (at least for the first few years) and Al wouldn't want to intrude on them, I'm quite certain of that. So again, point against them being together XD

I really would love for him to see again too, though I confess to having a certain fascination with him being blind ^^;; (Prolly due to that thrice-damned Big Bang fic that I wrote XD) I doubt he will only get his eyesight on one eye back though - either both or neither. While he looks hot with that eyepatch, it doesn't fit the current story. The only way I can imagine THAT fitting in would be him getting his eyesight back and father hurting one of his eyes (or it getting damaged by all the shoving around he has to endure right now ^^;; poor roy XD)

[eve_n_furter]

Scenario: Ed living with Winry in Risembool
Ed would go out helping people and ruin his automail in the process. Winry would scald him and fix it. Ed would go out helping people...
It would be an eternal cycle of helping and getting scalded for it. Not what Ed deserves.