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This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome friend of the show Charlie Steingard to discuss the episode “The Northern Wall of Briggs.” Join us as we jump headfirst into a brand new arc, premiere the shotgun prediction method and welcome back Arthur’s lesson of the week. Plus: the continuing adventures of our Other Anime Correspondent, Mthunzi Ramphele!
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome siblings Matt Jeakle and Sienna Jeakle to discuss the 2011 standalone FMA movie “The Sacred Star of Milos.” Tune in as we break down all of the movie’s pros and cons, from its amazing animation to its incredibly insane plot, as we try to figure out the biggest question of all: just what the hell is going on in this movie?
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we discuss the episode “The Fuhrer’s Son.” Can our intrepid hosts survive this particularly boring slump in the show’s history? Which character is a sweet little potato pie about to die? And what twisted song does Michel have prepared for the gang? Plus: the introduction of out Other Anime Correspondent, Mthunzi Ramphele!
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome comedian Royce Shockley to discuss the episode “The 520 Cenz Promise.” We dissect the legal aspects of Kimblee’s sentence, give Dr. Knox his due and talk way too much about Winry’s apple pie.
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome voice actor and martial arts expert Adam McArthur to discuss the episode “The Ishvalan War of Extermination.” We analyze the foibles of complaining about fictional wars, discuss the power of a good dub, and flashback to Michel getting cancelled over the worst opinion of all time.
Fullmetal Analysts is starting off 2021 in style by opening up its own Patreon page. You can help us make bigger and better content in exchange for extended editions of the podcast- and today, we also have a teaser of the kind of bonus content you can expect from the Patreon. Enjoy!
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we historian and lecturer Alexander Statman (University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for the Humanities) to discuss the real world history behind alchemy. Join us as we uncover the answers to questions like: what was alchemy, and how did its practitioners see it? What are the core principles of alchemical thought? Do planets have souls? Were there real-life state alchemists? And much more!
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome storyboard artist and podcaster Steve Yurko to discuss the episode “Struggle of the Fool.” We storyboard a new perspective on the show, once more analyze the show’s balance of humor and seriousness, and hear the most edgy First Take Theater of all time.
This week on Fullmetal Analysts, we welcome video essayist Samuel Davis to discuss the episode “Father.” We break down the midpoint of the show, its complicated relationship with shonen tropes, Father’s introduction, the birth of Greed 2.0, Ling’s big choice and so much more. It’s a jam-packed episode! (Warning: does not contain jam).
In this spoiler-filled bonus episode, Michel and Arthur welcome Remi, the administrator of the fanzine The Devil’s Playground: an FMA Antagonist Zine. We talk about the zine’s creation, the uniqueness of FMA’s villains, just why Remi is so into Kimblee and which obscure villain should get his own spinoff.
