#mangahood

[ladytoallthelambs]

Most of the stuff I’ve been drawing has been FMA03 related so I thought it’d be a chance of pace to draw a more brotherhood looking Edward

[fullmetal-scar-simping]

Fma 03 Writers: Ok we've shown the various atrocities and concentration camps run by the Amestrian military, with the assault on Liore having been well established by this point. So in this scene, just after Ed attempts to argue against mass killing the military forces, we show that rape is also an act of war wielded by the invading army. Following this horrifying truth, Scar states "My sympathy will not be spent on soldiers. Neither should yours." From there we build up to the creation of a philosopher stone, where he sacrifices hundreds/thousands of soldiers as his final act.

Arakawa: Very cool! Love what you guys have come up with for the show.

Arakawa: Ok, now to write my version. Here Scar will be captured by the Amestrian border forces and get lectured by a Good Minority Ishvalan who solves racism by joining the murderous racist institution, and Scar will be all "Damn man, that's such a good idea. Wish I didn't suck so bad so I could be a Good Minority like you. Unfortunately I'm monstrous garbage and will burn in hell for eternity. :(" This leads to his redemption as a good dog who barks when asked by the Amestrian military. Also Ed says reverse racism is bad to the Good Minority and gets lauded for it.

[lazarusundo]

walk it off pal

[yay-kimblee]

This is dangerous.

Kimblee's are an endangered species, please consider using alternative methods such as catch and release traps.

Fanart I drew of Kimblee dying in a glue trap

[frogs-in3-hills]

some stupids

[rizaposting]

Happy Royai day!!! 💙💛

Also works nicely for today's Royai Week prompt: Appreciate... Roy is very, very appreciative. Be sure to grab your Lieutenant firmly to let her know.

insp picture under the cut

saw this picture going around as a "draw your ship like this" meme and knew it was perfect for royai, even if this wasn't my original idea for today (I ran a bit short on time aaaaa). I'm still glad I was able to do something this year! 😌

[salvidida]

Rewatching fma 03, and my god the decision to have the Amestris military, Mustang, and Marcoh as responsible for the Rockbell's assassination is not only grounded in real world war and the tactics of imperial occupiers, but it also serves as the lynchpin in Ed (and subsequently Al) beginning to distrust and question the state itself.

This, with the increasing emphasis that military states are aggressors who instigate numerous massacres for their own stability and gain that the show continues to explore past this point in the story, really highlights why fma 03 is a mature, thought-provoking and challenging anime. It's an adaptation the likes of which the far more naive, juvenile, pseudo-pacifism of fmab's approach could never replicate.

Time and time again imperial occupations will target the healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, and hospitals of the occupied, including aid workers from other nations (even if said humanitarians are citizens of the occupier nation itself). This has been true for decades, and the current genocides in Darfur and Palestine highlight these strategies.

So forgive me for vastly preferring the far more realistic and better-explored use of Mustang as the Rockbells' murderer in fma 03 instead of the shoddy, both sides-ism of mangahood casting Scar as the "scary bad colonized man who used reverse racism to kill the good white allies".

[stackslip]

can i be an fma (manga by hiromu arakawa) hater on main rn. more than usual i mean

[orphetoon]

people thinking i made ed so short in the fullmeal au just to emphasize half elf growth rates dont know i’m an short edward elric truther

[chirpingchorus]

> looking for an fma 03 fic > ask author if their fic is 03 or mangahood > they don't understand > pull out an illustrated diagram explaining what is 03 and what is mangahood > they laugh and say "it's both, ma'am" > read the fic > it's mangahood

[lesbianfakir]

I'm a fan of both adaptations but I am an agent of chaos if nothing else

[fullmetal-scar-simping]

In regards to Ishval potentially being framed as an equal power against Amestris in that ask about WWII;

It’s more obvious in Mangahood but there’s a detail about how Ishvalan soldiers are a lot more skilled than Amestrians due to their training; It was said 1 Ishvalan could take down 10 soldiers, something like that. And the idea was that this made Amestris resort to the State Alchemists to win, this was why Bradley signed order 3066.

And I can’t help but be reminded of how Vietnam veterans will talk about how scary it was to occupy a village because the viet cong boogeyman could be any one of the villagers! They would ‘hide’ among them and attack! So the Americans just HAD to raze down villagers to keep themselves safe!

Also IIRC there was a moment in the manga during the genocide flashback where some soldiers barge into an Ishvalan congregation, and the priest makes a prayer to Ishvala before he and all of the civilians blow themselves up. And we see a soldier scared and dying from the explosion from the perspective of our traumatized war criminal protagonist who was there, I forgot which one.

Y I K E S

"Ishvalan soldiers are a lot more skilled than Amestrians" Based

"1 Ishvalan could take down 10 soldiers" EXCEPTIONALLY BASED

Imperialists are pathetic in every way possible. Real world imperialists will cry and shit themselves about their precious veterans (may they die alongside their wretched nations) having "suffered" at the hands of resistance/guerilla fighters and I have to laugh. And of course when their foot soldiers can't wipe a people out, in come the chemical weapons, the endless missiles, the war planes, the horrifying array of bombs, the embargoes, and so forth. And still, they can lose. That's important to remember.

May every empire fall, and may its profiteers, politicians, its wealthy, its cops/militarymen suffer a hundred-fold as their classes one day disappear. And may liberation come to those who suffered the wars and the boots of these powers.

some soldiers barge into an Ishvalan congregation, and the priest makes a prayer to Ishvala before he and all of the civilians blow themselves up

I'm sorry WHAT

Arakawa. Arakawa, answer me. Why the fuck would you use the "evil muslims brown people do a suicide bombing in their mosque temple to harm the poor white soldiers" trope?! Are you fucking kidding me?

Awesome, so the prowess and strategies of the Ishvalans once again circles back to a racist caricature of the "powerful, merciless savages". Great. Fantastic. Cool.

Reading this manga is going to feel like a goddamned lobotomy

[homunculusalphonse]

idk how ppl think 03 scar is a downgrade physically speaking. like ppl mock 03 scar for not being buff or even for being kinda "feminine"? remember that very popular tumblr post calling him "bishie". like ridiculing 03 scar for looking feminine/androgynous (and literally not commenting on how amazing his character arc is???? almost like OP didn't even bother WATCHING 03?)

like i'm sorry but mangahood scar is literally the big scary brown/black man and they barely deconstruct that (and even if i haven't fully read the manga brotherhood does not know how to humanize him). besides, almost EVERY male character in brotherhood is buff with square jawlines. they're not unique imo.

i'm sorry, i just don't like how ppl talk about 03 scar's design. it's like they don't like the fact that scar looks like a regular dude. i'm begging you ppl to take off your mangahood glasses in order to engage with the 2003 adaptation.

[joker-of-gotham-2]

Kimblee: The nature of conflict and war provides some interesting philosophical questions about our profession. Morals are relative and the way we shackle ourselves to them only holds us back. Combined with the hypocrisies of man, I believe in the truth of living without compromising yourself or your convictions. I may not agree with them, but it is important to stick to your guns.

Also Kimblee: Blowing up civilians is fun, lol

[renah]

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[wickedcriminal]

Ed's little "...mom...?" 🥺