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FullMetal Alchemist United v2.0 +OVAs +Movie torrent


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Torrent added: 2012-06-25 06:46:22





Torrent Description
FULLMETAL
ALCHEMIST
U N I T E D


In 2001, Hiromu Arakawa's manga FullMetal Alchemist released in Japan to immediate acclaim and success. An animated series was certain to follow, and premiered in late 2003. However, due to the incomplete status of the written work, the televised version was given an alternate ending that diverged greatly from the one envisioned by the original creator. It was nevertheless hailed as one of the greatest anime series of all time.

In 2009, as the manga was nearing its climax, a second anime, FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was produced. This series was intended to adhere strictly to the plot of the written work, remaining faithful to the original story. However, as almost all fans had already seen a complete anime adaptation of the first portion of the manga with the original series, the second series largely rushed through the early chapters of the manga so they could quickly reach the previously unproduced material. As an unfortunate result, a great deal of early character development was lost in the process. Nevertheless, just as its predecessor, FMA:B went on to find phenomenal success.

While fans often debate which series is the best overall, almost everyone agrees that the first series was far superior in its depiction of the first 25 chapters of the manga. If only the producers of the second series had taken as much time and care in the beginning as the creators of the first.

FullMetal Alchemist United is my attempt to create a comprehensive and definitive FMA anime. By taking the first half of the original FMA, the later two-thirds of FMA:B, removing duplicate events and editing relevant scenes from both series into each other, I feel I have created a more complete series, containing both the enhanced character development and drama of the first series, and the science, continuity, and faithfulness to the story of the second series. Once two series of 52 and 64 episodes respectively, it is now a single series of a whopping 79 episodes representing the best that each show has to offer.

This latest release brings a lot of changes to the series! In addition to combining both my previous FMAU torrents, I've added all the FMA:B OVAs and the movie, plus I've included a small bonus OVA as well! All the OVAs are numbered to be in the best possible place in series continuity. I've also re-encoded several of the edited episodes for the highest quality I can create, and I've reduced the file size overall with no apparent reduction in quality! Finally, I've included an episode guide in the torrent, so you can see exactly what's been included, what's been changed, where everything came from, and the best aspect ratio each episode should be viewed in.

Please note: FMAU is my first video encoding project, and while I've improved substantially over my original release, I still wouldn't call it absolutely perfect . . . close, but not quite there. I would rate the encoding at "excellent TV or just below DVD" quality. Furthermore, this still isn't the FINAL final release of the project. The episodes themselves are finished, but not all title cards, intros, credits, and next-ep previews are correct. Finally, for manga purists, the sequence of events has been slightly rearranged, as per the original anime; thus, the plot doesn't precisely follow the plot of the manga. If that's a problem . . . well, you can go edit your own anime then!

Included is an install file for the latest edition of CCCP, Combined Community Codec Pack, to guarantee that anyone can watch these episodes. They're encoded in a standard AVI format, so you should already be able to watch them on your favorite player, but better to be sure I always say!

FAQ
Q: What is the aspect ratio on this series?
A: 24 episodes are in fullscreen. The remaining 55 episodes, all the OVAs, and the movie are in widescreen. FS episodes are 640x480. The movie and most WS episodes are 848x480, but 10 episodes are 704x396, and the 4 main OVAs are 640x360 (in both cases, I got them that way from their source torrents and didn't bother to change them).

Q: Are these English dub, dual audio, or Japanese dub with English subs?
A: English dub ONLY. Sorry, I don't speak Japanese, and while it would be a simple matter to make edits to the Japanese episodes in the same places as the US versions, and simply write the subtitle files to reflect the English edits, I couldn't guarantee the Japanese audio would make sense. I've rearranged events, removed major scenes, even replaced individual lines of dialogue at times. I'm positive they make sense in English, but in Japanese, the tense could be all messed up, the dialogue could reference events that never happened, or a hundred other possibilities. Call me a stickler, but I don't want to risk it. Maybe if I ever learn Japanese, I'll make a Japanese audio version.

Q: Why not include {insert video player of choice} instead of CCCP?
A: I only include CCCP as a convenience. Naturally, you have your own favorite player, and if you're a video-phile, you've got your video codecs set up exactly how you want them. In that case, you have nothing to worry about, I'm certain this series will run on whatever player you've got. CCCP is only here for people who DON'T have advanced video codecs. Why do I include this instead of other players? Because it's what I use, simple as that.

Q: Why are the files so big? Why does the aspect ratio jump back and forth between wide and full in some episodes?
A: Because you're watching an old release! Both problems have been fixed in this new release! Some episodes are completely fullscreen, and some are completely widescreen (because the original series was released only in FS format, while all subsequent materials are WS), but there are no longer any abrupt changes in aspect in any episode. As for file size, with the exception of the movie (which, due to being 2 hours long, is understandably larger), no file is larger than 250 MB, and most are smaller than 210 MB!

Q: Why use {insert scene} from the original FMA instead of the version in FMA:B? Why use the FMA timeline? The FMA:B version is more accurate to the manga!
A: Because FMA:B usually sacrifices character development for slavish accuracy. The whole point of this edit is to improve the character development of the first part of the series. That means using the first series episodes, and that means following the first series timeline. But don't worry, the story still MOSTLY follows the manga, and some scenes cut from early episodes do show up in later ones, so you're not really missing much. In my edit, character and good writing come first, accuracy to the comic is second.

Q: Why did you include {insert FMA episode) in the series? That never happened in the manga.
A: Most of those "extra filler" episodes actually DID happen . . . in tie-in novels and mini comics. Moreover, the title of this project is "FullMetal Alchemist United." Emphasis on the last word. I want to include as much as possible from BOTH series. That means as many FMA filler episodes as I can fit. That means the (redundant) FMA:B pilot episode. That means all the FMA:B OVAs and the movie. I even included a scene from the first FMA movie as a mini OVA. If I could fit more original series episodes in without messing up the continuity, I would.

Q: I already have both series, I don't want to download the whole FMAU torrent. Which episodes should I get?
A: There is an episode list in the torrent, as well as right here in the description. Any episode marked "unchanged" can be skipped and replaced with your own copy of the corresponding FMA or FMA:B episode. Just make sure to re-number them so they're in the proper order.

Q: Why are there no seeders?
A: Hey, I'm seeding! This problem, I CAN'T fix! It's up to you guys!

Episodes:
# - Name (series - changes)
1 - Those Who Challenge the Sun (FMA - unchanged)
2 - Body of the Sanctioned (FMA - unchanged)
3 - Mother (FMA - added select scenes from FMA:B)
4 - A Forger's Love (FMA - minor continuity edit)
5 - The Man with the Mechanical Arm (FMA - unchanged)
6 - The Alchemy Exam (FMA - unchanged)
7 - Night of the Chimera's Cry (FMA - unchanged)
8 - The Philosopher's Stone (FMA - minor continuity edit)
9 - Be Thou For the People (FMA - minor continuity edit)
9-A - OVA 1: The Uranium Bomb (FMA movie - "Conqueror of Shamballa" prologue with minor edits, still fits in main continuity as a mini OVA)
9-B - OVA 2: Simple People (FMA:B OVA - unchanged, fits best here, chronologically)
10 - The Freezer (FMA:B - formerly ep1 "FullMetal Alchemist," moved with minor continuity edits)
11 - The Phantom Thief (FMA - unchanged)
12 - The Other Brothers Elric 1 (FMA - unchanged)
13 - The Other Brothers Elric 2 (FMA - unchanged)
13-A - OVA 3: The Blind Alchemist (FMA:B OVA - unchanged, fits best here, chronologically)
14 - FullMetal vs. Flame (FMA - minor continuity edits)
15 - Destruction's Right Hand (FMA - minor continuity edits)
16 - The Ishval Massacre (FMA - major continuity edits)
17 - That Which Is Lost (FMA - added select scenes from FMA:B)
18 - House of the Waiting Family (FMA - added select scenes from FMA:B)
19 - Marcoh's Notes (FMA - minor continuity edits)
20 - The Truth Behind Truths (FMA - minor continuity edits)
21 - Soul of the Guardian (FMA - minor continuity edits)
22 - Heart of Steel (FMA:B - formerly ep9 "Created Feelings," with added scenes from FMA:B ep8 "The Fifth Laboratory" and FMA ep23 "Heart of Steel")
22-A - OVA 4: Another Battlefield (FMA:B OVA - unchanged, good lead-in to the flashback prologue of ep23)
23 - Words of Farewell (FMA - major continuity edits and numerous scenes from FMA:B)
24 - Miracle at Rush Valley (FMA:B - added select scenes from FMA and FMA:B)
25 - Teacher (FMA:B - formerly ep12 "One is all, All is One," renamed with added scenes from FMA ep27 "Teacher")
26 - All is One, One is All (FMA - major continuity edits and numerous scenes from FMA:B)
26-A - OVA 5: Tales of Teacher (FMA:B OVA - unchanged, fits here nicely, provides some backstory and clarification following ep25-26)
27 - Al, Captured (FMA:B - formerly ep13 "Beasts of Dublith," renamed with added scenes from FMA:B ep2 "The First Day" and FMA ep33 "Al, Captured")
28 - Those Who Lurk Underground (FMA:B - added select scenes from FMA and FMA:B)
29 - Flame Alchemist (FMA - major continuity edits)
30 - Envoy From the East (FMA:B - unchanged)
31 - Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms (FMA:B - unchanged)
32 - Cold Flame (FMA:B - unchanged)
33 - The Arrogant Palm of a Small Human (FMA:B - unchanged)
34 - Death of the Undying (FMA:B - unchanged)
35 - Father Before the Grave (FMA:B - unchanged)
36 - Advance of the Fool (FMA:B - minor continuity edit)
37 - Backs in the Distance (FMA:B - unchanged)
38 - Girl on the Battlefield (FMA:B - minor continuity edit)
39 - Inside the Belly (FMA:B - unchanged)
40 - Doorway of Darkness (FMA:B - unchanged)
41 - Reunion (FMA:B - unchanged)
42 - Interlude Party (FMA:B - unchanged)
43 - Father (FMA:B - unchanged)
44 - Struggle of the Fool (FMA:B - minor continuity edit)
45 - The Ishvalan War of Extermination (FMA:B - unchanged)
46 - The 520 Cens Promise (FMA:B - unchanged)
46-A - Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos (FMA:B movie - unchanged, this is the only place the movie could POSSIBLY fit in the continuity of the series)
47 - The Fuhrer's Son (FMA:B - unchanged)
48 - The Northern Wall of Briggs (FMA:B - unchanged)
49 - Ice Queen (FMA:B - unchanged)
50 - The Shape of This Country (FMA:B - minor continuity edit)
51 - Family Portrait (FMA:B - unchanged)
52 - The First Homunculus (FMA:B - unchanged)
53 - Conflict at Baschool (FMA:B - unchanged)
54 - Daydream (FMA:B - unchanged)
55 - Homunculus, The Dwarf in the Flask (FMA:B - unchanged)
56 - The Abyss (FMA:B - unchanged)
57 - Signs of a Counteroffensive (FMA:B - unchanged)
58 - Bite of the Ant (FMA:B - unchanged)
59 - Revving at Full Throttle (FMA:B - unchanged)
60 - The Promised Day (FMA:B - unchanged)
61 - Looming Shadows (FMA:B - unchanged)
62 - Emissary of Darkness (FMA:B - unchanged)
63 - The Oath in the Tunnel (FMA:B - unchanged)
64 - Filial Affection (FMA:B - unchanged)
65 - Upheaval in Central (FMA:B - unchanged)
66 - The Immortal Legion (FMA:B - unchanged)
67 - Combined Strength (FMA:B - unchanged)
68 - Flame of Vengeance (FMA:B - unchanged)
69 - Beyond the Inferno (FMA:B - unchanged)
70 - The Adults' Way of Life (FMA:B - unchanged)
71 - The Return of the Fuhrer (FMA:B - unchanged)
72 - Eternal Leave (FMA:B - unchanged)
73 - Sacrifices (FMA:B - unchanged)
74 - Lost Light (FMA:B - unchanged)
75 - Eye of Heaven, Gateway of Earth (FMA:B - unchanged)
76 - He Who Would Swallow God (FMA:B - unchanged)
77 - A Fierce Counterattack (FMA:B - unchanged)
78 - The Other Side of the Gateway (FMA:B - unchanged)
79 - Journey's End (FMA:B - unchanged)





Comments 
1
posted by (2012-06-25 08:20:16)
No avatarThis is an amazing project and re-editing. Thanks for this.


2
posted by (2012-06-25 15:09:19)
No avatarVery impressive, thank you for your effort to bring this to us. I'll download and have a look.


3
posted by (2012-06-26 01:26:34)
No avatar@angelboix: Hey, c'mon now, unless you got it off Demonoid in the past month, you can't POSSIBLY have even SEEN this yet . . . don't praise me until you actually watch it, you could think it sucks! LOL Anyway, thanks for your confidence in my work!

@MonocleCat: Thanks for your evaluation, I hope you all like it!