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Hagane no renkinjutsushi (2003)
Amazingly touching and detailed story about the mistakes the Elric brothers make, and their journey to fix them.
This has to be my all-time favorite show. Fullmetal Alchemist is bursting with character development, plot twists, and amazing features. Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric both go through amazing developments throughout the series, and are immature early on, but we see them mature over time. Everyone central to the story plot has a lot of character development involved. Plot twists abound in this series, with many surprise deaths, and mysteries solved. Features include the astounding music used, composed by Oshima Michiru. The music is amazing by itself, even if you haven't seen the show. Oshima does an awesome job with all the music. The opening and ending themes are also definitely noteworthy. Every one of them is a good song, and matches the tone of the particular set of episodes. The only downfall this story may have is that it's very angsty and depressing often. I didn't find that the angst dragged it down, though those looking for a happy story should probably look somewhere else. Even though that's the case, there's still room for plenty of jokes at Edward's expense, especially in Episode 13: Fullmetal vs Flame. Filler episodes are virtually non existent, and those that seem like filler eventually advance the story one step further in the end. The only exception might be Episode 4: A Forger's Love. This did very little for the storyline, though it still wasn't altogether horrible. The ending episode was definitely the most emotional for me overall, as it may have been THE most unpredictable ending I've ever seen. Voice actors are all wonderful in their roles. Romi Paku(Sub) and Vic Mignogna(Dub) both do an awesome job portraying Edward Elric, while Rie Kugimiya and Aaron Dismuke both do an equally awesome job as Alphonse Elric. There wasn't a single time I was wincing because of the odd voice actor, even for the dubbed version ^_^ You can probably see why I really love Fullmetal Alchemist(Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) so much, and why I gave it a 10/10 rating.
Sonikku za hejjihoggu (1996)
Sonic and Tails are in some futuristic planet doing things that have nothing to do with scraping knuckles and catching tails.
It's an mediocre OVA if you had no expectations and an open mind. The storyline itself is actually pretty decent, but the English voice actors don't add to the quality. This OVA also contains THE most annoying Sonic world character I have ever encountered in my life. Sara. She's selfish, arrogant, and loud, among other things. The ending theme of "Look-A-Likes" by Riu Konaka was pretty good. The words make no sense early on though, and it's only when you really think about it do SOME parts make sense. Knuckles fans who liked the dedication he has in other universes will cry. There's no sign of a Master Emerald anywhere, and the closest thing to hinting of it is in the fact that he likes to treasure hunt. There are a few questionable scenes in the OVA, but they're all really subtle. I didn't even notice most of them, so they're mostly only obvious if you're looking for them. The story is an overused one, though it's probably the best part out of the OVA. Sonic and Tails are tricked into going down to Robotropolis to deactivate a bomb, and meet Knuckles on the way down. From the DVD description, you can probably tell how Metal Sonic is involved in all of this. There's some fighting, but no blood, and lots of yelling. There are some useless characters that had little roles in the movie's context, but it didn't get to the point where it was overly ridiculous. Overall, the OVA was rather disappointing, but a mediocre film for those who had few expectations anyway.