Fullmetal Alchemist: Collection 3b3y61

The OVAs were fine. The only complaint I have is that they did not include the 4th OVA: Reflections, which includes Envy and Greed having a rather deep conversation about the life of a Homunculus. It filled in a few confusing plot holes and there was no reason for it to have been excluded.

This review is for Chibi Party (Enkai-hen).

Ok, since there are no other reviews, I thought I'd give it a go. "FMA: Chibi Party" is really not an OVA that's all about the story, art, or sound - it's just supposed to be random and funny - a bit like a blooper reel.

It's a 6 minute animation that takes place on the studio lot right after "FMA: The Conqueror of Shambala" has supposedly finished shooting. All the characters from the film (and others from the series) show up at the after party for drinks and debauchery.

There is little to nothing in ... the way of a plot here. You're just enjoying watching the characters interact in a different way than you would have during the course of the film or series.

If you were a fan of the characters in the series and enjoyed "The Conqueror of Shambala" then you will probably enjoy this OVA - it's fun. And when you know all the characters like they're your friends, it's hilarious.

If you haven't watched "The Conqueror of Shambala", then there are a lot of moments which just won't make sense and you won't find funny. If you were not a fan of the characters in the series or you did not like the sillier episodes from the series, then this OVA may not be for you.

I lol'd a number of times watching this short and to me, a fan of the movie and the series, it was great. It was as close as I'll ever get to kicking back a couple of beers with my drunk stupid friends from the FMA universe.

This review is for Kids (Kodomo-hen).

Note: This OVA is not going to tell you the life of Ed, Al and all the other characters after the series and movie. The only purpose the OVA has it's to make the viewer smile at the end. It's only 3 minutes so what did you expect?
Seeing the short amount of length the OVA had, there isn't much to say. Personally I enjoyed it. The story was catchy enough and made some people wonder, the art was... as usual, the sounds were good too, and ... the characters were the only things that stood out , especially the one at the end.
Overall watch it, smile, get over it.

This review is for State Alchemists vs Seven Homunculi.

What I love about this little ten minute extra is that it's interactive (kind of). You, as the watcher, are one of the new state alchemists that have just been inducted into the Amestrian Army. At certain points in the story, the characters will turn and address the "camera" (You) with various directions and such.

Personally, I absolutely ADORE this idea. It's cute, fun, and really gives anyone who loves Fullmetal Alchemist a fuzzy feeling inside. I know I felt special when Edward Elric and Roy Mustang turned around and talked to me. :D

As for the story, it ... takes place in some unknown universe of time before the destruction of the Homunculi, but after all of them were introduced (except the Fuhrer), and the military is somehow completely aware of them. It's not really meaningful to the actual plot of Fullmetal Alchemist in any way, but it takes place in the familiar setting of the final battle scene in the last few episodes of the series.

I hope lovers of the show will enjoy this little short as much as I did. :D

This review is for the FMA OVA Collection

1. Chibi Wrap Party (Score: 8 out of 10)

Chibi Wrap Party takes place after the world premiere of FMA The Movie: Conqueror Of Shamballa, as all your favorite characters (in chibi form BTW) celebrate their asses off in their drink party after the success of their first film. Hilarity will ensure, every comedic timing is just great and Ed and Al's reaction to Gluttony's new form is priceless. The animation style in chibi is surprisingly more clean and colorful than previous chibi OVAS and the English dub voice cast are having a lot of damn fun in ... their roles. Only negative for this is that it felt too short, but overall, it's a fun OVA and worth re-watching it a thousand more times.

2. Kids (Score: 9 out of 10)

Wow.. *sniff* *sniff*, this is a really beautiful OVA. It's basically a bunch of kids, that look like Edward, Al and Wenry, that get lost in the city, while trying to find their grandfather, but the ending is so heartfelt and sad as hell and it's a nice REAL ending to the FMA Movie Conqueror Of Shamballa (Yes, this was supposed to be an extra ending for the first FMA Movie, but it was cut away for some reason). The animation is nice, music is great and again, a nice OVA addition to the FMA franchise. Check it out.

Well those are all the OVAS on the FMA OVA Collection DVD and there's only a live-action OVA and an interactive FMA feature, but there just OK, but the OVAS are better.

When I saw this, I thought that the first special would actually play like a mini-RPG, you know, learning alchemy, doing a small battle with the Homoculi, that thing. I was sorley disspointed, as you just typed in your name and watched a small video go by. The rest of it was very good, the Chibi thearter giving me a laugh. It okay, but the price should have been lower for what it really was. Moving on..

I suppose I would only reccomend this to FMA fans.

It has definitely left a back mark on our memory, speaking about “The sacred start of Milos specials”. Certainly, a lot of fans agree with me on this, and here it came again, specials for another Fullmetal Alchemist movie, a more successful one might I add, “Fullmetal Alchemist: Collection”. Spanning 3 episodes filled with fourth wall breaking and semi-hilarious references to the show and movie just like a cast celebrating after their major success.

- Art (7/10):
All three episodes look to have been animated differently, the first one was just spectacular with the fast-paced action it had, it required an animation just as fast and ... fluid and that was what it had.
The second episode had everything deformed (as referred to by the MAL synopsis), and it was just fine looking how unnecessary animation compared to the first one would have felt like. The third one was kind of meh, it had only short wholesome and slow moments so go figure.

- Sound (7.5/10):
Pretty decent I'd say, it was crazy enough to make sense of the humor that was going on and actually worked, unlike more of the times in the parent show.

- Enjoyment (8.2/10):
Compared to the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood's movie this was high-class tier, a lot of funny moments mainly through bag punching characters and playing the opposite

- Overall (7.5/10):
An actual collection of specials worth their time, I'm double positive that you'll treasure these especially if you're a fan of the parent series. I'm not the biggest fan of it out there, and I don't even have a fresh memory of it in general and still got a blast.