Armstrong is needed to remove the actual pain of literally watching Ed look like a child and roll over to die.

oh yeah, FMA also tried its best to have a longterm conversation about war crimes, how war leads to racism, and the pain to the refugees that were destroyed in the middle of it all. and how the hate that they have to their oppressors is understandable

Hughes: this is why he wouldn't fucking eat. Why the fuck didn't you tell me Roy?

Roy: whooooooops

"oooh great, and now my arm's come off because my brother's a big, fat idiot!"

and then back to serious about how genocide is traumatic as fuck.

and a moment of Ed's immaturity in how he can't understand the pain of the colonized.

Luckily, he changes right after being on friendly terms with Scar.

but ooooooof

love that in the manga, it is confimred that Shou Tucker is the only person who went to hell.

literally even the homonculi went to heaven

something that's great about this anime starting after the full manga was done are the MOTHERFUCKING ALLUSIONS that they are able to do.

ed is so tiny next to armstrong.

Al with the sheep. :)))))

god, ed without his arm just hits me how TINY he is before he starts to gain weight.

eating for fucking 2

god, the fact that his slight size is actually a fucking plot point and not just to make jokes is so fucking good.

PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS

GOD I LOVE ARMSTRONG

Maroh's pain is so fucking valid. Seeing Ed be in such a shitty place.

Ed is such a good kid.

Poor Marcoh

Awwwww Winry timeeee

Armstrong meeting the family is the funniest shit.

Ed lying about his pain and what's going on to keep Winry innocent.

because he doesn't want to have his home tainted by his fuckery.

also always forget that Ed is a disabled character until he does his adjustments.

GOOD DOGGO GOING TO TRISHA'S GRAVE WITH ED

Armstrong learning about Ed's upbringing after accidentally being too glib about Ed's strength.

casual, "the brother's burned their house to the ground"

Burning their house to ground to make sure they can't give up halfway.

Neglecting to see that they've made homes in every city they've traveled to along the way

Ed with long hair, yes.

aww the dog wiggles with Ed.

That's a bonded dog.

as someone who has had to have their nerves connected to something.

God I FEEL THE FUCKING CONNECTION SCENE NOW.

I do get what Ed feels when he gets his automail reattached.

Ed is in a similar tier as like Toph.

Very openly disabled, but everyone forgets because obviously the only disabled people are useless.

i fucking love the cutesy art style of the first closing.

it's ed's drawings of all his friends and family.

it's adorable.

Also love that it's obvious this was done by a female mangaka.

because winry isn't fucking sexualized.

she wears comfy clothes, and when working she's wearing a sportsbra.

but she's never sexualized

her sleepy clothes are baggy as fuck

beautiful how they managed to make a joke using the narrator

Lust and Gluttony are very good villains.

they only get creepier the more and more you learn about them.

Poor Ross and Brosh.

I love them so much.

The straight men to the brother's bullshit

SHESKAAAAAAA TIMEEEEEE

ed learning about photographic knowledge.