![]() A dark fantasy set in the fictional country of Amestris where alchemy is an advanced form of science, it tells the story of two brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, who commit the ultimate taboo for alchemists when they use it to try bring their mother back from the dead. There was another series made in 2003 that was immensely popular, but the story took quite a different direction than the manga half way through, so Brotherhood serves as a more faithful adaptation (though both are very good in their own way). ![]() In case you aren’t in the know, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is a 2009 anime based on the manga of the same name by Hiromu Arakawa. More recently, when I was watching the popular anime, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, I immediately remembered this article and thought to myself, “Ah, now this is how you write female characters!” Very often, that’s it in terms of character development and in providing female audiences with anyone to relate to. It was a really thought provoking piece and I would highly recommend reading it yourself if I have piqued your interest. In the article, McDougall criticises the fact that well-rounded and frankly human female characters are often hard to find in pop-culture and that typically female audiences are appeased by giving a female love interest (to the male main character, naturally) some martial arts skills. Although it may sound a tad misogynistic from the title alone, rest assured it’s hyperbolic. In August this year, Sophia McDougall wrote an article entitled I Hate Strong Female Characters for New Statesman.
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