watched the first episode. one of my friends back home constantly raves about this show, even though he really never watches anime and considers the latest Yugi-oh to be good entertainment (which is why i didn't jump at his recommendation of FMA...)

animation looks beautiful. the pacing in the episode moved damn fast. good voice acting. didn't really get too much of a laugh out of anything except for them making fun of Ed's height. seems like there's going to be tons of action here.

...there had better be a good explanation for why Ed can do Alchemy without the Circle... that gives him an edge in combat like an uzi over a bolt-action rifle... (and DONT tell me what it is!)

so many people raved about this show, so i'm trying it out. initial reaction: Better than average show.