^ @rzerox21xx - Where did you get this pic from? Is it from a game?

@Kuji - I love that pic!!! Thank you for bringing it to us!!



@Cece - Yes, the pic is from upcoming PSP RPG game FMA:Brotherhood: Promised Day, and that particular pic is from FMA:Brotherhood official JP website, PRODUCTS section, games (ゲーム) page. For a little more added info on that pic, you can read the bottom part of my post here.


@rzerox21xx - So far the only source we have for that pic we know is FMA:Brotherhood official JP website, PRODUCTS section, games (ゲーム) page and it's a tiny pic, hence when you enlarge it it gets blurred like that, but I'm hoping some larger and more HQ version of that pic would show up somewhere soon.

pwned

^*ahem* Stop the spam please.

Because of the quality of the picture it is hard to tell whether or not they are celebrating or horrified, I can hear Al is a very Bender based voice going "woo"

Also have a large version of the Hot Springs Pic, found via a friend on Facebook who found it on a forum, though not sure which.

Awesome find!! Thank you Chiyo!

Gahaha, LOL on Ed's expression. He looks surprised/unexpected??
And, unlike Ed and Al, Lin is playing cool? XD

I think Lin is managing to play it cool because 1. RanFan is hiding from his squinty eyes and 2. He's Lin. Al looks like he's grinning though which is almost as creepy.

It should have been Winry, Ran Fan, and Mei.

Thank you for posting an HQ picture... it's so amazing! hahaha.



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Thank you for posting the wedding picture! It's so cute! Gotta love Brotherhood's staff for supporting EdWin. <3

I agree. But maybe they put Paninya in because they were thinking of the Rush Valley arc?

Yeah, it looks to be happening around then.

Also, putting Mei in would be creepy, she's like ten.

^ How do you know? Haha, I just assumed she was older than that 'cause she has boobs. :P

the opening just really love to ship edwin wow. thanks to michiyo for the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0peE6Uv3ISA

especially the beginning with a being of light in Winry form and shape opening her arms with Ed reaction and right at the opening's end with sleeping Ed with Winry beside him. Wow just wow.

Wow, that is very shippy indeed, how wonderful!

Wow!! I didn't know that was Winry! Aaaaw! I love that it looks like (to me) sort of like he wanted to hold her and not let go. D: The end where she's watching him sleep is awesome too. This is suddenly my favourite opening.

In the beginning, that white being taking Winry form already been called Truth Winry which I find amusing lol.

Thank Qashdai for the term and pic

http://i43.tinypic.com/mrpd3p.jpg

I guess that's how it would look if Winry did human transmutation.

Actually anyone(other than kasumisty) notice the house they show right after sleeping Ed with Winry. That's not the Rockbell house, and the Elric house should be burned to the ground. what are they hinting at? hmmmm possible Mr. and Ms Elric household lol.

I think it's odd they put that in, considering Ed didn't particularly think of Winry when everyone's soul's were detatched.

That scene in the Op seems to suggest they'll end up together after "The Promised Day" is done. It didn't look like a scene that we have seen before and Winry was wearing what she's wearing when everyone collapses i.e after Ed has left and as kasumisty pointed out elsewhere, that isn't the Rockbell house.

lol mr and mrs elric household XD oh BONES you do spoil us with your shipping XD Hope arakawa let somethin slip to them and that actually happens XD hahahahaha

edit: I allways thought at the end of the story, Ed and Al might rebuild their house, so maybe thats the house in the openin

wow. well yeah it's not the original elrics house.. i love their hinting on edwin mostly EVERYWHERE

Let's not jump to rash conclusions...YET

However, I'm overjoyed at the mere hint of EdxWin but still skeptical..I just want the series to end soon =[

^Agreed on both points. Not only do I want to know what the ending is soon, but I also think some may be jumping to conclusions.

I mean jeez, some people have thought that because of the meloncholy atmospere of the OP, that they now doubt that the ending will be happy. DON'T LET THIS PLANT A SEED IN YOUR HEAD! I think we just need to enjoy the ride to the ending without any false hopes.

(All that said, I don't think I'd be able to bear the ending if EdxWin didn't have some sort of conclusion. Most of the time, I'm not a big fan of romance, but Arakawa's made me a sap. )

^Although I agree about people jumping to conclusions about the ending just because the opening is a bitter sweet looking is a little premature, I think that the thoughts on the EdWin parts are more of a nice, wishful thought rather than fully blown jumping to conclusions. : )

We're EdxWin fans, we all have these hopes really. =P

^ Oh, definently. I may have made my point a little harshly up there. ^^' It's perfectly fine to hope, I just don't want people to be upset if the opening's "forshawdowings" turn out to be nothing at all.

^Yeah, don't worry, I know exactly where you're coming from though. It'd be kind of ridiculous for something completely different from what the opening implies to happen and people are sat there wondering why, simply because they let the opening give them too many ideas. xD

Although I do have my fingers crossed at EdxWin coming into complete fruition. It'd be cool if it was indeed a snippet of the future at the end of the OP. Heheh. xD

Keep in mind that the melancholy parts were about end of ze world stuff from 104 and 105 Which will definetly occur in Brohood.

But in all honesty, the ending of the OP was more than subtle about EdxWin if you know what I mean

oh oh oh
I can prove that ed is trying to hug the truth?winry
aaaaaaaaargh he looks so desperate and all ; __ ;

Can I please remind people to use Spoiler Tags

As I said before the use of Truth Winry seems odd to me as she doesn't appear in the manga, in fact it doesn't even seem to occur to Ed what will have happened to her! But then, Brotherhood has added shippy moments not to be found in the manga, so maybe this will be one.

But then, if this is what he is dreaming, it makes sense.

I love fullmetal and I love how clear they are with the shipping and romance so ther won't be any shipping wars that get violent like Bleach with the Ichigo with Orihime and Rukia or Naruto with Naruto/sakura/hinata(I'm leaning towards Hinata snice her epic confession during the Pein fight). I don't want a series to be focus on Romance but its nice when FMA put things that make it clear on stuff like that such as Edwin, Royai. sometimes I get the feeling that Tite Kubo and Kishimoto just love to mess with the fans on stuff like this.

I can see how absurb these shipping discussion can get and I'm happy to just support any relationship(due to conservative beliefs, perferably heterosexual) with canon upbringing. People hating on characters for no good reason other than it interfer on their fan-perferred couples.

Thats why I love FMA and especially the manga/brotherhood when they put little moments like these in both manga nad brotherhood.

I like how you didn't go into any more detail than that. That was very classy of you. Probably the first time I wasn't disgusted with an anti-gay comment in ages. Haha, I know that was a little off-topic with that, but I just wanted to express that a simple comment like that is refreshing. ^^

Anyhoo, back on topic, I think that at this point things are looking in favor of the Elric brothers escaping the Father/Truth battle alive and (well, I don't know about "well", but you know what I mean.) So, I'm gonna go ahead and say that if the Ed and Winry are alive in the end they will end up together. I just don't see any other ending to it.

or, as I have said, there'll be a hint and thus, fanfiction fills the void

It doesn't seem like Arakawa to have a honkey-dory ending, I suspect a witty ending with EdxWin in a subtle but clear way

That opening theme totally ships it. The end of the video. Oh man.

I could actually see a sort of "flash-forward" thing happening, and we get a glimpse of what happens to them... but yeah, I think they get some sort of happy ending.

Notice how at the end when Ed's in bed they don't show his right arm where his automail is...

O_O

You might be onto something

I think that was left purposely ambiguous, because that seems to be after the battle and any view of his right arm would be spoilers. SUSPENSE! xD

well of course they wouldnt show his arm or leg, that would wreck a huge part of the ending, its like when arakawa draws pictures of ed and al as adults, ed's arm and leg are allways covered by clothing so you never see if he has automail or not

They can't leave this unresolved. I wonder if Arakawa will have Winry tell Ed how she feels, or does something subtle

There's the expression that I heard that says "the Lord works in mysterious ways" and Arakawa does exactly the same xD

I think it will be something somehow casual but at the same time intense, I think the whole manga is developed in that way. Like that omake when Ed's a kid and he says his mother likes Al better than him, plain and simple but at the same time the concept is pretty intense. I'm sure she'll surprise us like she always does, she has a way to give twists and turns to this romance that just makes me melt xD~

And I think that this last opening can be a conclusion for their romance. I really wouldn't mind if that was the only hint they left! (I just can't stop watching it xD) Because even though it's something as simple as Winry watching Ed in his sleep, her stare and the whole environment around them turns it to something so intense! I actually felt tears threatening to fall from my eyes the first time I saw it! In fact, I stopped right there, took a deep breath and instead of watching the episode I went back and saw the opening all over again xD
And of course the fact that you can't see his arm and that she has her earrings back just makes you feel hopeful that the ending might not be that bittersweet as many people predict.

^^ Bahaha, yes! All hail the Almighty Cow of Awesome! xD

And OMG THAT OPENING. I did the EXACT same thing. The EdWin towards the end brought tears to my eyes, too. I can't stop watching those last four frames. Ed looks so peaceful, like all the ghosts and nightmares are finally gone; and Winry looks so happy that he's found that peace at last, and the colors are so soft and beautiful...

I think I wouldn't mind something simple, either. I totally agree that Arakawa is very good at making the small moments intense and meaningful. HOWEVER, I do want some real, solid confirmation that Ed loves Winry back. I know his denial makes it obvious, but I want to see him move past the denial, accept his feelings for her, and give Winry a sign that he loves her too. It doesn't have to be anything big or mushy, just something subtle or simple...like a hug, or a "thanks for everything you've done for me", or giving her back her earrings with a soft, tender smile. That would totally satisfy me.

And the ending had BETTER be more sweet than bitter, after all the hell everyone's gone through. EdWin and Royai have more than earned their happy ending, and I'll be extremely upset if Ed doesn't get his arm and leg back. (And so will Al and Winry.)

HE PROMISED HER TEARS OF JOY, PEOPLE! Her tears won't be completely happy if only one of them gets restored! Right?

Of course I'm right...

I agree, I like the subtle things, but I'd prefer a straight up confession or conversation between the two of them rather then a last page of a chapter with just them sitting on a bench and us having to assume things. Granted she may do something like them on a bed or holding hands, which will at least give us an idea, but I feel like winry has built up too much for her to just not say anything. ..just mah opinion. :/

A kiss would be so...eh, cliche'.

Here's my prediction about the whole "OMG ED'S RIGHT ARM ISN'T SHOWN" thing: perhaps he chooses not to get his limbs back in the end and subconsciously decides to keep the automail and allow Winry to work on them.. Catching my drift?

I kinda never hoped he'd even be offered a chance to get them back so he can use them to save Al. His automail is his biggest connection to winry. And you're right a kiss is cliche, im not gonna throw bricks if they dont, I just hope winry gets a chance to yell out her feelings.

I don't think he needs the automail to remain close to Winry. They were friends long before Ed even dreamed of doing anything that would land him with automail. They've got a lot more holding them together than a couple of chunks of metal. And even if Ed goes off looking for something else, or works with the military in Central to pull things back together after the battle, one day he'll come wandering back to the Rockbell house asking, "Hey, so about that pie?"

Also, given the option, I think he'd get his real limbs back partly for Winry. She's been supporting him so much the whole time because she wants him to get his limbs back, and he's promised her tears of joy. I think that if it turns out that he's passed up the chance to get his limbs back for that sort of reason (as opposed to saving someone, for instance), a flying wrench to the head will be the least of his worries.

^ That's true, and good points as well.

But Idk, it might just be a personal dramatic opinion of mine

I just have this....feeling....that he won't get his limbs back, maybe by his own choice, which would make the story VERY interesting and send waves down the fanbase.

Remember when he burned his house down to move forward? Perhaps if he decides to subcosiously keep his automail, him being with Winry for that reason may be his new "direction" of going forward, or it could be like what that soldier said in the first anime (when the daughter steals Ed's automail for the veteran and he explains why he chooses not to have it)

That, or the ending that you said. Either way it won't be a sad ending.

I'm personally hoping whether or not Ed gets his limbs back that he'll quit the military. xD;; I don't know, I just guess that him constantly leaving Winry behind all the time just wouldn't sit right with me.

/random thought

^ You know I have the feeling that Ed will stick around the military for a while longer, 'cause' well, alchemy is all he really knows how to do, I mean for God's sake, he quit school when he was what, 12?

And about him wanting to leave because he doesn't like the military and the human weapon thing, I have the feeling that he won't mind it so much anymore after Roy is Fuhrer.

But anyhoo, how I envisioned it, and my god how this would make my heart melt, is Ed telling Winry that he's going to Central, and then after she looks sad, him saying, "Come with me."

Something like that, in my opinion would be the best way to end it. Subtle, yet strong. Feel free to shoot me though. XD

^D'aaaaw, that suggestion made my heart melt too...no shooting necessary! xD

I did think about what he'd do if he was to leave the military and came up with nothing, so I know exactly what you mean. =P
And I agree, I think he'll be fine as long as Roy is Fuhrer about staying in the military; and if he's fine with it, I bet Winry would be too.

I'm just a sap who doesn't like the thought of him leaving her constantly. D:

^ Three words: He hates Hohenheim.

You see where I'm driving at? ;D

^Oh yes. : ) My thoughts exactly. =P

^ Yeeeaaah. *high fives*

I totally don't see a sad ending to this. And as for the opening meaning something, well, I'm more of a mangageek, so the opening doesn't hold as much meaning in my heart.

And although the opening was heart-melting mushy googoo which I loved very much, I don't see a sad ending either. I think it'll end nicely for both Ed and Winry. : )

Let's just hope we're correct.

I mean we were correct about 105, right?