FMAB does breasts right.
Their boobs move. Likeā¦realistically move. As in, the way actual breasts would motion if a woman made that movement without an over the top exaggeration and the camera is framed in a way so that itās clearly not supposed to be sexual the way most anime would stage it. The scenes in question are meant to be taken seriously so the animators and direction is take things seriously. Either itās just a character walking down a hall or clapping her hands.Ā
If this were any other action/adventure anime, the camera angle wouldāve been something like this for Winryās introduction:
This is weird, but what I find so sexy about Riza is, wellā¦ How she isnāt sexualized. Like, she isnāt a pure sex object in nonstop sexy outfits. Sheās a beautiful military woman, and she dresses appropriately for the role. Along with that sheās NEVER used as theĀ āsexy distractionā trope that women often are used for. She has a good role, sheās a fighter, but also has a kind heart for her friends.
That and more are reasons Riza is my favorite female anime character, and FMAB is my favorite anime.
Well said my friend.
I think there was only one instance of jiggle physics and that was with lust but that was when they were trying to make a joke about havoc having a thing for boobs and the joke was more about havoc than lust having big breasts.
āYou fell into my booby trapā (proceeds to paralyze Havoc afterwards)
What I also love is that their boobs are in equal proportion to every other body part. Like, yeah, a character might have bigger boobs, but she also had a big waist/hips/legs/etc to go with it, so the largeness doesnāt feel fake. Plus, they never draw attention to the sexual stuff, and the only exception was the joke with Havoc. And it was posed in a way that made it feel like less of a raunchy boob joke and more of a joke on Havoc and how his attraction to boobs is what led him to be deceived, which doesnāt leave female viewers uncomfortable, or feeling like their body is constantly the butt of a joke, like some other animes do
Thatās a good point that I didnāt realize. All of characters in the show have equally proportioned bodies.Ā
Edās muscles get larger as he gets older but never reaches John Cena level of jacked since heās still under 6 feet tall. Heās always presented as ripped and not ābulkyā like Sig or Alex.Ā
Riza is about the same height as adult Ed, but they have different body styles thus the word for her would be toned. Sheās still lean but her muscles and body shape are the same arenāt ācompactā.Ā
Fmab follows the basic body designs for males and female characters and doesnāt exaggerate a specific feature to the point where itās comedic. It makes itās bed, and lies in it.Ā Ā
Every time I see a girl in just about any other action/adventure (shonen) anime I just think:
āis your back okay? You need a doctor? Hey Thomas! Call Lucy a chiropractor!ā
or better yet:
āGood Lord! Get this man a sandwich!ā
The only real exception to the whole body proportion thing is ALEX LOUIS ARMSTRONG
But his ridiculously bulky muscles are used largely as a comedic element, in which the overly toned nature of his body is commented on as theĀ āfreak of natureā kind of idea and definitely not presented as if thatās some kind of expectation for anyone else in the show.Ā
