#Paninya

[marycrispies]

It's a date! 🍔✨

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[erachiiii]

Girlies

#winry rockbell #riza hawkeye #paninya #paninya fma #wanted to draw winry and girl pals #might do more later #fma #fullmetal alchemist #fmab #myart

[dyingroses]

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood + text posts and stuff

#fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood #fma #fmaedit #fmab #fmabedit #fma brotherhood #jean havoc #edward elric #alphonse elric #roy mustang #riza hawkeye #royai #ling yao #van hohenheim #winry rockbell #paninya #fma: brotherhood #fma:b #+ text posts #post #dyingrosesedit #mine

[sassydefendorflower]

Fashion Worldbuilding in FMA:b

From a historical fashion standpoint, the fashion in FMA:b (and the manga) is all over the place, but since the 1914/1915 setting of Amestris is not actually linked to the real historical time period there is no need to apply rigid fashion rules to the worldbuilding. And yet, I think it is very interesting to explain the fashion of Amestris through a Watsonian lens.

And what better place to start with than the very a-historical skin-tight, skin-showing clothing of our teenage characters?

Winry is always dressed practically and job oriented (coveralls, gloves, something to tie her hair back with) and yet she’s also dressed like a typical modern teenager. Crop tops and short skirts are the norm for when Winry is doing everyday stuff outside of her workshop or extreme territories. She is by far not the only character that dresses like this - we see both Matel and Paninya in similarly tight and form-fitting outfits.

And the world around them doesn’t react to this excess of skin with disgust or outrage - their way of clothing seems to be the general norm, or at least pretty widespread and accepted. But if we look closer, it seems that this is only a societal norm for young people.

Most of the older women we meet, are dressed rather conservatively, with dresses and long skirts being the norm. Hair is most often drawn in a bun on older female characters, and the general dress shape seems to be late 19th century inspired.

In this crowd scene for example, we can see a handful of young women wearing pants with their hair open, while the majority of the women depicted seem to be wearing skirts, dresses, and aprons as befitting a working women, while others seems to have scarves wrapped around their shoulders as if out and about on a stroll through town.

Which would make sense. This would divide the expected “proper” way of dressing along the axis of age (and/or marital status), with the cut-off being somewhere in the mid- to late twenties. Characters like Riza Hawkeye, Matel, and Sheska play into this, as they are all more conservatively dressed as Winry, but do not yet follow stricter fashion rules as they seem to be common in older demographics.

In this scene Riza is wearing a skirt that covers her knees and a jacket that covers her neck and the entirety of her arms. We later see her dressed in different civilian clothes as well, with a white blouse, a pink cardigan, and comfortable loose pants. As such she is in a transitional phase of fashion, between the more loose and short styles of the youth and the more traditional cuts of the older generation.

Shezka is much the same, her blouse and typical turtleneck much more “grown up” than the clothes Winry and her age-mates wear, and yet the rest of her clothes have not yet reached the same level of “age”. Both of these characters are also unmarried, which could be another factor in the way they dress - historically speaking, expectations on dress were different between single women and those that were married, so there is a distinct possibility of the same being the case in the world of FMA.

Which brings us to another very interesting axis of analysis: how do jobs and fashion interact in Fullmetal Alchemist?

The way I see it Amestris is a country on the verge of changing. We see a noteworthy amount of female soldiers, but only one female General - so much so, that Sloth is ordered to kill “the” female General, because Olivier Mira Armstrong is the only woman in the upper brass. The other female soldiers we meet all have ranks up to First Lieutenant, but nothing above. There are no female State Alchemists. Most of the other professionals we meet are men.

It makes sense for Olivier to be the first female general based on her family history and the fact that she was probably an outstanding soldier - but it also highlights that the military as a structure has probably only allowed female soldiers for up to 30 to 40 years by the time we meet the Elrics and their world. And I see much of Amestris through that lens - most gender-based laws have probably been repelled by now, but the society at large still remembers a much more divided structure. This is reflected in the fashion, of course.

In a country that has only recently changed its views on which professional fields should be open to all genders, the divide between the fashion rules for those that remember more rigid structures and those that grew up without certain assumptions is growing. Societal standards are slow to change, but they do reflect the opinions of the general public - or at least the rules and traditions people tend to cling to. 

Let’s take Gracia for example. While the hemline in general seems to be rising in all age demographics (except the elderly, while staying relatively conservative in older demographics and - hypothetically - married women) Gracia dresses less form-fitting than other women in her age range (Riza Hawkeye, Rebecca Catalina). She is generally dressed more “proper”, even later on when we see her wearing skirts that end above the knee. What I really find interesting though is the comparison to her younger self - roughly eight years younger, as this is a picture from the end of the Ishval War. Even though she is probably about twenty to twenty-three in this picture, she is dressed a lot more conservative than all the other female characters we have met in that age range so far. This can have multiple reasons. Maybe Gracia is from a more conservative, rich family that favors more traditional style of dress - or we can see the rabid change in society in just eight years.

Again, Amestris as a society in the middle of extreme social change.

We can even see it in the military uniforms. Female soldiers in active duty wear the same clothes as their male counterparts.

(including the butt-cape)

But what we see multiple times is other female officers employed at Central Command (or other military headquarters) wearing a different uniform - with a much shorter skirt (tho a longer skirt option seems to be available, as we also see female soldiers wearing skirts that cover the knees).

This could imply two things: a) the longer skirts were the normal uniform for female employees of the military not cleared for active duty, and only recently shorter skirts became a part of the uniform as a reaction to the changing fashion landscape or b) the shorter skirts existed for longer as some sort of sexist tool of the upper brass to demean their female employees.

For the sake of our current worldbuilding, let’s go with Option A).

Again, the general hemline seems to be rising - in a way, it wouldn’t even be historically unheard off. In the 1920s the female silhouette changed so much in young, city-dwelling circles that you might even see the occasional knee peak out from under a skirt - Amestris could be experiencing a similar change in fashionable dress.

There is one other thing I want to mention while I’m at it: the influences of other cultures on Amestrian culture and fashion.

Amestris is an imperial power, and while that means that it has a very strong national identity on the one hand, we can also see how it has adapted other cultural influences in its daily life. While the wearing of traditional Ishvalen clothing is probably demonized and a sure way to get othered, influenced from other nations Amestris is war-ing with can be found.

Xing-style clothing seems to be pretty common, and if anything it seems to be a sign of status to be able to afford clothes from Xing.

We see Mrs. Bradley were Xing-style clothing multiple times throughout the show, and it always seems to be something a lady of good standing can do without consequences. This implies a certain level of cultural trade and exchange between the two countries, especially once you consider that Xingese features seem to be common enough in Amestris that Ling always has to mention his status as a foreigner since his appearance alone would not give it away.

(And the fact that all Lan Fan and Fu had to do to go undercover was exchange their Xingese dress for classical Amestrian clothing and suddenly they could disappear in a crowd without a problem)

And this bit of decor in General Grumman’s office? This also implies some sort of cultural influences from Drachma.

There is also the fact that class probably does play a role in the way people dress, with people from Rush Valley, a certified weird town full of weird people, dressing more wild, with less need for social conventions in a place like that. And people from the countryside favoring practicality over fashion, and much of the women we see there wearing loose dresses and aprons, which makes sense. At the same time, what little we see of the Armstrong family, they seem to favor a more conservative style of dress, even at a younger age.

Which makes sense - fashion is influenced by a lot of different factors, class, age, gender, gender representation, work and cultural influences all making a difference.

And just as an aside - while this post mostly discusses women’s fashion in FMA:b, I think it applies to men’s fashion as well. At least to a certain degree. While most men are much more uniformly dressed in “old-timey” clothing, the current shift seems to be happening when it comes to wearing hats.

And I also think teenage boys are less tied to the fashion expectations of their time - Edward for example dresses very modernly and weird. BUT and - this is very interesting - his sense of fashion is constantly considered as outside of the norm. Part of his Growing-Up Arc is starting to wear the clothes society expects him to wear... which means that while women’s fashion is rapidly changing, men’s fashion is still rather strict in comparison, with breaking of the rules being perceived as socially “punishable” in comparison.

#fma #fmab #edward elric #winry rockbell #riza hawkeye #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #fma meta #fmab meta #fashion history #paninya #maria ross #my fun take on the world of amestris #amestris #fake fashion history #nothing too deep #just me doing a too deep analysis of the text #watsonian analysis

[daisymels]

some icons for my fma sona's toyhouse page!

#alphonse elric #edward elric #winry rockbell #paninya #fma #fullmetal alchemist #fmab #fma brotherhood #daisymels art

[eph1999]

Thanks to @toast24 for tagging me for "10 characters 10 fandoms 10 tags" thing.

I'm tagging: @vorktyunal, @primalkev, @lonelimbless, and @ilonacho (feel free to ignore this if you're too busy or just don't want to do it).

Queen Tyneen (Monkey Wrench)

Sexy Gruntilda (Banjo-Kazooie)

Verosika Mayday (Helluva Boss)

Miss Botz (The Simpsons)

Susie (Deltarune)

Dark Rayman (Rayman Arena)

Aayla Secura (Star Wars)

Huntress Wizard (Adventure Time)

Paninya (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Tak (Invader Zim)

#10 characters 10 fandoms #monkey wrench #queen tyneen #banjo kazooie #gruntilda #helluva boss #verosika mayday #the simpsons #lucille botzcowski #deltarune #deltarune susie #rayman #dark rayman #star wars #aayla secura #adventure time #huntress wizard #fullmetal alchemist #paninya #invader zim #invader zim tak #my art #doodle

[doyouknowthisdisabledcharacter]

Do You Know This Disabled Character?

Paninya is an amputee.

#poll #polls #disability #disabled characters #id in alt text #paninya #fullmetal alchemist

[weatheringtea]

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, ♪ Five golden rings ♪, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

#Fullmetal Alchemist #鋼の錬金術師 #FMA #Winry Rockbell #Edward Elric #Rose Thomas #Catherine Elle Armstrong #Paninya #Sheska #Lan Fan #Mei Chang #Elysia Hughes #twelve days of christmas #fanart

[bbqhooligan]

lmao sorry

#fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #edward elric #alphonse elric #roy mustang #general armstrong #olivier armstrong #greed #ling #jean havoc #heymans breda #maes hughes #buccaneer #major miles #paninya #mypost #fma #fmab #wheeeew #it was too funny to pass up

[andreacsenge]

PANINYA, EP15

#fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist #paninya #alphonse elric #anime #my gifs

[ishvalan-alchemist]

Why I prefer FMA03 over Brotherhood.

Simply: How they treat the characters.

I notice liking the character interactions much more in the first show. I found myself remembering Team mustang more in 03 than BH because they were kind of a goon squad. Yes, the tone of BH is more serious. But say Heyman or Havoc died, I wouldn't have cared as much. I can buy 'these guys are friends more in 03 because we see them goofing around and acting like friends more in 03.

We see Ed start out respecting Mustang in earlier episodes. A kid looking up to this military leader and wanting to impress him. Then realizing he's kind of a prick and letting egos clash.

Brotherhood drops in with the two already disliking each other. This isn't a bad thing, but I'm definitely more invested after seeing how Ed & Roy got to that point in their relationship. Furthermore, 03-Roy gets points for never putting his hands on Ed/a kid as BH-Roy does.

Maes is introduced as Roy's friend calling him up to talk about his pregnant wife. From there, we see him as a skilled knife user, a new dad, a surrogate uncle figure to Ed & Al, the nerdy guy in the office that everyone is mildly annoyed by, and the right-hand man to Roy. All of this is over season 1. With his death closing out the season. The last image before the credits roll is Ed seeing his ghost.

BH tries to cram a lot of this in 10 episodes. That's nowhere near enough time for me to feel connected to this side character. He's been an overprotective dad, the nerdy guy in the office, and we see him use a knife 1 time in 1 scene. BH does better with giving his death closer (Roy vs Envy), but I didn't really care about Maes before they fridged him for Roy's development.

Nina is the same way to Ed & Al. In 03, I can buy that the Elrics saw her as a little sister because we see them interact much more across multiple episodes. In BH, it's all 1 episode.

Paninya & Wirny's discussion in 03 feels more earned. The two talk about automail and how they view it all while Winry fixes her arm. This is after Ed scams a scammer that broke Paninya's automail. So while I do side with Ed on a personal level, I can understand where Winry's anger/disappointment is coming from in this episode. Also, this gives Paninya a chance to show her parkour skills under less 'happily committing a felony' reasons. If Paninya & Winry met again in 03, I'd be excited to see what else the two had to say or get into.

In BH, Paninya is just a thief who steals Ed's watch. Winry tells her to stop stealing and...she agrees. That's it. A 30-second speech was all it took. It's one of the most rushed scenes I've seen in any show and I genuinely hate it.

Scar is the second biggest contrast I've seen of characters who're in both shows. Third, is Sheska whos a full character in 03 but is in 2 episodes in BH. The first is the next example I give after this one.

Anyway, Scar in 03 I absolutely can get behind. 03 as a show does everything to show the horrors of Ishval. From Roy & Alex's PTSD. To casual racism background characters have for Ishvalans. We see more Ishvalan characters outside of Scar so we have a fuller picture. He starts out as this guy cursed with the arm and just looking for answers. Falling back to religion at times and becoming calculated in his vengeance. Going from 'what do I do?' to leading a caravan saying 'here's what I need you to do'. He legitimately could've been the main character in his own story.

BH Scar is willing to throw down with a 12-year-old from the get-go. At times, it feels like he fights what the plot puts in front of him rather than seeking out a goal. I can buy this guy working with the military at the end of the show since 'the world is at stake'. But, just barely.

The homunculi in 03 are humans that were brought back via alchemy. So, each of them can be killed if they're close to something from when they are alive. A body part, cloth, etc. It's much more personal when Izumi sees what would've been her biological kid joining the bad guys. Ed has to dig up the grave of his mom so he can defeat Sloth. It's so heavy and is one of my favorite moments in 03 with the colors of the sunset overshadowing Ed's face as he finds what he needs. It also makes the homunculi a threat with a weakness that ties into their origin. Manipulated by a villain who wants to live forever.

Meanwhile, in BH, the Homunculi are still interesting characters (except for Sloth). But they're just henchmen created for 1 immortal. With a weakness of:

"I figured it out. We just need to punch them really, really hard." - TFS Piccolo

I could keep going with more examples, but I feel as though that could come across as me 'hating' BH. Which I don't. I love both versions. But when I see 'Bh is better because it follows the manga', that means jack to me. Just because something is a more faithful adaptation, doesn't mean it's a better overall product.

#fma #fmab #fma03 #team mustang #edward elric #alphonse elric #dante fma #scar fma #winry rockbell #paninya #maes hughes #roy mustang #homunculi #aaron’s post #analysis

[six-eyed-samurai]

UNDERRATED WOMEN!!!

#nakime #sylvia sherwood #koyo ozaki #Hazama kirara #utahime iori #sevika arcane #utahime jjk #paninya #spy x family #demon slayer #yuzuha shiba #tokyo rev #jujutsu kaisen #assassination classroom #fullmetal alchemist #arcane #bungou stray dogs #they need more love #shitpost #sanzuyaps #Sue me I have a type

[aldrendaux]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edward Elric/Winry Rockbell, Edward Elric & Dominic LeCoulte, Alphonse Elric & Edward Elric Characters: Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric, Winry Rockbell, Roy Mustang, Dominic LeCoulte, Pinako Rockbell, Paninya (Fullmetal Alchemist), Mei Chan | May Chang, Vato Falman Additional Tags: Post-Promised Day, Post-Canon, Slice of Life, Metalworker Edward Elric, Automail Mechanic Edward Elric, Oblivious Edward Elric, Oblivious Winry Rockbell, Al has the only braincell and suffers for it, Let Al Say Fuck, Edward Elric Swears, Edward Elric Is A Little Shit, Alphonse Elric is So Done Summary:

After his research trip Ed slowly settles into a new routine with Winry.

What no one expected, least of all himself, is how things would escalate.

Or: How Ed goes from househusband to metalworking apprentice to automail mechanic, and it's all Mustang's fault.

#fma brotherhood #fic rec #fullmetal alchemist #edward elric #alphonse elric #winry rockbell #roy mustang #dominic lecoulte #pinako rockbell #paninya #may chang #vato falman #edward x winry

[royaibrainrot]

FMA 03 paninya and winry are so gay I love them

#winry rockbell #paninya #fma #fma 03 #fma 2003 #fullmetal alchemist

[mogai-headcanons]

Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an autistic disabled transmasculine T4T aromantic bi lesbian who uses he/him pronouns!

Winry Rockbell is an autistic T4T lesbian geargender mechangender trans woman who uses she/her and gear/gears pronouns, and gear's dating Edward and Paninya!

Paninya is a disabled bisexual bungender woman!

Edward is also dating Ling Yao, a bisexual transneutral princoric systemfluid plural person who uses no pronouns!

Ling is in a queerplatonic relationship with Lan Fan, a disabled transmasculien woman who uses any pronouns!

Ling shares a body with Greed, an aromantic bisxual bigender genderhoarder who uses all pronouns!

Alphonse Elric is a disabled autistic transhet catgender gendersleepy trans boy cane user who uses he/him and they/them pronouns!

They're dating Mei Chang, a transhet agender girl who uses she/her and 🐼/🐼s pronouns!

dni link

#long post #mogai headcanon #fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood #fmab #edward elric #winry rockbell #paninya #ling yao #lan fan #greed #alphonse elric #mei chang #autism #disabled #transmasculine #t4t #aromantic #bi lesbian #lesbian #geargender #mechangender #trans woman #bisexual #bungender #transneutral #princoric #systemfluid #plural #bigender #genderhoarder

[musing-and-music]

Given our new shared little interest, what would you say about w.i.t.c.h. au for fma? Or vice versa 👀🤪

Sorry for the time it took me to reply!

At first I took an approach about powers, and ended with the 5 Sacrifices as Guardians 😄

Edward = Earth

Roy = Fire

Izumi = Water

Alphonse = Air

Hohenheim = Keeper of their power

Then I took the "five girls have powers" approach, and the result was widely different!

Winry = Fire or Keeper

May Chang = Earth

Lan Fan = Air

Paninya = Water

Catherine = Keeper or Fire

They fight against the Homunculi, who want to take over the world. In the second combination they can be in the same middle/high-school in Amestris. In the first one, the funny thing would be how they struggle to find time to gather and train, resulting in many conflicts (in schedules and human) because they all have different activities (and Hoho is still wandering the world)

(let's be honest, the first combination could be a chance to have some delicious Royai angst 😉)(we'll need a reason for Roy to know Riza during their childhood, and a way to separate them, even if alchemy isn't a thing in this AU)(the military can still exist, and Ishval can still happen though)

#fma #w.i.t.c.h. #w.i.t.c.h. au #roy mustang #edward elric #alphonse elric #izumi curtis #van hohenheim #winry rockbell #may chang #lan fan #paninya #catherine elle armstrong #ask game #goneadrift