This thesis argues that the anime Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and the manga Fullmetal Alchemist -- boths mediums usually not associated with the Fantasy genre-- share many of its tropes with...Show moreThis thesis argues that the anime Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and the manga Fullmetal Alchemist -- boths mediums usually not associated with the Fantasy genre-- share many of its tropes with the Western genre of Fantasy, and that this helps to explain this anime and manga's tremendous popularity among Western audiences not necessarily drawn to the two Japanese mediums as such. The argumentation is built around an inventory of such tropes; with an in-depth look at eleven of these.Show less
