Digital Wanderer

I’ve watched 40 episodes of the anime Full Metal Alchemist. It rocks. It has a decent plot, which is uncommon in anime. 

Moreover, it features: abuse of office, concealment of serious crimes,  involvement of children and adults in criminal activity, the takeover of government institutions by the enemy, religious fanaticism and persecution, racism, and the use of death-row prisoners in experiments without their consent.
It continues just as charmingly: inhumane genetic and biological experiments on people, including children, genocide,  concentration “refugee camps”,  mass killings of  military personnel and civilians, rape, and the development and use of weapons of mass destruction. 

Meanwhile, the main characters are children aged 14 and 15. The Japanese being themselves, as usual. I’m also  annoyed by the stupidity and insecurities of the main characters, as well as the blunders and inconsistencies. Which is understandable—I’ve grown older, while anime has never cared about plausibility or logic. It cared about satisfying emotional junkies, as far as I can tell.
When people tell me about anime’s profound philosophical meanings and subtle psychology, I may remain silent, but my face turns sour.
By the way, I watched it in Japanese with English subtitles. The fan translation is very bad in places and looks decent in others. I happened to hear the English dub—some of the voices are better. Most are worse, which is understandable given the importance the Japanese attach to this sort of thing.