Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 1x8: "The Fifth Laboratory" // Full-Length Reaction

Its called Scar Story for a reason. We will all bear the burden of our neutering scars together.

Morkt

"My Balls tremble" - Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti, probably

Ecodude

Equivalent exchange mother fucker

Joshua

Delicious in Dungeon xisters... Re:Zero Chads... GatariGODS... It's so... fvcking... over....

davyjones

Kizu > balls

DarkCha0s

didn't expect everyone to bet their balls after me, LET'S GO MY INFERTILE GANG. BLOODLINE ENDS WITH US BUT AT LEAST THERE'S A CHANCE FOR AN UPLOAD!!

Alisher

If they disappear for more than 14 days, are they going to set a new record? I hope they talk more with their own community or my balls are tremble.

Nut Nuttanon

I came back after a week and the entire AutoSave patreon has gone infertile

Joseph Joestar

If the testicle story is from Dundadan, I don't think you should write it because it looks like sexual harassment if they haven't seen it. (Which I know because I watched it.)

yamada

It’s okay guys they obviously had to wait so they can react to 2 episodes of Re:Zero at once. My balls have spoken, it’s today!

smth positive_

Day 12 of waiting for Kizu, some of the inmates have started to self mutilate, muttering about an exchange for balls. Several cognitihazards have been detected on the lower levels. I hope supplies come through before things get.... worse.

Patrick Dawson

28 likes to 120 comments, apocalyptic ratio

Spaniq

Yeah, I've been here long enough to see that they don't read comments or give updates (which sure fine), but it is giving me concern for their well-being

Lulu

I feel like the comments are more relaxed this time than usual. Sure there might've been some serious comments eariler, but right now 95% of the comments are just taking this whole situation in stride and making ball jokes after that one dude started it yesterday or the day before.

Nossso

Long

Ares! Give me Kizumonogatari and my life is yours!

Matheus Baio

I shall offer my freshly subbed balls as sacrifice if thee bestows upon me Re:zero episodes

Wiss

Atp im actually worried

Yam

There was a new show that was supposed to start in September and it's now halfway through October. I feel you.

Daniel

Nothing is coming today guys (reality)

DrWomanRespecter

TATAKAE!!!

Russell Gambardella

This basically turned into a gacha game where patreons use their balls to pull for the uploads

Ecodude

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ

Hibiki

Believe in the AutoSave that believes in you.

Merfhew

My balls, rage! My balls, scream! My balls, fight!

Loayza

take my e̶n̶e̶r̶g̶y̶ balls༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

Meruem Z

Nothing is coming today guys (reverse psychology)

Tim Manhatten

Sacrifice your balls here to prove your faith and bring the duo back, pls.

DarkCha0s

Today is..a day!

Russell Gambardella

all in

goofyahh21

I have a good feeling today, I bet my balls and raise my left butt cheek

Gal

They have mods that can easily pass these comments along lil fella

DrWomanRespecter

Bless the pair of balls which leads to the upload, sacrifice them freely my friends, your service will be remembered!

Patrick Dawson

I’ve been an Autosave meat rider for a while now, and even I’m getting annoyed by the lack of communication.

DrWomanRespecter

1 man loses his balls for everyday kizu is missing. Is Autosave complicit in this tragedy…?!

THEWIRED

Day 11: I am running out of sacks. I have assembled a great deal of ball sacks from those who left before me, 5 in total, as such, I had 5 pairs of balls, today I am ran out and will be using my own ball for this gamble. Wish me luck everyone.

Cyber_JokerWTF

denial anger bargaining depression acceptance balls

Wanderer

If there really are mods can we atleast get a confirmation they didn't vacation in Mexico or visit Florida recently?

DBR

I love how the five stages of grief are perfectly represented in these comments 🤣

Asbjørn Kennedy

Nah we don‘t do that here. You either put your balls on the line or you don‘t get the credit. I mean it‘s even in your name.

緑茶魔GreenTeaEnjoyer

My spider sense is tingling. Today is the day!

Nut Nuttanon

As someone only mildly annoyed with the current state of things this comment section is an absolute goldmine. Keep your balls safe guys

Holorence

If they don't update today im stealing okaruns balls

Roy Sinoux

I chose a great month to subscribe fr. I knew that things are inconsistent around here, but I am honestly getting annoyed with the complete lack of communication. Don't even have to give a reason, just say when will you be back roughly or anything at all.

Raistarling TheMage

Day #? of no uploads or update & people have started gambling their balls & making fake stories on 4chan with alt accounts on YouTube while the other side has pitchforks for kizu 3. People have begun to take this matter seriously while others have began laughing. Extroverts have broken their refresh button while introverts have stepped outside. People have lost concept of what is left & right or up & down. Patreon collections has glitched out. As we all camp out under this full metal alchemist drop. People subbing in the future for this show are going to be very lost at the context of this thread. Very comical. 😂

JP77

I'll keep supporting, since you guys by far are my favorite reaction channel. But, I just think the people who are paying to support you guys should be updated every once in a while.

Joshua

Guys, as a generally busy student I don't mind the sparse updates. I don't have much time myself to catch up anyway, but it's really disappointing that you guys constantly dissappear without any update. I would rather hear a "We are currently busy with such and such. We cannot upload in the next week"

Joshua

Yeah, if the delays somehow pushed Kizu 3 into November, that would be really bad. I imagine some people were excited for the trilogy and might've subbed when it was coming, to not even get all 3 out during the month stings.

ArtficialFlvrz

Cool, thanks

menelito

Delay 4 more days so we get a double upload, any less and we get scammed and Kizu 3 is another 2 weeks away. (This is the point we've reached)

Spaniq

Tomorrow is a new possibility! *UPDATE*: Tomorrow is already 50% over :(

Panda Hank

If someone paid for the whole year in one lump sum, I feel sorry for them.

yamada

The mods read our comments and relay them back to Ben and Anna, as the two of them don't usually read our comments directly. Or, at least, that's what I was told.

Merfhew

You will now be summarily executed for crimes against the “today” agenda

BaddaBing

I wonder if the mods are just as confused as we are.

Merfhew

Today is not the day

Loayza

Today is the day Source: I told myself

smth positive_

Wait, why do you think they're being active on YouTube? The last video they uploaded to YouTube was 10 days ago, which is the same amount of time we've been waiting here on Patreon. Maybe I'm missing something, but it sounds like they're MIA everywhere.

Merfhew

Yay, peace peace

Wanderer

I didn't know that subbing to this patreon would be tantamount to gambling but here we are, hope they're not affected by the hurricane.

Patrick Dawson

I don't know guys, the stocks for today are looking rather dim...

FarandAway

Today is the day, and today is tomorrow. Maintaining the agenda is our sole priority

BaddaBing

I will admit it is intriguing as I know they have mods who surely must have relayed to them there is some discontentment with the lack of communication/updates yet haven’t changed on that front

Russell Gambardella

Today is the day, I said with a posed look.

Russell Gambardella

Maybe the real Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen is the friends we made along the way.

Vincent

look: for several hours now I have been told from credible sources that today is the day. however due to the importance and sensitivity around the subject I have refrained from going on it. i don't feel comfortable with it currently

goofyahh21

When money is involved, I feel communication is key. At this point I wouldn't be surprised at all if people drop in waves. If you go on their yt channel, it's clear they're active. People aren't going to stick around if it's constantly silence all the time.

Meow_Lin

They've done this multiple times before (sadly), no need to be concerned

Xander Kiela

Guys? You okay? I'm genuinely concerned

menelito

Yeah, that's pretty sad tbh lil vro! Nothing to laugh about !

Xander Kiela

they don't read comments lil bro😂

Cyber_JokerWTF

Today is the day and tomorrow will be another day

JP77

Ready to bet your balls on it like the last guy did?

Mitschiro

Today Is the day

Leonardo Penazzi

Come on guys, at the very least, an update would be nice, i know you are not obligated to update us on anything, but it would be nice if you did.. the disconnect between you and your community is immense right now, which is not something you should want as a content creator. Just because you don't have to update us doesn't mean you shouldn't, a few words would be more than enough. We all love you guys and your content and want to support you, so please show some love back!

Xander Kiela

Its ok guys i believe, we get upload soon, and we finish the shows, and then we also get current airing shows reactions. :33333333333 Hope they ok, they were sick last time, ive had the sickness where u sick, u get better, and then it hits u even stronger the 2-3 times in the span of weeks/1month

Vladi

In the exact same boat 😭

davyjones

I can feel your balls but I can't see the uploads 🤣

DarkCha0s

3 months subscription guaranteed. 🫣

DarkCha0s

Can't lie, me subbing for Kizu and that being their last upload is so ironic I can't even be upset.

RRGI

lair, snip snip for you lil bud

Spaniq

Seems like you better get your balls checked out, you might have caught something.

Mitschiro

That’s a pretty ballsy move, I respect it

smth positive_

I'm sorry, my balls lied to me so I shall donate one of them and separate them forever

Alisher

This time around the patron meltdown is kinda funny 😂 people started to just being silly compared to last time when there were a lot of angry comments

Ecodude

Well the big difference with Tee is that he engage and communicate with the people that supports him. Often he just stop uploading for a while but always, sooner or later, talk about it on yt, Patreon or discord. Also he always has been clear about the upload frequency so people doesn't have unrealistic expectations, and it is 1$ so he can buy tea 😂

Ecodude

Your balls are defective, please factory reset them.

THEWIRED

Your balls lied to me

Wanderer

I guess we have no choice but to testicle if your prediction will be correct

smth positive_

Could I please get the names of the reactors? So far, Tee is the only I know with $1 for full

Rosmocat

Some attractive reactors have created plans where the full is available for a dollar or two and post almost daily. Of course, this is not to say, “Well, why don't you just watch that one?“ What is desired from Ben and Anna is either regular posting or a word about the current situation. It would be great to have both, but many will be satisfied with one or the other.

yamada

Leave my man Tee alone! His sub is only $1/month. At that price, he could be posting once a month for all I care 😭🙏🔥🔥

Rosmocat

yall should try being a Tee sub. only getting 5 vids in a month. at least autosave do mass drops when they do record.

Zipzip

They posted an shedule for august back in july but then the patreon had a melt down bc they dissapeared. As others said, they don't have to do it but the problem is that they do it anyways so people have expectations. Sadly they never stick to it so being here long enough just makes you understand that schedules means really nothing. It wouldn't be a problem for most people if they just communicate but that won't happen. That being said, you can complain just don't be mean but does it really matter? they don't read comments anyway lol

Ecodude

youre allowed to complain my guy. Also theyre doing this as a full time job. Its important to get all the feedback you can get. However they dont read comments and I dont know if their mods even share this stuff to them

Chibi

I agree. At the very least make a post communicating what's going on.

Nejy

the copium is strong with this one young padawan, but somehow i am willing to believe....

Vladi

Please detail to me how my 2 different words changed the context of your message in any way whatsoever. I mean you're kicking up a fuss about it so I must've changed how your comment comes across. Please do detail how I did so or quit whining about irrelevant shit like misquoting by a teensy bit in a way that doesn't change the context or message in any way whatsoever. You can call it tone policing , i call it me me saying you're being rude and cracking jokes at their expense in a passive aggressive manner. Ps. Only people with shitty tones complain about tone policing. I don't care about the past and your past actions and inactions. Just because you in the past were constructive doesn't mean this comment is constructive. You do it in other comments to. It's your token response to them being late. It's not clever, it's not cheeky. It's lame. I agree it's not questionable to express frustration. But the way you did it was passive aggressive which is simply unnecessary. Now if they promised a schedule and aren't keeping to their schedule like that one commenter said. Then fair enough. But you said the reason you expect consistency is a PREVIOUSLY established schedule leading me to believe they haven't promised a schedule for these current shows. (Please tell me if I'm wrong) So if they haven't broken their word, then passive aggressiveness or any form of rudeness just isn't necessary. I Agree with the rest of what you said . At the end of the day it's not that serious. All I'm even accusing 2 comments of is being worded poorly and being rough around the edges. But this whole misquote speel you went on is incredibly disingenuous , and complaining about tone policing is like saying "i dislike when people point out that I'm being a bit lame with my words" Either own your abrasiveness, deny it was abrasive, or take it back. Don't complain that other people complain about said abrasiveness. Abrasiveness isn't neutral ground. It's reasonable to complain about it.

Troco72

If you're going to tone police in response to, and reference my comment, you can at least quote it correctly, and not group me in with ones impugning motives, which I've specifically never done. I've given purely constructive feedback in previous periods of delay and radio silence about mitigating disruption and subscriber frustrations but the patterns annoying people or making them feel disrespected persist. I don't think it's unfair for some of the 2,000+ paid subscribers of the channel to express frustration without impugning motives/intent. Not over a continued and apparently accelerating issue of radio silence and consistent inconsistency after a previously established pattern of scheduling releases and better communication.

Daniel

they will upload in a couple hours, i can feel it in my balls

Alisher

If that's accurate about the schedule fair enough frankly. Considering that was promised at minimum there should be communication.

Troco72

Oh for sure I maybe worded things poorly because I agree wholly with what you're saying. I wasn't talking about the entire comment section but rather a couple comments that stuck out to me. Instead of "I guess they just don't care about updating us" Or "place your bets on if we'll get uploads this week or next week and which shows it'll be" I personally would word it like how the rest of the commenters have.

Troco72

So do you think it's better to unsubscribe and give feedback upon cancellation instead of trying while subscribed? It's a way of looking at business and your audience, but I don't think it's healthy. Comments and criticism are part of the thing. I didn't see any comments attacking or pressuring them, like you said. Simply people suggesting clearer communication or saying go unsubscribe (as you said) or thinking about it. People can speak and give their opinion, just like you. It's part of real life.

DarkCha0s

Just so we're clear - it's fine to complain in August, where they posted a schedule and did not stick to it?? But the implied release schedule of one week before episodes can't be criticised because "they didn't *promise* anything, even though a weekly release schedule has been what they have always done (even though they never stick to it)?? That's ridiculous... They just need to communicate. That's it. No reason is necessary (for me). Just a statement "releases will be delayed this week" will be enough, because this is a really frustrating issue. It's not difficult, and to me it displays a lack of respect for their paying users. They don't need you running to their defence with statements like "just unsubscribe"... People can make that decision on their own, for myself and I imagine a lot of others, we don't want to unsubscribe because we want to show support. But at the same time, we wish to be respected...

jaidoru

I feel I must emphasize , what we get for being a patron is early access relative to youtube releases , and full length reactions. We are NOT promised x amount of reactions in y time. Nor are we promised any form of communication. You can always unsubcribe if you're unhappy with their pace. Now in fairness a small pinch of communication here and there seems like It would go a Long way. But even that isn't owed to us. Now if these facts combined with their recent pace of uploads leaves you unsatisfied and you want to unsub to the patreon, that's completely valid. It's your money after all. But I don't really feel it's too valid to attempt to pressure them into quicker uploads/attack them for slower uploads. Simply unsub. And when patreon asks you why you're unsubbing, say "other" and then type in the box that the reason why is due to the infrequent uploads. Ps. Every single show they're watching I really enjoy, and this is very rare for the like 3 reaction channels I actually like. Trust me I want these reactions just as much as anybody , ffs re zero (as a whole) monogatari (as a whole) and fmab are all in my top 10 most likely but atleast top 15, favorite anime, right up there with monster steins gate and aot Trust me I want these reactions as much as anybody.

Troco72

are you guys ok? i kinda worry

Jumpong Boonma

Imma be real it’s plain obvious that they don’t give a fuck about keeping us up to date.

long ass username

Two steps ahead.. they are always.. TWO steps ahead. But fr tho in their case it’s more like "two weeks behind… we were always two weeks behind!"

long ass username

We are in a simulation

Leonardo Penazzi

Some have defended them, but since Patreon is support in exchange for a return, it is inevitable that support will be reduced if the number of posts per month is deemed not worth the payment. Communication with supporters is one thing, but it seems to me that the content or amount of the payment plan should have been reviewed when the number of submissions clearly decreased.

yamada

Maybe this is a social experiment...

Rosmocat

One thing I've noticed having watched for a while because i really do love these two's reactions over other channels, I'm not entirely even sure they read comments anymore, in general whether in Youtube or Patreon, with the upload schedule, and aware of ben's condition it is a shame the upload schedule and nigh 0 communication has gotten to this point with their community especially since this is most likely their main source of income and I, as well as others have been pushed to the point where they'll cancel until the show they want to watch is over before resubbing, but unfortunately people don't play around when money is involved no matter how much they want to support them.

Spaniq

I know you probably don't want the publication schedule to be so random, but please unless there is some major issue, consider comunicate more. You only need a post saying "The situation is like this and bla bla bla" since it's going on for a while now. I know we pay to support, but i personally don't think it's nice this kind of management.

Andrea Vallias

If they know there is going to be a delay with the uploads they should communicate that. That isn't that hard.

Execuse

I love Anna and Ben, but I also can't disagree with the comments. I live in Florida and Milton was a category 3. Unless they live on the coast, they'd be most likely fine. So I doubt it's that. They had more consistent schedules before Anna quit her job to do this full time.

Nejy

I agree with @Ecodude and the others. This lack of communication is complicated, as I said in the previous comment. I hope they are okay. At some point I believe many of us are worried about them too.

DarkCha0s

People need to stop expecting things they won't receive. Schedules are practically nonexistent here, despite their multiple attempts. Yes, they have tried to set up schedules in the past, but if you've been around long enough, it's clear that they won't stick to them for whatever reason and never will. What we get from the Patreon membership is exactly what's promised: being 1-2 episodes ahead on Patreon compared to YouTube, with full-length versions available depending on the tier. There's no mention of specific schedules or weekly uploads, just that we'll be ahead on episodes. The real issue is the lack of communication. There is a pseudo-weekly upload pattern, and I think most people would be fine with a quick update, like, 'Hello everyone, we won’t be uploading any reactions this week due to xxxxx. We’ll keep you posted.' But they never really engage with the community, except for occasional polls, so it's not that surprising they don't give any update. All we can do is be patient and wait, or choose to leave.

Ecodude

Oh yea it’s better to just start subscribing when a show you want to watch is finished cause this is ridiculous, I hope at least Kizu is finished this month so I can cancel until all of Monogatari is finished

Cyber_JokerWTF

I think low chance of that based on a reference to a utility they made once over a power outage in snow season when they still communicated and gave status updates in January

Daniel

Does anyone know if they live in hurricane country? I know that we all know this isn't unusual but given the climate it's a bit more concerning than usual

BaddaBing

I will do the same. I really like their reactions, but this inconstancy is very annoying. I completely understand that they must have a lot of things to do irl, but at least they could communicate better with the community that supports them. This is something that intrigues me with some content creators. In the beginning it is an endless love with the community, however, after they establish a base, they stop caring about communicating with it since they have retained the audience they wanted.

DarkCha0s

best they can do is one on tuesday and the next batch on oct 31st. i'm dropping my patreon after this month and i'll come back in like 2 years. maybe they'd be done with fma by then and i'll binge the whole thing at once :D i was hoping they'd get better eventually but its just getting worse and worse every passing month. i've given up

Nut Kon

What's even the original upload schedule, waiting for kizu and hoping for a double upload, hope they delay til then so the 2nd upload isnt an extra week away

Spaniq

I'm not saying you should put out a schedule like you used to, but if you've decided to upload a batch once a week, I'd like to know what day of the week it is and what you've decided to upload(´;ω;｀)

yamada

It feels much better to always assume nothing will come out, then when it does, no matter what it is, it's at least somewhat pleasantly surprising in a way. That's what I tell myself, at least.

ArtficialFlvrz

Place your bets on whether uploads will happen this week (Sun - Sat) and if the show(s) you care about will be included.

Daniel

random

Wanderer

its so sad when someone that is hoping they follow their schedule gets ridiculed because everyone else is so used to the upload once every 2 weeks pattern that expecting more is somehow a bad thing

Nut Kon

They legit just watched it 4 days ago lol

Meow_Lin

maybe after they finish oshi no ko or mha

Juan Angarita

No dungeon meshi? me sad

Chibi