fma fandom question

[meganbmoore]

Ok, seriously, what's with all this overwhelming love for Mei-chan?  I mean, I don't dislike her(even though she usually annoys the heck out of me) and at least she's useful, but I just don't get why I seem to be tripping over fandom love for the character every time I look at FMA stuff.

Also, what's with all the Al/Mei shippers?  I mean, yeah, she's said she's small for her age and it makes her look younger, but as she looks about six, that probably makes her...what? Eight or nine?  Maybe ten?  Granted, Al is only fourteen or fifteen himself(I forget which) but still...

(I do, though, like her scenes with Scar, especially when she had him out helping her look for her pet...because, seriously?  Scar helping a little girl look for her pet? Awesome.)

Comments

[jennawaterford.livejournal.com]

From story context and the sophistication of her knowledge, behavior, etc., when she isn't being all fangirly over her dream-Ed, Mei seems to be about Al's age--she's just very chibi (much like her panda). Also, there are broad indications that Al/Mei is [going to be] canon if you're reading the scanlations.

And then there's the fact that Mei RULEZ ;)

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

i dunno...i've been playing closer attention to mei ever since i realized people shipped al/mei, but i can't make myself see her as more than, at best, a very smart 10 yr old or so. (and yeah, been following scanslations for about a year)

I definately get the indications of canon down the line, but can't see shipping them as they are now at all.

Mei kicks butt and is a good infodump source, but mostly she annoys me and i view her as a necessary evil that goes with virtually every other female character in the series rocking.