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Originally Posted by KamenRanger1997

That probably is what's going on, they just didn't feel the need to explain it since you can just see it happening.

I don't think that's what's going on. I've elaborated it on post #10.

I completely agree with the "show, don't tell" approach. The problem is, what they've shown is inconsistent.

Also, there are several unanswered questions:
- If Minato said that what Houtarou did was an incorrect method, then what's the correct method? Rinne said @ 10:27 that alchemists wearing the Ring can change the weight of the cards. But Houtarou didn't have the Ring until @ 21:20. So how was he supposed to change the weight of the cards without a Ring?
- What's the point of changing the weight of the cards in the first place? Does it make them stronger or gain new powers/skills? Does it make them able to evolve? Does it make them able to fuse better with their best match card?

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Alchemy seems to contradict itself. Minato talks about conservation of mass, while Rinne talks about creating something from nothing. But I guess that's intentional to depict alchemy as something difficult to understand, since Houtarou points out that the result is basically magic.

I think perhaps alchemy is a force that causes the universe to collapse on itself or self-destruct, symbolized by the Ouroboros as a snake that eats its own tail. Perhaps the Ouroboros world is a parallel world that is another side of the Earth Prime that can destroy the Earth Prime if they overlap too much. Kinda like a sinister version of Wonder World. That's why the alchemists are tasked with maintaining balance and natural order between the two worlds.

There's an important point I forgot to mention in episode 1's thread. If Fuga and Houtarou were already at Ouroboros @ 12:05, then where did The Sisters come from? Did they come from another another world, or did they simply open a portal from a different place in Ouroboros?