Fullmetal Alchemist (Japanese: 鋼の錬金術師, Hepburn: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same name by Hiromu Arakawa.Comprising 51 episodes, it was co-produced by the animation studio Bones, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Mizushima.It was broadcast on MBS in Japan from October 4, 2003, to October 2, 2004. Todo Dia Sai 1 Animes De Pura Musica. Musicas Do FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood Aberturas OP1: Again Download O P2: Hologram. Musicas Do Haikyuu!! Hero's Come Back Download Hero. Musicas Do Tokyo Ghoul.

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Good episode, setting up characters and such. Definitely different from the beginning of the first series. The animation is definitely nice and they have the feel of FMA down pat still. Decent action in the show and it seems their splicing in the more comedic feeling the manga had into it than the previous series. Definitely liked it. Next week though, I'm going to remember to start having the video load right away when I get home. Took forever to fully get up so I watched the episode in 2 parts (good thing they had an eye-catch to seperate it for me).

Click to expand.Well.when it was first announced nothing was specified, it could have been anything. Also, when they showed the first teaser they were the way they originally looked rather than their clothes from the movie. In my opinion it would have been incredibly hard to make out a sequel if the movie was canon to the anime. I don't think anyone would actually want to watch 25-55 episodes of Al and Ed doing non alchemy things and having fights with human beings. Specially because their story was pretty much done. I know this is a bit of a spoiler from the movie, but the movie wrapped it up nicely.

They bailed on everyone from their home world to be together regardless. Would you be able to come with enough material that would be worthy of making it into a 25ish episode sequel? I don't think anyone would even if they tried to make it all episodic. This new anime is a closer adaptaton of the manga.

I'm sure you know the manga and the first anime had their differences. Well this new one is going to follow the manga all the way. So in a way you will be getting new content to watch and not what you saw a couple of years ago in Adult Swim. As you can tell from the first teaser they never mention anything about it being a sequel and by the way they put it makes it look like if it was a remake of the anime otherwise Al wouldn't be in his armor. It's funny; it's been so long since I've watched the original, I thought both the VAs for Maes Hughes and Roy Mustang were changed. Mustang is (now voiced by the guy who does Urahara Kisuke on Bleach, who I really like, so not too bad), but Hughes is actually the same actor. It's just that I now associate that voice with the psychopath Ladd Russo from Baccano!

And it took me by surprise to suddenly hear his voice revising a role he had before I heard the Baccano character. The opening really stood out to me.

It was definitely enjoyable to see these characters back again after so long. Well gonna have to go with what VRmaster said a while go: In Japan the Anime is a mean to promote the manga.

So I am guessing they're expecting you to know whats going on since the manga has already been out for so long. Or they're just going to assume that, chances are you already saw the first anime so you should know at least know the basics.

I didn't expect it to start this way but I guess it would have been far worse to start the same exact way the first anime did. That would have been a big mistake.

Click to expand.Because that was the whole of your post, it was nothing but, 'hey, look at this, they made grammar mistakes!' No talk about the content of the show, music, nothing. Just the spelling of the subs, it apparently was such a big deal to you that you had to talk about it and nothing else. It was ridiculous. Edit: I also never said you were saying it ruined the show for you, I was merely using a sarcastic remark that was pointing out your post was essentially a complaint about nothing. FireflyFan posted: blockquotebCharagon/b posted:hrAre you stupid or something?

How does noticing something wrong and identifying it as such automatically translate to 'ridiculous complaint'? hr/blockquote Because that was the whole of your post, it was nothing but, 'hey, look at this, they made grammar mistakes!' No talk about the content of the show, music, nothing.

Just the spelling of the subs, it apparently was such a big deal to you that you had to talk about it and nothing else. It was ridiculous. hr/blockquote It was 3:00 in the morning.

If you think I'm going to post a whole review of the episode you can just go!@#$ yourself. I wouldn't have posted anything at all about it except that the idea that Funimation would allow multiple errors when both other professional companies and fansub groups have released shows with less turnaround time without errors was amusing to me. Since it hadn't been pointed out yet, I figured I'd do it. If you pull your fanboy head out of your ass long enough to take a breath of fresh air, you'd realize that my post was a commentary on Funimation rather than than anything specifically to do with the show.

It was 3:00 in the morning. If you think I'm going to post a whole review of the episode you can just go!@#$ yourself.

I wouldn't have posted anything at all about it except that the idea that Funimation would allow multiple errors when both other professional companies and fansub groups have released shows with less turnaround time without errors was amusing to me. Since it hadn't been pointed out yet, I figured I'd do it.

If you pull your fanboy head out of your ass long enough to take a breath of fresh air, you'd realize that my post was a commentary on Funimation rather than than anything specifically to do with the show. Click to expand.Did I say you had to review it?

Like I said, even a 'The OP is nice (or not)' (when I said you could have brought up music) comment would have been fine. I'm a fanboy for thinking that grammar comments are stupid? Other professional companies and fansub groups have released shows with greater turnaround time and made a bunch of errors too. My whole point is this, you made a comment that was silly, and I in turn commented that it was a silly thing to point out. Rage over this all you want, it's true. We're getting fast, legitimate subs from a company who has a lot on their plate right now.

I can forgive a few errors, and don't feel the need to point them out. Edit: I'd also rather, that this argument grinds to a halt, if you want to get the last word in, fine, go right ahead.

But I'd rather this topic be about THE SHOW (its content) and not some perceived treatment of show. So anything you say, I won't respond, it'll just de-rail the thread more. I didn't watch the whole Funi streamed episode, but I'll make a comment regarding the grammar errors. Funi is supposed to be a respectable company, am I right? Naturally, a company would like to have a good reputation with their viewers, and the whole POINT of this streaming is so we don't download the fansub. If they're making grammar errors that viewers have to deal with, while fansubs actually proofread their subs and offer a better quality translation, doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Funi is just biting their own ass by leaving grammar errors, and I'd be embarrassed if I was one of the higher-ups in charge of this FMA licensing campaign.

They had 4 DAYS to sub this single episode. That is not an excuse to have grammar errors, when there are regular people doing a better job with no grammar errors, and releasing it the day it airs in real HD as a matter of fact. I was starting to get into the Funi streaming, but if they're going to have grammar errors on a big series like FMA, they have lost my respect to watch it streamed/subbed by them.

Grammar errors made by a professional company is a serious issue if you ask me. I didn't watch the whole Funi streamed episode, but I'll make a comment regarding the grammar errors. Funi is supposed to be a respectable company, am I right? Naturally, a company would like to have a good reputation with their viewers, and the whole POINT of this streaming is so we don't download the fansub.

If they're making grammar errors that viewers have to deal with, while fansubs actually proofread their subs and offer a better quality translation, doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Funi is just biting their own ass by leaving grammar errors, and I'd be embarrassed if I was one of the higher-ups in charge of this FMA licensing campaign.

They had 4 DAYS to sub this single episode. That is not an excuse to have grammar errors, when there are regular people doing a better job with no grammar errors, and releasing it the day it airs in real HD as a matter of fact. I was starting to get into the Funi streaming, but if they're going to have grammar errors on a big series like FMA, they have lost my respect to watch it streamed/subbed by them. Grammar errors made by a professional company is a serious issue if you ask me. Click to expand.Yet TOEI had 30 years and they could not spell the word paradi ce. Yes you are absolutely right that companies like Funi are trying to steer fans from fansubs by having themselves sub their shows. Additionally, on the bold from the quote.

You didn't see the stream therefore you have no opinion on how bad of a job they did since you DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE MISTAKE. If you are going to critize Funi for a typo or 2 at least watch the damned episode before commenting by just reading the impression of a pissed off viewer. Subs are never 100% accurate either, they're often so bad quality you can't even read them or poorly translated. Hell they sometimes don't even get names right! Lol, big companies making mistakes is a serious issue looooooooooooooooooooooool. Please dude grow up. No one is perfect, Funi is not but at least they are doing their best to provide shows that would take months to come to the U.S (legally).

You are getting a free legal stream of an awesome show but the first thing you do is bite the hand of the one that gave it to you, specially without watching the episode. No I am not saying you should be a conformist but I am saying that these things happen and you should be a little more lenient towards mistakes. EDIT: lastly, don't like it the don't watch it.

Don't like Funi, then don't buy their products Learn Japanese and watch the RAW.errr. I didn't watch the whole Funi streamed episode, but I'll make a comment regarding the grammar errors. Funi is supposed to be a respectable company, am I right? Naturally, a company would like to have a good reputation with their viewers, and the whole POINT of this streaming is so we don't download the fansub. If they're making grammar errors that viewers have to deal with, while fansubs actually proofread their subs and offer a better quality translation, doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Funi is just biting their own ass by leaving grammar errors, and I'd be embarrassed if I was one of the higher-ups in charge of this FMA licensing campaign.

They had 4 DAYS to sub this single episode. That is not an excuse to have grammar errors, when there are regular people doing a better job with no grammar errors, and releasing it the day it airs in real HD as a matter of fact. I was starting to get into the Funi streaming, but if they're going to have grammar errors on a big series like FMA, they have lost my respect to watch it streamed/subbed by them. Grammar errors made by a professional company is a serious issue if you ask me.

Click to expand.Think your taking this grammar thing a bit overboard now. You realize funi has a ton of licenses atm,releases more shows then any other r1 company atm,contenues to licenses titles and gets them out over here at a some what fast pace when you concider how much is on their plate. They got all of adv and genon titles out as well at the same time while releaseing their own original shows and yet untop of all that there taking the time to sub and stream episodes from japan for FREE. Yet you will cry and say its total disgrace they have some errors in the translation. Swear fansubbers are ridiculous companys are actualy making an attempt to please them now and they will still find an excuse to get down on the r1 company so I am not even sure why funi is bothering catering to that crowd.

I agree it would be nice if funi could be as acurate as fansubbers,but look at what fansubbers do for a living and look at all the work funi is doing anime wise atm,give funi some damn slack and credit.Funi is putting in alot more effort(in other areas) then some nerds subbing shows ILLEGALLY as a hobby. I didn't watch the whole Funi streamed episode, but I'll make a comment regarding the grammar errors. Funi is supposed to be a respectable company, am I right? Naturally, a company would like to have a good reputation with their viewers, and the whole POINT of this streaming is so we don't download the fansub. If they're making grammar errors that viewers have to deal with, while fansubs actually proofread their subs and offer a better quality translation, doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Funi is just biting their own ass by leaving grammar errors, and I'd be embarrassed if I was one of the higher-ups in charge of this FMA licensing campaign. They had 4 DAYS to sub this single episode.

That is not an excuse to have grammar errors, when there are regular people doing a better job with no grammar errors, and releasing it the day it airs in real HD as a matter of fact. I was starting to get into the Funi streaming, but if they're going to have grammar errors on a big series like FMA, they have lost my respect to watch it streamed/subbed by them. Grammar errors made by a professional company is a serious issue if you ask me. Click to expand.Think your taking this grammar thing a bit overboard now. You realize funi has a ton of licenses atm,releases more shows then any other r1 company atm,contenues to licenses titles and gets them out over here at a some what fast pace when you concider how much is on their plate. They got all of adv and genon titles out as well at the same time while releaseing their own original shows and yet untop of all that there taking the time to stream episodes from japan for FREE. Yet you will cry and say its total disgrace they have some errors in the translation.

Swear fansubbers are ridiculous companys are actualy making an attempt to please them now and they will still find an excuse to get down on the r1 company so I am not even sure why funi is bothering catering to that crowd. I agree it would be nice if funi could be as acurate as fansubbers,but look at what fansubbers do for a living and look at all the work funi is doing anime wise atm,give funi some damn slack and credit. I thought this first episode was pretty meh. Animation is great, OP is great, and that's really the best thing I can say about it right now. It just seems to me that the characters are different from the manga and the first anime. Roy Mustang is a completely different character.

And the way he's introduced it doesn't sound like he's the one that recruits Ed. I mean, it could still end up this way, but the way the intro starts with him say 'by that boy do you mean.?' Seems he would know what was meant by 'that boy.' I don't like the introduction of Maes Hughes because this apparently the first time they meet so it's clear they're not going to be following the manga straight from the beginning. They are definitely changing it. I guess I'll have to wait and see how their changes still fit into the latter part of the manga since that's the whole point of this project.

To do the rest of the manga as it really ends. And the way this episode basically explained so much in 22 minutes by having the Ice Alchemist just rattle off endless exposition was pretty lame IMO. I'm still going to stick with it obviously.

But the first episode was a terrible way to start the series. Think your taking this grammar thing a bit overboard now. You realize funi has a ton of licenses atm, releases more shows then any other r1 company atm, contenues to licenses titles and gets them out over here at a some what fast pace when you concider how much is on their plate. They got all of adv and genon titles out as well at the same time while releaseing their own original shows and yet untop of all that there taking the time to sub and stream episodes from japan for FREE. Yet you will cry and say its total disgrace they have some errors in the translation. Click to expand.

Nobody's huddled in a corner slashing their wrists over this. Nobody is sending mailbombs to Funi because they used 'a' instead of 'an'. The line between 'this product is not up to normal standards' and 'FUNI will suffer for this outrage!

I will unleash the dogs of war!' Is not that fine. There's actually a lot of room between those two points. Fact is though, no matter how many plates Funi is juggling, their product is not up to par. It may be the best we're going to get, but that doesn't make it it right. Char you realize my reply was to superzombie right?He was the one condeming the show over this mess,not simply making a comment about it( you did notice right I did not get down on you for making an observation because you made a correct observation and its your right to post about it) I was staying out of you and fireflys argument since it clearly had grown to big anyway and it matterd not who was right or wrong or if you were both right,both wrong ect,point being it sucked the life of this thread away,but I felt like commenting on what zombie said because his commenting was just stupid. Had I known it was gonna set you off again I would have simply just ignored this thread completly.

Since you felt the need to comment on everything I said I'll make my self a bit clearer. Let me break it down once again,funi is the largest and most successful r1 company atm and its not because their lazy. They release alot of show not only dubbed,but most of the time very well made dubs even going as far as to resing the songs in english as acurate in sound as possible. Yes they love the money their making,but they clearly have love for the work as well. They preaty much put in end to singles with their half season sets that nearly every other company is now copying in their own way (double disc bandai sets,viz season sets,ect ect.) They recived a ton of shows from adv,some of which were halfway out already and they went out of their way to release the last few singles for the diehards and repackaged them into cheaper sets for everyone else.

They also destroed a ton of shows for genon,all of this while still not delaying a single title of theres. They are still at this very momement licesing more shows from japan while still working on the shows they haven't put out yet and untop of all this they are now taking time to sub a brand new show from japan for free at a loss I am sure because as everyone knows while some fansubbers do buy,most do not. Its not as if funi is expected to put all their resources into this sub stream project.

There is no telling who they have hired to do it and if that person is doing a rushed job,is lazy,or whatever the point is funi is making the attempt doing somthing they really don't have to be doing. I realize fansubbers have jobs obviously unless their unemployed or in school or whatever,the point I am trying to make is no one is paying them to do it and they do it as a hobby. Obviously with so many groups out there they would want to be as acurate and fast as possible to gatherd the most watchers so of course they are gonna work their asses off making good subs.At the end of the day tho what they are doing is illegal and understand I'm not one of those people who condem fansubbers rather it be the people who sub or simply watch,but I'm not gonna lie and says its perfectly legal and 100% healthy for the industry. The fact r1 companys are actualy making the attempt to cater to the crowd rather then their fruitless efforts to kill it off shows they get how the world works for better or worse. I realize living life by the law is not glamorous or popular and everyone breaks rules here and there,but now funi is atleast offering a legal means of watching fan subs.

So rather you watch them simply because they are now infact legal (for certain shows) or you simply like funi's stream the point remains they are giving you an option. Honestly do you really expect an r1 company to waste a ton of money/time cherry picking subs on somthing that gives them no income and if anything in the long run will lose them some sales when the dvds come around either a. People finding out the show isn't as good as they thought it would be or b.simply theyve now seen the show and once was enough for them. Of course not,they probaly have an intern or somthing doing it on a very rushed schedual for crap pay. He probaly has one or two supervisors who make sure hes not translating it falsely as a joke or sliping in things that don't belong,but I'm willing to bet their not taking the time to reread and rewrite spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes. Yes funi has the money to do these things,but they are under no obligation to do so.The people that support them(me and other r1 buyers) are gonna still buy their products regardless of their rush stream jobs.

Really tho I can give you this long winded reply and its still not gonna sink into you,that or your totaly gonna disagree with every last thing I say,so let me just put it short. Be greatfull r1 companys are actualy offering legal means of seeing shows translated in near days after its premier,now either watch it and enjoy or go ahead and go back to the illegal subs which I am sure you will go back to anyway just cause they are there and there is no consquences to watching them.

Keep in mind chargon I'm not calling you a fansubber,I am useing the word 'you' as anyone who reads this and infact chooses to watchs subs online as I have no idea if you personaly are an r1 buyer,fansubber,or both. Point being there is now a legal method for what was once a totaly illegal activity rather you choose to use it or not is not my concern,but yours and instead of being a whiney nitpicker about it try be greatfull to the fact the olive branch has been extended by the companys,no one is perfect not even a giant rich company. It just seems to me that the characters are different from the manga and the first anime. The characters in the manga are slightly different from the anime, so that was going to be a given. As for them being different from the manga, I believe its a bit too early to determine that and even so if they don't I think they will slowly gravitate to the characters they are supposed to be.

Roy Mustang is a completely different character. And the way he's introduced it doesn't sound like he's the one that recruits Ed. We'll see since we've yet to see a flashback ep to see how it actually goes down. I mean, it could still end up this way, but the way the intro starts with him say 'by that boy do you mean.?'

Seems he would know what was meant by 'that boy.' Time will tell I don't like the introduction of Maes Hughes because this apparently the first time they meet so it's clear they're not going to be following the manga straight from the beginning. I didn't like it either but I have not seen him in the manga so I can't say much there, additionally the fact that he already has his daughter confuses me a bit. But they really can't follow the manga 100% otherwise it would be TOO much like the first anime and manga and people would go 'meh, I already saw this'.

Technically speaking they HAD to make the first episode different because everyone would be tuning in to watch and like I said before go 'meh, already saw this' they had to spice it up a bit and change a few minor details. If this had been a straight to DVD deal I'm sure they would be 100% faithful to the manga right off the bat since they wouldn't have to worry about tv viewers.

They are definitely changing it. I guess I'll have to wait and see how their changes still fit into the latter part of the manga since that's the whole point of this project. To do the rest of the manga as it really ends. Yeppers, we shall soon see but ultimately things should not be that different otherwise it would be incredibly stupid to have 2 versions of the anime and have them be different from the manga. As I said in the previous bold, they had to change it in order to have the viewers interested. And the way this episode basically explained so much in 22 minutes by having the Ice Alchemist just rattle off endless exposition was pretty lame IMO. Better than 'oh I'm priest, I make miracles etc, those boys are against our religion oh capture them, oh no you.

Are the FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!! BAH GAWD' Also I think this had to do a bit with catching the interest of the viewers by introducing most of the good guys early, like Armstrong and such. I'm still going to stick with it obviously. But the first episode was a terrible way to start the series. I don't think you really understand what's happening here. First off, you seem to be under the impression that this is some good-will act by Funimation.

That they saw how much fun the fansubbers were having and said 'golly-gee, we should give that a shot! I'll be neato!' They aren't giving us timely subs out of the goodness of their heart.

They're doing it because somebody crunched the numbers and said 'this will make us money'. You see that banner ad above at the top of the screen and the video ad that plays before the show starts? Funi isn't giving those away either.

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There is no reason to be grateful any more than we should be greatful for the programs that air on television. Likewise, there's no reason a free pass should be given just because 'they're busy'. Can you name a successful company that isn't? The reason they're so successful in the first place is because they've built a reputation of producing high quality product. If they are no longer going to be doing that, then I imagine they won't be busy for much longer. Seriously, what are you suggesting? If we want quality, we should pick up the new Geneon releases?

After all, those guys aren't busy in the slightest. You also seem to be under the impression that it matters whether or not fansubbing is legal. Legality has nothing to do with it. When a professional company cannot match the standards of quality of amatures, much less their peers, that's a problem. It doesn't matter what business you're in.

If the guy working in his garage in his spare time can produce superior 'product X' than the company that exists solely to produce 'product x', there's not a good sign for the company. It doesn't matter if it's live streaming, a fansub, or a DVD release. Who wants to watch a substandard quality sub in any format?

Back to the first point. You don't honestly think they aren't making money on this do you? The whole economy is in the crapper and the anime industry is in the worst shape it's been in years. They are not doing this because it's losing them money. They are doing this because it will bring money in, one way or the other.

Money that's probably very needed. This is not a charity donation. This is not an olive-branch to the fanbase. This is not Funi being 'cool' and giving out something for nothing. This is business. Now it's entirely possible that this is an isolated incident and that somebody was just careless. It might even be that many people actually did read the script and the error got by every one of them.

Not likely, but possible. This isn't a reason to boycott or raise the pitchforks, but at the same time it is not something that excuses should be made for either.

Char I'm not gonna reply to you with a long winded rant because a. I don't feel like it and b. You have some good points that I actualy agree with. But the bottem line is regardless of funimations reasoning,bottem line,all that mumble jumble the option to watch the shows legally are now there. If some one invited you over for dinner and cooked for you would you just be thankfull to have had free food or would you nitpick any little mistake.

Meaning ITS FREE,you get what you pay for. I'm not making excuses for funi I'm simply pointing out in all likly hood why their fan subbing quality may not be up to par and even if its not the fact that its free and legal should be good enough.

Now if they subbed like this on the real dvds,by all means raise hell. For now tho the options are very simple,watch the streams legally or watch them elsewhere illiegally, it really doesn't matter to me personaly,I just can't belive not having 100% acurate subs on a free stream is such an issue for people. The r1 companys are making the effort to apeal to the masses and in all likly hood the subs will get more acurate and faster as time goes on and they get into the groove that real fansubbers are currently in after years of experince. Click to expand.No, but I'd like for people to get the stick out of their ass and rather this be a fun thread about people's enjoyment (or perhaps disappointment if they don't like it) of said show instead of idiotic bitching about nothing. Too late for that though I guess. Sorry for trying to get the thread back on track about the show and how the episode was. Let's complain about grammar some more, as it's incredibly fun.

I look forward to your banal grammar thoughts of the next episode. I'm saddened I'm not the king of all posting ever, I guess that's your job, so let's jump on the negativity train, toot-toot!

FireflyFan posted: No, but I'd like for people to get the stick out of their ass and rather this be a fun thread about people's enjoyment (or perhaps disappointment if they don't like it) of said show instead of idiotic bitching about nothing. Too late for that though I guess.

hr/blockquote You are aware that this entire fiasco is your fault, right? I was even nice and gave you an out after your first attack on me. You could have just let it go, but you kept pushing. As for the topic at hand, there's really not much to say. There hasn't been an actual argument since you sulked away. There's not even anything really to respond to.

Except maybe this. quote=KriptoramaI'm not making excuses for funi I'm simply pointing out in all likly hood why their fan subbing quality may not be up to par/quote Funi screwed up. It's not as huge a deal as you made it sound, but it is noteworthy. Personally, I think it was the most noteworthy thing out of that crash course in FMA they called a first episode. Click to expand.Did Funi really 'screw up' though?

I don't think so, as it's been pointed out, there's even been screwups on DVD's even. Look at ADV and their release of Clannad for a recent example, some people on the Mania(AnimeonDVD) forums pointed out a couple of mistakes, but no one really cared, they had an official and legit product. The simple fact is, we're getting a product fast and legally.

Also, humans make mistakes, errors can occur. Fansub groups only possibly tackle a couple series at a time and can take their leisure on what they do, but even then, you've admitted mistakes get made there too.

It's only natural, it's just that no one cares when they do it, simply because it's not something official. Funimation is the biggest R1 company around, with tons of shows they're putting out the door and they've now got streaming on their hands too. Combine this with the small amount of people they have to accomplish this, and mistakes can and inevitably WILL happen. Did Funi make a mistake? Is it something noteworthy? No, not really. It's happened before, and I'm sure it can happen again.

I would totally understand continuity errors like at one second Al is with his jacket and on the other he isn't. That could for sure be annoying but, text is text, its not like a professional company hasn't done it. Funi had four days to sub it while TOEI had god knows how long to go to the interwebs and LEARN how to spell Paradise. You'd think after so many big foriegn words One Piece used they'd get to learn how to spell that. You all have points, yes its noteworthy on a mannner 'lols, funi made a teeny mistake there'.

Not: 'Funi made a mistake, not watching this anymore and not buying anymore funi products because they are high unprofessional, I'll take my business where they really know how to sub. After all, that is all ADV does now that it can't afford jack squat lols.

Synopsis 'In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost.' Alchemy is bound by this Law of Equivalent Exchange—something the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric only realize after attempting human transmutation: the one forbidden act of alchemy. They pay a terrible price for their transgression—Edward loses his left leg, Alphonse his physical body. It is only by the desperate sacrifice of Edward's right arm that he is able to affix Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor. Devastated and alone, it is the hope that they would both eventually return to their original bodies that gives Edward the inspiration to obtain metal limbs called 'automail' and become a state alchemist, the Fullmetal Alchemist. Three years of searching later, the brothers seek the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical relic that allows an alchemist to overcome the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Even with military allies Colonel Roy Mustang, Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, and Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes on their side, the brothers find themselves caught up in a nationwide conspiracy that leads them not only to the true nature of the elusive Philosopher's Stone, but their country's murky history as well.

In between finding a serial killer and racing against time, Edward and Alphonse must ask themselves if what they are doing will make them human again. Or take away their humanity. Written by MAL Rewrite. Drivers for microsoft wireless multimedia keyboard 1.1.

Overall 10 Story 10 Animation 9 Sound 9 Character 10 Enjoyment 10 First of all, I have seen the original FMA and although it was very popular and original, the pacing and conclusion did not sit too well with me. Brotherhood is meant to be a remake of the original, this time sticking to the manga all the way through, but there were people who thought it would spoil the franchise. That myth should be dispelled, as there's only one word to describe this series - EPIC. I admit that as I've seen the original and read the manga, the pacing of Brotherhood seems to start off being VERY fast (I finally got used to the pacing after watching the first fifteen eps or so). Events that took up half a volume of the manga and had spread though a few episodes of the original anime were now shown in just a single episode.

However, after trying to look at it from the perspective of someone who's new to FMA (not comparing it to the manga nor the original), I believe that the pacing works and it manages to tell an intriguing story effectively with little confusion. The plot is full of clever ideas and unpredictable twists that link various parts of the story together. By the final episode, all loose ends are neatly tied up and what's left is a hugely satisfying epilogue. The animation in FMA Brotherhood is crisp and very well done (although it does sometimes dip a bit in quality). Compared to the original FMA it's a bit simpler but that's just because the original set a very high standard to follow.

The facial emotions of the characters are also perfectly presented. The action scenes are brilliant and VERY well animated, with a variety of alchemy techniques and other talents being displayed nearly every episode. The various battles are consistently exciting to watch, but somehow get even better towards the end of the series. The voice acting is of an excellent and consistent quality, and I think that pretty much all the characters have voice actors which suit their personalities. The majority of the openings/endings are a pleasure to watch due to fantastic animated sequences and theme songs.

The background music which play during the episodes usually fit very well with the situation, although some tracks seem to be overused a little at first. This becomes less of a problem as the series progresses, with plenty of new music being introduced to support the story as it reaches the finale. Moving on to the characters (best thing about this series), the original FMA focussed mainly on Ed and Al and on their struggles to regain their bodies, whereas Brotherhood also explores other characters to great detail at the same time.

The majority of the spotlight is still on the two brothers, but it highlights their interactions with new characters which were not present in the original anime. New characters include a group of people from Xing (a neighbouring country), another person from the Armstrong family (who I think has become one of the coolest members of the supporting cast), and a new main antagonist.

For me, the Xingese characters in particular (Ling Yao and Mei Chang among others) provide a new dimension to the FMA world, by showing us a different culture to the militaristic one we're familiar with. I think the new antagonist is an improvement on the original FMA, as this person has a much stronger and clever link to the Elric brothers' father. Returning characters from the original FMA, such as Mustang and Scar, are much more awesome and developed due to the fact that Brotherhood is 100% faithful to the manga. Plus, Winry Rockbell now has a much more active role in the story. I can say for sure that this anime has one of the best main/supporting casts I've ever seen, and you'd probably find it difficult to label any of the recurring characters (whether they are good or evil) as being either boring or unnecessary in terms of the storyline. One of the many good things about this series is that there has been absolutely no filler at all (yes, I'm thinking of Naruto, Inuyasha, etc), which prevents the story from losing momentum.

All the episodes are concise and every scene is important as part of the huge plot. The dialogue fully explains everything and is straight to the point. As multiple characters are explored there are lots of side stories, but these are all perfectly intertwined with the main story of the Elric brothers and more often than not directly influence their journey too. Like most anime series, there are things from the manga which have been left out, but these are usually just restricted to comedy moments. There has been one episode which shows a lot of flashbacks of events so far, but that's forgiven as it shows the most epic moments of the series, and also provided us with some history on the father of the Elric brothers. FMA Brotherhood will be sorely missed now that it's finished.

It is excellent in every aspect and has very little, if anything, that can be called a flaw (maybe rushed character development at first due to the fast pacing, but this quickly subsides). Each episode feels like it's too short, a testimony to how much it draws you in to the story and characters. There are moments which leave you smiling, laughing, sad and simply amazed. Try this anime, it's recommended for absolutely everyone, to newcomers and to those familiar with Fullmetal Alchemist.

Overall 9 Story 8 Animation 9 Sound 9 Character 9 Enjoyment 9 Adaptations have long been a thorn in the side of anime viewers, but not because they are inherently bad. No, the main problem has been that many studios have regarded the original work almost as an afterthought, and there are a number of shows that could have been wonderful if the writers had simply stuck to the original story. One of the issues at hand seems to be ownership as producers, writers and directors all seem to want the work to be reflective of their style and perception, and in order to stamp their mark on a show they will makes numerous unnecessary changes or additions. Admittedly there are times when the adaptation supersedes the original work, but more often than not the result is at best a decent anime, and at worst utter twaddle. And then there's the other side of the coin, where the anime adaptation sticks to the storyline set out in the original work. Normally one would expect these to be superior works, but in a strange irony this is not always the case.

The problem with these types of adaptations is that the original work may not have been very good, or even have a suitable narrative, to begin with, and turning them into anime only seems to exacerbate their inherent flaws. Fortunately, the Full Metal Alchemist franchise manages to steer clear almost all of these pitfalls. The problem is, there are no other anime that have so evenly split the viewing public's opinion between the two versions of the series. Unlike the 2003 adaptation, Brotherhood is a faithful representation of Arakawa Hiromu's hit manga, and while many fans of the franchise laud it as the best thing since sliced bread, there are a number who consider the original anime version to be the superior tale.

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But we'll get to that in a bit. Many people will already be familiar with the particulars of the story, and in a very real sense the common perception is well formed.

Unfortunately, one of the problems with liking something too much is that one becomes blinded to its flaws, and while Brotherhood has very few noticeable ones where the narrative is concerned, this also serves to make them stand out. The story is told in a very straight forward, no nonsense manner that is kind of refreshing given the penchant for filler episodes. The issue though, is that the content of the tale is much lighter in tone, much more typically 'shounen' in its essence, than that of the first adaptation.

One of the reasons for this is because the undercurrent of obsession amongst the main characters peters out towards the end of the story - a stark contrast to the ending in the first adaptation. Instead, these obsessive behaviours are effectively 'de-humanised' by pushing them on to the non human characters. There is a very clear sense that the plot is geared towards a more typical shounen standpoint and mentality, and while the whole still works very well as a story, one does have to wonder if the writers for the first adaptation didn't steal a march on Arakawa. It's possible that she had to change her idea of how the tale should develop because the first anime version took a much darker path than most other shounen franchises.

That said, the ending allows for a degree of catharsis that was missing from the first adaptation, and although there are some broad similarities between the two versions at times, in truth they are as different as chalk and cheese. As an added bonus this series is far less dependent on random comedic moments, and the difference this makes to the flow of the plot is palpable when the two versions are directly compared. One big advantage that Brotherhood has is that the seven year gap has allowed for improvements in various aspects of production, and it shows in a number of areas. The animation is more fluid than before, although admittedly the difference isn't really obvious at first and only really appears during large scale action set pieces. The character designs will be very familiar to any fan, but are subtly sharper and more defined than in the previous series. Interestingly enough, one of the biggest plus points for Brotherhood is actually its wealth of interesting characters. As one would expect, a number of the characters from the first adaptation appear in Brotherhood, but there are also several who are notable for their absence as they do no appear in the manga.

Instead, a horde of new characters appear throughout the course of the series, many of whom have their own goals, ideals and personalities. Indeed the biggest difference between the two versions is the sheer number of people who all seem to have some impact on the story. For much of the series Edward and Alphonse Elric behave in a manner that many who have watched the first adaptation will find familiar, and one of the nice things about this is that familiarity is used to very subtly develop the pair into very different characters. The change in their personas happens very gradually, but by the end of Brotherhood one can see just how much growth the pair has undergone.

Strangely enough, the most interesting additions to the series are actually Yao Ling and Olivier Mira Armstrong (Alex Louis Armstrong's older sister - but without all the muscle flexing), two of the supporting roles. Yao Ling presents a strange dichotomy for the series to tackle, and while he doesn't develop as much as he possibly could have, this is offset by the moral and ethical dilemmas inherent in his situation towards the end of the series. On the other Olivier Armstrong possesses some of the strongest characterisation in the whole story, and while she is without doubt a major player at certain points of the show, what makes her interesting is the fact that the viewer is never quite sure of her goals. There are a number of very strong characterisations in the series, but one of the things that is a little strange is the difference between the two versions where the homunculi are concerned.

Unlike the first adaptation the homunculi in Brotherhood have very different origins, even though they still deal with similar obsessions. This raises an interesting perspective on the series as a whole, and is one of the reasons why Brotherhood is far more of a shounen tale than the original adaptation.

The plot takes on a subtly lighter tone, even though it may not seem that way, once their origins are understood, and the main reason for this is the 'de-humanisation' I mentioned earlier. The viewer is aware that these characters, though human-like in form, are not linked to humans in any way, and this awareness acts as a buffer so the viewer is less likely to question the actions and behaviour of the homunculi. In essence one is subjected to the ethos that monsters are evil and do bad things, which raises some interesting issues where Kimblee, Greed and the military's generals are concerned. The quality of the acting is possibly the main reason why Brotherhood is able to pull off its feat of developing not only the familiar characters, but also the new additions.

Paku Romi and Kugimiya Rie reprise their roles as Edward and Alphonse Elric, but with the exception of a few roles, the remaining cast are very different from the first outing. Now normally one might consider this a recipe for disaster, but it's a testament to the quality of not only the actor's abilities, but also the scriptwriters, that this series easily stands shoulder to shoulder with the original. The music is very well composed and produced, and the series has a surprisingly large number of opening and ending themes, especially for 64 episode series. That said, fans of Brotherhood may find themselves in a bit of a quandary, especially if they prefer the OPs and EDs from the first series. As for the sound effects, they are handled in a decidedly competent manner that makes one wonder why other shounen anime seem to have trouble in this department.

Granted there are occasions when there's a bit of a cacophony, but in general the effects are clear, bold, and well choreographed. Now unlike most viewers, I actually consider Brotherhood to be equal to the first series, and I don't really fall on one side or another. Like a number of fans my preference is for the much darker tone of the first series, however the cathartic ending of Brotherhood, as well as the improvements in production and animation, go some way to balancing the scales. Some people prefer the somewhat darker nature to Ed's character from the first adaptation, but in all honesty the rationale behind the two versions is very different, and while they're broadly the same character, that perception is only really valid until the last few episodes of either show. The same principle applies to Alphonse, Roy Mustang, in fact to most of the characters.

That said, Brotherhood is just as entertaining and involving as its predecessor, and it's a testament to Arakawa's skill as a mangaka that she has been able to produce a tale that, at the very least, rivals the original anime adaptation.Yes, Brotherhood is more typically shounen than the other version, but the nice thing about this is that fans are given two very good versions of the same story, and that is something rare in anime. Now if only all remakes, revisions or reboots could be this good. Overall 7 Story 8 Animation 8 Sound 10 Character 6 Enjoyment 7 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood gets an immense amount of praise in the MAL community, is the #1 ranked show and is constantly referred to as a masterpiece and the greatest show ever created. I've seen many fans preach about how 'it lives up to the hype' and 'can never receive too much praise'. Now this is just the opinion of one guy. I'm certainly not the law of the land or anything.

However, I personally feel as though calling FMA:B a masterpiece and the champion of all shows is a bit of a stretch. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy it or that it isn't a very solid addition to the ranks of notable shows; I really would like to preface this review by saying that I believe that FMA:B is a very good show and I wouldn't be nearly as harsh on it if it weren't for the God status the show has attained in America. I would happily remand 'greatest show ever made' to 'greatest long-running shonen ever made if you haven't seen the 2011 Hunter X Hunter' I'm not a huge fan of the MAL categorical rating system, as I've mentioned in some of my previous reviews. I oftentimes outright ignore it. However, looking at the categories right now, I feel as though this is one instance where I can use it to talk about everything I want to so I'm going to use it. STORY: 8 The FMA:B plot and world-building are some of its strongest aspects.

The world that it creates is an immersive, full-feeling thing with many animate pieces that move even when you aren't looking at them. It's an extremely creative world as well, adopting its own set of universal laws including alchemy through equivalent exchange, mind-body duality and its own interpretation of a higher power, and it sticks by these laws.

Never once does the story contradict its own rules, instead using them in creative ways to build off of each other. The plot is also one of the most engaging parts of the show, unveiling itself at just the right pace to keep you interested whilst still keeping a few major cards to play at the very end. The pieces fall into place in a way that is satisfying because it simultaneously mind-blowing and obvious, and that's one of the marks of strong storytelling. While the FMA:B story is certainly one of the best I've seen, I find that I have to withhold my 10 score here on the grounds that its incredible direction and creativity are marred by some detrimental weaknesses.

First of all, the exposition is handled extremely poorly. Overall 7 Story 8 Animation 8 Sound 8 Character 8 Enjoyment 8 Overview: FMA Brotherhood is an anime that needs no introduction. This is the highest rated anime on all of MAL. This is the anime that the current generation of anime fans holds above all others as the greatest single anime EVER made! In the following paragraphs, I will be reviewing this legendary series and discussing whether or not it truly deserves this title. SPOILERS for both Brotherhood and 2003 FMA!!!! Plot: The plot takes place in the country of Armestris, which is basically like an alternate WW2 Germany.

It is constantly at war for reasons that are less than just and is ruled by a rather nefarious government. What makes this world special is that alchemy is the primary science instead of the much less fun and flashy science of our own reality. Alchemy allows practitioners to transmute material into other useful material, and basically do all kinds of awesome stuff! Our heroes are the Elric brothers, who wish to find the legendary Philosopher's Stone and gain back their original bodies that they lost in a forbidden alchemy ritual gone horribly wrong. In order to search for the stone, they join the military.

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Unfortunately this means they have to serve under a rather evil government and face strong moral dilemmas. The Elric brothers don't wish to take part in the government's genocidal campaigns, but they need the military in order to accomplish their own personal goals. Of course, things are a bit more complicated by the fact that many in the military are actually good people and are either unaware of just how bad the government is, or feel remorse for their crimes and wish to change the government. This is refreshing for a shonen series in which 'good and evil' is too often clear cut.

We have all seen Hollywood movies where the German Army is filled with nothing but pure evil monsters with zero humanity. As a side note, eventually Hollywood got MUCH better with treating the Germans this way. Thanks to us ethnic Germans making up 40% of the US population, but Hollywood STILL treats the Russians and certain other groups this way!

Eventually, the Elric brothers uncover the frightening truth that the real leader behind the government is an ancient evil being called 'Father' who uses his homunculus minions to due his bidding and wishes for ultimate knowledge and power! The Elric brothers also make many allies on their adventures including Scar, the Xingese, and Hohenheim, who all contribute in the fight against Father. The plot ultimately concludes with a very happy ending, which pleased fans far more than the bittersweet ending of the 2003 anime. It should also be noted that unlike the plot of the 2003 anime, FMA Brotherhood mostly stays faithful the Hiromu Arakawa's original manga.

Differences between 2003 FMA and Brotherhood: Although there are many differences in the plot which I will get to, the most immediately obvious difference is in the tone of the series' narrative. The 2003 FMA has a VERY dark and somber tone throughout the series, which makes it really stand out as the oddball of the shonen world. FMA Brotherhood has tragic moments, but they are balanced out with zany comedy, more happy endings, and less emotional suffering in general. The tone in Brotherhood actually feels like you are watching a shonen anime like Naruto or One Piece. You know going in that there will be sad parts, but all will turn out well in the end.

FMA 2003 feels closer to watching Berserk than it does to watching Naruto or One Piece! Whether a viewer prefers lighthearted shonen or brooding seinen is a matter of taste, but let us take a look at the subject matter being dealt with in this series. In both the 2003 FMA and Brotherhood, this is a series about German soldiers serving a genocidal regime and ultimately having to rebel against the government and try atone for their crimes. Does that sound like something that should be a fun, zany comedy? 'It is almost certain that we will fail. But how will future history judge the German people if not even a handful of men had the courage to put an end to that criminal?' - Henning Von Tresckow.

I can ASSURE you he didn't tell a stupid joke 20 seconds afterwards so that his listeners wouldn't feel sad about the deaths of 17 million civilians murdered by the Nazis as 'untermenschen'. Was the movie Das Boot a fun comedy? Have you ever wondered why that is?

The reason is that making a movie or series about German soldiers reflecting on mass genocide into a delightful romp is fucking stupid as hell! To think that people on MAL accuse Elfen Lied of having bad tone whiplash. FMA Brotherhood thematically achieves a mood whiplash other anime can only dream of.

Now we get to characters and plot differences. Firstly, lets talk about everyone's favorite FMA character, Roy Mustang. In FMA 2003, Roy is the one who murdered Winry's parents instead of Scar. Roy is also MUCH more affected by his guilt for having murdered hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians in the name of an evil government. In 2003 FMA, Roy actually tries to kill himself in a state of deep depression, but Hughes stops him and instead inspires him to live, so that one day he can overthrow and lead the government. Roy actually manages to kill Fuhrer Bradley and do what he had dreamed of for so long. However, he is too overwhelmed by the emotional stress to simply stay in the military and take a role of leadership like he does in Brotherhood.

Roy retires to a simple life with Hawkeye instead and only uses his alchemy again in the movie Conquerors of Shamballa to save the people of Central. Roy is a MUCH more empathetic and truly human character in the original 2003 series. He is actually, truly effected by guilt and stress the way a real person that isn't a total sociopath would be. He doesn't just feel kind of bad for about 5 minutes, then move on.

'I killed those people under orders, I don't have to REALLY feel too bad about it.' If the point is to make Roy a true military hero that reveals the full horrors of war and shows how even good men will commit evil deeds under orders, then the 2003 anime accomplishes this a LOT better than Brotherhood did!

Now let's look at the Arab anti-hero Scar. In both series, Scar is a survivor of the Ishvalan genocide who is consumed with the desire for vengeance against the State Alchemists that slaughtered his people. In both series, Scar has an elder brother who violated Scar's Ishvalan religion and practiced alchemy, ultimately saving his life and giving him his special arm. However, in the 2003 anime we learn that Scar's brother violated a FAR more sacred law and tried to resurrect his dead lover with alchemy. This was of course a miserable failure that drove his brother mad with grief and furthered Scar's hatred of alchemy. This works better in terms of narrative, because it gives Scar even more reason to hate alchemy as violently as he does and view it as 'false'.

It also better explains why Scar sympathized with Edward Elric, because he could tell he had lost his limbs in a human transmutation and was reminded of his own brother. In terms of objective 'writing 101' and constructing a narrative, this extra back story from the 2003 anime was brilliant and felt far more complete than Brotherhood. Scar's end is also WAY better in the original 2003 anime. In Brotherhood, Scar fights his ultimate battle against Wrath, who was only the 3rd strongest homunculi, not the real mastermind behind the Ishvalan genocide, and had no real connection to Scar since they had never met.

In the 2003 series, Scar fights his ultimate battle against the pure evil State Alchemist Zolf Kimblee, who murdered his brother and gave him his namesake scar. Which of these makes sense in terms of basic storytelling? Having a character's big fight be against a personal opponent where the struggle actually MEANS something, or have the fight be against a barely connected random character? It is sad that Scar has to die in the 2003 series, but his death is a heroic one and ultimately a much better written conclusion to his story. In Brotherhood, Scar somehow survives in order for a happier ending and we get a quick cameo of him working to rebuild Ishval. Scar is a flawed anti-hero consumed with a desire for revenge.

In the original series, his tragic and heroic death makes the audience care a LOT more about him than Brotherhood does. Would it have been good storytelling in Lord of the Rings if Boromir for some reason survived, then we get a quick 2 sentences about how he is living happily in Gondor after the war? That would be really stupid and Tolkien being a good writer, realized that and gave Boromir a heroic death of penance that better closed his story. There are WAY too many examples, so we will make our final one a comparison between Dante and Father.

How can I even compare them? You are probably thinking right now. 'Dante is just a forgettable Filler Villain and Father is one of the greatest villains in anime history!' The truth is that Father.isn't actually a very good villain. Remember that this is a story about an alternate WW2 Germany and a group of soldiers fighting against an evil government following a massive genocide. Adolf Hitler was not a nice man, but he WAS a human being.

Dante is powerful, but ultimately just an ordinary human sociopath who wishes to sacrifice countless people she views as inferior to guarantee her own Godhood and immortality. I think that sounds a LOT closer to Hitler than a fucking ink blot genie from Ancient Persia looking for ultimate knowledge. If you are going to tell a story with OBVIOUS real world parallels, then STAY CONSISTENT! Government atrocities and genocides happen due to ordinary human leaders with extremely selfish desires, NOT evil genies! The Holocaust, Cambodian Genocide, Rwandan Genocide, and Armenian Genocide were not caused by Mr.

Animation: FMA Brotherhood is a very well animated series and admittedly does look better in most places than the 2003 original. Is the animation enough to give it the title of greatest of all time?

Soundtrack: The soundtrack for FMA Brotherhood is once again quite solid, but isn't even as good as the 2003 FMA OST, let alone worthy of the greatest of all time title! Just compare the main theme from the Brotherhood OST to the main theme Bratja from 2003 FMA. The main theme for Brotherhood is a fairly bland orchestral piece with some ominous chanting that sounds like a throw away extra from the Hellsing Ultimate soundtrack. The main theme from the 2003 FMA is a heartbreaking, beautiful song about an elder brother asking forgiveness from his younger brother. Bratja is WAY better than anything in Brotherhood without question! Compare the first opening theme of Brotherhood to the 1st opening of the 2003 series.

The 2003 series has Ready Steady Go, one of the greatest openings in the history of anime. Brotherhood has an extremely forgettable opening that wouldn't rank in the top 500 anime openings. Overall: FMA Brotherhood is a good anime overall, but it is ONLY a good anime. It isn't anywhere NEAR the greatest anime ever made! It is actually vastly inferior to the original 2003 FMA and even that wasn't the single greatest anime of all time, although a MUCH better candidate than Brotherhood. Of course the title of G.O.A.T. Is a highly subjective and debatable matter, but there isn't a single category where Brotherhood REALLY outshines its competitors.

Some people say Legend of the Galactic Heroes is the greatest of all time. I'm not going to say that LOTGH is an absolutely flawless work, because it isn't. However, it actually stays consistent in its tone with the heavy ideas and themes it presents. Brotherhood does not.

Brotherhood is WAY closer to Elfen Lied than LOTGH in terms of keeping a consistent tone to respect very dark and serious subject matters. LOTGH has an absolutely EPIC scope with hundreds of well written characters, maybe the most intricate politics in all of anime, and gets viewers to really think about real world problems and issues in terms of government, better than any other anime ever made.

In other words, LOTGH actually DOES have areas where it clearly outshines its peers and therefore has a far more legitimate claim to the throne. Cowboy Bebop has almost without question the greatest original OST in anime history, is more accessible to non-anime fans than any other anime, and is an absolute blast from beginning to end. Once again, it has areas where it is clearly the best, so a more legitimate claim. Name just ONE thing that Brotherhood is the best?

Most tearjerking? Best written? Not even close. Most philosophical and complex? Best soundtrack? It is solid around the board, but it isn't actually truly great at anything!

I would therefore argue that Brotherhood is NOT the greatest of all time, is INSANELY overrated, and you are honestly much better off watching the 2003 FMA. I'm sorry if this review hurt any feelings. My job as a critic is to say what needs to be said.