Fullmetal Alchemist/Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood REVIEW

Note: FMA:Brotherhood is the remake of Fullmetal Alchemist. Fullmetal Alchemist was a spin-off of the popular manga series and did not accurately follow the manga. So after the manga was completed, FMA:Brotherhood was created and it fully and accurately followed the manga, and is also better than the previous series. However, I still strongly recommend everyone to watch Fullmetal Alchemist first. Actually, I'd go far enough to say don't start Brotherhood until you've watched Fullmetal Alchemist. This is because Fullmetal Alchemist does a much better job of clarifying and explaining things, and you will have a better sense of knowledge when watching Brotherhood.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Magic, Shounen, Military

Series Summary: In this world there exist alchemists, people who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—to manipulate objects and transform one object into another. They are bounded by the basic law of alchemy: in order to gain something you have to sacrifice something of the same value. The main character is the famous alchemist Edward Elric—also known as the Fullmetal Alchemist—who almost lost his little brother, Alphonse, in an alchemical accident. Edward managed to attach his brother's soul to a large suit of armor. While he did manage to save his brother's life, he paid the terrible price of his limbs. To get back what they've lost, the brothers embark on a journey to find the Philosopher's Stone that is said to amplify the powers of an alchemist enormously. However on the way, they start uncovering a conspiracy that could endanger the entire nation, and they realize the misfortunes brought upon by the Philosopher's Stone.

Fullmetal Alchemist: 8.5/10. Fullmetal Alchemist was a great anime no doubt, but it simply wasn't as perfect as Brotherhood was. There was a lot of empty spots and things that probably should've had a different outcome. However, it was still really interesting and kept me hooked to the series.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: 10/10. This anime was simply perfect. Every single problem with Fullmetal Alchemist was fixed and done better in Brotherhood. It had everything you could ask for; drama, comedy, action, suspense, etc. It took lots of unexpected turns and left you wanting more. There's lots of times during this anime where i might really hate a character so much i just want to see them die, but later on i will like them so much they become one of my favorite characters. The whole world in the series actually felt real and brought up issues you could relate to; racism, social issues, political issues, etc. This series is also more realistic than most action animes. There is no special power-ups that the main character gains during battle. The main character actually loses sometimes. Lots of people die. Unlike some other animes i could name, not everything goes the main character's way. In fact, most of the time throughout this series the main character faces hardship. However, the fact that the main character faces these hardships, and keeps on moving forward despite the odds never being in his favor, is very inspirational and therefore makes you like the main character even more. If i had to face even half the number of hardships that Edward has faced, i would have just gave up a long time ago. If you still haven't watched this anime, get up, go watch Fullmetal Alchemist, when you finish that start Brotherhood. There's only one way to describe this anime: Legendary.

To get hyped up for it, i recommend watching this amazing AMV (it has no spoilers): Fma AMV YouTube