Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood

**Original Poster** · 09-07-2011 11:56 PM

How awesome is this show? If you haven't watched it I recommend starting with the original Full Metal Alchemist since the beginning more closely follows the Manga. After the original series veers off (basically when they introduce the main villain) go ahead and switch over to Brotherhood which follows the manga more closely overall. You may despise it at first, especially the rushed way all the original's epic action is handled, but once it gets through the beginning and starts handling the new material you'll realize you're in store for a damn good anime.

If the show had been right, they would have had the patience to make one epic saga beginning to end. This is one series that barely survived the television industry, rather than prospered from it.

Anyone seen the film Star of Milos yet? It sounds pretty good. I guess it's due for release early 2012.

**Marm** · 09-08-2011 04:04 PM

Did Edward lose his alchemic abilities at the end?

**Original Poster** · 09-09-2011 04:18 PM

spoiler alert...

**Black_Eagle** · 09-11-2011 01:43 AM

So let me get this straight: Brotherhood is not a sequel to the original FMA?

**Original Poster** · 09-11-2011 05:02 PM

No. The original FMA's first half (up until the introduction of Dante) follows the manga, then they went off into gay-ville and took no stops. They should have just followed the Manga.

FMA: Brotherhood is an attempt to follow the manga but it covers the original FMA's first half in like 17 episodes, cutting out basically all the epic build up in the original. Then it gets better. Then it gets way better. Still, you want to at least watch the first half of the original series in order to get the full enjoyment.

**~~DeletePlease~~** · 09-14-2011 10:07 PM

I just watched the first 5 episodes of Brotherhood, should I go back and watch the original (if so, up to which exact episode?) before continuing? It seems like a great series so far.

**Original Poster** · 09-14-2011 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by GavinGill

I just watched the first 5 episodes of Brotherhood, should I go back and watch the original (if so, up to which exact episode?) before continuing? It seems like a great series so far.

Yeah you want to watch the original until the end of the Greed story arc which I believe is season 3, episode 9: Theory of Avarice. This will provide you much more epicness that's missing from the beginning of Brotherhood.

**ooflendoodle** · 09-14-2011 11:21 PM

I watch it when it's on it seems pretty cool but I don't really know the whole over arching plot, I think I might get into it if I have time.

**~~DeletePlease~~** · 09-14-2011 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

Yeah you want to watch the original until the end of the Greed story arc which I believe is season 3, episode 9: Theory of Avarice. This will provide you much more epicness that's missing from the beginning of Brotherhood.

So once I watch all those episodes of the original FMA, I watch all of Brotherhood right? There won't be too many repeat episodes, will there? eg. Episodes 1 and 2 of the original = episode 3 of Brotherhood.

Also, once I've watched Brotherhood, what will the second half of the original be like? Will there be overlapping or is it another storyline altogether?

**khh** · 09-15-2011 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Also, once I've watched Brotherhood, what will the second half of the original be like? Will there be overlapping or is it another storyline altogether?

The second half of the original is a whole other story.

**Original Poster** · 09-15-2011 04:25 PM

Right as Khh said, the writers of the tv show were getting impatient with the writer of the manga so they went off in some stupid direction involving parallel universes and unbelievable villains and stuff. Tv writers are worthless.

As far as repeats go, the first 15-17 episodes of brotherhood are basically a summary of the first half of the original. You can even skip through these first episodes (up until the point where they're in the sewer fighting greed, that's where it picks back up). Nothing new is involved save the very first episodes where they threw in the ice alchemist.

**Dthoughts** · 09-15-2011 08:03 PM

You officially inspired me to watch FMA where i left off. I got giant lulz from remembering random scenes just now. Haha, i love the humor. Even tho the general setting is dark , intense and serious. The jokes are still priceless. And the action was fucking great. Thanks for the reminder, i think it's something i don't wanna miss.

**Original Poster** · 09-16-2011 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dthoughts

You officially inspired me to watch FMA where i left off. I got giant lulz from remembering random scenes just now. Haha, i love the humor. Even tho the general setting is dark , intense and serious. The jokes are still priceless. And the action was fucking great. Thanks for the reminder, i think it's something i don't wanna miss.

You'd like it, especially since you're into symbolism