A real bad hombre
So I just finished the 2003 series and am planning to watch Brotherhood in a couple of week's time. How do the two series compare to each other?
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
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Brotherhood is larger scales, more characters, more emphasis on the supporting cast. Characters angst less and are more efficient.
It has ninjas, princess, tiny panda, and a Michael Jackson impersonator.
Where there's life, there's hope.
Also, the first 10 or so episodes are a bit rushed, as they cover more or less the same events as the first anime.
A real bad hombre
I've heard that Brotherhood has a grander plot while FMA '03 is more of a personal journey. Would this be correct?
I loved FMA 03's darker feel, which I'll miss quite a lot, I think. I actually liked some of the angsting lol, Ed's character arc was one of my all-time favorites
Hyped for Brotherhood quite a lot though
edited 20th Oct '16 11:54:44 AM by LinkToTheFuture
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
I would say that's correct.
A real bad hombre
Couldn't contain my excitement and watched the first episode, liked it. Probably would have been a bit better if I waited a little bit though. Not really sure what to do now.
Honestly a really good plot can make up for a relative lack of thematic depth, so I'm cool with it. This show has been hyped to hell and back (it's at or near the top of every "best anime ever" lists) so I'm trying to keep my expectations in check but damn it's hard to.
Edit: I've decided to stop watching after 2 episodes to give the series time to fade in my mind sobI don't get the "yup, seen this already" effect as badly. The beginning is basically an abridged version version of the first anime's beginning anyway.
edited 20th Oct '16 3:48:33 PM by LinkToTheFuture
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Not really a lord of anything
It should probably be noted that the first episode is filler. The only major case in the anime, actually. Not sure why that is.
This song needs more love.
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
Well, I wouldn't call it filler - it's Brotherhood-exclusive, but there is some foreshadowing there. But yeah, it really could have been cut.
Oh God! Natural light!
Brenner's Wolves Fight Again
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Where do you watch it? Crunchyroll?
At least it's not a clip show.
edited 20th Oct '16 5:29:27 PM by RAlexa21th
Where there's life, there's hope.
A real bad hombre
The Human Transmutation scene here is great again-really gotta hand it to Vic Mignogna here. However, the scenes around it-Trisha's death, the immediate aftermath at the Rockbells', Roy's first meeting with the brothers, and Ed becoming a State Alchemist-all feel super rushed. I've heard that the series undergoes some serious Growing the Beard after it diverges from the original, so I'm going to stick with it.
One thing that I will give Brotherhood over the '03 series right now though: "Again" is fucking amazing and beats the pants off of "Melissa" or "Ready Steady Go".
Yup, Crunchyroll.
edited 20th Oct '16 5:30:46 PM by LinkToTheFuture
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Not really a lord of anything
Brotherhood operates off the assumption that you've either seen 2003 or read the manga at times. Halfway through Season 1 is when it starts to slow down.
Hey don't diss clips shows. They can be really handy.
edited 20th Oct '16 5:43:22 PM by LordVatek
This song needs more love.
Brenner's Wolves Fight Again
Eventually you'll hate the ads more than Shou Tucker.
All it does is giving Arakawa an extra week to finish her manga.
edited 20th Oct '16 5:53:44 PM by RAlexa21th
Where there's life, there's hope.
A real bad hombre
So is Shou Tucker the eternal benchmark for hate in the FMA fandom?
Adblock FTW
edited 20th Oct '16 6:34:05 PM by LinkToTheFuture
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Brenner's Wolves Fight Again
Isn't that obvious? Not even Arakawa likes him.
Where there's life, there's hope.
A real bad hombre
I figured lol. Piece of shit
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Brenner's Wolves Fight Again
Tucker is the only character to go to "hell" in the omake
. Everyone else, including the baddies, goes to heaven.
edited 20th Oct '16 6:41:54 PM by RAlexa21th
Where there's life, there's hope.
A real bad hombre
Of course. Only fitting.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Can companies tell if their ads are just being blocked?
Brenner's Wolves Fight Again
I think so. Linkara tells his viewers to not have ad blocks.
edited 22nd Oct '16 9:01:51 PM by RAlexa21th
Where there's life, there's hope.
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
X4 Not denying the Tucker deserves Hell for what he did to his own daughter, but c'mon!
I know there are a few other dudes who deserve to go there with him. I won't say nothing since we have someone still watching the series, but that's a little unfair.
Also:
I agree.
.........
A real bad hombre
Don't worry, I really like Ready Steady Go too!
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Not really a lord of anything
I agree that "Again" is better than "Ready, Steady, Go" as well (not that I hate it). Of course, "Again" is one of my absolute favorite anime openings of all time.
edited 22nd Oct '16 10:02:13 PM by LordVatek
This song needs more love.
A real bad hombre
Yeah, it's taken all of two episodes for "Again" to rocket into my top 3 all-time anime openings.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Well, now, I wasn't expecting to hear this mashup today.
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