Where I stand in the FMA fandom

Once again, this is an anime I discovered through Toonami when I was a child. I never really understood the story back then. I thought Ed and Al had they're bodies changed into metal instead of replaced and other dumb stuff like that. I didn't get into FMA until high school when my friend Michael explained the story to me and after that I was hooked. My high school even got most of the manga in the library a few months later, up to the Briggs arc if I remember right. FMA is one of two anime who's manga I read all the way through, the other being Elfen Lied.

When I got the Internet at home, I tried watching the 2003 anime but it took me awhile to finish because it was so...well...bad. The truth is, I could go on a whole rant about how much I hate the 2003 anime but for now, I'll just say that it was needlessly tragic and had a completely unsatisfying ending, made worse with the movie that followed.

Brotherhood, on the other hand, was a masterpiece of animation in my opinion. The story wrapped up so nicely and almost every character got what they deserved. I really hope to watch it again on day. I also saw the live-action movie on Netflix a few weeks ago. It was alright. Still better than the 2003 anime.

FMA is one of those anime where I can't think of a favorite character because I like them all so much! Here's a small list of the ones I really enjoy.

The Elric Brothers

Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye

Armstrong

Van Hohenheim

and all of the homunculus, including Father.

If you belong in this fandom, drop a comment and we can chat!

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