Spotlight Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood MAL Anime Information Page: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood MAL Score – 9.18 (by 36296 users) Ranked - #1 Popularity - #20 For the next week I would like to have a discussion about the anime that focuses on the key elements that we here on MAL use to critically rate an anime: Animation, Sound, Characters, Story, and Enjoyment. I would like everyone to approach this thread as if you were going to write a review and structure your initial post like this: Animation - insert rating Sound - insert rating Characters - insert rating Story - insert rating Enjoyment - insert rating Animation - discuss any pros and cons of the animation styling used in the series, try to include some specifics. Sound - describe any of the things you liked or didn't care for in regards to the music and sound effects used in the series etc... If you are having trouble writing up a review or coming up with specific pros and cons, please don't worry. Just do the best you can with it and if you can only write two or three sentences about any of the 5 elements then that's OK. Not everyone here is currently at a level which will allow them to articulate their thoughts and opinions. After your initial post is made you can feel free to civilly discuss issues of contention. I am sure there will be many opinions expressed here that some of us will disagree upon and criticise and it is for that reason that this entire club exists. So I hope everyone has fun and I am really looking forward to watching this discussion unfold. RESULTS OF THE YOU DECIDE POLL Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was NOT inducted into the club Anime list: 31 Yes - 57.4% 23 No - 42.5% 24 Don't know this anime - 28.5% of the total number polled 6 Abstained - 7.1% of the total number polled |
Orion1Jun 8, 2014 1:56 PM
| You do not beg the sun for mercy. |
| I've only seen 26 episodes and I hope it gets better because I resent it a bit for taking away the top honors reserved only for Legend of the Galactic Heroes. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Probably the greatest anime adaption I've seen and vastly superior to the manga. |
Confucius said: I've only seen 26 episodes and I hope it gets better because I resent it a bit for taking away the top honors reserved only for Legend of the Galactic Heroes. I think we need a little more objectivity here. |
| You are right, I know my vote won't count for spotlight, but I am just going to assume Edward isn't very different from the other FMA. Alphonse is still very annoying? But are we just going to let it in because it was a good manga adaption? Certainly there have been other great and faithful adaptions, but that shouldn't mean 100% guaranteed induction. |
ConfuciusDec 24, 2010 10:58 PM
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| First point: I don't read manga. Therefore I don't care if this is a good or bad adaptation, because it's a different media. It's consequently unrelated. And it should not be the base of voting. Anyway. So far it's pretty entertaining, but so was the original series. I have to compare them, because the original gave me a great moment of epiphany and seemed better constructed than this one (which has much more confused ideas and sometimes seems to wander around lost, without knowing how to solve its own problems) If I don't finish it in time I'll have to abstain, simply because I need to compare the ending. The ending will be the definite trigger for a yes or a no. Why? Because so far the series is exemplary, except for an art error I found on episode 28 that freaked me out. But so was the original. They are equal in terms of art, sound, characters and.... Maybe... Plot. As I said, this one's plot is not as well tought, but ok, maybe it was all planned for a great ending! If the ending is not as good, ie. if I don't vote 10 for this in the end (which I greatly doubt) I'll vote no. Because if the original is not in, this one does not deserve to be in as well. |
 Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
| FMA:Bothrthood may have a better plot, but I consider it weaker in terms of storytelling. The way comedy and drama is mixed makes it easy to lose the rhythm of the story, which can result in feeling entirely detached from the characters and the plot. I will either vote no or abstain. |
| "The moment one sits down to think, one becomes all nose, or all forehead, or something horrid. Look at the successful men in any of the learned professions. How perfectly hideous they are! Except, of course, in the Church. But then in the Church they don't think. A bishop keeps on saying at the age of eighty what he was told to say when he was a boy of eighteen, and as a natural consequence he always looks absolutely delightful." |
| The original anime was shit. Just horrid, horrid shit. One of the worst adaptions ever made, a God damn atrocity and an insult to the manga. Also, what the fuck are you people on about? The fact that it's a great adaption is every bit as valid a criteria to induct something as any other reason. |
AfterGlow said: The original anime was shit. Just horrid, horrid shit. One of the worst adaptions ever made, a God damn atrocity and an insult to the manga. The soundtracks were better than BrotherHood. Also, what the fuck are you people on about? The fact that it's a great adaption is every bit as valid a criteria to induct something as any other reason. No... Due to the rule changed, FMA manga is not inducted, so we shall see how good those words are. Then again, I've only completed at most 1/4 of the series. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Finished. The End = No Epiphany = 8/10 = No Vote I love being this basic :3 |
Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
| The first anime wasn't without its problems, but I can't help but prefer it. I thought the first half of Brotherhood was pretty strong and then just went to hell in a handbasket as it fell into nearly every shounen pitfall imaginable culminating in the reduction of the entire show to a 1 on 1 fistfight between the protagonist and the bad guy while all the other characters are there to witness and cheer. Very dumb and to me it threw every positive thing that came before out the window. It really bothers me that I have to vote no on this, because as far as shounen fighters go, I think the alchemy aspect of the show is original enough to warrant me recommending this series to people, however I think I would only recommend this show to people who haven't seen many other shounen or who actually just love the tropes. Personally, I was thoroughly disgusted by the last half dozen episodes and I think this series played no small part in my dwindling interest in anime and abandonment of shounen shows in particular. |
| No-one is really going to attempt to say much about this are they? It's too momentous in a way. Compared to the original, this one has better animation by far. But the original had good animation for it's time. So, 10/10 compared to 9/10. Soundtrack I think is actually pretty even, both have some nice stuff. However, as the remake is a lot more atmospheric I don't think it is noticed as much. OP/ED's, I have to say I like the Originals more, though both have some nice stuff. Characters?-- yeah next, Story. The Originals story was more forced, but didn't have such a reticent flow that the remake has. I would say the Original had a much lighter feel to it. As it was so forced, and stuff didn't make sense in its context, I prefer the remakes story. But, I don't think comparison to the original should weigh this anime down. It's a different product. We are not about to compare it to LotGH are we. [well you get my point] I would say you don't need sound or subtitles for this show. You can watch it and know exactly what is happening just with the picture. I don't know whether I like this or not. I felt it was competent, but ultimately, I'd rather see the manga inducted. I just don't feel right voting yes for something that doesn't make me feel much for it at all. There's something missing somehow... and I get this feeling with one other anime too, which is Hellsing Ultimate... |
| Edward winning in a fistfight makes this an obvious 'no' for me. It's one of the worst endings and the foremost example of a great story totally falling apart at the end. At the end of the day, what should have been a 10 out of 10 fell to being on par with it's 'poorly adapted' predecessor. Overall, I think I enjoyed the first series more because it was more consistent. |
| Okay I just finished this today and here is what I have say Story? Okay, it does feel like it had potential, but ultimately fell into the pits of dumb dumb dumb. It keeps getting more and more ridiculous Animation was okay, it wasn't great or woahing. The quality was about the same as the first anime. The sound score sucked. I liked the first opening song, but afterwards it was just *skips intro*. The OST was dull and I honestly could not remember a single track. BlackMagic said: The first anime wasn't without its problems, but I can't help but prefer it. Same for me. I liked the first one because there was still alchemy and the whole "equivalent exchange" thing. One of the things that bugged me was Edward. His only alchemic skill is transforming his arm into a blade and morphing the ground or something and he usually needs Al or someone to back him up. I gave this 7/10 at the end because I did watch it through adn through. |
ConfuciusAug 25, 2011 3:10 PM
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| I also just finished this series. I was actually one of the nay sayers who was turned after making it through the beginning. I'm not sure how you can say confucius that the animation was even comparable to original. The animation in Brotherhood is clearly superior, and yes mostly because of advancements in 3D graphics and computers. I didn't have the same problems with the equivalent exchange divergence. The movie and the end of the manga/ first version pretty much explained the flaws existing in the idea of equivalent exchange, which lacked many vectors to be considered an absolute law of nature/alchemy. Edwards lack of alchemic prowess for much of the series did bug me until the ending when he was able to do something every other alchemist had failed at, a successful human transmutation. There were also other moments where fullmetal was able to use his mind to overcome the strengths of the Homunculi and ultimately defeat father. I thought Brotherhood's shounen power up element was done much better than lets say Gurenn Lagann. Brotherhood did a better job at creating the feeling of friendship and overcoming the absolute disparity that the first series embodied. I personally like both series and their differences. I actually finished the series as it was being released in the states. Something I do with very few series, so the lag between each release and the time it took me to finish the series does play a role here, considering I thought Brotherhood ended very well. There are some moments in the middle that did feel a little too power up oriented, but this series did a great job of changing pace through telling the story through others eyes instead focusing too heavily on Edward and Al. We really get to know Mustang and the other characters better than in the first series. It's hard saying that Brotherhood is the superior work, but if broken down by all it's elements, I think Brotherhood does come out on top. The opening and endings did seem a little too Jpoppy at times but there were some very nice ones too. I would have to look deeper into each of them to tell which ones I liked and disliked. Story: 8/10 Art: 7/10 Animation: 9/10 Music: 6/10 Voice acting: 8/10 Overall: 8/10 |
| For me, I thought the balance for the main characters (Al and Ed)' development and the supporting characters made it weak. I felt little (if at all) any attachment to the Elric brothers in Brotherhood than I had in the first anime. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
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