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May 22, 2013 5:29 AM

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just a alittle bit
May 22, 2013 6:43 AM

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SwiftKilla said:
No it deserves the large fanbase for such an original concept and amazing story. Besides, there will always be people saying OMG THIS ANIME IS SOOOOOOO OVERRATED!!! FMA has almost every good genre all in 1 anime, it's like Fate/Zero without the comedy because Fate/Zero is mature, and you can pretty much recommend FMA and F/Z to anyone.


well said!!

and the music is just fantastic, poured with so many emotions. in this version and in 2003 too! Akira Senju and Michiru Oshima <3

but i agree with ryshin too!
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May 22, 2013 7:00 AM

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This anime series is way shitty...
OK bad sarcasm/joke aside, it's pretty good but I don't think it's amazing, but that's just me.
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Jun 3, 2013 4:49 AM
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I've watched quite a lot of animes and it's one of the ONLY one i keep being entertained by no matter the amount. BEST ANIME EVER ! Perfect in almost every way. That pretty much answers my question.
Jun 3, 2013 11:04 AM

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Rasti_m23 said:
I've watched quite a lot of animes and it's one of the ONLY one i keep being entertained by no matter the amount. BEST ANIME EVER ! Perfect in almost every way. That pretty much answers my question.


Yeah, it's pretty much the same with me. No matter how many episodes did I watch in a row, it always left me begging for more. It's fun and entertaining all the time, which is pretty much enough for most people. It's certainly not perfect, but it's damn close.
Jun 6, 2013 5:06 PM
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A little, but with the series' these days, I would say it's warranted.
Jun 7, 2013 5:40 AM

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I personally went into this with my expectations ridiculously high from all the hype and love this show was getting and came out slightly disappointed. Of course it was a great series, but I never really looked forward to the next episode as much as I thought I would.
Jun 7, 2013 6:18 AM
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Well, whether you find it compelling or not depends on your preferences for genres - if you don't like action, fantasy and/or steampunk, and tight plots, you probably won't like it.

But I don't think you can argue on its technical merits. Almost anyone who does like the above mentioned genres thinks it's one of the best, when not THE absolute best, in doing those things. Of course there are other aspects, but in general, when so much people from so many different backgrounds likes a series, it has to mean something. I don't like Evangelion but I won't go around saying it is overrated - I do understand WHY people likes it. It's just that in my personal scale of values its faults (= not making sense at the end) outweigh its good points (= character development, originality of the approach, realism in human interactions, etc.).
Jun 9, 2013 7:47 AM

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This show isn't overrated. Get over it.
Jun 9, 2013 7:55 AM

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Yes you are.
Jun 9, 2013 11:20 AM

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I'm fairy sure there are some people who agree with OP's opinion, even though I'm not among them. FMA Brotherhood is one of the few animes that should be watched by everyone.
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Jun 10, 2013 4:14 AM
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Jun 10, 2013 4:19 AM

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panndemic said:
I'm fairy sure there are some people who agree with OP's opinion, even though I'm not among them. FMA Brotherhood is one of the few animes that should be watched by everyone.


Fullmetal Alchemist is over rated.

Fullmetal Necromancer is much better.
Jun 12, 2013 2:07 AM

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Liked the original anime more
Jun 14, 2013 10:56 PM

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Jun 18, 2013 10:16 AM

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I think that it is overrated: they had a really strong base story and characters and did not fully use it. Some moments were slow : Briggs arc was useless.
Jun 18, 2013 2:29 PM

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Hisio said:
I think that it is overrated: they had a really strong base story and characters and did not fully use it. Some moments were slow : Briggs arc was useless.


I really don't know what the hell are you talking about. The Briggs arc came at the perfect moment, and it was absolutely necessary. How would they attack Central if it weren't for Briggs's soldiers? And the arc itself was very entertaining, introducing interesting new characters like General Major Armstrong, Buccaneer and Sloth. And Kimblee & Raven acting as agents of the Fuhrer was also pretty goddamn awesome.
Jun 20, 2013 2:01 PM

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yes your the only one. shitty topic shitty question Im sorry
Jun 23, 2013 6:49 PM

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Hisio said:
I think that it is overrated: they had a really strong base story and characters and did not fully use it. Some moments were slow : Briggs arc was useless.

While I wouldn't consider the Briggs arc useless, I could understand what you mean about that arc feeling slow. That arc unfolds the plot slowly to keep the viewers in suspense, while the two arcs bordering it moves the plot in a quick and bombastic fashion.
Aug 3, 2013 3:18 AM

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Not at all,Fmab totally deserves all the praise and attention it gets.
Aug 3, 2013 3:58 AM
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I just watched all the episodes now. I agree that this is a very good anime, but its highly overrated, well, the most overrated anime in my opinion. This 9,22 rating is silly, and it's all bcse of the 12-15 year old boys rate this to 10.
Btw good anime, just overrated as hell.
Aug 3, 2013 6:58 AM
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Gamelord said:
I just watched all the episodes now. I agree that this is a very good anime, but its highly overrated, well, the most overrated anime in my opinion. This 9,22 rating is silly, and it's all bcse of the 12-15 year old boys rate this to 10.
Btw good anime, just overrated as hell.


And 15+ yo people who still have that childish mind that craves shonen.
Aug 3, 2013 7:00 AM

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Gamelord said:
, and it's all bcse of the 12-15 year old boys rate this to 10..

Completely ludicrious statement.
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Aug 3, 2013 8:42 AM

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I don't know, I like it when i watched it but it didn't give an expression like "i want more"..

Aug 3, 2013 11:46 AM
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Dark_Messiah said:
I don't know, I like it when i watched it but it didn't give an expression like "i want more"..

Thats what happened with me too. I finished it, it was good, but it wasn't touching, i didn't want more. All the high rated animes i watched was like: more, more, i want more. I cannot see this anime as rank 1, so for me, it's defenetly overrated. It has good animation, good story, everything is good, but its has nothing special for me.
Jul 28, 2014 5:35 PM
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The only post I found truthful regarding this anime...
Jul 28, 2014 5:43 PM

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This is a good anime, I rated it 9 bcuz of the good story (despite of some flaws). But imo Naruto and HxH is much enjoyable series so I wont put it on my top 15-20.
Jul 29, 2014 11:37 AM

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Not sure who shot this up, but I refuse to have one of the best shonen series ever created criticized by a guy with a fucking Lelouch avatar. :P
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Jul 29, 2014 11:40 AM

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This is the one anime I was sure nobody would dislike. Seems I was wrong.

Jul 29, 2014 2:13 PM

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I do not dislike this anime, but I prefer the old FMA over this. I did not like them toning down the seriousness of situations with light humor injected in between.
Jul 31, 2014 10:10 AM

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jonnyhan said:
I do not dislike this anime, but I prefer the old FMA over this. I did not like them toning down the seriousness of situations with light humor injected in between.


Ah, the humor in this show. Leave it to Brotherhood to ruin what could have been perfectly good emotional moments by shoving a bunch of chibi sight gags in them because that's how it was in teh manga.
I don't think the show is bad or entirely unwatchable (even though it has horrible pacing and the 20 or so episodes in the middle drag on forever), but a rating of 9.23 is what made me lose faith in MAL's top anime list. Seriously, according to MAL this is supposed to be the best anime has to offer?
Aug 2, 2014 9:31 AM
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Aug 2, 2014 9:58 AM

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It's great as a shonen battle type anime and nothing else. Most of the people on this site are shonen lovers and that's why it's rated so high. Why do you think something as pointless as Fairy Tail is in the 80s ratings
Aug 4, 2014 3:09 PM

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I honestly don't know why people make these kind of threads on a place like MAL.
The only thing these troll-bait threads are good for is attracting haters, one-line spammers, and holier than thou-snarky smartasses
Aug 19, 2014 2:02 PM

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is good, but it is overrated. I personally preferred the 2003 FMA, so to see FMA:B finally top it on the "Most Popular" list on this site makes me a little bit sad.
Aug 25, 2014 9:41 PM

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Vhailor said:
jonnyhan said:
I do not dislike this anime, but I prefer the old FMA over this. I did not like them toning down the seriousness of situations with light humor injected in between.


Ah, the humor in this show. Leave it to Brotherhood to ruin what could have been perfectly good emotional moments by shoving a bunch of chibi sight gags in them because that's how it was in teh manga.
I don't think the show is bad or entirely unwatchable (even though it has horrible pacing and the 20 or so episodes in the middle drag on forever), but a rating of 9.23 is what made me lose faith in MAL's top anime list. Seriously, according to MAL this is supposed to be the best anime has to offer?


According to MAL this is supposed to be the anime that most users like.
Aug 25, 2014 9:44 PM

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I always say this: out of the typical, formula-bound shonen like one piece, Naruto and the like,

BH is the very best.


But compared to other shonen, and anime in general, that focus on story, it's weak.
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Aug 31, 2014 12:38 PM

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I don't see how that's possible considering its rank and score.
Aug 31, 2014 3:56 PM

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I liked FMA:B but I don't love it at all, nor does it have any emotional impact on me. I wouldn't consider any of the characters as a favourite. The story and plot however, were complex and very well written which is why I think it deserves the number 1 spot.

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It's a pretty awesome show and I can understand why it's rated number 1 even though it's not my favorite anime.

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Aug 31, 2014 4:01 PM

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Broeksnoek said:
This is the one anime I was sure nobody would dislike. Seems I was wrong.


There's no anime that is liked by everyone. But fmab is liked by most and that should be a good enough reason why it's #1
Aug 31, 2014 4:10 PM

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There's no anime that is liked by everyone. But fmab is liked by most and that should be a good enough reason why it's #1


'was' #1.
Aug 31, 2014 6:12 PM

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jonnyhan said:
I do not dislike this anime, but I prefer the old FMA over this. I did not like them toning down the seriousness of situations with light humor injected in between.


I love FMA:B. It's deep, complex, philosophical, has pretty much the best cast of characters I've ever seen.

... but man do I agree with that. The early episodes in particular were practically criminal with how much they ruined dramatic moments with hackneyed humor. I remember the same situations being depicted in FMA 03 much more dramatically and seriously.



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Aug 31, 2014 7:31 PM

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ZaldiuntheGerman said:
jonnyhan said:
I do not dislike this anime, but I prefer the old FMA over this. I did not like them toning down the seriousness of situations with light humor injected in between.


I love FMA:B. It's deep, complex, philosophical, has pretty much the best cast of characters I've ever seen.

... but man do I agree with that. The early episodes in particular were practically criminal with how much they ruined dramatic moments with hackneyed humor. I remember the same situations being depicted in FMA 03 much more dramatically and seriously.

While FMA:B had more comedic relief, it took dramatic moments just as seriously as in the original. Take Hughes' death or Winrey confronting Scar for example. Its only when say a fight is taking place that humor is injected. Otherwise most of the comedy takes place when the characters are interacting with one another. I would even argue that the original was unnecessarily melodramatic.
Aug 31, 2014 10:31 PM

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I agree.
I mean, FMA is super great and all but... number 1? Nah.
Sep 1, 2014 12:20 AM

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ZaldiuntheGerman said:


I love FMA:B. It's deep, complex, philosophical, has pretty much the best cast of characters I've ever seen.

... but man do I agree with that. The early episodes in particular were practically criminal with how much they ruined dramatic moments with hackneyed humor. I remember the same situations being depicted in FMA 03 much more dramatically and seriously.

While FMA:B had more comedic relief, it took dramatic moments just as seriously as in the original. Take Hughes' death or Winrey confronting Scar for example. Its only when say a fight is taking place that humor is injected. Otherwise most of the comedy takes place when the characters are interacting with one another. I would even argue that the original was unnecessarily melodramatic.


negative. My recollection of either series is hazy since it's been a year since I last watched them, but one particular moment I found the haphazard humor of FMA:B irritating was when Izumi would start coughing up blood. FMA 03 treated this revelation seriously whereas FMA:B injected "chibi sight gags" and ruined the atmosphere of it.

But it was mostly during the recap episodes this was particularly bad. I thought the first 30 episodes or so had a little too much comedic relief, but it didn't appear quite as haphazard as it did during the first 15 at least.



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Sep 1, 2014 5:34 AM

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No, you are not the only one.

You just have to remember that you are not allowed to have your own opinion on MAL or else 1). Your list is shit, 2)or just Full blown insulting you. That's what it's like on MAL.

Anyways, yes people, this is considered a discussion. An exchange of different views. He doesn't like FMA:B, while everyone else does. He can explain why, and you guys can explain why.

But no.

Everyone is too childish for that, so we resort to using insults and cuss words instead of trying to have a peaceful discussion on why so and so doesn't like FMA:B.

TBH, I watched both FMA's when they aired. I barely remember a single thing from either of them. Now I don't know if that is saying something or not. Because I can remember details from shows/games/books that I haven't enjoyed in YEARS. Example: I can recite the opening to the second Fable game and remember which scenes lead to which, but I can't remember what happened in FMA:B episode 13. And no, it's not selective memory.

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Sep 2, 2014 2:26 PM

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It's rated so high because there's a lot to enjoy without much to piss people off. It's a good anime, one of the better ones, but not the best.
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Sep 2, 2014 10:17 PM

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I'd rather have FMAB over Steins;Gate, aka the real overrated show, as number 1 anyday.
Sep 2, 2014 10:22 PM

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Valaskjalf said:
I'd rather have FMAB over Steins;Gate, aka the real overrated show, as number 1 anyday.
Sep 2, 2014 10:29 PM

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NeoAnkara said:
Once again people failed to see there is exist something called opinion.

This , I like FMA but people not everybody thinks alike please listen to each other's opinion or people will start calling you a douche
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