Fullmetal Alchemist
| 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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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. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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| Not at all,Fmab totally deserves all the praise and attention it gets. |
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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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| I don't know, I like it when i watched it but it didn't give an expression like "i want more".. |
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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. |
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| This is the one anime I was sure nobody would dislike. Seems I was wrong. |
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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. |
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? |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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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I don't see how that's possible considering its rank and score. |
| 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. Wyzdm said: It's a pretty awesome show and I can understand why it's rated number 1 even though it's not my favorite anime. ^ |
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 |
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.  |
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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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. |
| I agree. I mean, FMA is super great and all but... number 1? Nah. |
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za21 said: 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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| 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. So no, you are not alone. |
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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. -$0.02 |
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| I'd rather have FMAB over Steins;Gate, aka the real overrated show, as number 1 anyday. |
Valaskjalf said: I'd rather have FMAB over Steins;Gate, aka the real overrated show, as number 1 anyday. |
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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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| I don't think that it's overrated or underrated. Personally, it's one of my favorite shows, with a brilliantly structured plot, interesting characters and antagonists, action, and comedy. It's okay if someone doesn't like it. |
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ecimir said: It was interesting at the beginning, had some great mysteries and relations to be solved but it disappointed me a lot. More than half of characters I found childish and annoying or simply uninteresting. After 20 episodes I guessed correct about 90 percent what will happen next so I was often bored. In my opinion its way overrated and doesn't deserve to be in at least top 30. Pretty much exactly how I feel about it too. The characters are not all that great. I hardly even remember most of their personalities other than the badly timed jokes about Ed(is that his name?)'s height -.- Yes it's pretty generic shounen compared to a masterpiece like Hunter x Hunter 2011. I admit it does pull of a few of the darker themes but those few good moments are not nearly enough to justify the absurd rating on MAL. It saddens me so much that this is not only the highest rated shounen, it's the highest rated anime. And it's so far ahead of Steins; Gate and Clannad After Story. I could understand if it was maybe just 9.19 score and switched between 2nd and 1st at least with Steins;Gate. Though imo it should not be in the top 30 even. If there has to be a shounen at #1 is should be Hunter x Hunter 2011. |
IntroverTurtle said: Yes you are the only one on this site that has an opposite opinion about a popular and highly rated anime on this site. Any more questions? yes |
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| While I can somewhat see how someone could consider FMA overrated, I don't understand how they couldn't at least find something to enjoy the characters. From my experience, FMA has the most memorable and, overall, well developed cast of characters of any anime I've watched, ESPECIALLY for a shounen. There aren't really any character tropes to be found here, most of the characters are fairly unique, and a lot of them are just plainly awesome. I'd see FMA:B being criticized for its pretentious plot, trying to do too much, or toying around with "darker" themes without actually devoting itself to them (something FMA 03 did far better, IMO). I'd disagree with all those things, but I can definitely see where that opinion comes from. But criticizing the series for its characters? Weird. |
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| It's totally one of the best animes I've seen but uh yeah, I haven't seen too many... Still I think it's a very interesting show and for probably the first time in my life, there is not a single character that really pisses me off or make me cringe. There are a hella lot of overrated shows out there but I don't agree that FMAB is one of them. |
lalabella said: there is not a single character that really pisses me off How does Pride not piss you off? Little wanker made me want to commit child abuse on him for most his screen time. |
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| FMAB was great but imo not the best. It was as good as shounen gets I suppose and didn't leave much to hate about it which explains the high rating it got. Ed and Alphonse were boring main characters compared to the whole host of much more interesting side characters. The side characters were definitely the show's biggest strength as none of them fell under an archetype. Might have been better if there was a different main character. I found it weird how they started 10 ep arcs on the slightest of whims such as 'seeing their master for training' or 'finding out how to use eastern alchemy' and then their goal is promptly forgotten. In the end of arcs they never accomplish what they first set out to do. Not to mention that Ed and Al barely grew in the series, they were basically the same as they were at ep 1. Also the main plot of the anime was given away really early in the series which killed a lot of the tension and made it predictable. These were some of my main gripes with the anime that doesn't make it number 1 for me but it's definitely one of the better animes I've seen. |
| I wouldn't say Brotherhood is bad, but I would agree to it being over-rated. Being #1 on all of MAL though, that's just wayyy over-rated. Fullmetal Alchemist as a whole is good, but this version was terribly paced and had many issues. Just because there's more action scenes, , and including more characters with a plot more connected to the manga shouldn't make everyone mindlessly say it's perfect since it is the true Fullmetal Alchemist. The original Fullmetal Alchemist was, in the least, better and more exciting as visual entertainment. The manga may be better, haven't read so not sure, but Brotherhood is most likely a very bad adaptation to film, or the manga might be over-rated too. This story is more along the lines of a typical shounen than the original series. |
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