| Seriously tell me what is so good about it? I genuinely want to know why it has such a cult following that keeps it at the top of any anime database, and the number one spot on MAL for over 14 years now?  |
| It hasn't been rank 1 for over 14 years and it's mostly botted scores from before the time MAL did something about botting. Sadly dead accounts still count towards the mean score so nothing will ever change about that. And it's also far from being the best anime ever made. It's just rank 1 on some American website where the ranking means nothing anymore. |
| Because it is widely considered to be? It's not so surprising since it can be found on top 5 of other major anime rating sites too. |
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| idk why but sure as hell not for the characters' design, they're ugly as shit |
| if you're referring to the ranking, then it doesn't matter, fmab is botted heavily and mal doesn't care, well most of top 50 anime are botted in the end it doesn't matter, I think it's a very good anime but overall I can't imagine why a large majority of people would think the same considering how unimpressive it is |
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Zera66 said: Inexplicable said: They look painfully vanilla to me. I can't say that I am impressed or dig the style, but I can't say that its bad or anything. Its just so average and inoffensive. idk why but sure as hell not for the characters' design, they're ugly as shit Well, each to their own, but personally I've tried watching fmab multiple times but I just couldn't get even through a couple episodes becuz the characters all look extremely repulsive to me. |
| Its an anime a lot of people have started off with. Personally I don't think it deserves to be the number 1, but its definitely more deserving of top 20 than a lot of the others in there. In all honesty the rankings are so filled with fanboyism that there is no point taking them seriously. |
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| I would say it is a mixture of it actually being good, and the fanbase acknowledging its top ranking. FMA has a very good plot for a typical shonen. Hell, I wouldn't even characterise it as typical. Good execution, symbolism, character development, world building, you name it. Imo, it certainly deserves a rank among the top, even if not outright top 1. And then there is the fandom that botted it to the top a couple of times. But I wouldn't say so to the toxic extent that others imply. In my 10 years of watching anime and 7 years of being around MAL I have not met people who fanboy/fangirl over FMA like they do over other anime like MHA or KnY. People genuinely like FMA so much. Not saying that bots are a no problem, but other than the bot "battle" of AoT vs FMA for the top rank, I didn't see any other similar legit cases. Mainly the fans of new top seasonals are coping that their favourite is actually not as widely loved as they believed and blame FMA. |
| “They call certain methods of fighting good and others evil, acting as if there were some nobility to the battlefield. Such illusions, perpetrated by heroes throughout history, have led countless young men to their bloody deaths, all for the sake of this valor and glory.” ~Kiritsugu Emiya |
| Although i dont consider it the best myself anymore after a recent rewatch, FMA:B has some standout features: - its completed (yes, think about it; how many anime actually HAVE an intended ending?) - its ending is good (which makes it belong to an even smaller subset of anime) - high and consistent production value for 64 episodes straight - Genre-Mix (you can pretty much find everything here) - inoffensive / not pretentious (even if people dont like it its hard to pinpoint something to HATE) - legacy (lets not forget that one... people will vote it to be #1 because it has been for so long already) |
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| FMAB is the most mediocre overrated Shounen besides Hunter x Hunter |
| If you want to reply to my posts, come up with valid arguments instead of ad hominem HIGHER LEVEL THINKERS ONLY |
| Only by die hard fans is it considered the best anime ever made. Most anime fans either barely heard of it or never heard of it. Not everybody likes the same thing. |
Why is Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood considered the best anime ever made? It isn't. It's just popular, so you can expect it have a higher rating because even people who don't watch anime have seen and liked it. That, and bots. Well, of course there are some people who think it's the best. You could name any random anime and there'd always be at least one person who thinks it's the best. |
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Zera66 said: Seriously tell me what is so good about it? I genuinely want to know why it has such a cult following that keeps it at the top of any anime database, and the number one spot on MAL for over 14 years now? For me, it's quite simple. It is the only TV-Series i've ever watched, that is thoroughly told in a perfect way. Without plotholes or weak plot devices, being good from beginning to the end. There is so much other series took from FMA:B later on, because it showed, how to make a perfect series. And "a cult following that keeps it at the top of any anime database"? That's just wrong. The score dropped A LOT only starting 4 years ago, which means 10 years after it finished airing. It's more like there is a cult (of mostly younger people) that want's to artificially change peoples opinion by voting it low, in the hope of living a spectacle with anything they actively watched getting to be the new number 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108222324/https://myanimelist.net/anime/5114/Fullmetal_Alchemist__Brotherhood (You need to copy/paste the link) |
AnimeProspectMay 20, 2023 3:44 AM
| Has some of the best storytelling in the medium. It's not my number one anime, personally, but I wouldn't say it doesn't deserve the number one spot. |
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| FMAB is not a bad anime. Considering it as a 2009 anime I would say the animation, music was good. But the characters didn't feel special except Lin and Greed (when he teamed up with Lin).The major problem is the pacing... It is so dragged out. It doesn't need 64 episodes. I've skipped 5 or 6 episodes to find that the story hadn't progressed at all. To see it sitting at No.1 doesn't feel great to me. The scores are obviously botted, and the fandom doesn't allow anything else to take the spot. It's 2023 we have seen better anime than that.  |
| "Why is Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood considered the best anime ever made?" Why? I'm more interested in knowing By who? |
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| 8/10 in my book. A very good show, but definitely not the best anime ever made. |
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Kimo45 said: ryo-san said: by mal and a lot of its users"Why is Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood considered the best anime ever made?" Why? I'm more interested in knowing By who? ---------------------- Have those users seen more anime than me to make such claims? |
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| It's not. The only anime that deserves the top spot is interspecies reviewer. |
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Zera66 said: I think the show is well received by most, including myself, because it executes on itself very well. The animation is fluid and solid throughout, the story is well paced and the characters develop in both conventional and unconventional ways added a good amount of static and dynamic character progression. Alongside it mystery plot which doesn't have many, if any, plot holes instead it slowly unravels giving the viewer a wider understanding of the world and the magic system the shows fights are all based around. Seriously tell me what is so good about it? I genuinely want to know why it has such a cult following that keeps it at the top of any anime database, and the number one spot on MAL for over 14 years now? Plus it nails a solid happy ending which feels deserved. All and all the show is a perfect entry level show, not to long, not to short and it so well done I can see why a lot of people believe it the best show ever made. |
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Zera66 said: Seriously tell me what is so good about it? I genuinely want to know why it has such a cult following that keeps it at the top of any anime database, and the number one spot on MAL for over 14 years now? Uhh, it is not "the best anime ever made", newfren. It just has the highest average score. Lesson #1: MAL scores don't mean anything as they depend on seasonal hype, botting and the number of people who vote. |
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ateks said: It hasn't been rank 1 for over 14 years and it's mostly botted scores from before the time MAL did something about botting. Sadly dead accounts still count towards the mean score so nothing will ever change about that. And it's also far from being the best anime ever made. It's just rank 1 on some American website where the ranking means nothing anymore. Catalano said: if you're referring to the ranking, then it doesn't matter, fmab is botted heavily and mal doesn't care, well most of top 50 anime are botted in the end it doesn't matter, I think it's a very good anime but overall I can't imagine why a large majority of people would think the same considering how unimpressive it is Do people even have the slightest of proof when it comes to saying things like that? I mean, that's a pretty serious accusation that I see being thrown around every time without any basis whatsoever. Looking at stats, if anything, FMAB has more 1 scores than any other well-established top rated show. Scavendgarr said: It's not. The only anime that deserves the top spot is interspecies reviewer. THAT one was quite literally botted and brigaded, and MAL literally stopped that. Even childish youtubers whose sole purpose was to ruin the site put fuel to the fire and asked fans to give ishuzoku a 10 and fmab a 1. Zera66 said: Seriously tell me what is so good about it? I genuinely want to know why it has such a cult following that keeps it at the top of any anime database, and the number one spot on MAL for over 14 years now? mostly because its a pretty solid show, brimmed with new ideas and avoids most "anime weirdness clichés" unlike other top shows like Steins;Gate, Kaguya or Gintama which in turn makes it more suitable for newcomers, which are generally more likely to give high scores. Also it being not too short and not too long helps, whilst still being a complete story. |
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| Because its consistently good in all of its storytelling, character cast and worldbuilding It got a good conclusion, is a shonen and got mass appeal |
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Yes I can sleep all day and still get paid.. Perks of being a landlord.. |
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| dunno. The plot seems fairly interesting but the episodes themselves move at a plodding pace with a lot of cringe attempts at humor which just kills any interest I have in seeing how the story turns out. |
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| I mean c'mon dude, it's pretty easy to tell. First of all it's a shounen, probably the most popular demographic out there, so it's widely known, second FMAB is a remake made very carefully by a competent team to actually follow the acclaimed manga of the same name; the og FMA was already adored by the public (and quite honestly I even prefer the original) but the fact they decided to make a faithful adaptation with better production values overall and with the ''good and actual'' ending just sealed the deal. The story is also packed with a good and consistent plot that has beginning, middle and actual end, it has a lot of well explored themes that goes from alchemy, well duh, to philosophy and sociopolitical ideas, with a lot of religious and symbolic aspects that are pretty accessible to the viewer, it has a good presentation overall, you can't really complain about the writing or anything and it has actual depth but it's pretty straightforward at the same time, and a lot of good action, comedy and drama in a pretty well paced story that ends in a fine and satisfying way, what more could you ask for? Like, really, it's a great anime. It deserves the top? Well, not sure, I think there are better options in particular, but I can't say I don't understand why it's the top 1 on MAL, and also ranked quite high in other platforms. Plus it's already a classic and there's not really any recency bias involved. |
GuidSMRMay 20, 2023 6:46 PM
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| Don't you mind the charts: out of the top 10 MAL anime, I've only watched Steins Gate and I hated it, so now I'm wary of the opinion of "the many". Don't be afraid to use your own judgement, if you think FMA is mid, then call it as you see it |
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| I liked brotherhood but FMA03 was better. Also, MAL is a joke, it's top 30 is literally mostly littered with overhyped shounen and a bunch of sequels (looking at Gintama) so it's honestly not a reliable place to look up for what it's considered "the best". |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
| Mass appeal. It's a well-written story with good characters and lots of genres which means it has a wide range of appeal and interests a lot of people enough to watch it. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
Zera66 said: Read the readily available reviews.Alriven said: But what makes it so good? That is what I want to know? Because it is widely considered to be? It's not so surprising since it can be found on top 5 of other major anime rating sites too. |
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| Who says that? As far as I know, it's just the highest rated anime on this site. Apparently, most people here (or at least a select group of people with multiple accounts) just love the status quo and don't like the idea that any other series dare to take away its place. It's a great series, but it's not flawless and not everyone has to like it. I personally prefer the original manga, and even so, I don't think that is the greatest manga ever created. |
| It has solid characters and story, but it sure as hell isn't the "greatest anime ever made". That'd be a pretty bold statement considering the amount of anime that exists. Those who are obsessed with it keeping it's top spot are just a minority among it's fans. I personally think it's a pretty sad thing to care that much about some arbitrary ranking. I've said it before and I'll say it again, a shows raking shouldn't have any impact on your personal enjoyment. |
| 1. botted scores 2. It does everything a 7/10 . its like the most average anime ever made 3. Starter anime for most people in the west ig |
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| And here I am, a fan of the original series, wishing those losers would get some meaningful hobbies and touch grass. |
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I feel exactly the same |
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