Jul 20, 2021
Hi, this is my first review, I hope it's good...
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an extremely highly rated show. It has been the #1 highest rated show on MAL for over a decade. It's the 3rd most popular anime as of today. But does it live up to the hype? Yes. It absolutely does.
But before I review this series I must reveal some biases I might have. This was the first anime I ever watched (outside of Pokémon), and I haven't watched a lot of anime (I've only been watching for about 3 months), so I didn't really have any other anime to compare it to.
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Secondly, I haven't seen the 2003 series, though I have heard a lot about it.
Now, on to the review:
STORY: 9/10
Brotherhoods story was great. The plot is concise, easily understandable, and has one of the most satifying conclusions in any media, ever. The pacing was a little off for the first 12 or so episodes (because that was already covered in the '03 version), but it definitely picks up the slack at the masterpiece that is episode 19. For the rest of the series, the pacing is on point, with diverse locals, mysteries of alchemy and goverment conspiricies.
CHARACTERS: 10/10
I think I can still name a COUPLE DOZEN characters from this series and say a little about them. These are some of the most memorable characters I've ever seen. Edward is great protagonist, and Alphonse bounces off of him quite nicely. The ''Edward is short'' joke got a little (haha) old eventually, but it pops up less often further into the series. Roy Mustang is badass, Hawkeye is also really cool. The main villians all have entertaining personalities, and you can even sympathise with some of them. The character development was also amazing.
ANIMATION: 10/10
This show was made by Studio Bones, so this rating shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody. This show has some of the best fights I've ever seen. Character designs were all memorable and the world looked awesome.
SOUND: 9/10
The opening were all bangers (especially the first one), and even some of the endings were bops. This show has ONE OF THE BEST DUBS EVER, and it's hard the top the voice acting in the sub, so that's saying something. The music used in the show was good, but I didn't remember a lot of it.
ENJOYMENT: 10/10
This show had me HOOKED. I loved each and every episode (except the recap, that episode was okay), and I watched the last 9 episodes of the show in one day (that's a
lot for me). I couldn't shut up about this anime when I was talking to other people either, much to their dismay.
OVERALL: 9.6/10 (Rounded out to a 10/10)
This show is amazing, and if you haven't seen it yet, DROP ANYTHING YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW AND WATCH IT. The flaws are so minor, you might as well call them nitpicks. So, I can't feasibly give this show anything lower than a 10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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