Do you ever wonder what defines a great show, or how great a show possibly can become, well... then i know for a fact, that you haven't seen Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood yet, because FMAB masters all these things almost flawlessly.
Fullmetal Alchemist: brotherhood is a show that strives for perfection. You can look all you want for flaws, but you won't find them easily. Though animations, characters, soundtracks etc. are great, I feel like i should focus more on telling you about the story, as the story is thing that distinguish most from other series. Because the rarity of a great story is so extreme, and this might be your only chance to see something close to perfection.
Not only is it unique and original, but it constantly pops up some kind of new plot twist, so you can never truly predict what happens next.
FMAB would probably be the only show that never left it's original plot. There were some side stories, but if they first started on a side story, they would at least tangle it up with the main story and follow the story up to the end.
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Anyways... A great show that needs to be seen. I would recommend watching the original FMA first because of some inquiries that tends to be in a few count of episodes in FMAB. Also the first 12 episodes of Brotherhood is kind of a recap of what happened the first (ca) 1-28 episodes in FMA. Even though they have made it possible to be seen without seeing FMA...
