I, like many others have watched Fullmetal Alchemist from 2003 and while that also was a very good anime I felt like it kind of went off track at the end, that is probably why I was overjoyed when Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was announced.
I really feel like Brotherhood patched up all that went wrong with FMA-2003 and at the end it felt like the story was completed.
The characters and the story in this anime is outstanding, there are so many different characters and all of them have their own personalities. It's very interesting to follow them and see how they evolve through the serie.
For me it's very important that it does not only have strong male characters but also very strong female characters. I personally love animes (and mangas) that have very strong females and that doesn't go for the more typical type of female that we often see in animes and mangas.
This anime is truly epic and if you haven't watched it you should seriously reconsider. But be warned that you will probably become very emotional during the time you watch it.
