The story, which I in the end have the most problem with, is good up to a point. I loved seeing Edward and Alphonse in training, and the filler episodes weren't half bad. However, the later part just makes no sense. The story veers off in the middle and never makes it back on track. The character exposition up until that point is now useless and only suffices to finish the anime. There are a couple of things that I detest immensely about the story but for the sake of spoilers I will not mention. Just prepare yourself for the 'Are you serious?' moments, there will be plenty.
The art isn't bad, for the period it was made in, still it can't be rated higher than fair. The sound however, is amazing. Now, the openings and endings are generally a hit and miss for me, and it was the same with this anime unfortunately. However the tracks played during this anime were fantastic. I had to listen to them over and over just to make sure of it and yep, still great.
I think that I was in the end mostly just disappointed with the way they executed the second half of this anime. Next to Brotherhood, who tells a whole meaningful story pulling the strings since episode one, you have this that while it's not horrible it's just not good. I wish they'd put more effort into making it rather than giving us a huge green monster, parallels with out world and dimension travelling.
