#1 mistake I made in regards to watching this - I watched it right after Hunter x Hunter... which led me to drop this show 4 times before finally picking it up from episode 12 and watching all the way till the end.
This anime gets almost everything right. What a stunning ensemble. Each and every side character was amazing. Putting them down in words will diminish how amazing this cast is. Definitely one of the best in anime. Heh, there's a reason why this is #1 on MAL. It's most likely because of this cast.
Here are the 3 things it does wrong,
1 - The Elric brothers could've been written better.
2 - Their dad's abandonment and neglect doesn't really make much sense, although I'm glad he admits he's a shitty father.
3 - The fights had no wow-factor to them. (Again, was expecting something like HxH and Naruto kind of fight scenes). Also a bunch of plot-holes and strong plot-armor.
But anyway, if an anime can make me feel sad for a character who barely got 10 minutes of screen time in Trisha Elric, it has to be pretty darn good.
Episode 27, that cutaway scene into the end credits. Dang.
