Reviews

Everything about this anime is amazing. I watched the original FMA and absolutely loved it, I had no knowledge of the manga, and was just watching it for the pleasure of it, not the manga or something else. FMA was hands down the best anime I had ever seen, up there with Cowboy Bebop and the like. I didn't pirate it, I purchased the DVD sets because they were so good that they sure as hell deserved my money for the great work they did. I started out watching Brotherhood with the preconception that the differences were "Brotherhood is more lighthearted" and "Brotherhood splits off in story at episode 14". Those were my only preconceptions. I'll admit, the first 10 or so episodes had wayyyy more anime faces and sillyness than I'd ever seen in FMA before, but I got used to it, because I was persistent in the fact that it had a completely different take on the FMA universe and I really wanted to experience it again. Once it hit around episode 20, it started getting darker and more brutal, like the old FMA, which was something I preferred. The character development and background stories were SOOOOO detailed and fleshed out that I was blown away at how much of the characters I didn't understand or know before. There were just so many incredible details and little tidbits that I NEVER knew and it just blew me away to hear it and wonder why I never heard it or was aware of it before. The story was amazing, it was so twist-y, addicting, and cliffhanger-y. This is the most addicting show I've ever watched, I sat down and watched 12 episodes one day. That's 12 x 20 minutes = 240 minutes of Brotherhood straight in ONE sitting. I've never been so enthralled and involved in any anime or visual entertainment of ANY kind. I don't want to write a wall of text, because I could, but FMAB takes the awesome FMA series (which I didn't think could get any better), improves absolutely EVERYTHING, and blows the doors off of any anime I've ever seen in my entire life. To quote what I said to one of my best friends about the anime after finishing it: "I can wholeheartedly say it is honestly the best thing I've ever seen in any art form or medium of entertainment in my entire life ever." It's a bold f***ing statement, but I've never been so taken by anything like Brotherhood.