Reviews

I don't know what to say about this. I love this franchise so much. The manga and the first anime were the things that got me into Japanese animation. Hell, I'd even go as far to say it's the first time I've seen animation used for more serious storytelling. It had a big impact on me growing up, and I've seen both iterations of the series too many times. While I'd say watch the first anime before this one, if you wanna watch only one, go with brotherhood. Brotherhood has incredible animation, perfect pacing, a well woven story and great characters. However, the adaptation isn't perfect. I don't like how brotherhood handles it's humor. It's not so much it cuts over a serious moment, it's more like it disrupts the story a little too much to do a gag that usually doesn't land. This isn't a problem for the first anime or the manga. I also found the first season to be pretty rough at adapting the stuff that was told in the first anime. It went by stuff too quickly and didn't handle things as elegantly as the first anime did, but it picks the hell up in the later seasons where it's telling newer stuff. Honestly those are my only two gripes and I dont think they ruin my overall enjoyment of the adaptation. It's one hell of a ride and I think anyone with an interest in anime should give this a shot.