FMA or FMA: Brotherhood?

I personally like the original FMA better. More emotion, a lot more interesting, but it doesn't follow the manga for those that read it. And I only read the first two books so it was never an interest for me to watch Brotherhood when it came out.

You decide.

I'll put up a clip of the first episode: To Challenge the Sun


Entire first episode of the original series - Watch it all or part of it. You choose.


Entire first episode of Brotherhood. Honestly, not as good and the voice actors are different, which makes me sadface - Watch it all or part of it. You choose.


So, which do you like?

....how many people here actually watch FMA? >.>

CivBase wrote:....how many people here actually watch FMA? >.>

Those of us who are intelligent, and have good taste in Anime >.>

I haven't watched a whole lot of brotherhood, but I really like the sort of... really dark, serious tone of the original series. I love that show so much.... It's the first Anime I ever really got into, and I love it so much...

ReconToaster... speaks? Why is it that on only pop up once in a blue moon? >.<

Or do I just need to pay more attention?

I like both. But like Brotherhood just a little bit more.

Mostly for stuff like this.


BITCH GOT BURNED!!!

CivBase wrote:ReconToaster... speaks? Why is it that on only pop up once in a blue moon? >.<

Or do I just need to pay more attention?

Nah, I'm hardly ever on. I wait for topics about things I like :/

Frankly, I prefer a different sort of Fullmetal ;)

I saw original first and liked it.
I only watched Brotherhood through to like Ep10. It was really jarring how some of the events were so different than the original. I think it would've been good in its own right, but both together conflict, so I liked the original better cause idk I just do.

I think it's good to note though too that the 'original' anime differs a lot from the real original, the manga.

If I understand correctly, then I think that Brotherhood has more simularites to the manga then the 2003/2004 anime. Such as the Homunculus. Could very well be wrong on that though, so take it with a grain of salt.

But they both differ a lot from the original source material. Which isn't a bad thing, just sayin'.

So, why exactly did they make FMA, then go back and make Brotherhood, which was apparently just rehashing FMA?

Rotaretilbo wrote:So, why exactly did they make FMA, then go back and make Brotherhood, which was apparently just rehashing FMA?

Because, as Divine said, Brotherhood is meant to be a more accurate depiction of the original Manga. As I understand it, the original Anime is pretty accurate, up until the fight with Greed. That's when it really takes a different path.

Divine Virus wrote:I like both. But like Brotherhood just a little bit more.

Mostly for stuff like this.

THIS IS BETTER!: (watch at 4:30!!!!)

ReconToaster wrote:
THIS IS BETTER!: (watch at 4:30!!!!)

Yes I've seen this fight as I've watched the entire 51 episodes. I still like the Brotherhood version better.

I also like that version of Pride better too.

Never really got into FMA. I dabbled into some episodes of both and thought the FMA was ok.

From what I can tell, this is how it went.

1. The manga came first... obviously
   
2. Bones thought "hey, this story is really good but I think we could re-arrange a few events to make it flow a better"
   
3. FUNimation also liked the story and re-made the amine, but based on the original story to please some of the die-hard manga fans

While I'm sure Brotherhood is still pretty good, I haven't seen the whole thing. I watched the first anime and, after seeing the frist few few episodes of Brotherhood, I think it flows better.

For me, Brotherhood rushed though everything and added jokes wherever possible. The story in Brotherhood, although still really good (FMA is the only anime that I've ever bothered to finish), just wasn't as compelling as the older anime. But hey, maybe it's just because I saw the older one first.

I'm telling you, guys, Fullmetal Botanist is the way to go!