| FMA:B stays faithful to the manga, whereas FMA deviates midway. This is due to the fact that the manga was not yet finished when FMA was airing. Consequently, the writers of FMA essentially had to start making stuff up after the Greed arc. That being said, FMA:B arguably has a much deeper and more coherent storyline. In terms of character development, FMA definitely takes the cake. Unfortunately, I can't elaborate as I have not watched FMA. |
| Both. =-P Some people say the first series has plot holes because it doesn't follow the manga, BUT I watch it for the story (Even though ending is kind of meh.) Far as Brotherhood is concerned, it has better fights. |
| I have watched both series. Both have their own merits. I myself prefer FMA: Brotherhood over the first FMA Series. Of course, my daughter caught me with this one. As I was complaining about this very same line of questioning to her, she stopped what she was doing (texting if memory serves correctly) sighed (like me) and said "Why don't you read the book? It's always better!" Thus, throwing 17 years of my saying that, right back at me. It was... a moment. Read the manga, then watch both (or neither). This series (like so many others) is simply best when read. Just my two cents. But there you have it. |
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danieltousey said: As I was complaining about this very same line of questioning to her, she stopped what she was doing (texting if memory serves correctly) sighed (like me) and said "Why don't you read the book? It's always better!" Thus, throwing 17 years of my saying that, right back at me. It was... a moment. This made me laugh out loud as it is exactly what I can see a child of mine doing it to me, if I had any children (nieces and nephews don't really count). I am sure that reading the manga for a series would be better than watching it, but I just can't get into reading a manga. Partly, I think, it's due to the fact that I can't read Japanese (Kanji or Romaji) and frequently humor (one of my loves) gets lost in print translation, whereas a moving visual reference helps get the point across. As to the original question, I have watched and enjoyed both series. FMA:B did finish up feeling more complete than the first go around did, but left me pitying the bad guys more than hating them and feeling a touch disgusted with the good guys rather than cheering them on like I did in the first one. Thus both of them have their merits and faults and all I can say is to watch both of them (FMA:B was streaming at FUNimation when I watched it. Don't know if anyone is still streaming FMA or not, but CN may be planning to re-broadcast it sometime.) and enjoy them both. |
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OrlahEhontas said: --Roger the LoL. But I did dodge the kid bullet. I was kind of surprised that they did a remake so soon on the heels of the first success. FMA - 2002 and FMA: B - 2009 And was prepared to not like Brotherhood but I did, a LOT. I loved 'em both but found a few new characters to add to my pantheon of favorites, General Olivia, chief among them. If you have the time, watch them both but if you do decide to watch them both, I'd watch the 2002 version first. The first few eps of Brothehood recaps some early stuff but then catches its own stride. From that point, just hang on.danieltousey said: As I was complaining about this very same line of questioning to her, she stopped what she was doing (texting if memory serves correctly) sighed (like me) and said "Why don't you read the book? It's always better!" Thus, throwing 17 years of my saying that, right back at me. It was... a moment. This made me laugh out loud as it is exactly what I can see a child of mine doing it to me, if I had any children (nieces and nephews don't really count). I am sure that reading the manga for a series would be better than watching it, but I just can't get into reading a manga. Partly, I think, it's due to the fact that I can't read Japanese (Kanji or Romaji) and frequently humor (one of my loves) gets lost in print translation, whereas a moving visual reference helps get the point across. As to the original question, I have watched and enjoyed both series. FMA:B did finish up feeling more complete than the first go around did, but left me pitying the bad guys more than hating them and feeling a touch disgusted with the good guys rather than cheering them on like I did in the first one. Thus both of them have their merits and faults and all I can say is to watch both of them (FMA:B was streaming at FUNimation when I watched it. Don't know if anyone is still streaming FMA or not, but CN may be planning to re-broadcast it sometime.) and enjoy them both. |
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Grim0013 said: Thanks for the input everyone. I'm getting the impression that there isn't a clear-cut answer, and since I already have FMA:B, I'll probably go ahead and watch that I suppose. Okay take from an artists standpoint. The reason FMA is different is as has been said the manga was ongoing. The author and artist Hiromu Arakawa did this During the development of the first anime, Arakawa allowed the anime staff to work independently from her, and requested having a different ending from the one in the manga. She said that she would not like to repeat the same ending in both media, as well as to make the manga longer to work more in the development of the characters. When watching the ending of the anime, she was amazed about how different the homunculi creatures were from the manga and enjoyed how the staff speculated about the origins of the villains.[1] As Arakawa also helped the Bones staff in the making of the series, she was kept busy from focusing on the manga's cover illustrations and had little time to make them.[7] Now having said that both read the manga if you like manga and watch both series and judge for yourself since you have not watched them "NO SPOILERS" for you but trust me you will NOT be disappointed in either. (Personally I like the larger more complex storyline in the second series and you can't get a better ending) NOW STOP SETTEN ON YOUR BEHIND SOLIDER AND START WATCHEN AND I MEAN NOW |
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