I found that the version did a better job at the first 15 episodes than Brotherhood did, I think also did the Tucker Arc better emotionally. FMA original all day. Brother hood was great but FMA original is just too classic to me. Also, they try to ease the dramatic moments with gags way too much and too soon. The is incredible nostalgic to me but brotherhood is definitely the better version. But if your gonna start a series watch the one.
Especially the end. Any suggestions on what else we could watch that carries itself like these? Thanks everyone! Great explaining. FMAB aired on our local stations first. I asked one of my friends about it and he said there was also a FMA. Thank you for explaining. Did you know this trick? Newton will be so jealous or envious?
Two reasons why I want to watch the original fma is because my brothers who are way older than me watched it along with other great animes that aired in the philippines in early and late s and wanted to know what it felt like watching the shows they used to love. The second reason is the rewrite op. That opening is way too nostalgic. I just came across the op video yesterday on youtube and then I remembered listening to this when I was a kid playing with blocks and my brothers watching the show… Thanks for this article, I should watch brotherhood first then.
Still though, even with this huge disadvantage the original had, it still was legendary, especially how iconic characters died in the beginning and middle of the story unlike most other animes which keep the iconic characters alive throughout or kill them off in the very end. Watch FMA up until Lab 5 and then give yourself a break…. Or skip those episodes too. From there on, continue to watch Brotherhood till the end. Im a huge fan of anime sticking to original adaptations, more so after Tokyo Ghoul RE.
This article helped a lot af. Thanks a lot! This article AND thread are amazing. Lots of great opinions. Also great writing by you Jordan, great comparison piece and exactly what I was looking for.
Some spoilers ahead, just wanted to shout out my opinion and read some others. I am just starting season 4 of Brotherhood. As people have stated, Brotherhood has almost all the main characters from the original plus a bunch of extras like Ling Yao and obvi Xiao Mei. Lastly, gotta shout out my boy Maes Hughes. Realest OG out there, also kind of epic that the two works divulge immediately after his death.
It works because he is such a lovable character, and it creates a great jumping point. Great article Jordan, im a huge anime fan and i gotta say i never watched brotherhood before because i thought it was basicly the same thing with better graphics…. Just found this site to add up the tallies on which one to watch. Although the emotional aspect of FMA 03 got be really wanting to watch that, I love that feeling like Hellsing and Basikisk had done.
This is very helpful but its to late for me i wached first but i wanted to know the divergeing point. May be not my taste. By the way i am on 39th episode and its a long and unbearable experience, what a waste of time.
I wanna to ask that brotherhood is the same as version or better. Sure, it follows the manga but most anime stray from manga in some form or another.
I just finished the first one and am now getting around to Brotherhood, so I was very happy to find your analysis between the two. Thank you so much! I am watching them both again from the start. Brotherhood needs FMA in order to really feel the character development. If anything, watch the first half of FMA through episode 26 , which were made with the manga until they ran out of written material, then, start brotherhood from the beginning to catch the slight differences Brotherhood catches up to that point in only a few episodes.
Truly, imho, you will not regret watching FMA. It also fills in some gaps that are glossed over in Brotherhood. After that, if you want to see the different direction the anime took it, finish up the series. Honestly, this series are terrible. Dropped FMA due to the lack of everything: terrible character development, terrible story pacing, literally nothing happens until they kill a certain character. I quit there. Excellent article, you have comments for years!
I saw the version first and afterward picked up Brotherhood pretty quickly. I think it was or so. There were a lot of differences between the shows by the end, mostly the homunculi. Very informative without any real spoilers. Thank u very much. As an avid anime fan I tend to fully avoid duplicate productions as a fundimental rule.
Thoe thanks to your informative comparison on the fullmetal topic I am infact going to watch brotherhood in high hopes that the ending and build up redeems fullmetals ending letdown for me.
Thank you. Tbh my experience with full metal alchemist as a series, mainly because i watched first 30 episodes and the rest was not translated on the site i was watching it so i switched from fma to brotherhood which was translated.
Watched brotherhood tiil the end and the whole mix was good to watch, at first it was kinda confusing because it was so different but in the end i felt awesome watching it.
It was definitely an interesting experience ;D. Tbh my experience with full metal alchemist as a series was unusual, mainly because i watched first 30 episodes and the rest was not translated on the site i was watching it so i switched from fma to brotherhood which was translated. My question is that FMAB has more episodes that the first ,but, I want to know if there is a certain point you should start brotherhood at after the original e.
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Nov 14, Reply. Nov 16, Reply. Fullmetal Alchemist portrays extensive cast which is quite engaging for the viewers whereas Brotherhood has new cast members which make the story disoriented for the viewers.
The former series consists of 50 episodes whereas the latter series consists of 64 episodes. The animation quality and background coloring are advanced in the adaption Brotherhood but the pioneer series lacks such high-quality animation and is not as visually appealing as the first one.
Skip to content Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood are the two Japanese manga-based anime series that has fascinated the viewers all around the world. What is Fullmetal Alchemist? What is Brotherhood?
Main Differences Between Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood Fullmetal Alchemist is the pioneer series that first came out in and features its influence on the Japanese manga art form whereas Brotherhood is the second adaptation of the original Fullmetal Alchemist that was premiered in Fullmetal Alchemist is the shorter series consisting of 50 episodes whereas Brotherhood is a relatively longer series that consists of 64 episodes.
There is variation in the use of advanced animations between the two. In the original manga series, Ed and Al have to go through several tests before they are able to regain their bodies back.
In Fullmetal Alchemist, Al managed to regain his body back, but Ed is still on the other side of the gate. In Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Ed and Al have managed to regain their bodies back and they are reunited. The animation and artwork of both series are very similar to each other but has slightly different animations considering that both series are produced by different companies.
The flow of the episodes in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood are also very similar to each other, but the episode lengths are slightly different between both series.
In Fullmetal Alchemist, there are 52 episodes while in Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, there are 64 episodes. Some people say that Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is much greater in terms of similarity to the original manga series than Fullmetal Alchemist.
However, the pace, the ending, and the animation of the two series are slightly different, as mentioned above. By: Cedric Updated: Jul, Fullmetal Alchemist Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Main villain is Dante Main villain is Hohenheim Has 52 episodes Has 64 episodes Much greater in terms of similarity to the original manga series than Fullmetal Alchemist Less similar to the original manga series.
Did this article help you? Yes No. What is Fullmetal Alchemist? What is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood? Animation — While both the FMA series boast some high-quality art with great choice of colors and vivid backgrounds, the Brotherhood features considerably advanced and better animation than the original.
Characters — Every single character in the original episode Fullmetal Alchemist anime series is interesting, considering each one has a backstory that is carefully presented. Antagonist — The main antagonist in both the series are very different. Ending — Despite being based on the manga with the same basic storyline, the two anime series end up quite differently. Fullmetal Alchemist vs. Brotherhood While both the anime series are a great watch, considering they are derived from one of the greatest manga anime series of all time, they have their fair share of differences.
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