Which do you prefer FMA or FMA Brotherhood?

[XNBDX]

Like Koby said the original was more emotional but for me Brotherhood was a better series because of it's storyline and the fact that the characters were closer to those in the manga.

Plus it has Ling Yao in it therefore it is awesome XD

[ANBU Spectre]

I like both, but Brotherhood is much longer and seems to make much more sense as a whole. I also prefer the main villain, Father, in Brotherhood as opposed to Dante. Not to mention Greed is so much cooler in Brotherhood than in FMA. Just my personal opinion.

[AH1]

Certain elements of Brotherhood were handled much better, although I enjoyed the overall story of FMA, it just seemed more coherent to me. I am aware Brotherhood followed the manga very faithfully, but maybe there is a reason they changed it. The main problem with Brotherhood is that it felt like you had to have watched FMA to understand it, especially the character development of certain characters like Hughes that Brotherhood just leaves almost completely absent.

[Callidus]

I preferred Brotherhood mainly because of the storyline. I spent a good hour talking with my sister (who only read the manga while I only saw Brotherhood at the time) and nobody said anything the other person didn't understand; it follows the manga brilliantly.

This isn't to say the original wasn't a brilliant anime as well. Both are fantastic shows in their own ways. Brotherhood still wins because of its story though, the ending was brilliant, still the only concluded Shounen show I've watched that dedicated a whole episode to the aftermath of the big encounter with the villain and gave such closure.

Also, FMA still has the best assembled English Dub Cast I've ever heard.

[mlkana]

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has a better story

[Rangerxmage]

I much prefered the plot and overall story of Brotherhood, it went a lot deeper, seemed a lot darker and I thought it was much better. But what I thought was better in FMA was the starting of the series. The first few episodes that introduced the characters, shows what alchemists oculd do and what not like, that bit on the train, and the part where he takes the test to become a... what does he become again? I dunno it was a few years ago that I watched it. But yeah. Brotherhood was definitely better.

[spitfire_313]

i love both, but i slightly lean more towards brotherhood just cuz it is more detailed and has more depth

[dark32flame]

I liked both of them, but I liked Brotherhood more. While FMA managed to tear at your emotions, I feel that Brotherhood was more gripping and complete anime, but thats just my opinion

[poopsocks]

I tried to defend the original, but after seeing Brotherhood it was just too good

[Kyle_Dimetri]

Brotherhood was SICK!!!!!! nuff said

[evilhuman]

To me I prefer brotherhood cause it follow the manga more and the animation far better than the original

[loskilos]

I like them both, but if I have to pick it would be Brotherhood.

[Guest]

i think FMA Brotherhood is beter then FMA

[Mustamseer]

I like Fullmetal Alchemist way better than brootherhood.

[kelvintobe]

I prefer Brotherhood mostly because i liked the ending more. Still both were pretty good.

[casperfect]

I wasn't that impressed with the show. Had very high expectations! Brotherhood is the best i guess - Based on the original Manga....

[ASP3C]

I liked brotherhood the best. it just seemed to run alot better. and i like the ending

[char_clone]

brotherhood was way more epic, more characters, more fights, more of everything really

[mathswiz]

the original I just like it a bit more, I don't know why

[blank sentiment]

Brotherhood. I couldn't stand the direction that Bones decided to take the Homunculi in for the first anime, specifically with how to kill them. Forcing them into contact with the "original person" then being able to kill them not only makes NO sense, but it also violates the law of Equivalent Exchange relating to their healing completely. The Manga/Brotherhood method is consistent with the established rules, especially when you know that a Philosophers' Stone is basically condensed soul energy, which is used to fuel an energy-mass conversion, which is simply deeper physics and consistent with the rules, as matter has both particle and wave properties, and energy can then logically be used to combine bits of matter in the air and "freeze" energy into matter, allowing a sufficient supply of material to be provided for the regeneration. You don't have enough energy left to heal, you die. You can't make the equivalent exchange, you lose the benefit. That consistency with the series rules combined with the manga and Brotherhood's idea of trying to keep moving on forward and learn from past mistakes to grow and become stronger is more satisfying than watching more and more s*** pile up onto the party, screwing the mechanics of alchemy until death becomes something akin to a bungee jump or a see-saw.