Ninjasgetmehot Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I couldn't say. I never really watched Brotherhood but after about half an episode I couldn't accept the change between the original and Brotherhood, so I simply refused to watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikuoAmero Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 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.What FMA does is pseudo-science. It's made up science, therefore what they wrote, passes as a scientific law in that universe. You're always going to fail at explaining a fictional magical theory as a scientific law as it relates to OUR universe. What you wrote up there is you trying to explain alchemy using our scientific principles, but fail, because alchemy doesn't work and doesn't exist in our world.Besides, if I recall correctly, what happens when a homunculus gets too close to the bones of the person who was intended to be resurrected...is a psychological issue, that then causes physical damage to them. Plus I don't get where you're coming from with death is like a bungee jump or a see-saw. Characters that died in the FMA universe died. They never came back. The homunculi retained some memories, yes, look at Sloth and Lust, but that is not to say that Sloth = Trisha Elric. The only time in the original FMA anime that someone actually came back to life was Edward, and that was only accomplished when Al used his Philosopher's Stone: and even with the Stone, Al was still taken to the gate (whether this then counts as Al "dying" or not is debatable). In my opinion, I hated what happened in Brotherhood, in that they introduce Alchemy and spend a load of time talking about it, explaining its rules and intricacies...and then introduce Alkahestry, and just say it "uses the life-force of the earth". They never explain why you have to throw daggers into a pattern in order to use it or anything else about it. It's also a plot-hole in how it was conceived in the first place - Hohenheim is said to be the man who introduced it, but everything he knew, he was taught by Father...and yet Father at no point seems to have any knowledge of Alkahestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaoixalchemist Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I like them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brotheralex Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Is it too much to like both?But in all seriousness, I like the brotherhood series a little better because Im a big fan if epic fight scenes and brotherhood has plenty, though the only letdown for me is the gonzo like 3d animation of envy when he transforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukikoh Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 FMA brotherhood, has more of a story line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldoran Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Not sure brotherhood is great to watch but the original is still very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leviathan Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Both the original series and the Brotherhood series are awesome. They are definitely worth watching. But if some one asks me which one I prefer I would probably go with the Brotherhood series. The Brotherhood series follows the original series after all. I know that there are some people who say that it's the emotions, dialogues, etc that count and I agree with them. But the biggest factor here is the storyline. Let's say someone changes the original storyline of your favorite movie. In this remake the story is not perfect but there's way more emotion, better dialogues, better fight scene. Will u accept it? I don't think so. It's the story which counts first. Sure, more emotion can make an anime better but sacrificing the original story for that is something I cannot agree with. For that reason I pick the Brotherhood series. Don't misunderstand me. The original series is awesome but nothing beats the original storyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickoo1 Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Haven't even finished Brotherhood and yet I go with Brotherhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus_getback Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 i think both of them were awesum. havent completed Brotherhood yet.. but i love it.. FMA had more emotions and a good story line while FMA Brotherhood seems more action packed n better animation with an interesting story.. well thats my opinion of it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmitler Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Brotherhood. Hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerlady248 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I would say Brotherhood, because it stays truer to the manga and to the spirit of it- while the first has too much darkness, very western.As for the beginning... yes they rushed it. I found that after Briggs is when they started to slow down and show the characters much more and better. By the Promised Day (which got 11 episodes IIRC) pretty much all the flaws are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I would say Brotherhood, because it stays truer to the manga and to the spirit of it-If the spirit of the manga is to have no emotion, then we were better off with the original series that didn't follow the manga. These shows that seem to follow the manga closer seem to be worse than the original shows. It's like the animators simply try to animate the manga panels frame to frame and forget everything else. There is no depth, no emotion, no shadowing, and the plot seems rushed, generic, and cliched. Hunter x Hunter remake suffers the exact same way FMAB did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playlamegetfame Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 If the spirit of the manga is to have no emotion, then we were better off with the original series that didn't follow the manga. These shows that seem to follow the manga closer seem to be worse than the original shows. It's like the animators simply try to animate the manga panels frame to frame and forget everything else. There is no depth, no emotion, no shadowing, and the plot seems rushed, generic, and cliched. Hunter x Hunter remake suffers the exact same way FMAB did.I agree! FMAB feels rushed and emotionless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainpoiters Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 They both have there pros and cons, I'd say i swing towards FMA brotherhood just a bit more than the original, but that just might be as its the freshest in my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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