Comments on: So, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is bad because it isn’t a perfect adaptation of the manga?

By: William

William — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:19:23 +0000

I had only seen part of the first FMA anime after I began reading the manga. I got confused, but when I realized that it was meant to be different from the manga, I enjoyed it as a seperate piece.

I began watching Brotherhood, I was confused at first, because I wasn’t sure if it was an adaption of continuation, but I realized it was following the manga’s series (which I prefered) I was able to enjoy it again.

Of course the new adaption has flaws, I felt that the first few epiosdes moved way too fast, but once we got to around the time Greed showed up, it was just getting better.

The only thing I don’t advise you to do is to start going to your friends who never watched Brotherhood/read the manga and say “Ohmigod That was so cool when Mustang did [spoiler]” You can easily get into a fight.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:18:56 +0000

christ if you’re going to write an article, at least know basic grammar. it’s AFFECT not EFFECT – like YOU’RE is not YOUR, NEITHER is not EITHER.

By: Lance

Lance — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:55:20 +0000

The first FMA run had drama, mystery, and backstory it actually had you hooked. The fight scenes in Brotherhood are brutal. In eps 22 when Al and Ed team up to take on Scar a little Chinese girl with a Panda save him?? Are you freaking kidding me? Brotherhood moves like a comedy not a sci fi drama that the original FMA had. Brotherhood just is plain old boring, a major let down.

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[...] manga to anime adaptations, as is evident from the discussion that took place from bateszi’s previous post on FMA: Brotherhood. How much freedom are animators allowed to enjoy? How loyal must the animators be to the source [...]

By: qwertypoiuy

qwertypoiuy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:50 +0000

yutaka did the action scenes in the new opening as expected,now wait for him ^_^

the anime is going to be hell alot better

By: bateszi

bateszi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:06:24 +0000

@Kim

I totally understand where you’re coming from. Having been badly effected by the Bokurano adaptation, I ended up dropping it and feeling bitterly let down by the whole thing, but months later, I had another go and realised it wasn’t that bad after all. I understand that you’re a huge fan of the story and want the adaptation to be as good as possible, it’s just that I’m seeing a lot of FMA fans talking about Brotherhood as if it’s a bad series, which it totally isn’t; I feel confident in predicting it’s going to be one of the greatest shonen anime series of all time, but whether or not that pleases the hardcore fans is another thing entirely, which is what I’m trying to address with this post. Regardless, it’s great discussing FMA with as passionate a fan as you, and we’re on totally different sides of the fence this time, which makes the debate all the more fascinating.

@Omisyth

We’ll see on that point, I think it’s hard to feel the ‘drama’ when you know it’s coming. I watched episode 14 earlier this evening and for the first time in a while, something really violent and twisted happened that I’d totally forgotten about (hint: it involves King Bradley, a sword and Al’s ‘empty’ suit of armour).

@Xerox

WOW! YOU’RE STILL READING MY BLOG?! I hope you’ve been keeping well? It’s always nice to hear from an old blogging acquaintance!

@AnimeNerdz

I’d can’t agree with that, hence this post, really. I think it’s interesting how people are viewing FMA from such totally different perspectives, and how opinions seem to vary wildly between those perspectives.

By: AnimeNerdz

AnimeNerdz — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:41:09 +0000

there will always be these pathetic FMA fans, always craving for manga-anime chemistry…why won’t they just relax, and enjoy the show? it’s not like someone will actually care what they think…

By: Xerox

Xerox — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:57 +0000

I saw the title and I couldn’t walk away without saying something. I’m an uncompromising hardcore fan of the manga who constantly griped about the first FMA anime series. Though, I’m not complaining about Brotherhood because I’m more excited about the new animated material. I’m actually sort of glad they’re pacing it fast. There are a couple scenes I’m just dying to see (Roy v. Lust). It all depends on how well they handle the rest of the series for me.

By: Omisyth

Omisyth — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:34:23 +0000

My impression was that fans were complaining because it wasn’t as good in terms of drama as the first series. Having read the manga, I can say that FMA:B is probably the closest BONES could get to doing a 1:1 adaptation of the series. It’s only rushed in comparison with the first anime, in any case. Anyone who’s still complaining that BONES aren’t being faithful is simply wrong.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:35:24 +0000

Well trust me I am happy that you and others are enjoying this adaption. I want people to like the manga storyline so I am happy to hear that. I understand that someone who has not read the manga is not going to have the same issues that I have as a manga reader. But having been a big fan of the series for 5 years now well I can’t help but be disappointed at some things that cut and changed. Now keep in mind that I am not upset at everything they cut and changed and there is also a lot I am enjoying. But there are quite a few things I am displeased about. Since you don’t know what you are missing you also don’t understand what the complaints are precisely about.

But really it’s not just manga fans complaining. A lot of 1st anime fans have been complaining too. I guess that is what happens when not only do you have a manga to compare to but also another anime series (at least now that we have reached manga only territory you can’t really compare this new series to the first anime anymore).

And of course I do understand the series could be worse, but it could also be better. You know if they can do such a quality job with episode 14 then I don’t understand why they can’t keep up that quality for the entire series. Maybe my expectations are too high but they are only that high because that is how much I enjoy the manga. But again I am really happy you are enjoying the series and I don’t want to take that away from you or anyone.