Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood is totally different from the original series. Brotherhood is based on the Manga “Full Metal Alchemist”

Alchemy – Is both philosophy and an ancient practice focused on attempt to change base metals into gold and the hopes to attain the “elixir of longevity” or also known as “elixir of life”. It is the science of constructing and deconstructing matter. If one wishes to obtain something, something of equal value must be given. The law of equivalent exchange, the bases for all alchemy.

I am currently waiting for the 58th episode of this series and I guess I should grab this chance to say something about this brilliant art.

If you’ve seen the original series and thinking that “Yah, I’ve already watched the original series so watching this one will be a waste of time” Well, I think I’ll ask you to give it a second thought. The plot is way different from the original series. Brotherhood has different characters and different idea to tackle. I’d say both series entertained me in many ways and I can give this anime (both the original and the manga based) a 5 star rating without a doubt.

The Main Characters:

Edward Elric – Goes with the nickname Ed. The youngest State Alchemist in the history of the fictional country Amestris. Being a State Alchemist is equivalent to the rank of Major in the army. He achieved the rank and carry the burden on his shoulders at the young age of twelve and given the title “Full Metal Alchemist” Because of his artificial right arm and left leg. He may be called a “genius because of his elite skills in alchemy and in fighting but the fact that he is a kid cannot be ignored. Short (Literally), short tempered and with a considerable pride. Those characteristics gets people around him in trouble but most of the time those characteristics makes him reliable.

Alphonse Elric – Goes with the nickname Al. The younger brother of Edward Elric. As you can see in the image he wears a suit of armor wherever he is. But That’s not the case here. (Watch the series for you to know ). Al is very much different with his older brother. Al is taller, gentleman and better than Ed when it comes to fighting. Al is also capable of becoming a State Alchemist but the two of them decided that only one should carry the burden of becoming a “Dog of the military”. You may also call him a genius. He is polite to a fault. He often becomes the voice of reason when his older brother gets carried away. A brilliant alchemist in his own right. He is a year younger than Ed, So at the age of 10 he experienced hell and amazes me is that this character never gave up despite of the things happening to them. An optimist if you want to call it that way.

You can see most of the characters in the series by looking at the image above. There are a lot of characters that takes a good role in the series and obviously, these characters gives the power to the series to be at the top.

Right now, I’m waiting for the release of the 58th episode of the series and the 108th chapter of the manga. Hopefully, this series will run longer. Upon checking some articles from myanimelist.net, It states there that the anime series will run up to 62 episodes, but I can’t take that without reading or hearing a word from the creators.

Overall Rating: A

Review by: pipez