Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
April 5, 2009
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Two brothers lose their mother to an incurable disease. With the power of "alchemy", they use taboo knowledge to resurrect her. The process fails, and as a toll for using this type of alchemy, the older brother, Edward Elric loses his left leg while the younger brother, Alphonse Elric loses his entire body. To save his brother, Edward sacrifices his right arm and is able to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. With the help of a family friend, Edward receives metal limbs - "automail" - to replace his lost ones. With that, Edward vows to search for the Philosopher's Stone to return the brothers to their original bodies, even if it means becoming a "State Alchemist", one who uses his/her alchemy for the military.
The main reason for the statement in the title is the 'changes' in the story. I know this series supposedly follows the manga but that's probably my problem. I've seen some shonen anime and usually the plot isn't the best thing about it, especially the ending. I liked the mysteries and the logic in the first FMA better.
I didn't keep watching this from the start because I thought the first 14 episodes were really bad. Up till those episodes the story is the same as the original and they probably rushed through it. Wasn't that part of the story 30 episodes long in FMA?
My third remark is the animation. I don't exactly know what's different ( I think they didn't use as many shadows) but the art seems worse. Less dark which probably fits the shonen story better.