r/GuysBeingDudes 11d ago

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 11d ago

Aw man, FMA is one of the real good ones, I think you’ll like it a lot

My brother just watched it this year and was texting me his thoughts throughout it all, and my coworker at the other desk is doing his first watch. People finding their way to it all the time

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u/Chloe_Light 11d ago

It says on the internet that there are 2003 and 2009, and as far as I understand, they are the same?🤔

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 11d ago

The 2003 one is the first and the beginning of it has more character development and look into the intro of it all. But about 2/3 of the way through or so they caught up to the manga and pressed on without source material. So it has its own ending, and you can kinda tell

2009 FMA Brotherhood is the “reboot” which is the same characters and story, only it follows the source material to the end. It’s the “definitive” version of the story, though it kind of expects you to have seen the first one already, as it rushes through the beginning a bit so it can get to the good stuff

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u/Chloe_Light 11d ago

cool, thank you very much, I will definitely make time for it😎

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u/LindonLilBlueBalls 11d ago

Nice! I watched both as they came out and its still on of the best series ever.

I would advice watching the 2003 FMA first. It is really good and makes 2009 Brotherhood so much better!

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u/Chloe_Light 11d ago

I remember watching the old version of Shaman King, I really liked it, and when I found out that it was remade, I was incredibly happy but unfortunately for some reason I missed the alchemist😅

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u/Desperate_Method4020 11d ago

I would actually recommend Brotherhood first while the characters aren't as fleshed out, the story is so good, but one thing that makes it stand out compared to other shows, or even FMA 2003, is that it's so consistent with its from start to end, with its story, themes and characters. I think that is also one of the reasons why it's one of the most acclaimed shows out there. It was nr 1 one Myanimelist (imdb for anime) until last year before it got dethroned.

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u/NoCamera9200 7d ago

Just as a helpful FYI, skip the chimera episodes! Don't ask, just do it. You'll thank me later.