Should I Watch Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood?

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Review

About:

Edward and Alphonse Elric are two young brothers who live in a world full of magic and mystery. The boys train under Izumi Curtis and show a keen interest and talent in magic. After their Mother's untimely death the boys try to use a forbidden magic to bring her back to life. As a consequence for using this taboo magic the boys are cursed, Edward loses his left leg and Alphonse loses his body. Distraught at the thought of losing his brother as well as his mother, Edward sacrifices his right arm to bind his brother's soul to a suit of armour. Now, years later Edward is the Fullmetal Alchemist and the two brothers search for the Philosopher's stone, a mystical and powerful artifact that could hold the key to regaining what they lost. 

Essentially, two magic wielding brothers kicking butt together in a constantly expanding magical world.

Pros:
- A great story that ticks all the boxes: Action, Adventure, Romantic interests, Emotional moments and character development

- The magic is well constructed and automail (magical metal limbs) = incredible

- The characters are great and there are funny, sad, frightening and exhilarating moments all the time

- The villains are well developed

- Hardcore anti-hero 

- Roy Mustang (best name ever)

- Much better than the original series

Cons:

- Quite a long anime, I lost interest at one point but then came back and finished it the second time around (64 episodes)

- There are similarities between this and the original anime in the beginning, if you have seen the original series the beginning can be quite boring

- Too many subplots

Verdict:

This anime is a great all-rounder. Good story, great characters and cool magic. I would definitely recommend this over the original anime series because this one stays true to the story of the manga (as an anime should) whereas the other series has its own original story and ending which I did not like at all.  I did lose interest at one point as it is slow at one point, there are so many subplots I lost interest but then the story explodes after the main villains start taking action. I also realised that the subplots were successful in broadening my perspective. I greatly enjoyed this anime.

YES YOU SHOULD WATCH FMA: BROTHERHOOD

(It is a much better than the original, you should try and watch it all together and carry on through the slow parts as it is worth it in the end)