animania

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE brotherhood - but I love the 2003 series just a little bit more. It’s always overshadowed by brotherhood - hell, I see fans all the time telling people to not even bother with 03, even though it got a lot of fans into fma in the first place.

03 is not only a unique anime, but it has such a unique take on the story. It is significantly darker than brotherhood, in my opinion it honestly turned into  a seinen. So many emotions and themes were portrayed in this version, a lot of wish brotherhood was too afraid to demonstrate. I have barely seen any action animes with sad endings, so it was a fresh breath of air to see this beautiful one.