First off, I just want to give credit to animators and creators as well as those who helped to produce the opening and ending themes for FMAB. I feel like the art production within each episode is pretty simple, but also elegant. And of course, the openings and endings are a huge part of why I love this series so much. My favorite OPs in particular are 1st and 4th ones (Again by Yui and Period by CHEMISTRY). As for the endings, I love the first one the most (Uso by SID).
Edward and Alphonse Elric have such likable personalities in my opinion. One running joke from the first couple seasons that I love is how explosive Ed gets whenever he's called short, a subatomic shrimp, or any other name that basically sums up his height. When it comes to Al's character, I'd have to say that his love for animals is something I greatly enjoy. This is shown when he "adopts" Mei's panda bear early on in season 3.
The only critique I have overall is that season 4 was hard for me to follow. My reasoning for that however is because the story delved into more side plots with characters who, on the surface, seemed to not have a place in the main storyline. However, as the season progressed, it did start to come together more cohesively. I guess it just took a while for me to make sense of it all when I watched it in the moment.
So overall, I'd definitely give this anime a solid 4 out of 5 stars. There's a lot of good development in the story as well as in the characters. The show definitely provides a little bit of everything in my opinion- hints of romance, lots of action and a good amount of emotion and heart. Sometimes you just can't help but feel for the characters whenever they go through something painful or traumatic, like when you first see how Edward felt after finding out his brother had been taken from him through a portal. The connection that the two brothers have really is special, hence why the show is called Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.
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