The 2003 FMA anime was created back when the manga is still being published, and started to drift away from the manga such that at the anime’s midway point, it’s following a different storyline. Some plot points and characters are changed as the anime overtook the manga. Ultimately, it’s a different story as opposed to the manga and Brotherhood.
However, I like how the pacing is a lot slower, allowing me to get more invested and interested into the characters. It’s not as fast-paced as Brotherhood, and it’s a lot darker. There’s just something really somber about the entire thing that I can’t put my finger on.
I watched it on cable TV back then, but I think there are some sites still carrying it if you know where to look.
As for One Piece, thanks for the advice! I’ll go do just that once I have the time (to watch the first half–or I can just go full manga). I don’t think you’re proselytizing than you’re just excited to talk about something you’re really into, which is nice.
I have heard that about FMA. But pacing doesn’t bother me tbh, I can appreciate all art, even if it’s not source material, it’s still art.
If you like that kinda pacing (I do too) then you will probably really really dig one piece. There are very dark undertones as well, slavery being one of them.
I’d consider fma and op very similar actually as far as symbolism and metaphors, they are telling the same story just with different material.
I know, op fans jusf get flak for being kinda crazy, i think… but I just appreciate it very much for what it’s meant to me, flaws and all.
Yeah, I’ve actually mulled over watching One Piece during the height of the lockdowns (because everybody got time back then), and well… the amount of stuff intimidated me.
Anyways, as I’ve said, I’d probably watch the first half of the anime as you’ve advised, or watch a handful of episodes of the anime, and go for the manga from there (might be faster that way as I can sneak in a manga reading session better) … IDK, we’ll see.
The 2003 FMA anime was created back when the manga is still being published, and started to drift away from the manga such that at the anime’s midway point, it’s following a different storyline. Some plot points and characters are changed as the anime overtook the manga. Ultimately, it’s a different story as opposed to the manga and Brotherhood.
However, I like how the pacing is a lot slower, allowing me to get more invested and interested into the characters. It’s not as fast-paced as Brotherhood, and it’s a lot darker. There’s just something really somber about the entire thing that I can’t put my finger on.
I watched it on cable TV back then, but I think there are some sites still carrying it if you know where to look.
As for One Piece, thanks for the advice! I’ll go do just that once I have the time (to watch the first half–or I can just go full manga). I don’t think you’re proselytizing than you’re just excited to talk about something you’re really into, which is nice.
I have heard that about FMA. But pacing doesn’t bother me tbh, I can appreciate all art, even if it’s not source material, it’s still art.
If you like that kinda pacing (I do too) then you will probably really really dig one piece. There are very dark undertones as well, slavery being one of them.
I’d consider fma and op very similar actually as far as symbolism and metaphors, they are telling the same story just with different material.
I know, op fans jusf get flak for being kinda crazy, i think… but I just appreciate it very much for what it’s meant to me, flaws and all.
Yeah, I’ve actually mulled over watching One Piece during the height of the lockdowns (because everybody got time back then), and well… the amount of stuff intimidated me.
Anyways, as I’ve said, I’d probably watch the first half of the anime as you’ve advised, or watch a handful of episodes of the anime, and go for the manga from there (might be faster that way as I can sneak in a manga reading session better) … IDK, we’ll see.