Is it worth watching FMA before Brotherhood?

Is it worth watching FMA before Brotherhood?

Can You Watch FMA: B Without Watching FMA? You can absolutely watch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood without watching Fullmetal Alchemist. Despite originating from the same manga, both the series are entirely different adaptations.

Is FMAB or FMA better?

I like them both, and each has their own strengths and weaknesses. Brotherhood is like a more typical shounen show, good for it's fast-moving plot and tighter storyline. Original has better character development and an overall darker feel, and a running theme of obsession and it's effect on people.

Should I watch Fullmetal Alchemist if I already watched Brotherhood?

Yes. Original FMA is better in many aspects than FMA Brotherhood… up to the point where the anime runs out of manga material. After that it just becomes a different story.

Is Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood boring?

I looked online and saw that it was incredibly loved and popular. I'm 30 episodes in and I feel like it's very mediocre. The script feels like it's catered to children even though there are violence in the show. I just watched an entire episode where Al thought he didn't actually exist and it was really pointless.

Can you watch Fullmetal Alchemist B without watching FMA?

• Can You Watch FMA: B Without Watching FMA? You can absolutely watch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood without watching Fullmetal Alchemist. Despite originating from the same manga, both the series are entirely different adaptations. Fullmetal Alchemist | Source: Netflix

Which is better to watch FMA or fmab?

• FMAB is a reboot, not a continuation, so it's not required to watch FMA first. However, because the two stories start off the same, FMAB goes through that first part a bit faster to get to the new story, which is actually the closer to the manga than FMA, which takes the story in a completely different direction.

Do you need to watch FMA before Brotherhood?

• This will allow you to enjoy both series to the fullest. If you watch FMA after Brotherhood, you aren't likely to enjoy it as much as if it was your first time since its more dated and less compact. Brotherhoods experience would become better by having watch FMA, as it builds the characters up more.

Do you need to read the manga to watch FMA?

• Cheers! Finished watching FMA on Netflix first and have started watching FMA Brotherhood, haven’t read the manga myself and probably won’t either. Personally I think you need to watch FMA, as so far FMA: Brotherhood the creators have assumed you would have watched the original and/or read the manga.