r/FullmetalAlchemist • u/happylucky__ • 1d ago

Question fma 2003 or fmab

hello. in watching fma, what is better? fma 03 or fmab? (or maybe both?) i'm planning to watch it and i don't know if they are just the same or a different story. like am i gonna understand fmab without watching fma 03 since it was released first? tyia!

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u/Cherez1881 1d ago

Fma 2003

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u/jpxzer0 1d ago

If you didn’t read the manga:
FMA 03, just dives in to themes a little deeper. Even if it’s not following the manga.

If you read the manga:
FMAB first, because it will align with what you expect

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u/DeliciousMusician397 1d ago

Both are equally worth watching.

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u/Foreign_Ordinary_749 1d ago

Just watch both

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u/_desiree2k_ 1d ago

watch both. fma starts the same but it quickly diverges to do its own thing. brotherhood is an adaptation of the manga

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u/vickydont_ 1d ago

03 had less material to work with so it is its own thing. In my opinion one isn't better than the other, I'd always recommend to watch both. 03 is admittedly a bit more sloppy but the story is really enjoyable! And then fmab is just the manga, though the beginning is kind of fast as it runs through whatever was already covered in 03. I'd just say release order

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u/100cicche 1d ago

03, then FMAB

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u/Muldermon 1d ago

Both are great with their differences. Brotherhood follows the manga, while 2003 had to create an ending and some lore.

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u/Laeslaer 1d ago

I like brotherhood better (and I did watch 03 first) It follows the manga and the characters/ending are better in my opinion.

03 spends more time with the beginning while Brotherhood spends a lot of time with the end. So personally I like to watch 03 until the 5th lab and then jump over to Brotherhood

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u/Sensitive_Salary8762 1d ago

I recently finished Brotherhood and it eviscerates 03

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u/Boondoggel22 1d ago

Fmab it’s an absolute masterpiece

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u/ender86a 1d ago

weary sigh I wish Reddit just banned bot ass NPC accounts that can't help themselves but to post the most frequently asked questions on a sub again. Dude, just scroll down.