2003's Fullmetal Alchemist Had Much More Compelling Villains Than

The changes that the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist made to the story turned the Homunculi into three-dimensional villains.

For people who say Arakawa didn't like 2003's ending and wasn't influenced by it at all : r/FullmetalAlchemist

Finished FMA: Brotherhood around 4 months ago. A friend told me to watch the 2003 anime. I loathed the second half, so I ended up buying three artbooks of FMA 2003 concept art from Japan : r/FullmetalAlchemist

MyAnimeList.net - Fun fact: Fullmetal Alchemist is the ONLY series on MAL to have both its source material and anime adaptation above 9.00 in score.

For people who say Arakawa didn't like 2003's ending and wasn't influenced by it at all : r/FullmetalAlchemist

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The 2003 version really did have a darker and more matured vibe compared to brotherhood, but either way i love them both : r/FullmetalAlchemist

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