The manga then tells several more stories before the plot truly kicks off, as the Elrics travel from Liore to East City. It's a well done story that focuses on a personal tale within the world while easing one into that world. Over the course of the Liore arc we're introduced to the world's magic system and just what makes the Elric brothers special. The first arc is about the Elric brothers in the town of Liore where they meet a young girl named Rose who practices the local religion. T he original manga and 2003 anime introduced the world of Amestris and the characters in it slowly. Brotherhood was created at the end of the manga run and is a straight adaptation of the original manga from start to end. FMA 2003, simply called Fullmetal Alchemist, was a first attempt to adapt the manga but it ran out of manga to adapt and chose to make it's own ending. The Manga is the original, the classic from which both anime were birthed from and an amazing 27-volume run. Well to understand I need to explain what makes Brotherhood, FMA 2003, and the Manga different. And it makes me wonder why? Why does FMAB seem screw up it's opening in the way it's predecessor and the Manga Original seemingly don't?
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Meanwhile I got started with the 2003 version of FMA and got into it at the end of Episode 2, which is the end of the first story arc.
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I've noticed this strange thing about FMAB in that most people I introduce it to don't click with it until Episode 4 or so. I know I said that a couple weeks ago but that piece I wrote got me thinking about FMA again, namely FMA Brotherhood. Fullmetal Alchemist is my favorite piece of media of all time, nothing comes close to it in my opinion.