Fullmetal Alchemist | Rant

WARNING: Contains Spoilers for the anime 'Fullmetal Alchemist' and 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'. You have been warned.

I haven't posted in a long time, (Not that anyone cares.) and I decided I would make use of this post, and use it to let out all of my pent up emotions. It's pretty hard to have a discussion about one of the most epic characters in anime history with my sister, especially when she's never seen Fullmetal Alchemist, is too busy fan-girling over Vampire Knight, and is basically a cold-hearted stone statue when it comes to my anime rants. 

I recently (Well not recently, since I've been done for at least 3 months.)  have finished Fullmetal Alchemist, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I have to say: it is my absolute favorite anime of all time. Even more then Fairy Tail, and I like Fairy Tail pretty darn well! Fullmetal Alchemist was a perfect blend of action, tragedy, and comedy, it was just made of pure awesomeness. Every character I just couldn't help but falling in love with, even the villains! 

For those of you who have never heard of this anime, here is a brief description that I've come up with, so bear with me, because I have always sucked at summaries and descriptions. {I enlisted the help of the FMA Wiki as well.}:

Edward and Alphonse Elric are two brothers living together happily with their mother in Resembool, a small town in Amestris. Their father left them when they were both young, for unknown reasons. The young boys, go through their fathers study, and begin to study alchemy: the metaphysical science of manipulating and altering matter by using natural energy. But it is a science and is subject to certain laws and limitations, all of which fall under the concept of Equivalent Exchange: "In order to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost or destroyed." Edward Elric, the older brother, particularly has a knack for it. When their mother dies from an outbreak, the 2 young boys decide to break the ultimate alchemists taboo: to bring someone back from the dead. After a long period of preparations, they are ready. But something immediately goes wrong. Alphonse loses his whole body, and Edward pays his leg, as 'equivalent exchange'. Edward realizes that the thing that they have created, is nothing like their mother. It's a monster. Edward, pleads to get his brother back, and is willing to sacrifice anything. He binds his brothers soul to a suit of armor, in exchange for his arm. Afterwards, a man named 'Roy Mustang' the Flame Alchemist comes all the way from Central, to see the brilliant alchemist is surprised to find a young boy, and the remains of human transmutation. He offers Edward the chance to become a state alchemist. It would require him to become a dog of the military, but he would have certain privileges, and ultimately he might find a lead to get his body back. Edward accepts, and has auto-mail attached as replacements for his arm and leg. After a year of arduous rehab, he takes the State Alchemists qualification exam, and passes. Fuhrer King Bradley gives him the name of 'Fullmetal Alchemist'. Together, these two boys ultimate goal is to obtain a Philosophers Stone. A mythical stone that allows the user to bypass the laws of equivalent exchange. Will Edward and Al be able to get their bodies back?

And also 2 fan-made trailers that I particularly like. (It is recommended you watch on youtube, where the screen is bigger, so you can read the subtitles.)

That was longer then I had hoped it would be, but there you have it. The anime is absolutely amazing, I was shocked that I had been so apprehensive about it at first. If you are considering watching Fullmetal Alchemist, I would say that Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is MUCH better then Fullmetal Alchemist, but it's much less confusing if you watch Fullmetal Alchemist first. (FMA:B is NOT a sequel. While Fullmetal Alchemist branches off from the original plot of the manga, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood stays true.) because since FMA:B has a lot more plot to squeeze in, they seem to squish a lot of stuff together, sometimes several episodes. At least in the beginning, not in a bad way though. Anyway, I wanted to rant more about certain topics, but writing that description wore me out, so I might as well change this title to: 

Fullmetal Alchemist. A summary of it's awesomeness, and why you should watch!