I've never read the manga
I've never watched either version
Which one should I watch first?

>>280549305 (OP)
You should not, it's a pure slop with good character designs

>>280549386
This isn't the Hero Academia thread lil bro.

>>280549305 (OP)
03 and then Brotherhood, as per release order. The latter kinda assumes that you watched the first one. Form your own opinion after that.

>>280549562
>The latter kinda assumes that you watched the first one.
Where did this meme come from? 90% of people who watched FMAB watched it without watching 03 and loved it, it was literally made to get new people into the series

>>280549305 (OP)
Read the manga first. Then watch 03 for a different experience, then watch Brotherhood.

>>280549305 (OP)
First 25 episodes of '03. Then move on to brotherhood and watch the first 13 episodes at 2.0 speed. Watch the rest at normal speed.

>>280549305 (OP)
2003 Is way better because the Scar faggot is barely on it and he fucking DIES

>>280549305 (OP)
You don't need to watch 03, except maybe the first 7 episodes, skipping episode 4.

>>280549605
>Where did this meme come from?

Brotherhood kinda glossing over some of the beginning stuff.

>>280549305 (OP)
Fma 2003, it's the one that made it so beloved to begin with and the parts of the manga it adapts - it adapts so much better.

Then as well, the original storyline IS also much better so just continue with it.
I think multiple timelines can exist in FMA, so just treat them both as Canon as Fate/Stay Night routes, 2003 is the darker one and eventually you can watch Brotherhood for a different take on the story a bit brighter and showing you parts of the story 2003 didn't.
Brotherhood is Unlimited Blade Works and 2003 is Heaven's Feel, you do well watching both.

>>280549305 (OP)
honestly? the manga.
>03
muh 40+ episode filler with noncanon ending only saved by the OP
>the other
funny.jpg.
Don't bother and go with the manga.

>>280550194
>Fate fans: How can I make this about Fate?

>>280550368
It is a good way to justify watching both versions of a series. Like, if you did it with Fate and enjoyed it, you can do it here too. Mostly same start, then things go differently.. But 2003 has too much quality to dismiss it as a filler or optional series unlike something like Shaman King 2001

>>280550722
It's ending is pants-on-head retarded and retroactively makes the whole thing a waste of time.

>>280549605
It was a common consensus even when Brotherhood started airing, since there really wasn't that big a gap between 2003 ending and Brotherhood getting the greenlight. It's not very subtle about it either, or else why would Brotherhood's first episode be a non-canon fanservice battle with a bunch of characters that hadn't been introduced yet, and why would they alter the early fights like Cornello getting a huge power boost? Brotherhood's biggest problem is that it doesn't want to "bore" the people it assumes already know what happens up until Greed's introduction, so it either sprints through it all or tries to go bigger for no reason. If it didn't assume viewers had seen 2003, it wouldn't have those issues.

Like most people, OP, I say just watch 2003, then Brotherhood. When you get to Brotherhood, you can just skip to episode 11 or so if you want. Both of them are great shows, but have flaws on opposite ends. 2003 has a rough ending, and Brotherhood has a rough start, but neither of them are ruined because of it.

>>280550821
It was shocking at the time, the original Shingeki no Twist.

>>280551032
Hell, I just remembered I watched Conqueror of Shamballa last year which builds upon the ending.
Attack on Titan absolutely copied everything from fma 2003

FMAB was too retarded to be enjoyable, made me question if MAL users are mentally disable

Always release order.

>>280551217
No it's good except for the first episode.
Being teenagers in 2009, it was really exciting and impressive getting those kind of awesome fights... But nearly 20 years later, I don't rate something so highly just because of its action, and 2003 adds much more substance. It's a slow paced mystery adventure story comparable to Monster or Kino no Tabi, something much more rare to find than another sakuga shonen with an organization of 7 super strong villains or whatever.

>>280549305 (OP)
Watch brotherhood. If you really want more after then watch 03.

>>280549305 (OP)
People are trolling you hard in this thread.
Pretend 03 doesn't exist.
Watch Brotherhood(it is the canon version)
If you enjoyed it, and want some sort of completely alternate take on it when the manga wasn't finished...then watch 03.
It's really that simple.
The idea of someone recommending 03 first is just an absurd troll attempt.

>>280551774
Adding to this, yeah you can skip the first episode of Brotherhood.

Removing the ip counter was a mistake

It had one of the funniest comedy of all times.

>>280549305 (OP)
None.

>>280549305 (OP)
FMA 03 = amazing direction that runs out of source material and has an inferior original ending

FMAB = amazing story with a weak beginning and mediocre direction

I watched 03 first and would recommend others do the same, FMAB has some really great sakuga fight scenes but other than that there's really no reason to watch over reading the manga. The animation looks stiff, the lighting is flat and boring, and the music is hit or miss with some mediocre tracks that are reused so much they become grating. FMA 03 looks and sounds incredible

Despite all that brotherhood is still one of the best anime ever just because the story and characters are so good, but some of the emotional payoffs at the end will be a lot less impactful if you didn't watch 03 first, since brotherhood glosses over a lot of the early story

>>280551929
The last post above yours was not meant to be construed as being a different person. But I can see how just putting 'adding to this' and replying to myself is ambiguous.
I normally only do that to correct a typo, but in this case I wanted to add that the first ep in Brotherhood isn't canon either and forgot to include that in the original post.

>>280556321
I wasn't talking about you but the 03fag

>>280549305 (OP)

>>280549305 (OP)
Fma is better for the first half. But the animation goes to dogshit except a few parts and the story becomes very boring. It is also got a much more mature atmosphere which I doubt most zoomers who are addicted to circus anime’s with loud noises, theatrics etc can stomach.

Overall, FMA:B will be better. But there is a lot of missing (comedy & drama) early on. But the animation is consistently good.