Fullmetal Alchemist

So if you ever want to hear a great story about brotherhood, sacrifice, and general all around awesome, look no further than Fullmetal Alchemist. Or Brotherhood, the second series that follows the manga of FMA rather than the first anime, which took an important plot point and ran with it, creating its own story. Both are extremely well done, but I'm liking Brotherhood a lot more, just for the sheer amount of plot twists going on. It's freaky.

This version is much darker than the first series, but I like it. There are so many things that are just INSANELY messed up that...why would you want to even go to this world? Oh that's right, we've got great characters that just make this series.

I adore the main characters, Edward and Alphonse (Al), Elric. Their relationship is just so good. It's how all brothers should be. They'll do anything for each other, and they know what the other is thinking just by looking at each other. That is dedication and trust right there.

Aside from Ed's awesome older brother protection sense, Edward is such a great character. His biggest pet peeves are being called short, and people mistaking his brother for him. Because, you see, Al is a suit of armor, and is full of metal...but Edward is not. He just has automail prosthetics.

Okay, I'm going to have to explain: When Ed and Al were young, they lost their mother. They decided to use alchemy to bring her back from the dead. However, this practice is one of the taboos, THE taboo, in alchemy. Edward lost his leg, while Al lost his body, and it still didn't bring their mother back. To save Al, Edward bound Al's soul to a suit of armor, losing his arm in the process. Al then took Edward, who was bleeding to death, to their friend Winry's to save Ed.

So yeah, that's the dramatic part (and that's not even half of it). Edward tends to get himself into really funny situtations though.

Okay, I'm starting to ramble so I'll conclude: Go watch Fullmetal Alchemist. And then go watch Brotherhood. So awesome.