As Roy Mustang says early on, "The power of one man doesn't amount to much. Essentially, Brotherhood discusses the concept that we are all nothing more than lowly humans, incapable of doing much on our own, but by forming friendships and bonds, the things we can accomplish can, at the very least, protect those that are dear to us. This is probably the more subtle theme throughout Brotherhood, only becoming obvious in the final moments of the final battle. It's an interesting approach, but I do say it's an "issue" because it's subjective on how it's handled, even if the manga does it peerlessly.įirst and foremost is the theme of friendship. Some may not like this method of reveal, but each one fits with the theme of that episode in a brilliant way, so I actually like the choice (even if they cut my favorite line). However, the big change results in all of the Ishvalan Civil War flashbacks being spread between Episode 10, 22, 30, 32 and 54, rather than in a lump sum. For Hohenheim's story, it is also compressed to a single episode, though as a result it misses out on quite a few scenes that made the manga what it is, though it does get the most important point across. The brothers I can forgive, since like above, it was given in the 2003 story. While the manga relegates the flashback to the Elric brothers' past, the Ishvalan Civil War, and Hohenheim's backstory to huge chunks, the anime decides to spread these out. My second issue (if we can call it that) is both a positive and negative.
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