#Fma 03

[nejune6]

#fma: brotherhood #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #fullmetal alchemis brotherhood #fma:b #fullmetal alchemist #lust #fma lust #fma #fmab #fanart #art #my fanart #my art #digital art #fma fanart #illustration #artists on tumblr #fma brotherhood #fma 2003 #fma 03 #fma fmab #fma gluttony #lust fma #gluttony fma

[tyamuffins]

Fma doodles because I'm currently having fmab brainrot :D

#fmab #fma #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #fullmetal alchemist fanart #fullmetal alchemist #fma 03 #fanart #edward elric #I need to learn how to draw Al #I'm rewatching fmab and it's still as great as ever!!! #Ed and Al are so precious i love them #winry rockbell #i love my girl winry too #And roy and riza!!! #fma is the best anime ever!!! #art #artist on tumblr

[maddiicake]

FMA vs FMAB: The """Style Argument"""

It’s been a while since I’ve talked about/went on a spiel/ranted about something FMA-related. And… it’s come to my attention that there is one thing that people in this fandom like to do….

COMPLAIN ABOUT THE COLORS (03 v.s. FMAB)

FMA03 “fans”: “Ugh… Brotherhood’s colors are so ugly and washed out!”

FMAB “fans”: “Oh geez… FMA03 colors are so strong they hurt my eyes!”

Of course, that only pertains to the character colors (because the backgrounds tend to vary depending on the setting). Well, I took the time to make a side-by-side comparison between the those series’ colors.

Let’s take Edward Elric for example:

Yes, I understand that at a first glance, the colors from Brotherhood seem significantly more faded than they do compared to FMA03 Edward. And that would be partially correct. The colors from FMAB are de-saturated compared to those in FMA03

…But not as de-saturated at many claim it.

Let’s have a look at what “De/Saturation” is on a color wheel:

Just as the picture shows, Saturation occurs horizontally (on this type of color wheel). The more faded colors (“De-Saturation”) are on the left, while the further right you go, the more vivid (Saturated) the color becomes.

Now… with that in mind, let’s take the eye drop tool and see where each of the colors on Ed fall on the color wheel…

Now, I understand that the individual color wheels for each section on the picture above may be hard to tell without zooming-in all the way.

So, I made a separate template that breaks each section apart and explains where they each show up on the color wheel:

As you can see, when both colors are put together on the wheel, there’s not a significant gap of saturation/de-saturation between them. In fact, there are some FMAB colors in certain sections that are more saturated than the FMA03 colors in the same section!

Basically what I’m saying is that people in both fandoms (depending on which party you hail from), exaggerate the colors of the opposite side of the fandom. FMA03 “fans” say that FMAB colors are “too washed out (de-saturated)”, while FMAB “fans” complain about the FMA03 colors being “too bright/vivid (saturated)”. People claim there’s a huge difference between the color saturation of both series when… there clearly isn’t.

Now… if any of you still want to complain about the colors after that explanation… Let me show you what “TOO saturated/de-saturated” really looks like:

“TOO SATURATED”:

“TOO WASHED OUT”:

…

…And there you go~!

#FMA #Fullmetal Alchemist #FMAB #Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood #fma 03

[pluviatrix]

oct. 3 pt 2.

also:

#fullmetal alchemist #fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #edward elric #alphonse elric #fma 03 #fma 2003 #mj art

[oatmealaddiction]

Okay but the weirdest thing about the whole "Brotherhood is better you should skip 03" discourse that's become commonplace now, it sort of forgets the world Brotherhood came out in and why you should watch the original Fullmetal Alchemist. When Brotherhood came out, the original Fullmetal Alchemist was one of the most beloved and most watched animes of all time. Brotherhood assumes you the audience have already seen it because of course you have, everyone has seen it, so it skips important information and speeds the story up because it doesn't want to bore you with things you already know. Have you ever wondered "hey why does the first episode of Brotherhood kind of suck, and why am I being introduced to like 50 new characters, and why are they acting like I know what the hell an alchemist is?" It's because Brotherhood thinks you've seen 03.

The first 7 or so episodes of Brotherhood constitute dozens of chapters in the manga, and the first 25 or so episodes of the original Fullmetal Alchemist. The Nina Tucker episode in Brotherhood, in FMA 03 takes up nearly three episodes. Yoki gets a backstory in 03 and it's genuinely one of the best episodes and taken directly from the manga and Brotherhood glosses over it because: duh, you've already seen it. And so if you skip the original you miss out on dozens of really great character building episodes like Ed and Al meeting Hughes for the first time and getting to spend a whole episode helping him free a train from terrorists, or Ed and Roy having a duel that expands on the relationship they have, or episodes where the brothers just help out random people in towns before the major story gets going.

The original also paces itself quite a bit better than Brotherhood and is more in line with the mangas storytelling. In the manga we don't find out about The Gate until nearly two dozen chapters in, and the same goes for the original anime. Like, that's a twist reveal in those stories, and it's weird that the most watched series is the one where they tell you all about The Gate in the first two episodes because they assume you've already seen the original show.

What's more, people don't know that Hiromu Arakawa helped write for the anime while she was still in the middle of writing the manga, and as a result was inspired to write scenes in Brotherhood that the anime did first. That scene of Edward getting impaled by a falling beam? Directly inspired by a similar scene in the original anime. There's a lot of little instances of that and they're great when you can recognize parallels and things in Brotherhood that are direct references to the original anime, but people don't notice any of that anymore. Because the original anime is just an automatic skip these days, and it's a bummer because people don't realize what a giant it was back before Brotherhood was released. They treat it as *bad,* not realizing it was one of the most beloved anime of its time and the problems people take issue with have a lot more to do with personal taste than any kind of actual flaw in the writing. Brotherhood was never meant to dethrone it, and the original anime was always supposed to be part of the viewing experience which is why those first few episodes of Brotherhood are so fast paced. So like, please stop telling people Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 is a skip, or it's bad, or you don't need it because Brotherhood is better. Regardless if you think Brotherhood is better or not, the original wrote Brotherhood's check. It was huge, it was beloved, and Brotherhood is *banking* on the knowledge you've seen all of it and loved it. And trust me when I say there is so much to love about the original series. It's still my favorite branch of the FMA franchise, and it's worth your time, I promise you.

#Fma 03 #FMA #fullmetal alchemist #Fma:b #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #fma brotherhood #Legitimately though the original is so fucking good #The music alone makes it worth the watch #Also the art direction is better fight me #mild spoilers

[iconicname]

never turn back

#fma #october 3rd #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #alphonse elric #fma brotherhood #fmab #fma fanart #fma 03 #fullmetal alchemist #fma alphonse #alphonse #my art #art #artists on tumblr #illustration #artwork #digital drawing #digital painting #digital art #its alphonse this year baby #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #digital illustration #painted #painting #clip studio paint #clip studio art #clip studio illustration #fanart #anime #anime fanart

[erachiiii]

The edception is real

#wasn't gonna do this meme #but then this idea popped up in my head #fullmetal alchemist #fma #fmab #fma 03 #fma brotherhood #edward elric #myart

[eelektrossfan]

[ID: Screenshot redraw of fullmetal alchemist, there’s Alphonse on metal armor piggy backing Edward, a blond kid with a bright red coat sleeping on Alphonse’s back, they are in the middle of the night in a town slightly lit, the artist’s signature is on the bottom left. / End ID]

Gift (for MYSELF HAHAH <- very normal)

#decided to treat myself with a good old screenshot redraw #if you know this shot by memory #sorray #in my defense the screenshot was blurry your honor #fma art #fma al #fma alphonse #fma edward #edward elric #alphonse elric #fma 03 #fullmetal alchemist #screenshot redraw #fanart #character illustration #illustration #vermiixart #digital art #fma

[fma-03lric]

Why I like 03's automail reveal in liore more than BH prompted by this pic I encountered again:

When I compare the scenes visually, I really really like how proportionally larger Ed's automail is in 03 to the rest of his body. It's more bulbous and thicker around the shoulder portion. When we get a forward facing shot of Ed you can see clearly how far the anchoring port comes across his chest. It's up to the juncture of his neck and over his pectoral muscle.

Despite Winry's wonderful talent and work with automail, you can only make such a durable high functioning model so slim. 03 in general highlights Ed's more childlike qualities. It makes use of visual contrast to point that out as well. To me, seeing the automail on him is like seeing a domestic cat have a panther paw. Much too powerful and encompassing for the size of it.

It's yet another reminder that he's a kid in an adult world. Too smart and too young and having made such a large mistake. It's very fitting for the overall tone of 03.

(the animation of Ed tearing his coat over his shoulder was also sick as fuck in 03 like holy god it was awesome)

#fma fmab #edward elric #fma 03 #fullmetal alchemist #possibly part of the reason he wears so many layers #to hide the bulkier side

[raffa-taff]

Silly comic I made a bit ago because as soon as I thought of it I needed to draw it

#fmab #fma brotherhood #fma 03 #fma fanart #fma 2003 #fma alphonse #alphonse elric #fullmetal alchemist #mutant mayhem #donatello tmnt #tmnt donatello #tmnt mutant mayhem #crossover #teenage mutant ninja turtles fanart #tmnt donnie #tmnt 2023 #fnaf

[zyrimix]

dreaming in a dream world

#fma #fma 03 #fullmetal alchemist #fma fanart #edward elric #alfons heiderich #art #zyrimix

[flamealchemist]

Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 official artwork

#fma #fullmetal alchemist #alphonse elric #winry rockbell #roy mustang #edward elric #alex louis armstrong #riza hawkeye #fma 03 #fma 2003 #conqueror of shamballa #fma official art #my scans

[wickedcriminal]

Nothing makes me happier than unhinged Ed being like "yep!! That's MY blood!! I drew that while I was bleeding out!! :DD" and Armstrong reacting about as well as you'd expect

#fma 2003 #fullmetal alchemist #fma manga #edward elric #alex louis armstrong #major armstrong #alphonse elric #fma 03 #fullmetal alchemist 2003

[olvitier]

Recently watched conqueror of shamballa and I forgot how much i love it and Edward's outfit so I did a little doodle of him!

#fma fanart #edward elric #fullmetal alchemist #conqueror of shamballa #fma 03 #fma 2003 #edward elric art #edward elric fanart #my art

[pluviatrix]

i marveled at the miracle of your pulse, its hummingbird thrum within glorious cage of hard-won flesh, yes, for this, i'd do it all again.

happy birthday to the third elric brother, arson elric, and happy twentieth anniversary to the original anime </3

bonus:

#fma #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #fma 2003 #fma 03 #conqueror of shamballa #edward elric #alphonse elric #mj art #fmab

[the-silliest-ever]

probably the most cunty sibling duo ive seen

#fanart #digital art #fmab #fullmetal alchemist #fma 03 #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #envy fma #envy fullmetal alchemist #lust fma #lust fullmetal alchemist