![]() She cheers for them when they take the state alchemy exam and is present when Edward passes the practical portion of the exam, effectively witnessing him become a state alchemist. The Elric brothers live with the Tuckers for a few months during which Nina shares many memorable experiences with the brothers. In the 2003 adaptation of Fullmetal alchemist on the other hand, ample time is given to show the close friendship that Nina forms with Ed and Al. Since she doesn’t interact with the brothers outside this one time, she does not come across as a close friend of theirs. The only time she interacts with the brothers is when they play with her while taking a break from their studies. In Brotherhood, Nina’s relationship with the Elric Brothers is explored little. Nina Tucker and the Elric Brothers Better daysįMA 2003 does a better job at showing how close Nina is to the Elric brothers than Brotherhood. While this is obviously a disturbing scene in both adaptations, FMA 2003 does a better job at giving this event more emotional weight by better depicting the close bond between the Elric brothers and the Tucker family than Brotherhood and by slowly revealing Shou Tucker’s true nature throughout the arc. The Tucker Arc Carries More Emotional Weight in FMA 2003įMA 2003 and Brotherhood relied on the same source material when they adapted the Tucker arc and, in both adaptations, the arc ends with Shou Tucker committing the despicable act of transmuting his own daughter, Nina, and pet dog, Alexander, into a chimera. I, however, side with the vocal minority that feels that the FMA 2003 was better and I plan to justify my position in a small series of posts, the first of which is below. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, which first aired in 2009, was a newer more faithful adaptation of the manga.īoth series are among the best shounen anime produced but the general consensus appears to be that Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (from now on, Brotherhood) was a better adaptation than the 2003 adaptation (from now on FMA 2003). ![]() As fans of the series know, the first adaptation, Fullmetal Alchemist aired in 2003 while the manga had yet to be completed and once the anime caught up to the manga, the anime went on its own path, creating a very different story-line. It’s too much for anyone with a heart to bear.Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood are two anime adaptations of the best-selling manga of the same name. But, the moment that utterly destroys us is Ed yelling: “Give him back, he’s my brother! Take my leg! Take my arm! Take my heart! Anything! You can have it! Just give him back! He’s my little brother! He’s all I have left!” Yet, Ed musters whatever strength he has left to draw the transmutation circle with his blood and bind Al’s soul to a suit of armor. Hearing the boys’ cries and seeing their bodies disintegrate is heart-rending. Alphonse lost his whole body, while Ed lost his left leg. The brothers researched human transmutation and attempted to bring their mom back to life only to pay the ultimate price for their transgression. ![]() They were alone and scared, and they just wanted to see their mom again. Unfortunately, the young Elric brothers who lost their mother couldn’t comprehend this at the time they attempted it. And impossible because the souls that have left this world can never be called back.
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