Fullmetal Alchemist: Manga vs. Brotherhood Analysis Notes

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Symbol/Character Guide

兄弟: brothers. Mostly refers to Ed and Al, though also used to talk about 48/Slicer brothers from Lab 5

同じ: same. Means that the stuff that happens in Brotherhoos is the same as the manga.

BH = Brotherhood

兄 = older brother, refers to Slicer brother

弟 = younger brother, used refers to Slicer brother

一は全、全は一 = All is one, one is all

兄弟の父 = the brother's dad, refers to Hohenheim

Comments

Episode 1: Fullmetal Alchemist

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Made specifically for BH only --> nothing in this episode appears in the manga

Questions (regarding plot holes, strange decisions, etc.)

• How did Isaac McDougal get transmutation circles all over Central without anyone noticing/erasing them?
• WTF was Mustang doing in Central anyway?
• Note: the alchemy this guy uses is actually pretty cool with the water
• Ed nor Al even BLINK at the corpses McDougal leaves behind
• Counter for Ed revealing automail: 1
• How did McDougal participate in Ishval since it’s a DESERT
• Hughes kidnaps Ed and Al like he does Winry
• Al keeping a notebook about everything he wants to eat after he gets his body back is…kind cute…
• How does McDougal break into a high-security prison and visit an inmate in solitary without alerting anyone?
• How are canon-blind people supposed to keep up with all the introductions here?

• Ed and Al
• King Bradley
• Hughes and his family
• Roy
• Major Armstrong
• Isaac (who contributes NOTHING to the plot)
• Philosopher’s Stone
• Glimpse of Father

• How did McDougal learn of Homunculi’s plan for Amestris?
• Writing reveals there’s something up with Bradley way too soon
• Audience also flooded with alchemy stuff?
• Why did Isaac flip out instead of finding allies to help him fight the Homunculi?
• Ed hospitalized counter: 1
• How did Isaac obtain a philosopher’s stone? Did he know how to make one?