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Philosophy of Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood

This article contains major spoilers.  Philosophy- The philosophy of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood revolves around science, war, religion, nationalism/fascism and Truth. It is story about human connection, war, and about overcoming our weaknesses.  Science Vs Religion  When Edward and Alphonse visited Reole to investigate father Cornello who gained control over people of Reole, who believed that he had Godly powers. As the truth turns out to be that Cornello uses a Philosopher stone and alchemy to fool his followers (He was eventually exposed). Later, we see the city being engulfed in a civil war over different ideologies. In the next episode, they met Shou Tucker who was known for his talking chimera experiment and to maintain his state alchemist position, he does something really horrific. He used his own daughter and dog for a chimera experiment. And then he gives the most disturbing excuse for his actions. He said he only did what science has demanded for. So many humans and ani

Why you should watch Fullmetal Alchemist : Brotherhood ?

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  F ullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood is one of such anime that will never fail to amuse me. There is always a shonen anime that has a special place in your heart. And for me, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is one of such kind. There are so many reasons for you to recommend this anime to your friends who want to get into anime.  Reasons why you should watch Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood-  Edward Elric: Not a typical shonen protagonist” –  One of reasons why you must watch FMA:B is because of its well-written characters. So, what makes “Edward Elric” a good shonen protagonist? Edward is not a overpowered characters, he isn’t even there in the list most powerful characters of FMA: B. He is determined towards his ideals and motivated towards his goal. He is not ridiculously optimistic and ignorant. Edward elric never outshines other characters. Throughout the series, no character was nerfed down just to show how powerful the protagonist is. (Which is to be expected in most shonen anime).