At this point, I suppose it’s necessary to acknowledge the elephant in the room – Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is not the first anime series adapted from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, not even the first of its decade.
Fortunately, thanks to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood coinciding with the proliferation of anime simulcasts, I’m now able to share my own memories of the beginning of every anime series I write a “Ten Years Later” article for, starting here.
Like I said, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is the greatest anime of all time.
Perhaps my only passion greater than watching anime is introducing others to it, so it should come as no surprise that I have almost certainly gotten more people to watch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in the past decade than any other series.