Originally Posted by
Letmesleep
At the very least I can say that I feel the important characters are deeper, the voice acting superior, the storyline more philosophical, the script far more intelligent, and villains much more multifaceted in FMA. In FMA, everyone has their reasons for doing what they do, and they are motivated by their personalities and world views. In Brotherhood, I felt we had a bunch of puppets for villains. I feel FMA was a more focused show, namely on Ed and Al, and I think it's stronger because of that focus. In Brotherhood you do indeed learn more about other characters, but that subtracts from the bond created between the brothers.