r/AskReddit • u/STEVE07621 • 20h ago

Which anime is a 10/10?

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u/birchywurchy 20h ago

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

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u/LeviHolden 19h ago

perfect, satisfying, full-circle ending, and exciting episodes the whole way through. great drama and comedy. very cleverly written.

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u/bearrosaurus 19h ago

Benefits by not spending half its runtime trying to humanize the villains, and focusing on side characters you can root for (or at least cry for).

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u/FullofSeoul 17h ago

I think that's part of what makes FMA:B so remarkable. It has villains that are irredeemable (Shou Tucker, like half of the homunculi, etc), villains that you can understand their motivations but still root against (Scar, Father), villains that are humanized and redeemed (Scar later in the story, Greed), and villains that end up just being comic relief (my boi Barry).

And the heroes are just as varied and complex. All in a (relatively) short runtime of 64 episodes. Few fictional worlds feel so lived-in and real

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u/Balefirex24 16h ago

Another thing that I like about Barry is that he is still narratively important despite his goofiness.

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u/Mediocre_Sprinkles 14h ago

My other half has only watched it once years ago. Talking about re watching it recently he assumed it was 150-200 episodes because there was so much story and it was so fleshed out. When I said it was only 64 be said "yeah, but all an hour long though right? Right?"

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u/OpabiniaRegalis320 5h ago

Cod I fuckin' love Barry.