I loved FMA back when I watched the subs each week, and I still love it. Even the movie was better than I expected, and I like most of the English voices for the dub.
Is it over-hyped? Hell yes. Back when I was still getting Newtype-USA it got to the point where FMA was on the cover every damn month rather than giving the space to any other anime coming out. I just don't let it get to me. Aside from the irritating fangirls (who are around for a lot of shows, 'sup Fruits Basket) it isn't that bad.
As for the whole manga>anime debate, I can see where people are coming from. I purposely avoided reading the FMA manga until after the series was finished, and the show is very good without knowing the direction the manga takes. The manga is a lot more fleshed out (Maria Ross, the people from Xing, and most recently the whole Northern military outpost of Briggs) and has some interesting plot twists, but I think it's a little unfair to say that the anime sucks just because it took a different direction.
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Back when I was watching the subs I actually loved FMA. At the time it was a generally perfect anime with action, comedy suspense and a good story. And now after it came on adult swim, I'm down right sick of it. It's hard to talk about anime with anybody now with out them bringing up FMA. It was great the first time I watched it but now people are ruining it for me.
I have yet to read the manga but I'll probably get around to it so I can see the real full story.
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I'll have to make a note to bring up FMA every time I see you around campus. Perhaps even hire one of the common fangirls to follow you around, giggling about how uber hawt Ed is.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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