Starting Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Sub or Dub?

I've heard the dub is one of the best in anime ever, however I am a sub watcher most of the time to a point where I've gotten used to it completely, is the dub really that good compared to the sub in which I should watch it in dub?

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Playest_42472026-01-22 01:39

The dub is great

Boris-_-Badenov2026-01-22 15:18

his brother sounds exactly like a girl

Wolfe2442026-01-22 01:39

Do the sub. The voice actor for the Mc in the dub is a sex pest

WakandaNowAndThen2026-01-22 01:41

No, the original dub is also incredible. This is a series you'll want to revisit every 5-10 years. I say watch it subbed and hit the English dub when you inevitably decide to rewatch it.

Muted-Light-11622026-01-22 01:42

the dub is great

IcePhoenix2952026-01-22 01:43

I'm a little biased because I'm a critical role fan (and a few cast members pop up) but yeah the dub is great. Personally I prefered it to the sub.

carcatta2026-01-22 01:43

I've rewatched Brotherhood a few times years back, especially the last season. I'm usually a sub watcher so the first time I've watched it with subs but all the other times it was dub for me, the english voices fit really well.

If you're unsure you can watch e.g. episode 1 with subs and 2 with dub and compare but my advice would be to dub.

Nativetitain882026-01-22 01:43

Dub for sure. One of the better ones 💯

Brilliant_Cell12026-01-22 01:46

Both are amazing, but there was an english version that came out before Brotherhood. Title is just Full Metal Alchemist. I would watch that one first because producers made it to appeal to US audiences specifically. There are enough differences that watching Brotherhood (the actual Manga adaptation) is a fresh experience.
Edit: I definitely misremembered the success of the show in the west and the reason for the show being produced how it was as one in the same. The Manga was not finished yet, as someone pointed out, and the studio wanted to push it through. With amazing reception all around. I hadn't looked up anything about it in over 20 years, BUT I STILL RECOMMEND THE 2003 VERSION FIRST!

N7CombatWombat2026-01-22 01:55

> but there was an english version that came out before Brotherhood. Title is just Full Metal Alchemist.

No, it's not an English version, just like brotherhood it's a Japanese show with an English dub. It wasn't made to appeal to US audiences, it has differences because the manga was still being written and the show ran out of material to adapt, so they had to go anime original.

LongjumpingShip36572026-01-22 02:01

>but there was an english version that came out before Brotherhood. Title is just Full Metal Alchemist. I would watch that one first because producers made it to appeal to US audiences specifically.

That's not true at all Fullmetal Alchemist was just the first adaptation it wasn't meant for a U.S audience it was always a Japanese show that got an English dub

MisterPeteArt2026-01-22 01:50

Dub

Moonshadow1012026-01-22 01:54

The dub is excellent, and since the vast majority of the characters have european names it meshes better with the universe anyway.

LittleBoi3232026-01-22 01:56

Sub is great too, so pick your poison

Glum-Chair-75422026-01-22 02:03

Did you watch the original FMA first? If not, go back and watch the first 13 episodes. Then switch to FMA Brotherhood Dub.

CryptidTypical2026-01-22 02:12

I go with Dub for this one. The characters canonically speak English.

Dirty_Dragons2026-01-22 02:40

The show takes place in fictional Europe and everybody has English names and the main writing langue is English. The English dub is great.

Sparky_-2026-01-22 02:45

I usually prefer subs as well but this (and a few other anime) are so much better dubbed, in my opinion. The way some of the episodes end with character dialogue transitioning into the ending credit songs are some of the best ever.

InfinitePluribius2026-01-22 02:51

The dub is very good for FMA.

NIN10DOXD2026-01-22 02:58

Dub is so good that it has a following in Japan.

Inside-Battle-4482026-01-22 03:07

Normally I’d say sub, but the dub is excellent.

max4citycouncil2026-01-22 03:36

cant go wrong, try episode one with each and decide... Can always do like me with cowboy bebop and swap sub/dub every rewatch lol

simrell2026-01-22 20:44

the english dub is incredible, if only for getting to watch the english bloopers after binging the series