Let's make this short and very simple.
Fullmetal Alchemist '03 adapted the first half manga and then veered off to do its own thing.
Brotherhood is a faithful adaptation all the way through.
The "Brotherhood treatment" would mean a follow-up anime that is more in line with the original manga.
I can think of two major contenders:
1. Naruto Shippuden
Part 1 is fine. Shippuden got beat up in transition to its animated form. Filler everywhere, worse soundtrack (although not bad by any means), slow pacing, integration of filler to canon material... just a mess overall. If they did a 1:1 recreation of the manga I doubt it would get as much flak as it does.
2. Rurouni Kenshin
The only good adaptation in the original series was the Shishio arc. To nobody's surprise, this is the most fondly remembered arc. The first arc was heavily altered in several ways, and the third was never adapted. The manga is superior in almost every way. We could also use a more grounded anime these days.
What do you think?
Fullmetal Alchemist '03 adapted the first half manga and then veered off to do its own thing.
Brotherhood is a faithful adaptation all the way through.
The "Brotherhood treatment" would mean a follow-up anime that is more in line with the original manga.
I can think of two major contenders:
1. Naruto Shippuden
Part 1 is fine. Shippuden got beat up in transition to its animated form. Filler everywhere, worse soundtrack (although not bad by any means), slow pacing, integration of filler to canon material... just a mess overall. If they did a 1:1 recreation of the manga I doubt it would get as much flak as it does.
2. Rurouni Kenshin
The only good adaptation in the original series was the Shishio arc. To nobody's surprise, this is the most fondly remembered arc. The first arc was heavily altered in several ways, and the third was never adapted. The manga is superior in almost every way. We could also use a more grounded anime these days.
What do you think?