User blog comment:TonyMutu/Thoughts on 2003 anime/@comment-84.113.231.207-20130226114937

[SPOILERS!!!]Envy did pass the gate. Watch the movie FMA: Conquerors of Shambala, it continues from FMA 1 ep. 51.

I found the explanation satisfying and i liked the idea of two different worlds (one of physics and one of alchemy), especially the realisation that all this time alchemy had been used on at the cost of human lives was like MIND BLOWN!!!

Yes Izumi left Wrath inside the gate (which apparently contains truth/hell/heaven all on in one) and he seized the opportunity to escape by taking ed's limbs when he showed up.

As for the original anime series I personally liked it more. I read some of the later chapters of the manga (particularly those revolving around the fight with father) and found that it's just the ordinary "the friends VS god/final boss/overpowered enemy" scenario of shonen manga. The 2003 anime on the other hand is much darker and deals much more with the question of ethics in science (like how the homunculi are each an alchemists mistake and not the spawn of a "father"). I honestly prefer the latter scenario, since I could have the former by reading naruto anytime.

Another thing i liked about the 2003 series is its open end. It's not all protagonist marries lead female character. I would actually like to see brothers' story after the movie's events continued. Well here are my two cents.