I so rarely see other people rank FMA’03 over Brotherhood, but I really preferred it. The more serious tone, the origins of the homunculi, the much stronger ending (“better” is debatable, but it was definitely strong), and most of all, the Pride reveal. '03 revealing it like 2/3 of the way through the series made for a better twist. I’m so happy I was able to avoid that particular spoiler until I watched the show, because that blew my goddamn mind

An honorable mention to who actually killed Winry’s parents. Having us grow to like the guy for a while before revealing that particular sin was a stronger choice than just saying “yeah, the antagonist did it”