So, my good friend - the letter 'r' - has been pvr-ing Fullmetal Alchemist (FMA) and Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex (GitS:SAC) recently. Great shows. Absolutely great shows. (An aside here. I'm going to be obnoxious and lazy and resort to acronyms for these shows. I'm too lazy to type the names out or copy and paste, so there...) FMA is possibly the more entertaining of the two, but only slightly and only because it's got a bit more "entertainment" in it. GitS:SAC is a touch more cerebral.
So far, we've watched the first four episodes of FMA and the first three of GitS:SAC. FMA tugs pretty hard on the heart strings. You can sense just what the main characters are going through as they search for a way to right something that went horribly wrong in their past. A cross between a morality play and a redemption tale, FMA explores pretty deep themes while managing to be funny and serious, often at the same time.
On the other hand GitS:SAC is more action with occasional humor. Based in pieces on the original Shirow manga and the film, it actually manages to walk the line paying homage to both. I was surprised at just how well some of the stories felt like they came from Shirow's manga series while the slightly more philosophical nature of the movie is there in the background peeking out at you every so often. It still deals with the themes of humanity and technology while keeping the action/political thriller trappings.
There's certainly a lot of room for growth in both series and I look forward to seeing where they go.
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