Yea, I definitely fell into a semi-depression after seeing the ending of FMA series, it was quite sad how they were
seperated at the end, kinda bittersweet as volrath77 said. I didnt mind the ending at all, since the whole series had
this desperate sad tone in it, i thought the ending fits the style of the anime more. :P
With the movie, a renewed sense of hope in me desperately wished that the Elric brothers really get to reunite again.
That i got, but they never got back to their world...so that was a downer. Btw, does anyone feel sorry for Winry...I
mean she get to see Ed for 5 mins before he runs off again to save the world, and then he leaves along with Al. She
ended up losing both of her dear childhood friends. :(
Towards the movie ending, i just cant help but empathize for the brothers, seeing their grim future into the
"real" world. I cant help but to think of how their character changed soo much ever since the beginning of the
series, they all look so tired, burdened and matured. You hardly see they smile anymore...But the ending was really
good, i think that in a way, a sad ending is what leaves behind a lasting impression to the anime, so i guess its use is
effective enough. Besides, the ending fits to the storyline(s) effectively and logically. :)
I hope the manga ends soon, i really wanna find out what happened to them in another differnet storyline.