I love Fullmetal Alchemist. Since I've started watching it about 1 and a half years ago, it's become my sister and I's favorite anime. She's younger than me by 20 months, and I'm 15 now and she's 14, just like Ed and Al! We're huge fans and love everything about it. We were thinking about going to go out on Halloween in costume, me being 15-yr-old Ed and my sister in a huge cardboard suit as Al. Don't know if it'll work out though.
I really liked the ending. It set up the exit of the anime and opened up the beginning of the movie (which I haven't seen yet, just read a review). Even if you don't see both, you still get a big, heaping chunk of what fans like about the show. I've got the first DVD, episodes 1-4. I bought it in a used game and movies store, and I was lucky enough to spot it. Unless you order it from the net, FMA DVD's are impossible to find. I've got the second Playstation game, Curse of the Crimson Elixir, and a sweatband with the symbol that's on Ed's coat on it. Y'know- the cross with the snake wrapped around it? It's black with the symbol being red. I love it.
And yes, the story's very sad at times, and very emotional. I don't think half as many people would watch it if it didn't have so much emotion.
And I voted for Edward, since he symbolizes me! Plus, he's cool. Yeah.