Quote Originally Posted by shadowfox View Post
I wish the creators of the Naruto and Bleach anime had similar foresight
It's difficult when a manga that gets popular not even a quarter of the way through and they decide to create an anime version.

There usually were only two options: 1. Fillers (like with Naruto and Bleach) or 2. Let the anime follow the manga as far as it goes then create your own story from there. (like they did with the first FMA)

It's nice to see that they waited for just the right time to start Brotherhood.