Plex combining different shows into one (fullmetal alchemist and fullmetal alchemist brotherhood)

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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I use filebot to name my shows according to plex’s standard

I have Fullmetal Alchemist named like so,

/Anime
   /Fullmetal Alchemist  (2003)
      /Season 01
         Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) - S01E01 - He Who Would Challenge the Sun.mkv
         Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) - S01E02 - Body of the Sanctioned.mkv
   /Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009)
      /Season 01
         Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009) - S01E01 - Fullmetal Alchemist.mkv
         Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009) - S01E01 - Fullmetal Alchemist.jpn.ass
         Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009) - S01E02 - The First Day.mkv
         Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009) - S01E02 - The First Day.jpn.ass

however when I scan library plex combines the episodes into one library item, meaning I can only see either Fullmetal Alchemist, or Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

It doesn’t even seperate the shows into different seasons, Plex recognizes them as the same episodes for the same show and then combines them

steps I’ve taken to remedy:
tried every plex agent, I normally use HAMA and then AniDB
tried removing one show, scan library, replace it, scan again
tried removing both shows, scan library, replace with one show at a time, scan again
checking possible name conversions through other agents in filebot

even filebot if I use tvDB, thinks that I have the same episode twice

but I have confirmed mutliple times that that hama is matching the shows with their aniDB page not tvDB

I wouldn’t mind if the shows were seperated into seasons but I can only play one season without having to go into my file explorer and removing one

Plex has so many problems it’s insane

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Try adding TMDB or TVDB tags in the show folder title. It would look like the following:

Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) {tmdb-37863} or {tvdb-75579}

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009) {tmdb-31911} or {tvdb-85249}

After you do that, try a Plex Dance and hopefully you shouldn’t have the problem anymore.

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