Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Wikipedia

Japanese anime television series This article is about the 2009 TV series. For the 2003 TV series, see Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series).
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMISTHagane no Renkinjutsushi
Genre
  • Adventure[1]
  • Dark fantasy[2]
  • Steampunk[3]
Based onFullmetal Alchemistby Hiromu Arakawa
Screenplay byHiroshi Ōnogi
Directed byYasuhiro Irie
Voices of
  • Romi Park
  • Rie Kugimiya
  • Shin-ichiro Miki
  • Megumi Takamoto
  • Keiji Fujiwara
  • Fumiko Orikasa
  • Kenta Miyake
Music byAkira Senju
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes64 + 4 OVAs (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Hiroo Maruyama [ja]
  • Noritomo Yonai
  • Ryo Ōyama
  • Nobuyuki Kurashige
Cinematography
  • Mayuko Furumoto
  • Yoshiyuki Takei (#1–26)
AnimatorBones
EditorGō Sadamatsu
Running time
  • 24 minutes
  • 12–18 minutes (OVAs)
Production companyFullmetal Alchemist Production Committee[a]
Original release
NetworkMBS, TBS
ReleaseApril 5, 2009 (2009-04-05) –July 4, 2010 (2010-07-04)
ReleaseAugust 26, 2009 (2009-08-26) –August 25, 2010 (2010-08-25) (OVAs)
Related
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Japanese: 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, Hepburn: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) is a Japanese anime television series, serving as the second animated adaptation of the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, after the 2003 anime series. Produced by Bones, the series was directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Hiroshi Ōnogi, with music composed by Akira Senju. It was conceived to create a faithful adaptation that directly follows the entire story from the original manga, as the first anime adaptation strayed away from it to create a story exclusive to that series after running out of published manga material to adapt.

Production for Brotherhood began in 2008. The series aired a total of 64 episodes on MBS, TBS and its affiliates from April 2009 to July 2010. It was originally licensed in North America by Funimation and broadcast English dubbed on Adult Swim in the United States from February 2010 to September 2011. In March 2016, Funimation's license for the series expired and it was transferred over to Aniplex of America.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has received acclaim since its initial airing and is regarded as one of the greatest anime series of all time, with praise given to its faithfulness to the manga and its incorporation of characters and plot details that were not present in the 2003 anime series, either due to unpublished manga material or creative changes to accommodate the former; the climactic episodes were also lauded for both their action sequences and moral messaging.

Plot

[edit] See also: Fullmetal Alchemist § Plot

Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are raised by their mother Trisha Elric in the remote village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father Hohenheim, a noted and very gifted alchemist, abandoned his family while the boys were still young. While in Trisha's care, Ed and Al began to show an affinity for alchemy and became curious about its secrets. However, when Trisha died of a lingering illness, they were cared for by their elderly neighbor Pinako Rockwell and her granddaughter Winry Rockbell, the boys' closest friend. Ed and Al traveled the world to advance their alchemic training under teacher Izumi Curtis. Upon returning home, the brothers desperately decide to try to bring their mother back to life with alchemy. However, human transmutation is a serious alchemical taboo, as it is impossible to do so properly. In the failed transmutation, Al's body is completely disintegrated, and Ed loses his left leg. In a last attempt to keep his brother alive, Ed sacrifices his right arm to return Al's soul and binds it to a nearby suit of armor. After Edward receives automail prosthetics from Winry and Pinako, the brothers burn down their house, symbolizing their determination and decision of "no turning back", and head to the capital city to become government-sanctioned State Alchemists. After passing the exam, Edward is dubbed the "Fullmetal Alchemist" by the State Military, and the brothers begin their quest to regain their full bodies back through the fabled Philosopher's Stone under the direction of Colonel Roy Mustang. Along the way, they discover a deep government conspiracy to hide the true nature of the Philosopher's Stone that involves artificially-made humans known as homunculi, the alchemists of the neighboring nation of Xing, a scarred serial killer from the war-torn nation of Ishval, and their own father's past.

Voice cast

[edit] Main article: List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
Character Japanese voice actor English voice actor
Edward Elric Romi Park[4] Vic Mignogna[5]
Alphonse Elric Rie Kugimiya[4] Maxey Whitehead[5]
Roy Mustang Shin-ichiro Miki[6] Travis Willingham[5]
Winry Rockbell Megumi Takamoto[6] Caitlin Glass[5]
Maes Hughes Keiji Fujiwara[6] Sonny Strait[5]
Riza Hawkeye Fumiko Orikasa[6] Colleen Clinkenbeard[5]
Scar Kenta Miyake[6] J. Michael Tatum[5]
Ling Yao Mamoru Miyano[7] Todd Haberkorn[8]
Lan Fan Nana Mizuki[7] Trina Nishimura[9]
May Chang Mai Goto[7] Monica Rial[10]
King Bradley/Wrath Hidekatsu Shibata[6] Ed Blaylock[5]
Lust Kikuko Inoue[6] Laura Bailey[5]
Envy Minami Takayama[6] Wendy Powell[5]
Greed Yuichi Nakamura[7] Chris Patton (first)[11]Troy Baker (second)[12]

Production

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In the 20th volume of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, released in August 2008, series author Hiromu Arakawa announced that a second anime adaptation was being produced; the previous series, Fullmetal Alchemist, had debuted in 2003 and featured an anime original story direction midway through its run after exhausting manga content to adapt. The Japanese title of the second adaptation is Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST; abbreviated as 鋼の錬金術師FA), including the English translation as a subtitle to differentiate it from the 2003 series,[13][14][15] while the English release uses the subtitle Brotherhood.

Bones produced and animated Brotherhood with Yasuhiro Irie serving as director, Hiroshi Ōnogi as writer,[13][14] and Akira Senju as composer.[16] Voice actresses Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya reprised their roles as Edward and Alphonse Elric, respectively.[17] Unlike the first adaptation, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood faithfully follows the complete story of the manga. Irie faced the difficulties of making the series as appealing as possible, and due to his large popularity within the fanbase, Irie had to properly focus on the character of Roy Mustang.[18] When the manga was nearing its completion in May 2010, Irie announced that the Bones staff was already working on the final episodes adapting the ending and expressed shock at the series' conclusion.[19]

Brotherhood's music was composed by Akira Senju.[20] The first CD soundtrack from the anime was released on October 14, 2009.[20] The second CD soundtrack was released on March 24, 2010.[21] The third CD soundtrack became available on July 7, 2010.[22] Fullmetal Alchemist Final Best, a compilation of opening and ending songs, was released on July 28, 2010.[23] On June 29, 2011, the original soundtrack of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Nageki no Oka no Seinaru Hoshi), composed by Taro Iwashiro, was released.[24]

The respective opening and ending themes for the first 14 episodes are "Again" by Yui and "Uso" (; lit. "Lie") by Sid. From episodes 15–26, the respective opening and ending themes are "Hologram" by Nico Touches the Walls and "Let It Out" by Miho Fukuhara. From episodes 27–38, the respective opening and ending themes are "Golden Time Lover" by Sukima Switch and "Tsunaida Te" (つないだ手; lit. "Tied Hands") by Lil'B. From episodes 39–50, the respective opening and ending themes are "Period" by Chemistry and "Shunkan Sentimental" (瞬間センチメンタル, Shunkan Senchimentaru; lit. "Sentimental Moment") by Scandal. From episodes 51–62, the respective opening and ending themes are "Rain" (レイン, Rein) by Sid and "Ray of Light" by Shoko Nakagawa. While episodes 63 and 64 do not use opening themes, they use "Rain" and "Hologram", respectively, for their endings.[25]

Release

[edit] Main article: List of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episodes

In March 2009, it was announced that the official English title of the series was Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and that it would receive its English-language premiere on Animax Asia, with Japanese audio and English subtitles, at 8:30 p.m. on April 10, 2009.[26] On April 3, 2009, Funimation announced it would stream English-subtitled episodes four days after they aired in Japan. Madman Entertainment would also stream it "within days" of the episodes airing in Japan.[27] The series premiered in Japan on April 5, 2009, on MBS–TBS's Sunday 5:00 pm JST anime block.

In May 2009, Funimation suspended the release of new episodes for a few weeks because of an incident in which an episode of One Piece was uploaded before it had aired in Japan.[28] However, the episodes were later made available on the Funimation website and on the official Funimation channel on YouTube.[29]

In August 2009, Aniplex began releasing the series on Blu-ray and DVD volumes; the first release included two episodes and an original video animation (OVA).[30] Two more OVAs were included in the fifth and ninth volumes alongside four episodes. Other volumes feature four episodes and no OVAs. Sixteen volumes were released, the last one in November 2010.[31] In September 2009, Funimation announced the cast for an English dub of the series, which featured much of the cast of the 2003 series dub reprising their roles.[32] On February 14, 2010, the English dub of the series premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block and ended its run on September 25, 2011.[33][34] Funimation began releasing the episodes on Blu-ray and DVD in May 2010; each release contained thirteen episodes.[35][36] Five volumes were released, with the last one in August 2011.[37][38] In the United Kingdom, Manga Entertainment released the series in five DVD and Blu-ray volumes during 2010 and 2011,[39][40] and later in a two-part box set.[41]

Funimation lost the rights to the series in March 2016.[42][43] In July 2016, it was announced that the series' rights were transferred to Aniplex of America and that it would be streamed on Crunchyroll.[44] Netflix debuted the series in the United States and Canada in January 2018.[45] Aniplex of America released the series on two Blu-ray Disc box sets in November 2018.[46] In November 2019, Funimation re-licensed the series for its streaming service.[47] Madman Entertainment distributed the series in Australia;[48][49] it was broadcast in Canada on Super Channel[50] and in the Philippines on TV5's AniMEGA anime programming block.[51]

Reception

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood received near-universal acclaim and is widely considered to be one of the greatest anime of all time.[52][53][54] On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 100% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's critic consensus reads: "With impeccable world-building, rollicking action, and emotionally intelligent themes, all the elements come together to make this Fullmetal Alchemist reboot a pristine distillation of the shounen genre."[55] It was the top-rated anime on MyAnimeList, Anime News Network and IMDb,[56] until being overtaken by Frieren on MyAnimeList and Anime News Network.[57][58]

D. F. Smith, writing for IGN, noted the short time-span between the releases of the 2003 series and Brotherhood, which he deemed peerless among other anime.[59] Smith judged the pace of the first 14 episodes to be quicker than their original-series counterparts, which he interpreted as the series presuming the viewer is already familiar with the characters.[59] Smith also observed that while this approach enables reaching the more "exciting" story elements faster, it does exclude enjoyable moments with supporting characters, such as Winry and Lieutenant Colonel Hughes, found in the first anime series adaptation.[59]

The first 14 episodes of Brotherhood were initially criticized by members of the Anime News Network staff, who said that repeating events from the first anime series led to a lack of suspense.[60] Mania Entertainment's Chris Beveridge said that the entertainment in these episodes lay in the differences in the characters' actions from the first anime series, and original content which focused on the emotional themes of the series.[61] Beveridge praised the new fight scenes and the extra drama, which made these episodes "solid",[62] while Smith found the action scenes unexpectedly "compact".[59]

Megan Gudeman of CBR called the relationships in the anime "dynamic and memorable".[63] Chris Zimmerman from Comic Book Bin said the series "turns around and establishes its own identity" because of the inclusion of new characters and revelations absent from the first anime series, increasing its depth. He said the animation was superior to that of the first anime series; his comments focused on the characters' expressions and the execution of the fight scenes.[64] Critics praised the conclusion, finding it satisfying; Mark Thomas of The Fandom Post called it a "virtually perfect ending to an outstanding series".[65][66] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Charles Solomon ranked Brotherhood the second-best anime of 2010 on his "Top 10" list.[67]

Spin-off film

[edit] Main article: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Following the final episode of Brotherhood, a new film was announced.[68] Titled Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, the film was directed by Kazuya Murata and written by Yūichi Shinpo and premiered in Japanese theaters on July 2, 2011.[69][70] The film follows the Elrics' attempts to capture a criminal in another country.[71] Funimation licensed the film and released it in selected theaters in the United States in January 2012, and on DVD and Blu-ray on April 24 of that same year.[72][73]

Notes

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  • Eureka Seven: AO (2012)
  • Blast of Tempest (2012–2013)
  • Tenkai Knights (2013–2015)
  • Space Dandy (2014)
  • Noragami (2014–2015)
  • Captain Earth (2014)
  • Soul Eater Not! (2014)
  • Chaika: The Coffin Princess (2014)
  • Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle (2014)
  • Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015)
  • Show by Rock!! (2015)
  • Snow White with the Red Hair (2015–2016)
  • Concrete Revolutio (2015)
  • Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song (2016)
  • My Hero Academia (2016–2025)
  • Bungo Stray Dogs (2016–2023)
  • Show by Rock!! Short!! (2016)
  • Mob Psycho 100 (2016–2022)
  • Show by Rock!!♯ (2016)
  • Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (2017)
  • Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan (2018)
  • Carole & Tuesday (2019)
2020s
  • SK8 the Infinity (2021–present)
  • Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (2021–present)
  • Godzilla Singular Point (2021)
  • The Case Study of Vanitas (2021–2022)
  • Metallic Rouge (2024)
  • The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies (2024)
  • My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (2025–present)
  • Gachiakuta (2025–present)
  • Daemons of the Shadow Realm (2026)
  • Marriagetoxin (2026)
  • Fate Rewinder (TBA)
OVAs/ONAs
  • RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness (2003)
  • Wolf's Rain (2004)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection (2006)
  • Ayashi Divine Comedy (2007)
  • Darker than Black: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms (2008)
  • Xam'd: Lost Memories (2008–2009)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009–2010)
  • Halo Legends (animated sequence) (2010)
  • Darker than Black: Gaiden (2010)
  • Chaika: The Coffin Princess (2015)
  • Snow White with the Red Hair (2016)
  • Blood Blockade Battlefront (2016)
  • My Hero Academia (2017–2023)
  • Bungo Stray Dogs (2017)
  • A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- (2018)
  • Mob Psycho 100: Reigen -The Miraculous Unknown Psychic- (2018)
  • Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (2018)
  • Mob Psycho 100: The Spirits and Such Consultation Office's First Company Outing ~A Healing Trip that Warms the Heart~ (2019)
  • Super Crooks (2021)
  • Time Patrol Bon (2024)
  • SK8 the Infinity Extra Part (2025)
Films
  • Escaflowne (2000)
  • Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005)
  • Sword of the Stranger (2007)
  • Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows (2009)
  • Towa no Quon (film series) (2011)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)
  • Un-Go episode:0 Inga chapter (2011)
  • Star Driver: The Movie (2013)
  • Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution (film series) (2017–2021)
  • Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018)
  • My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
  • My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
  • Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020)
  • My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
  • My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
Video games
  • Robot Alchemic Drive (2002)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel (2003)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (2004)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo (2005)
  • Code of Princess (2012)
  • Liberation Maiden (2012)
  • Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2012)
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (2013)
  • Persona 4: Dancing All Night (2015)
Category
  • v
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Doroku/Nichigo timeslot
Doroku (2002–2008)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
  • Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • Blood+
  • Ghost Slayers Ayashi
  • Toward the Terra
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Nichigo (2008–2017)
  • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (season two)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • Sengoku Basara II
  • Star Driver
  • Blue Exorcist
  • Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
  • Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199
  • Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
  • Haikyu!!
  • The Seven Deadly Sins
  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
  • My Hero Academia
  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance
  • The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (season two)
  • v
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  • e
Seven deadly sins
The sins
  • Lust
  • Gluttony
  • Envy
  • Greed
  • Sloth
  • Pride
  • Wrath
Describing the sins
  • Evagrius Ponticus
  • John Cassian
  • Pope Gregory I
  • Dante Alighieri
  • Peter Binsfeld
In art and culture
  • Divine Comedy
    • Inferno
    • Purgatorio
  • The Keys to the Kingdom (book series)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (1585 play)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things (painting)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (1933 ballet)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (1952 film)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (1962 film)
  • The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975)
  • Seven (1995 film)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist (manga series)
    • Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 anime)
    • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009 anime)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins (manga series)
  • The Seven Deadly Sins of Modern Times (painting)
  • Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (light novel series)
  • Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (2016 anime)
  • Four Last Things (video game)
  • Graveyard Keeper (2018 video game)
  • Shazam! (comic book)
    • Seven Deadly Enemies of Man
    • Shazam! (2019 film)
  • Helluva Boss (2020 animated series)
  • Limbus Company (2023 video game)
  • Hazbin Hotel (2024 animated series)
Related
  • Seven Heavenly Virtues
  • Seven Social Sins
  • Sin
    • Christian views on sin
  • Christian views on the Old Covenant
  • Hamartiology
  • Peter Binsfeld
  • icon Catholicism portal
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International
  • VIAF
National
  • United States

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