Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

"Brotherhood" redirects here. For the 2003 anime series DVD volume, see Volume 13: Brotherhood.

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Artwork for second anime series which adapts the manga.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, also titled 鋼の錬金術師: Fullmetal Alchemist in Japan, is the independent second anime adaptation developed by Bones based on the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa and is directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Hiroshi Ōnogi. It was first announced in the manga series' 20th tankōbon volume. The series premiered on April 5, 2009 on MBS-TBS' Sunday 5:00 pm JST anime timeblock, replacing Mobile Suit Gundam 00, and ran weekly until airing its final episode on July 4, 2010. Voice actors Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya reprised their roles as main characters Edward and Alphonse Elric, respectively.

On March 20, 2009, it was announced that the 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, from April 10, 2009 at 8:30 p.m, five days after its Japanese premiere. On April 3, 2009, Funimation announced they would stream English subtitled episodes four days after they air in Japan. Madman Entertainment will also stream it "within days" of the episodes airing in Japan. On February 14th 2010, the English dubbed version of the series began its run on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

Following the premiere of the series' final episode in Japan, it was announced that a film adaptation was in production. Considering that the final episode ended the series in an almost identical manner when compared to the manga, there is little to go on in terms of determining the plot. The first teaser trailer debuted in November of 2010, bearing the title Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei naru Hoshi. The film has been scheduled for a Japanese release in July of 2011, and FUNimation announced on their blog on May 21, 2011 that they had acquired the rights to the film. A dubbed version of the movie will be released in theaters in early 2012 and on DVD and Blu-ray in the spring...

This anime series is not to be confused with the 2003 anime series (if compared with its Japanese title) or as a sequel to it and unrelated to the 13th volume of the 2003 anime series also titled 'Brotherhood'.

Staff

• Director: Yasuhiro Irie
• Series Composition: Hiroshi Ohnogi
• Music: Akira Senju
• Original creator: Hiromu Arakawa
• Character Design: Hiroki Kanno
• Art director: Takeshi Satou
• Art design: Kazushige Kanehira
• Sound director: Masafumi Mima
• Color design: Soko Nakao
• Design: Shinji Aramaki

Cast

Character	Voice Actor (Japanese)	Voice Actor (English)	Notes
Edward Elric	Romi Park	Vic Mignogna
Alphonse Elric	Rie Kugimiya	Maxey Whitehead	Aaron Dismuke, the original voice actor who voiced Alphonse in the English adaptation of the first series, was unable to reprise his role due to his voice deepening through puberty. However, he voices a young Van Hohenheim later in the series.
Winry Rockbell	Megumi Takamoto	Caitlin Glass
Roy Mustang	Shinichiro Miki	Travis Willingham
Riza Hawkeye	Fumiko Orikasa	Colleen Clinkenbeard
Alex Louis Armstrong	Kenji Utsumi	Chris Sabat
Maes Hughes	Keiji Fujiwara	Sonny Strait
Scar	Kenta Miyake	J. Michael Tatum
Ling Yao	Mamoru Miyano	Todd Haberkorn
King Bradley/Wrath	Hidekatsu Shibata	Ed Blaylock
Lust	Kikuko Inoue	Laura Bailey
Gluttony	Tetsu Shiratori	Chris Cason
Envy	Minami Takayama	Wendy Powell
Greed	Yuichi Nakamura	Chris Patton (Episodes 13-14) Troy Baker (Episodes 28+)
Sloth	Fumihiko Tachiki	Patrick Seitz
Selim Bradley/Pride	Yuko Sanpei	Brittney Karbowski
Father	Iemasa Kayumi	Kent Williams
Solf J. Kimblee	Hiroyuki Yoshino	Eric Vale
Lan Fan	Nana Mizuki	Trina Nishimura
Fu	Katsunosuke Hori	Kenny Green
May Chang	Mai Goto	Monica Rial
Izumi Curtis	Shoko Tsuda	Christine Auten
Sig Curtis	Seiji Sasaki	Bob Carter
Van Hohenheim	Unshou Ishizuka	John Swasey Aaron Dismuke(as Young Hohenheim)
Olivier Mira Armstrong	Yōko Sōmi	Stephanie Young
Heymans Breda	Biichi Satou	Jeremy Inman
Denny Brosh	Masao Harada	Jim Foronda
Maria Ross	Kaori Nazuka	Meredith McCoy
Vato Falman	Kenji Hamada	Kyle Hebert
Kain Fuery	Tetsuya Kakihara	Kevin M. Connolly
Jean Havoc	Yuji Ueda	Mike McFarland
Tim Marcoh	Masayuki Omoro	Jerry Russell
Zampano	Takashi Hikida	Chris Rager	A human chimera who can transform into a humanoid boar who has the ability to fire sharp spines from his back.
Jerso	Tomoyuki Shimura	Andrew Love	A human chimera who can transform into a humanoid frog-like creature who has the ability to spit sticky globs of mucus.
Darius	Masuo Amada	George Manley	A human chimera who can transform into a humanoid gorilla.
Heinkel	Shinpachi Tsuji	Bradley Campbell	A human chimera who can transform into a humanoid lion.
Barry the Chopper (Number 66)	Hideyuki Umezu	Jerry Jewell
Isaac McDougal	Kouichi Yamadera	Bryan Massey	Anime exclusive villain in the first episode of this series
Rosé Thomas	Satsuki Yukino	Colleen Clinkenbeard
Elicia Hughes	Misato Fukuen	Cherami Leigh
Gracia Hughes	Tomoe Hanba	Anastasia Munoz

Theme Songs

Opening Themes:

1. "Again" by YUI (episodes 1-14)
2. "Hologram" by Nico Touches the Walls (episodes 15-26)
3. "Golden Time Lover" by Sukima Switch (episodes 27-38)
4. "Period" by CHEMISTRY (episodes 39-50)
5. " Rain" by SID (episodes 51-60 & 62)

Ending Themes:

1. "嘘 - Uso (Lie)" by SID (episodes 1-14)
2. "Let it Out" by Miho Fukuhara (episodes 15-26)
3. "Tsunai Da Te (Tied Hands)" by Lil'B (episodes 27-38)
4. "Shunkan SENTIMENTAL (Sentimental Moment)" by SCANDAL (episodes 39-50)
5. "RAY OF LIGHT " by Shoko Nakagawa (episodes 51-62)
6. "Rain" by SID (episode 63)
7. "Hologram" By NICO Touches the Wall (episode 64)

Insert Songs:

1. "Let it Out" by Miho Fukuhara (episode 27)
2. "Rain" by SID (episodes 52 and 61)
3. "RAY OF LIGHT" By Shoko Nakagawa (episode 64)

Differences From the Manga

Although following the main plot line of the manga, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has some clear differences from the original work (manga), with most of the omitted content from the earlier episodes being removed presumably due to its inclusion in the 2003 anime while the less frequent omissions later in the series were cut presumably due to time or budget constraints. A few examples of the material changed from the original work are:

• The introduction of exclusive characters (Isaac McDougal, the Ice Alchemist).
• Earlier introductions of characters (Kimblee and Father are shown for a few seconds in episode 1).
• Different settings for the first episode.
• The train incident involving the Elrics' battle against Bald and his Blue Squad is omitted as well as Hakuro's ear wound.
• The Youswell ordeal, during which Yoki is introduced, is omitted, although Yoki does appear in later episodes and a short flashback recounting the events of that omitted chapter is also shown. Additionally due to May Chang's first appearance in Youswell also being cut, Youswell is only seen once in the series when May visited it a second time during the events in the manga.
• Since the events of May Chang's first visit to Youswell were omitted, the dialogue during her second visit was changed in the anime to avoid confusion since the townspeople haven't seen her before in the anime version, unlike the manga.
• Instead of going to another library to look up Tim Marcoh's research after the National Central Library burned down where Ed learned about Sheska from another librarian, the Elrics head straight for Sheska's house by car, with Maria Ross mentioning on who Sheska is.
• Ed does not arm wrestle in Rush Valley like in the manga and the 2003 anime.
• Dominic's fear during his first meeting with Winry due to his past association with Pinako Rockbell is omitted.
• The masked man from Ed and Al's training on Yock Island is not shown.
• The boys' stay in Dublith is shortened quite heavily, omitting Mason's appearance while also shortening Bradley's arrival.
• Ed's journey to South City to turn in his yearly assessment report is omitted.
• Envy's skirmish with Lan Fan in Central as well as Ling Yao and Gluttony later joining the battle is absent.
• Hohenheim's death is more drawn out than the original manga.
• The Gaiden (side stories) of the manga that were shown on the 2003 series, where many characters were introduced, including Catherine Elle Armstrong and Black Hayate, are omitted.
• When Greed is captured by Wrath and taken back to Father, he is crucified in the manga, as opposed to being tied to a metal pillar in the anime. This scene, however, was also edited in the English manga due to religious symbolism. In the English version, the cross is changed to a giant slab.
• The flashback of the Elric brothers' past was shown quite a bit earlier while on a train ride to Reole, whereas in the manga, it wasn't shown until they arrive at their teacher, Izumi Curtis', shop in Dublith.
• How everyone finds out about Hughes' death is portrayed many different ways throughout the manga and the 2009 series.
• Some of the pictures at the end of the manga that show the aftermath of the story, such as Winry and Ed with their children (known by most as the "New Elric Family Photo"), have been changed a bit. Examples include the addition of Paninya and Garfiel in the New Elric Family Photo, Vato Falman with a picture of what appears to be his children instead of other Briggs Soldiers, and Mustang and Hawkeye's picture is changed a bit, depicting Mustang with a mustache and a military hat.

External Links

• ANIMAX Asia's Microsite for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
• Fullmetal Alchemist Official Website (Japanese)
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on Anime News Network