User blog comment:Imperial Wyrm/Sequel to Brotherhood/@comment-1618178-20130315025318

I always thought it didn't make much sense to have an FMA sequel, actually... (and I have discovered that, unlike our colegue has stated, most "die hard" fans of FMA wouldn't want a sequel for the life of them) that's too much of a different "way of thinking", I guess, the thought of "wanting more" or "necessity to know what happens next" in a story.

That is very suitable and common in the ocidental (as not to say American) line of storytelling, which doesn't usually fit well in the japanese line of storytelling and, when it does happen, tends to sound forced and artificial.

It's funny because, even before Arakawa stated "FMA is the story about THE Fullmetal Alchemist and that 'person' ceased to exist.", I've always thought exactly that. I believe I had even stated it previous to the end of the series - that once Ed got his limbs back and learned the Truth's lesson and everything, his 'story' would be over. - And I do understand people who don't get this or even don't agree with it, but it's just that... well... that's a 'point of view' of life and storytelling, that's all. It's more of a choice, that says more about a person's point of view and culture than anything else.

That being stated, I think it would only be suitable to have a sequel about something else besides "Fullmetal", such as other character's life stories (such as Arakawa's statement about making an extra about Roy becoming Führer), or another thing entirely - another country in that world, in another period of time... etc - and, if that was the case, in my opinion, it shouldn't even be called "Fullmetal Alchemist", anymore. And that is, frankly, the only type of sequel I would be happy to oblidge... anything else and I would need some very strong arguments and convincing to accept.