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Add some anime news FUNimation has confirmed that the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVAs will be released May 22, 2012 on a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. See the Official OVA Trailer at ANN
 * 29 February 2012

The anime film Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos won three awards at the Burbank International Film Festival, which hosted the West Coast premiere of the film. Based on Hiromu Arakawa's original Fullmetal Alchemist manga, the film won its first American film festival awards at the September 15 - 18 event (go to se the official website: http://www.burbankfilmfestival.org/Awards2011_FilmWriting.html)
 * 16 October 2011

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos received the following awards:

- Best Feature (Animation) - Best Writing (Animation / Adaptation) - Best Director (Animation) - Kazuya Murata

Directed by Kazuya Murata, the film won each category in which it was nominated for an award. The Burbank International Film Festival screened live-action and animated films from around the world and gave away numerous other awards, mostly to live-action productions.

Other North American film festivals will show Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos with English subtitles in Hawaii, Toronto, Vancouver, and San Francisco.

FUNimation has announced that it has acquired the licenses for the four OVAs released with the 2009 anime DVD/BD sets in Japan as well as the complete set of 4-Koma Theater shorts. The four OVAs in question are Bonus Episode: The Blind Alchemist, Bonus Episode: Simple People, Bonus Episode: Tales of the Master and Bonus Episode: Yet Another Man's Battlefield.
 * 8 October 2011

Additionally, dubbing has reportedly begun on the movie Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos and the cast list for new characters is as follows:

Julia Crichton – Alexis Tipton Melvin Voyager – Matthew Mercer Miranda – Shelley Calene-Black Colonel Herschel – Patrick Seitz Soyuz – Christopher Smith Vatanen – Elias Taylorson Gonzales – Bruce DuBose Pedro – Jonathan Brooks Sizzler – Brian Mathis Raul – Andrew Chandler Graz – Jim Johnson Karina – Tia Ballard Tony – Christopher Bevins


 * 12 September 2011

Both Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Part 5 and Volume 26 are available in the UK.


 * 30 August 2011

Vic Mignogna has reported on twitter that the English dubbing of the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Movie has started.


 * 2 August 2011

FMA Brotherhood Part 5 is dubbed and is now out on DVD and Blu-ray


 * 29 July 2011

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood english dub episodes 5-52 are available on Hulu until September 23rd for viewers in the United States.


 * 20 July 2011

Part 3 of FMA:Brotherhood is now available for instant streaming on Netflix


 * 24 June 2011

According to Robert's Anime Corner Store, the release date for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Part 5 has been delayed from July 26th to August 2nd, 2011.


 * 12 April 2011

Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Prototype will be published as a one-shot in June and in the July issue of Square Enix's monthly Shonen Gangan Magazine http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-11/fullmetal-alchemist-prototype-manga-to-run-in-gangan-magazine


 * 11 April 2011

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Part 4 is on DVD in the US.


 * 5 April 2011

Hiromu Arakawa will be starting a new series this month in weekly Shonen Sunday called Silver Spoon (Gin no saji) in issue 19 of the magazine on April 6th. The story will be set in a Japanese high school in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido. http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2011-03-25/fma-hiromu-arakawa-starts-silver-spoon-school-manga Chapters 1 - 3 can now be found on mangareader.net, mangafox.com and somemangas.com under the titles of either Silver Spoon or Gin no Saji, depening on the site.


 * 27 March 2011

Two new teaser trailers for FMA: The Sacred Star of Milos has been released by the official website. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-27/2011-fma-film-onigamiden-priest-trailers-streamed Website: http://www.hagaren-movie.net/#/trailer


 * 18 March 2011

Part 1 and part 2 of FMA: Brotherhood are now available for instant streaming on Netflix.


 * 1 January 2011

The theatrical release date of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos has been set to July 2nd, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-01/2011-fullmetal-alchemist-film-opens-july-2-after-festival


 * 28 December 2010

FMA Brotherhood Part 3 is on DVD in the US.


 * 18 December 2010

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-17/adult-swim-to-run-more-fma/brotherhood-on-january-9

Adult Swim has confirmed they will air more English dubbed episodes of FMA: Brotherhood at 1:00am starting on January 9th. Currently only 5 English dubbed episodes have been confirmed up to Episode 31, which will air on February 6th 2011.


 * 21 November 2010

After a long wait, the third part of FMA: Brotherhood is finally being released on DVD in the US. English dubs for episodes 27 to 39 will be coming to shops on 28th of December and is available to pre order at http://www.fullmetalalchemist.com/ The UK release date is on 21st February 2011 and UK fans can pre-order from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fullmetal-Alchemist-Brotherhood-Vol-27-39/dp/B004AFUJIE


 * 14 November 2010

The official website for the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Movie, now called Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei-Naru Hoshi released a teaser trailer today regarding the film. The un-subtitled Japanese teaser can be seen here: http://www.hagaren-movie.net/#/?trailer=disp


 * 4 July 2010

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood airs its final episode, Episode 64, today. Some extra information gained and an excellent conclusion. The series finale of Brotherhood announced that a Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood movie was in development.


 * 9 June 2010

Fullmetal Alchemist manga concludes itself on chapter 108, thus ending the series with a spectacular ending.


 * 16 May 2010

As of May 5th, ANN reported that Yasuhiru Irie confirms FMA Manga ends in June. (as well as Brotherhood)


 * 14 February 2010

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood premieres on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. Watch the dub again on adultswim.com this Wednesday!


 * 4 February 2010

Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block has confirmed through the LA Angeles Weekly's newspaper blog that the English dub of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood will premiere during their midnight programming slot starting February 14th. It is currently slated to run in this slot for a continuous 26-episode run.


 * 29 September 2009

"FUNimation Entertainment has announced the English track directors and cast of the megahit anime series "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood".

"Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" is produced by the acclaimed Japanese studio Bones and set in a fictional world where alchemy – the transmutation of raw materials into :objects – is science and the way of life. The series follows the Elric brothers Edward and Alphonse on their perilous journey in search of the legendary Philosopher's Stone. :They set forth in the hope that the magical artifact can restore their bodies after a failed attempt to revive their dead mother cost Edward's left leg and right arm; as well :as Alphonse's entire body, leaving his soul affixed to a suit of armor.


 * Line Producer: Mike McFarland
 * ADR Directors: Mike McFarland and Caitlin Glass


 * Reprising their roles from the first series:
 * Edward Elric - Vic Mignogna
 * Winry Rockbell - Caitlin Glass
 * Roy Mustang - Travis Willingham
 * Lust - Laura Bailey
 * Envy - Wendy Powell
 * Gluttony - Chris Cason
 * Maes Hughes - Sonny Strait
 * Fuhrer King Bradley - Ed Blaylock
 * Riza Hawkeye - Colleen Clinkenbeard
 * Jean Havoc - Mike McFarland
 * Alex Louis Armstrong - Christopher Sabat


 * New Cast Members:
 * Alphonse Elric - Maxey Whitehead (Antonio from Romeo x Juliet, Czeslaw Meyer from Baccano)
 * Scar - J Michael Tatum (Eneru from One Piece, Isaac from Baccano)
 * Isaac McDougal - Bryan Massey (Ladd from Baccano, Nino from Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino)


 * Aaron Dismuke will be featured in another role later in the series.
 * FUNimation Entertainment will release "Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood" on DVD beginning in Spring 2010.


 * FUNimation currently streams high-quality, free, original Japanese dialogue and English subtitled episodes of the series within days of Japanese television debut via :www.funimation.com/video as well as key video-sharing partners." -Funimation.com


 * 8 October 2009

Conqueror of Shamballa will be available in Blu-ray on November the 17th.

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 * 20 August 2008

New Fullmetal Alchemist anime series announced.