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 is the 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 time block, 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. The series is much more similar to the manga, unlike the 2003 anime.

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 13, 2010, the English dubbed version of the series began its run on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and May 26, 2012 and still continued in 2013 until December 13, 2014, on Toonami.

Following the premiere of the series' final episode in Japan, it was announced that a film adaptation was in production. The first teaser trailer debuted in November 2010, bearing the title Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos no Sei naru Hoshi. The film was scheduled for a Japanese release in July 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 was released in theaters in early 2012 and on DVD and Blu-ray in the spring. The film in the West is known as Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos.

Funimation's rights for the distribution and streaming of the series in North America expired on March 31, 2016. Aniplex of America now handles the English distribution of the series.

The anime can be watched on Hulu and Crunchyroll.

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 Daisuke Namikawa (young)	John Swasey Aaron Dismuke (young)
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	An anime-exclusive villain in the first episode of this series
Rose Thomas	Satsuki Yukino	Colleen Clinkenbeard
Elicia Hughes	Misato Fukuen	Cherami Leigh
Gracia Hughes	Tomoe Hanba	Anastasia Munoz

Theme Songs

Opening Themes

#	Title	Performer	Episodes
1	Again	YUI	1 to 14
2	Hologram	Nico Touches the Walls	15 to 26
3	Golden Time Lover	Sukima Switch	27 to 38
4	Period	CHEMISTRY	39 to 50
5	Rain	SID	51 to 60 and 62

Ending Themes

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

Insert Songs

#	Title	Performer	Episodes
1	Let it Out	Miho Fukuhara	27
2	Rain	SID	52 and 61
3	RAY OF LIGHT	Shoko Nakagawa	64

Differences From the Manga

Although following the main plotline of the manga, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has many differences from the original manga's story. Some key changes are shown here:

Omissions from the Manga

• The train incident involving the Elrics' battle against Bald and his Blue Squad is omitted as well as Hakuro's ear wound.
  • While unconfirmed, it's generally accepted that these events were skipped in Brotherhood as Episode 5 of the 2003 anime adaptation already told them, with only minor changes made from the manga.
• 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.
  • Similarly, these events were already covered by Episode 9 of the 2003 anime adaptation, with the only notable change being the addition of an exclusive character, Lyra. Aside from her being used to raise the stakes, though, the events are portrayed more or less exactly as they happen 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.
• Ed does not arm wrestle in Rush Valley like in the manga and the 2003 anime. Also in Rush Valley, Dominic's fear during his first meeting with Winry due to his past association with Pinako Rockbell is omitted.
  • Both events were covered by Episode 26 of the 2003 anime, however unlike the aforementioned cases, the surrounding events were dramatically altered, meaning there is no animated version of the events at Rush Valley that are completely accurate.
• The events that occur at Dublith are different from the manga. First, Izumi's lesson on the circle of life, involving Menny and her cat Chiko, are completely removed. Then, the events that occurred while the Elric brothers spent on Yock Island are dramatically abbreviated. Ultimately, Menny, Chiko, and Mason as the "Masked Man" are completely removed. Mason does still appear, but he is reduced to a small cameo appearance with one line of dialogue. Finally, King Bradley's arrival to Dublith is heavily shortened.
  • The events regarding Menny and Chiko were depicted in Episode 27 of the 2003 anime. While mostly faithful to the manga, it includes elements not found in the manga, such as Winry being present at Dublith.
  • Once again, the events of Yock Island and the Masked Man were already covered in Episode 28 of the 2003 anime. While the flashback itself is faithful to the manga, elements outside of it were changed heavily.
• Ed's journey to South City to turn in his yearly assessment report is omitted. This ends up creating a plot hole in the anime, as no explanation is given for how King Bradley knew to show up at Dublith or that Greed was hiding there.
  • This was also omitted in the 2003 anime, meaning that the manga is the only version of the story which explains how King knew Greed would be there.
• The Gaiden (side stories) of the manga that were shown on the 2003 series, where many characters were introduced, including Cathrine Elle Armstrong and Black Hayate, are omitted.
• Envy's skirmish with Lan Fan in Central as well as Ling Yao and Gluttony later joining the battle is absent.
• Episode 30 of the anime covers the Ishval massacre, but its telling is heavily shortened and several elements are omitted. Also, some events that happened during the war are moved to other episodes as flashbacks, instead of everything being shown in sequential order like in the manga.

Altered and New Material

• The first episode features a new story that takes place directly before the Elric brothers' trip to Reole, featuring a completely different introduction to the world of Fullmetal Alchemist, along with featuring new introductions for several key characters, locations, and concepts. The same episode also introduces the exclusive character Isaac McDougal, the Ice Alchemist.
  • Specifically, Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric, Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, Alex Louis Armstrong, King Bradley, Solf J. Kimblee, Maes Hughes, Gracia Hughes, and Elicia Hughes are all given new introductions in this episode. Father is also shown briefly for one scene, and at the very end Lust and Gluttony are both shown.
  • Central City and the State Military are both introduced in this episode, and Ishval and the atrocities committed there are also explicitly mentioned by Isaac.
  • Concepts like Alchemy and the consequences of Human Transmutation, along with Automail (specifically Ed's automail arm) are given new introductions. Mustang's desire to be Fuhrer is also first mentioned here, along with Armstrong's pride for his family.
  • Perhaps most controversially, several pieces of heavy-handed foreshadowing for major plot twists were added. The idea that King Bradley might be evil is heavily emphasised by Isaac, with the former being shown in threatening lighting and camera angles. The Nationwide Transmutation Circle is also foreshadowed by Isaac making a citywide Transmutation Circle, with Father's face even flashing on screen once Isaac's citywide circle is activated.
• 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.
• 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 somehow already knowing who Sheska is.
• During the events of Rush Valley, Alphonse is the one who asks to feel Satella's stomach instead of Ed, an odd change seeing as it is established that Al cannot feel physical sensations due to his soul being bound to metal.
• How everyone finds out about Hughes' death is portrayed in many different ways throughout the manga and the 2009 series.
• When the original 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.
• When meeting Selim in Episode 32, instead of immediately leaving for Briggs, the Elric brothers are invited to the Bradley family estate, where they have a conversation with Selim and Mrs. Bradley. During this scene, King Bradley also shows up, making a veiled threat to the boys regarding their "family" (Winry and Pinako) being important to them, just as his family is important to him.
• Hohenheim's death is more drawn out than the original manga.
• In the 2009 series, Havoc's legs are fully healed at the end of the story, whereas in the manga, we see him still in physical therapy post-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 moustache and a military hat.

DVDs

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External links

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