"Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood" (2009) "Hagane no renkinjutsushi" (original title), TV series 2009-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 April 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Anime

Cast

Iemasa Kayumi	...	Narration / ... (62 episodes, 2009-2010)
Vic Mignogna	...	Edward Elric (61 episodes, 2009-2010)
Romi Pak	...	Edward Elric (60 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kent Williams	...	The Narrator / ... (60 episodes, 2009-2010)
Rie Kugimiya	...	Alphonse Elric / ... (58 episodes, 2009-2010)
Maxey Whitehead	...	Alphonse Elric (57 episodes, 2009-2010)
Shin'ichirô Miki	...	Roy Mustang (46 episodes, 2009-2010)
Travis Willingham	...	Roy Mustang (46 episodes, 2009-2010)
Colleen Clinkenbeard	...	Riza Hawkeye / ... (41 episodes, 2009-2010)
Fumiko Orikasa	...	Riza Hawkeye (40 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kenta Miyake	...	Scar (37 episodes, 2009-2010)
J. Michael Tatum	...	Scar (37 episodes, 2009-2010)
Yuki Hayashi	...	Denny Brosh / ... (36 episodes, 2009-2010)
Megumi Takamoto	...	Winry Rockbell (31 episodes, 2009-2010)
Caitlin Glass	...	Winry Rockbell (31 episodes, 2009-2010)
Monica Rial	...	May Chang / ... (30 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mai Goto	...	May Chang (28 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hidekatsu Shibata	...	King Bradley (27 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ed Blaylock	...	Fuhrer King Bradley / ... (26 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mamoru Miyano	...	Ling Yao (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kenji Utsumi	...	Louis Armstrong / ... (25 episodes, 2009-2010)
Christopher Sabat	...	Alex Louis Armstrong / ... (25 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Directed by
Yasuhiro Irie		(64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Tsutomu Yabuki		(5 episodes, 2009)
Kiyomitsu Sato		(4 episodes, 2009)
Hiroshi Iketomi		(3 episodes, 2009)
Keiko Oyamada		(3 episodes, 2009)
Ikuro Sato		(3 episodes, 2009)
Takahiro Ikezoe		(2 episodes, 2009)
Masahiro Sonoda		(2 episodes, 2009)
Masao Ôkubo		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Writing credits
Hiromu Arakawa		(64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hiroshi Ônogi		(24 episodes, 2009-2010)
Michihiro Tsuchiya		(14 episodes, 2009-2010)
Shotaro Suga		(11 episodes, 2009-2010)
Seishi Minakami		(8 episodes, 2009-2010)
Yoneki Tsumura		(7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Blair Rowan		(3 episodes, 2009-2010)
John Burgmeier		(2 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Produced by
Justin Cook	....	producer: FUNimation (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Gen Fukunaga	....	executive producer: FUNimation (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Carly Hunter	....	producer: FUNimation (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Nobuyuki Kurashige	....	producer (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hirô Maruyama	....	producer (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mike McFarland	....	line producer: FUNimation (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Noritomo Yonai	....	producer (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Ryo Ôyama	....	producer (64 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Original Music by
Akira Senju		(64 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Cinematography by
Mayuko Furumoto		(64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Yoshiyuki Takei		(26 episodes, 2009)

Series Film Editing by
Takeshi Sadamatsu		(64 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Art Direction by
Takeshi Satou		(64 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Art Department
Shinji Aramaki	....	design: transmutation circle / designer: army training camp (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kazushige Kanehira	....	art designer (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hiroki Kanno	....	character design (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Satoko Nakao	....	color setting / color design and inspection: opening staff (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Toi8	....	design: lane (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Yasuhiro Irie	....	storyboard artist: opening staff / storyboard artist (16 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kenshiro Morii	....	storyboard artist: ending staff (14 episodes, 2009)
So-shi	....	storyboard artist: ending staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Iwao Teraoka	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2009-2010)
Shinji Ishihira	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 2009)
Minoru Ôhara	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Yoshimitsu Ôhashi	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hitoshi Nanba	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2009-2010)
Tsutomu Yabuki	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2009-2010)
Masao Ôkubo	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Takahiro Ikezoe	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Nobuo Tomizawa	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Michio Fukuda	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2009)
Shin Misawa	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2009)
Katsumi Teratô	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2009)
Masahiro Andô	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Sound Department
Adrian Cook	....	sound re-recording mixer (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Shizuo Kurahashi	....	sound effects (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Masafumi Mima	....	sound director (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mike McFarland	....	adr director / assistant adr director (56 episodes, 2009-2010)
Caitlin Glass	....	adr director (15 episodes, 2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Niki Cooper	....	post production assistant (58 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Mayuko Furumoto	....	photography: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Yoshiyuki Takei	....	photography: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)

Series Animation Department
Hidenori Fukuoka	....	key animator (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Yoshimichi Kameda	....	key animator / key animator: opening staff (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Souichiro Sako	....	key animator (38 episodes, 2009-2010)
Naomi Kaneda	....	key animator: opening staff / key animator (26 episodes, 2009)
Shigeru Kimishima	....	key animator (26 episodes, 2010)
Miyuki Abe	....	inbetween checker: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Tetsuro Aoki	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Hiroyuki Horiuchi	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Takahiro Ikezoe	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Yasuhiro Irie	....	director: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Satoshi Ishino	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Hiroki Kanno	....	animation director: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Toshihiro Kawamoto	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Hiroaki Magari	....	key animator: ending staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Kenshiro Morii	....	director: ending staff / key animator: ending staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Tomokatsu Nagasaku	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Madoka Ozawa	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Hajime Shimomura	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
So-shi	....	director: ending staff / key animator: ending staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Haruo Sotozaki	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Masako Tashiro	....	key animator: opening staff (14 episodes, 2009)
Jun Shibata	....	action animation director (14 episodes, 2010)
Yukiko Ban	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Editorial Department
Ashley Rosse	....	video editor (64 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Music Department
Hirohito Shinohara	....	music producer (64 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Other crew
Masahiko Minami	....	planning (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Yûji Shimomura	....	supervisor (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kôji Taguchi	....	planning (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Seiji Takeda	....	planning (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hiroshi Ônogi	....	series composition (64 episodes, 2009-2010)
Hideo Katsumata	....	planning (50 episodes, 2009-2010)
Masuo Ueda	....	planning (14 episodes, 2009)

Production Companies

• Bones
• Square Enix Company

Distributors

• Aniplex (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Aniplex (2009) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Aniplex (2009) (Japan) (all media)
• Chubu-nippon Broadcasting Company (CBC) (2009-2010) (Japan) (TV)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Gyao (2009) (Japan) (video)
• Madman Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) (2009-2010) (Japan) (all media)
• Proware Multimedia International (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• TV5 (2009) (Philippines) (TV)
• The Licensing Machine (2009) (non-USA) (all media)
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (2009-2010) (Japan) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Hagane no renkinjutsushi" - Japan (original title)

Runtime:

Japan:24 min (64 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | South Korea:15 | South Korea:18 (original version) | Canada:G (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | New Zealand:M (volume 1) | New Zealand:R13 | UK:15

Company:

Bones

Trivia:

The official name for this show in Japan is "Fullmetal Alchemist" which was renamed as "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" in the English version. The reason for the renaming was to avoid confusing it with the first series which also shared the same title.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series: Joey Wheeler Ace Attorney (#3.4)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Shunkan Senchimentaru

A Fantastic Reboot

Having been an avid fan of the first Fullmetal Alchemist series, i was highly apprehensive on hearing about this reboot, but the more i found out about the series, the more excited i became. I've always been a fan of the Manga, and the new series is being based completely of the manga storyline. This had be hooked, so i waited nervously for the first episode.

The new series features better artwork that resembles Arakawa's style more closely than the last series. There is more humour, especially Ed transmuting a spear-head into his face. There is a new soundtrack, which admittedly, at times doesn't work greatly, but with some getting used too, i'm sure it will grow on me. Overall, i feel this series is a fantastic reboot, and is verging on turning Fullmetal Alchemist into the series it should always have been.