"Hagane no renkinjutsushi" (2003)TV series 2003-2004

Writers:

Shô Aikawa (screenplay)
Joel Bergen (English version)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Philosophers' Stone: those who possess it, no longer bound by the laws of Equivalent Exchange in Alchemy, may gain without sacrifice, create without equal exchange. We searched for it, and we found it.

Plot:

The Elric brothers' mother is dead and their father has long since abandoned them. Deciding to perform...

Plot Keywords:

Breast Squeezing | Suit Of Armor | Black Comedy | Idiot | Steampunk

Cast

Aaron Dismuke	...	Alphonse Elric (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Vic Mignogna	...	Edward Elric (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Romi Pak	...	Edward Elric (50 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rie Kugimiya	...	Alphonse Elric (50 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tôru Ôkawa	...	Colonel Roy Mustang (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kenji Utsumi	...	Major Alex Louis Armstrong (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Keiji Fujiwara	...	Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tetsu Shiratori	...	Master Sergeant Kain Fuery (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Takehiro Murozono	...	Warrant Officer Vato Falman / ... (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shouko Tsuda	...	Izumi Curtis (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shin Aomori	...	Brigadier General Basque Grand (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jin Horikawa	...	General Hakuro / ... (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kevin Connolly	...	Master Sergeant Kain Feury (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kyle Hebert	...	Additional Voices / ... (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Phil Parsons	...	Additional Voices / ... (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christopher Sabat	...	Major Alex Louis Armstrong (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sonny Strait	...	Additional Voices / ... (38 episodes, 2003-2004)
Travis Willingham	...	Colonel Roy Mustang (38 episodes, 2003-2004)

Also Known As:

Fullmetal Alchemist (International: English title) (USA)
Hagaren (Japan) (short title)

Runtime:

24 min (51 episodes) | USA:30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Filipino | French | Italian | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14+ (TV rating) | UK:PG (4 episodes) | New Zealand:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some epiosodes) | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | UK:12 (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 (cut)

Company:

Aniplex

Trivia:

Nearly every member of the military (Mustang, Hawkeye, Fury, Havoc, Hughes, and even Riza's dog, Black Hayate) is named after some type of mid-20th century military aircraft. Most of them are WWII-era airplanes. The exception to the aircraft rule is Bradley, who seems to be named after a modern APC, which was named after WW2 General Omar Bradley.

Quotes:

Envy: The reason you're still around, the only reason I haven't killed you is that we were told not to. But I can never forgive you... and there'll never be a time when I'm able to forgive you... for carrying that bastard's blood in your veins!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: Let's Nab Oprah (#1.11)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Ready Steady Go

Dear, Dear, anime fans who obsess over Naruto and Bleach-YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET

If I were to pick one word to describe FullMetal Alchemist, Hagane no renkinjutsushi, it would amazing, or ohmygod, or simply just a drop of the jaw and "wow." But that wouldn't do something this great justice. For those of you have heard this series can't compare with Naruto and Bleach, no, it can't, it's 100x better. This series will make you laugh, feel a very deep compassion for the characters, want to make you scream in rage, make you want to scream with happiness, and yes, even cry. Yeah. I cried a couple times. And the plot, oh yes, the plot. It's one of the best I've ever seen. Some might say it's too dark, I disagree, it's just honest. It explains that what's gone is gone, and we can't bring it back, people die for a reason, people die for no reason, life isn't fair, you only get what you give, all good things come to an end and we can only make the best of what we're given. Now the Characters, from Edward to Envy, Winry to Hughes, Scar to Rose, Riza to Roy, all characters have something special about them, and it will make you feel a deep compassion for them, weather it's Edward or Roy. Each character is developed and deep to it's full extent. The music is great, the Japanese voice actors are amazing, and the English Dub is one of the best I've seen. In short: If your an anime fan, or just dipping your toes, FullMetal Alchemist is a showcase of wonderful characters and plot, action, drama, tears and laughs.