Full Metal Alchemist the Movie

[cryptic soul]

judging from the way i looked at the last episode of the series, i thought that there might be a second season of the series, but my friend told me that they were going to make a movie instead to further extend the full metal alchemist story.
So, what i would like to know is if anyone else heard this and if they have
some info it would be greatly appriciated

[dAmaGed_tRuK]

hmm.. sure sounds interesting! as far as i kno there is going 2 b second series as there are [ima estimate about..] 52 episodes of FMA... i wouldnt kno 2 much about a movie but of course the anime always has its little side stories that u dont really kno about from readin tha manga... oh well!

[Zatenks]

hmm.. sure sounds interesting! as far as i kno there is going 2 b second series as there are [ima estimate about..] 52 episodes of FMA... i wouldnt kno 2 much about a movie but of course the anime always has its little side stories that u dont really kno about from readin tha manga... oh well!
As far as I know there will not be a second series. The movie is supposedly going to tie everything up. The movie is set 2 years after the final episode. It will be released in Japanese theaters this summer so is won't be available outside of Japan (legally) for a while after that.

[darkvegeta]

they are still working on the movie, it should come out around late 2005 to 2006

[Rei Ayanami]

Yes. Movie there will be.
Ed will be about 17... So they say <_<
I can't wait for it though. I am going to buy it as soon as I can buy it off the anime blackmar- find it with subtitles.

[Shinobe333]

Hi all, is the movie out yet? The anime looks awesome! But I've not seen ANY of the episodes. bummer! :(
--Shin

[HolyWhippet]

Hi all, is the movie out yet? The anime looks awesome! But I've not seen ANY of the episodes. bummer! :(
--Shin
According to this page:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4176

The movie should be out 2005-07-23. Being a movie I don't know if that means a release on TV or in the theatres. If it's the former I'd add on a month before it gets subtitled and released. If it's the latter then I'm not sure how long it will take.

[Shinobe333]

Thanks HolyWhippet,

is it any good? Really? Not the movie, the series. Just wanna feel for it b4 I purchase.
--Shin

[HolyWhippet]

I certainly like it. It's not really like anything else I've seen. Maybe a hint of Slayers but that's about the closest I can think of. While it has a fair bit of humour, it does get fairly dark in places with characters getting killed or injured.

[Shinobe333]

Gracias on the info. I'll certainly begin to watch it then.
--Shin

[animemonkey555]

i read something in "Anime Insider" about the movie debuting in Japan around now and appearing in the U.S. in summer 2006

[ACE2001]

Some Good news here:

Sony has officially announced that the Full Metal Alchemist motion picture will be released on Japanese home video on January 25, 2006, in three different versions.

A 3 disc "Complete Edition" DVD will feature the movie with optional English subtitles and an audio commentary track plus two discs of bonus features and a guide book. The Complete Edition DVD set will retail at 8,925 yen.

The regular version DVD and UMD releases will retail at 3,990 yen each and will not include English subtitles or the audio commentary track.

Source:Animenation

I haven't seen the movie yet, so it's safe to say that I will definatley be ordering the Complete Edition since it has english subtitles. How nice of them to include english subtitles!!! :lol: :D

[HolyWhippet]

Well, I'll be happy - provided I can work out how to order it via www.amazon.co.jp

*Edit*

On second thought - maybe not. That's around $100 Australian which is a bit much for an anime movie. Especially since the "extras" are likely to be all in Japanese as well.

[Specify]

Well, I have to say, the version circulating on the internet certainly was more or less sufficient for tying up the end, though it still leaves us with questions..

[HolyWhippet]

You mean the shaky cam version? I downloaded that and gave up after a few minutes. It looked terrible. I think I will get the version from Japan.

[umoa]

they have it on discountanimedvd for cheap WITH subtitles!!!

[Guildenstern]

Spoilers




Edward, Hoenheim, and Envy are in Europe around the time of World War I. Alphonse is human with no memory of his adventures during his time as a suit of armor but is trying to reunite with his brother. Edward meets someone on Earth who looks like Alphonse and the two are studying the emerging field of rocketry. Envy turns into a dragon and has a dogfight with some early warplanes.

[Shinobe333]

Just checked Rightstuf and couldn't believe that their prices were higher! THanks for the tip on where to get these DvD cuz they are EXPENSIVE! I've not found the box set yet either.

Anyone know of a box set & where to get it? Thanks. :)