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However, human transmutation is a taboo, as it is impossible to do so properly. Upon returning home, the two decide to try to bring their mother back to life with alchemy. The boys traveled the world to advance their alchemic training under Izumi Curtis. However, when Trisha died of a lingering illness, they were cared for by their best friend Winry Rockbell and her grandmother Pinako. Their father Hohenheim, a noted and very gifted alchemist, abandoned his family while the boys were still young, and while in Trisha's care they began to show an affinity for alchemy and became curious about its secrets. Reviewers noted its faithfulness to the manga and its introduction of characters and plot details that were not present in the 2003 anime the climactic episodes were also lauded for both its action scenes and moral messages.īrothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are raised by their mother Trisha Elric in the remote village of Resembool in the country of Amestris.
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In 2016, Funimation lost the rights to the series and it was transferred to Aniplex of America.įullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood earned acclaim from critics and audiences, and is considered to be one of the best anime series of all time.

The series was first licensed in North America by Funimation and was broadcast English-dubbed on Adult Swim from February 2010 to September 2011. The series was broadcast for sixty-four episodes on MBS– TBS from April 2009 to July 2010.

Production for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood began in 2008. The series was conceived in order to create a faithful adaptation that directly follows the entire storyline of the original manga, after 2003's Fullmetal Alchemist anime series strayed away from it to tell its own story after running out of published manga material to adapt. Produced by Bones, the series is directed by Yasuhiro Irie, written by Hiroshi Ōnogi and composed by Akira Senju.
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Funimation licenses these rights for a limited time, after which they revert to the original Japanese license holder. On this day, Funimation announced that their license for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie – Conqueror of Shamballa would be expiring soon.

However, Funimation no longer has the rights to the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime, and as such is no longer available for streaming and was removed from Funimation's website as well as Hulu and Netflix.īoth Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa are currently available on Crunchyroll, now officially being handled by Aniplex's American Branch. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is also available on Hulu in both subbed and dubbed formats.įullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is now available on Hulu again in both subbed and dubbed format. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is once again available for streaming on Funimation, in both subbed and dubbed formats.Īs of now (and recently), the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime, as well as Brotherhood are both available on Netflix in both subbed and dubbed formats.
