New Fullmetal Alchemist TV Anime Series Confirmed

Vegito728 · 08-21-2008, 01:28 AM

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The wraparound jacket band on the 20th volume of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga will confirm on Friday that a new television anime series is in the works.

A new anime series was a topic of much fan discussion for several months, but it was thrust into a more public spotlight last month when a management document was purportedly leaked from the BONES anime studio. The document listed Fullmetal Alchemist animator Yasuhiro Irie as "Hagane 2 kantoku" (Iron/Fullmetal 2 director).

After the purported leak, BONES President Masahiko Minami posted an official statement that said that no file with this same formatted information existed within the company.

When asked about the possibility of a sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist or Darker than BLACK (another BONES anime), Minami told ANN, "It hasn't been decided yet. We are interested in doing them. As original science-fiction works, they were extremely fascinating. With these kinds of dramatic story lines, I feel that there's a lot we could do potentially."

Viz Media will publish the 17th volume of the manga version in North America this October, while FUNimation Entertainment released both the first television series and its theatrical movie finale.

Source: New Fullmetal Alchemist TV Anime Series Confirmed - Anime News Network

I'm very VERY nervous about this. As many of you know FMA is my favorite anime.

I'm not sure if this is going to be a sequel or manga based. I'm also not sure how'd they'd continue the series if it was a sequel. Maybe the Elrics returning home?

Either way I look forward to more info on this. I just hope that if it's a direct sequel they can make it just as good as the first season.

Malificus · 08-21-2008, 01:35 AM

I'm hoping it's manga based. |:

the FMA manga > the FMA anime

Plus it would be a completely different show. So people who've seen the anime wouldn't have to sit though more of the same. apart from like, the very beginning.

Swiftstrike · 08-21-2008, 11:09 AM

I didn't like the last few episodes of FMA apparently when it started to deviate from the manga.

I think whatever they put out if it's manga based then we shouldnt have much to worry about.

This is pretty big news.

Cookies · 08-21-2008, 11:17 AM

Wow this is huge. I personally love FMA and I'm looking forward to this, hopefully manga based but I wouldn't mind either way.

EDIT: Found this

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Moon Phase is saying that it is a reboot adaptation of the manga, and will be a year long TV series like the first series. It'll air starting in April 2009 on the new GeassR2/00SecondSeries slot on TBS and MBS on Sundays.

Moon Phase has never been wrong before, and he's spilled the beans for tons of stuff before they're formally announced, so there's no reason to think this isn't 100% true

This was on animesuki boards, and from what I know, they've haven't been wrong about things like this before.

Vegito728 · 08-21-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Cookies

EDIT: Found this

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Moon Phase is saying that it is a reboot adaptation of the manga, and will be a year long TV series like the first series. It'll air starting in April 2009 on the new GeassR2/00SecondSeries slot on TBS and MBS on Sundays.

Moon Phase has never been wrong before, and he's spilled the beans for tons of stuff before they're formally announced, so there's no reason to think this isn't 100% true

This was on animesuki boards, and from what I know, they've haven't been wrong about things like this before.

Well I hope they're right this time. I much rather see a manga adapted FMA than a sequel.

Envy · 08-21-2008, 01:24 PM

This is an exciting! an "manga reboot"? Yay! The manga is so much different, and although it's pretty crazy, it's a bit more interesting and makes more sense.

Cookies · 08-21-2008, 01:26 PM

Yeah the manga would be more interesting. Besides, if they continued the anime story, then it would start out kinda slow and there wouldn't really be a predictable basic plot considering the events of the movie.

Malificus · 08-21-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Swiftstrike

I didn't like the last few episodes of FMA apparently when it started to deviate from the manga.

Last few?

Like over half the series deviates.

Mason · 08-22-2008, 10:19 AM

Hope it'll be more close to the Manga. I'd love to see how different it'll be.

synyst · 08-22-2008, 04:22 PM

Well i hope it takes what happened in "Conqueror of Shambala as canon.