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NEWS: New Fullmetal Alchemist TV Anime Series Confirmed

sj21 wrote:

Interesting you say that, because last night i was wathing the american commentary for the show and Aaron(don't know his last name) but the voice of Al in the eng. dub said he dosen't know what happened and his theory is that Dante transmuted him.

You're taking the word of a voice actor who isn't even one of the characters involved?

Zoe wrote:

sj21 wrote: Interesting you say that, because last night i was wathing the american commentary for the show and Aaron(don't know his last name) but the voice of Al in the eng. dub said he dosen't know what happened and his theory is that Dante transmuted him. You're taking the word of a voice actor who isn't even one of the characters involved?

He did the voice of Al, so technically he is one of the characters, if that's what you meant.

That kid is older now, so I can't see him doing Al's voice anymore if this new story takes place when he's still technically 11 years old.

Veoryn87 wrote:

Zoe wrote: sj21 wrote: Interesting you say that, because last night i was wathing the american commentary for the show and Aaron(don't know his last name) but the voice of Al in the eng. dub said he dosen't know what happened and his theory is that Dante transmuted him. You're taking the word of a voice actor who isn't even one of the characters involved? He did the voice of Al, so technically he is one of the characters, if that's what you meant. That kid is older now, so I can't see him doing Al's voice anymore if this new story takes place when he's still technically 11 years old.

I think he meant involved with that specific scene, which is correct, Al wasn't there. And like he said, a VA making a theory on a commentary is hardly room for confirmation.

I think he could still voice Al, as long as he manages to keep his voice fairly consistent.

ZODDGUTS wrote:

the manga is also coming to an end

WRONG.

I strongly disagree. The way the series ended spoiler[with the Elrics in separate worlds was just ridiculous. You just spent 50 episodes bleeding, sweating, and crying with them and hoping they ended up in their real bodies, and then it just ends with them apart forever and Al has no clue what happened for the last 4 years?? No freaking way.] The movie, even with its flaws, ended the show perfectly.

Another thing no one's mentioned:

There are FMA OVAs. Only one is really relevant here though. It shows spoiler[three kids--looking remarkably like Ed, Al, and Winry very young--and their wandering through a city. The finally end up at a a home and we see a glimpse of a 100-year-old Ed in our world. It's been a while since I've seen it so I can't exactly remember how it's done, but it is conveyed that Ed is their grandpa, and he is 100 years old somewhere in our world in 2005.]Interesting to see if they'll be loyal to that if they go the sequel route.

And I just realized if they did go the sequel route, there are actually two spans of several years not covered in the anime: right after Ed becomes state alchemist and wanders for about 3 years and when Al is alone in his world. I honestly hope they pick one of these routes or find some way to make a decent continuation if they insist on making a sequel and beating a dead horse. I'm definitely anti-manga-remake. Sorry guys.

Not to be a nay-sayer, but screen formats have changed since then from 4:3 to 16:9, and many shows are now being broadcast in HD. And BONES would be fools to not release a new FMA in HD. Just compare Gundam 00 to Gundam SEED if you need to see the difference.

sj maybe you should calm down. i mean logically could dante have really beaten back gluttony and somehow magically escaped the elevator? even one of her ice golems wouldn't have helped that close of a range

Amethyst Alchemist wrote:

Another thing no one's mentioned: There are FMA OVAs. Only one is really relevant here though. It shows spoiler[three kids--looking remarkably like Ed, Al, and Winry very young--and their wandering through a city. The finally end up at a a home and we see a glimpse of a 100-year-old Ed in our world. It's been a while since I've seen it so I can't exactly remember how it's done, but it is conveyed that Ed is their grandpa, and he is 100 years old somewhere in our world in 2005.]Interesting to see if they'll be loyal to that if they go the sequel route. And I just realized if they did go the sequel route, there are actually two spans of several years not covered in the anime: right after Ed becomes state alchemist and wanders for about 3 years and when Al is alone in his world. I honestly hope they pick one of these routes or find some way to make a decent continuation if they insist on making a sequel and beating a dead horse. I'm definitely anti-manga-remake. Sorry guys.

I respect your distaste for the manga , but in all honesty if they went any of those routes I wouldn't watch the new series. One of the reasons I liked FMA so much is because I fell in love with the characters. If the new series didn't revolve around Ed and Al I wouldn't be nearly as thrilled. So no, a story revolving around Ed's grandchildren with Ed in his twilight wouldn't cut it. A page of out of DB GT has proven to me that I never want to see my favorite characters aged past their prime, it completely ruins the magic for me. Also a fill in the blanks adaption wouldn't cut it either. It doesn't bother me not knowing what happened during those years, and if they did want to attempt filling in what did happen an ova would be more suited for it not an entirely new series.

Wasn't there a news article or something that confirmed she was going to end it soon? I don't know, I'm probably just imagining things....