#FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST FULLMETAL EDITION SERIES#
The Homunculi in both Fullmetal Alchemist series serve as primary antagonists, though their creators and even identities shift from series to series. And a common complaint is that the women in the original series are not given the same level of development or importance to the plot as they are in Brotherhood, like Winry or Riza.
However, some manga characters, like Olivier Mira Armstrong, don't appear in the original anime. She goes from a minor character introduced near the start to a linchpin in the villain Dante's entire plan, being essentially brutalized and used as a vessel for Dante once she obtains the Philosopher's Stone.Įven in the early episodes, however, a lot of content is added that isn't present in the manga, such as Russell and Fletcher Tringham, original characters taken from the light novel The Land of Sand instead of the manga. Of all the minor characters to have their roles altered, Rose's changes are the most drastic. We spend extra time with characters like Barry the Chopper and Shou Tucker, so we get to know them better Brotherhood, meanwhile, introduces these supporting antagonists at the moment they are relevant.
The original series, however, makes decisions that expand events and characters further.
It would be redundant, therefore, to say that Fullmetal Alchemist after episode 26 and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood after episode 10 are entirely different stories. To use a common point of comparison, both series adapt the events of the manga until Maes Hughes's death, only to veer off in different directions following that. The anime was released to be a more faithful adaptation of the manga. That means that Bones, the animation studio behind Fullmetal Alchemist, had only a fragment of the ultimately 27-volume manga to adapt.īy contrast, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood's final episode aired in time with the release of the final chapter. By the time it ended in October 2004, a year later exactly, eight volumes had been published. When the first Fullmetal Alchemist series aired in October 2003, five volumes of the manga had been released, with the sixth arriving later that month. Their journey to restore their bodies through the power of the Philosopher’s Stone begins here.The core difference between Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood is how liberally they adapt the manga. In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. “These new releases provide an exceptional entry point for any newcomers and a chance for fans to rediscover the Elric brother’s timeless adventures the way they were meant to be seen.” “With brand-new cover art, character sketches, and updated translations, the Fullmetal Editions are worthy additions to any Fullmetal Alchemist fan’s collection,” says Hope Donovan, VIZ Media’s Managing Editor. Viz Media has announced that it is set to deliver a fully-remastered edition of the bestselling manga series Fullmetal Alchemist with a series of deluxe collector’s edition releases beginning this May.įullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition is a hardcover, deluxe collector’s edition with brand-new cover art, new color inserts and color versions of select pages previously printed in black and white, and behind-the-scenes character sketches from series creator Hiromu Arakawa. These new editions will contain one and a half volumes of the original series and will be released exclusively in print beginning May 8th.
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