2nd/3rd floor, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA Tel: 020 7749 9518 Web: fetch.fm PRESS RELEASE Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Complete Series Collection
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Distributor Manga Entertainment ______!"#$%&'($") 15 ______Release date 13th August 2012 ______“One of the best anime series *#%'" £79.99 ______to have been shipped over to Extras Audio Commentary for the western world.” Episodes 164, Opening & ANIMEPICKS.CO.UK Closing Songs, Outtakes, Trailers On DVD 13th August 2012 KEY TALENT INFORMATION Fast Sell: +%#"'$,#) Yasuhiro Irie Alchemist brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are back for more actionpacked adventures in Fullmetal Alchemist: CONTACT/ORDER MEDIA Brotherhood, a hugely popular retelling of the Fullmetal Alchemist story that stays truer to Hiromu Arakawa’s manga. Lisa DeBell [email protected] This Complete Series Collection features all 64 episodes of the /$0-"(1-2%3-4#,(5(/$0-"6789':.70 criticallyacclaimed steampunk series, making it a musthave box set for anime fans everywhere.
Key talent:
Animated by Studio Bones, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is directed by Yasuhiro Irie. The Elric brothers are played by a leading duo of Japanese voice actors Edward is voiced by Romi Park (Naruto; Bleach; Mobile Suit Gundam 00) while Rie Kugimiya (Shakugan no Shana; Hayate the Combat But ler; Toradora!) plays Alphonse. Ed’s English voice actor is the !"#$%&'()%'(*%+,#+,-. Synopsis:
Set in the militaristic state of Amestris, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood opens with brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric attempting to bring their mother back to $%78(;4%,+(-(7#"<%338,(-$':80%'-$(98':,%=;8.(>:8(!"#'844(<-'?&"84(:#""%&'-$$@A(:#B ever; literally costing Ed an arm and a leg, and leaving Al’s disembodied soul bound 9#(-(4;%9(#7(-"0#;".(C,'8(9:8%"(7"%8,3(D%,"@(E#'?<8$$(&94(F3(B%9:(-(489(#7(B8-!#, ised prostheses known as automail, the siblings set off in search of the legendary Philosopher’s Stone so that they can undo their mistakes and recover Al’s body.
After becoming a State Alchemist at the behest of ambitious colonel Roy Mustang, Ed discovers that others are trying to get their hands on the fabled Philosopher’s Stone as well; most notably Scar, a rebel out for revenge on the alchemists who annihilated his people, and a mysterious group of humanlike creatures called homunculi. And as if that wasn’t enough, Amestris’ autocratic ruler the grandi oselytitled Fuhrer President King Bradley is also interesting himself in the Elrics’ affairs…
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It’s rare that a reboot can top a classic series, but we reckon Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood does just that. Featuring amazing animation, slick action scenes, a memorable cast of characters and a gripping storyline that stays faithful to Hiromu Arakawa’s original manga, the 64 exciting episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist: Broth erhood Complete Series Collection are shonen anime at its best.
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“Well animated, well directed and tells its story in a way which is almost beyond compare… we’ll be talking about this series in glowing terms for many, many years to come.” UK ANIME NETWORK
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Audio Commentary for Episodes 164
Opening & Closing Songs
Outtakes
Trailers
Editor’s Notes:
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star Of Milos, a criticallyacclaimed movie set in 9:8(K"#9:8":##3(B#"$3A(%4(3;8(9#(<8("8$8-483(#,(P)P(-,3(K$;5"-@(<@(*-,+-(F,98" tainment on 3 September 2012.
Both Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and its predecessor were made by the same studio, Bones, whose other major titles include Soul Eater; Gosick; Wolf’s Rain and Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has been lauded by fans for closely following the plot of Hiromu Arakawa’s smash hit manga, every volume of which has sold over a million copies in Japan.