Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is the second anime series based on the Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa. It is a more direct adaptation than the first series, directly following the original events of the manga, whereas the original series deviated from the manga. In Japan, it is differentiated from the 2003 series by the inclusion of the English language title.
The series was directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Hiroshi Ōnogi. The series premiered in April 5, 2009 on MBS-TBS' Sunday 5:00 pm JST anime timeblock and ended in July 4, 2010.
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Cast[]
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Isaac McDougal | Kōichi Yamadera | Bryan Massey | 1 |
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Father Cornello | Seizō Katō | Andy Mullins | 3, 5 |
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Cray | Akimitsu Takase | Charles Campbell | |
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Shopkeeper of Lior | Tadashi Miyazawa | Mark Stoddard | 3, 42 |
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Basque Grand | Shin Aomori | R. Bruce Elliott | 4, 40 |
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Recepcionist | Yuka Nagayoshi | Tia Ballard | 8, 10 |
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Slicer Nº. 48 (body) |
Kenji Nojima | Duncan Brannan | 8, 27 |
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Ishvalan Elder | John Swasey | 9 | |
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Rick | Eriko Kawasaki | Jamie Marchi | 9, 13 |
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Dominic LeCoulte | Shōzō Iizuka | Greg Dulcie | 11 |
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Ridel LeCoulte | Tokuyoshi Kawashima | Christopher Bevins | |
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Satella LeCoulte | Sayuri Yamauchi | Susan Huber | |
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Paninya | Akemi Okamura | Cynthia Cranz | 11, 15 |
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Mason | Shūhei Sakaguchi | Josh Martin | 13, 45 |
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Martel | Takako Honda | Tiffany Grant | 13-14 |
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Dolcetto | Anri Katsu | John Burgmeier | |
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Roa | Tetsu Inada | John Gremillion | |
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Giolio Comanche | Tadashi Miyazawa | Charles Campbell | 15, 30 |
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Madame Shan | Noriko Uemura | Linda Young | 18 |
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Mr. Han | Bon Ishihara | Charles Campbell | |
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Ishvalan Boy | Atsushi Abe | Micah Solusod | 18, 22 |
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Urey Rockbell | Masaki Terasoma | Joel McDonald | 22 |
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Sarah Rockbell | Yuri Amano | Caitlin Glass | |
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Scar's Brother | Takehito Koyasu | Robert McCollum | 22, 39 |
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Tetsu | Yuki Kodaira | Leah Clark | 23 |
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Yakovlev | Kiyoshi Katsunuma | Brad Hawkins | 25 |
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Storch | Go Shinomiya | J. Paul Slavens | |
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Fassler | Bon Ishihara | John Gremillion | 29 |
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Berthold Hawkeye | Atsuki Tani | Bob Magruder | 30 |
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Logue Lowe | T.A. Taylor | ||
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Dr. Knox's Son | Takashi Ōhara | ¿? | 31 |
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Dr. Knox's Wife | Junko Kitanishi | ¿? | |
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Vanessa | Seiko Ueda | Leah Clark | |
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Chris Mustang / Madame Christmas |
Yōko Matsuoka | Pam Dougherty | 31, 48 |
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Doctor | Risa Hayamizu | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | 34 |
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Bobby | Takashi Hikida | Tyson Rinehart | |
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Cameraman | ¿? | 36 | |
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Madeline | Chie Satō | ¿? | |
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Catherine Elle Armstrong | Rie Kugimiya | Kate Oxley | 38, 45 |
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King of Xerxes | Takkō Ishimori | Bill Jenkins | 40, 62 |
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Harris | Rob Mungle | 44 | |
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Philip Gargantos Armstrong | Kenji Utsumi | Christopher Sabat | 45 |
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Mrs. Armstrong | Romi Park | Clarine Harp | |
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Mr. Halling | Brett Weaver | ||
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Khayal Halling | Mary Morgan | ||
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Hakuro | Taketora | Phil Parsons | 46 |
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General | ¿? | 46, 48 | |
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Damiano | Masayuki Shouji | Jessie James Grelle | 46, 50 |
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Denny Brosh's younger brothers | Nana Mizuki | Brina Palencia | 49 |
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Fumiko Orikasa | Stephanie Sheh | ||
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Fox | Shinya Fukumatsu | Duncan Brannan | 50, 51 |
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Gamelan | Youhei Nishina | Jim Johnson | 56 |
Additional Voices[]
Animax Dub[]
A separate English dub was made by SDI Media in Hong Kong and aired on Animax Asia in 2009, predating Funimation's version.
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Edward Elric | Romi Park | Muriel Hofmann |
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Alphonse Elric | Rie Kugimiya | Lily Troncale |
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Winry Rockbell | Megumi Takamoto | Muriel Hofmann |
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Roy Mustang | Shinichirō Miki | Matthew Leonhart |
| Homunculi | |||
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Lust | Kikuko Inoue | Muriel Hofmann |
| Alchemists | |||
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Izumi Curtis | Shōko Tsuda | Muriel Hofmann |
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Riza Hawkeye | Fumiko Orikasa | Muriel Hofmann |
| State Alchemists of Amestris | |||
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Alex Louis Armstrong | Kenji Utsumi | Mike Brooks |
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May Chang | Mai Gotō | Lily Troncale |
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Lan Fan | Nana Mizuki | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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Paninya | Akemi Okamura | Lily Troncale | 11, 15 |
Additional Voices[]
- Catherine Fu
- Gloria Ansell
Notes[]
FUNimation dub[]
- Unlike the Japanese version, the English dub retains most of the voice cast used for the original dub of the first series. Although for various reasons, there were recasts for a few roles.
- As Aaron Dismuke had grown up since voicing Alphonse, (Dismuke was 12 at the time of recording for the original series) he was replaced by female voice actress Maxey Whitehead. Dismuke still appears in this dub, this time playing young Hohenheim.
- John Swasey replaced Scott McNeil as Van Hohenheim, as McNeil is not a regular in FUNimation's voice cast. McNeil is based in Vancouver, though he has occasionally voiced in a few FUNimation dubs from time to time.
- J. Michael Tatum replaced Dameon Clarke as Scar, as Clarke had moved onto his live-action career.
- Jerry Russell replaced Brice Armstrong as Tim Marcoh, as Armstrong had retired in 2009.
- Robert McCollum replaced Bill Townsley as Scar's Brother, due to Townsley departing from voice acting and moving to New York.
- In the original Japanese version, The Truth is depicted as having the voice of whoever encounters him with a slight effect added to differentiate, which is more in line to its role as a literal 'part' of whomever it is engaging with. In the dub, Truth is voiced by Luci Christian, the voice of Wrath in the 2003 anime.
Animax dub[]
- The Animax dub did not have a good reception on its first broadcast. This was due to multiple problems with it, since Reddit users had stated that Alex Luis Armstrong had a German accent, and Edward Elric's voice sounded very feminine. It was not until 2020 that fragments of the Animax dub were found on Twitter[1], which confirmed claims about Armstrong's accent and the voice of Edward. User Yui Haruhara (now known as HalKozy), who posted the fragments, said that she only found episodes 1, 2, 3, and 11 with this dub, the whereabouts of the remaining episodes are unknown.
- In the Animax dub The Truth is depicted as having a male voice and female voice by Jack Murphy and Lily Troncale, respectively.
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2010-2011 | Cartoon Network (Adult Swim) |
United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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| FUNimation Entertainment | 2010-2011 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 5 Volumes | ||||||
| 2012 | 
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The Complete Series | A DVB-T | |||
| 2 Volumes | ||||||
References[]
See Also[]
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa
- List of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood OVAs
- Fullmetal Alchemist (film)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Revenge of Scar
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation
External Links[]
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood at the Internet Movie Database