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
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
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Edward Elric | Romi Park | Vic Mignogna |
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Alphonse Elric | Rie Kugimiya | Maxey Whitehead |
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Winry Rockbell | Megumi Takamoto | Caitlin Glass |
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Roy Mustang | Shinichirō Miki | Travis Willingham |
| Homunculi | |||
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Lust | Kikuko Inoue | Laura Bailey |
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Gluttony | Tetsu Shiratori | Chris Cason |
  
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Envy | Minami Takayama | Wendy Powell |
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Greed | Yūichi Nakamura | Chris Patton |
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Troy Baker | ||
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Führer King Bradley / Wrath |
Hidekatsu Shibata | Ed Blaylock |
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Hidenobu Kiuchi (young) |
Christopher Bevins | |
 
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Selim Bradley / Pride |
Yūko Sanpei | Brittney Karbowski |
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Sloth | Fumihiko Tachiki | Patrick Seitz |
  
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Father | Iemasa Kayumi | Kent Williams |
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Homunculus, dwarf in the jar |
N/A | |
| Alchemists | |||
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Van Hohenheim | Unshō Ishizuka | John Swasey |
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Izumi Curtis | Shōko Tsuda | Christine Auten |
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Alex Louis Armstrong | Kenji Utsumi | Christopher Sabat |
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Solf J. Kimblee | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Eric Vale |
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Tim Marcoh | Masayuki Omoro | Jerry Russell |
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Isaac McDougal | Kōichi Yamadera | Bryan Massey |
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Basque Grand | Shin Aomori | R. Bruce Elliott |
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Shou Tucker | Makoto Nagai | Chuck Huber |
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Gold-Toothed Doctor | Bon Ishihara | Mark Stoddard |
| Military | |||
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Maes Hughes | Keiji Fujiwara | Sonny Strait |
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Riza Hawkeye | Fumiko Orikasa | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
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Olivier Mira Armstrong | Yōko Sōmi | Stephanie Young |
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Maria Ross | Kaori Nazuka | Meredith McCoy |
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Jean Havoc | Yūji Ueda | Mike McFarland |
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Kain Fuery | Tetsuya Kakihara | Kevin M. Connolly |
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Vato Falman | Kenji Hamada | Kyle Hebert |
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Heymans Breda | Biichi Satō | Jeremy Inman |
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Denny Brosh | Yuuki Hayashi | Jim Foronda |
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Yoki | Kazuki Yao | Barry Yandell |
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Buccaneer | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | Phil Parsons |
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Raven | Katsuhisa Hōki | Christopher Ayres |
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Fokker | Shinsuke Nagashima | Brian Mathis |
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Miles | Kazuya Nakai | Jason Douglas |
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Grumman | Rokurō Naya | Bill Flynn |
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Henschel | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Cole Brown |
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Dr. Knox | Kinryū Arimoto | R. Bruce Elliott |
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Sheska | Chika Fujimura | Gwendolyn Lau |
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Ling Yao | Mamoru Miyano | Todd Haberkorn |
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May Chang | Mai Gotō | Monica Rial |
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Lan Fan | Nana Mizuki | Trina Nishimura |
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Fu | Katsunosuke Hori | Kenny Green |
| Ishval | |||
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Scar | Kenta Miyake | J. Michael Tatum |
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Scar's Brother | Takehito Koyasu | Robert McCollum |
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Scar's Master | Yuzuru Fujimoto | Grant James |
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Rick | Eriko Kawasaki | Jamie Marchi |
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Elder Shan | Noriko Uemura | Linda Young |
| Chimeras | |||
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Zampano | Takashi Hikida | Chris Rager |
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Jerso | Tomoyuki Shimura | Andrew Love |
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Heinkel | Shinpachi Tsuji | Bradley Campbell |
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Darius | Masuo Amada | George Manley |
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Martel | Takako Honda | Tiffany Grant |
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Bido | Yūji Ueda | Greg Ayres |
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Dolcetto | Anri Katsu | John Burgmeier |
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Roa | Tetsu Inada | John Gremillion |
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Nina Tucker | Sumire Morohoshi | Brina Palencia |
| Resembool | |||
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Pinako Rockbell | Miyoko Asō | Juli Erickson |
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Trisha Elric | Yoshino Takamori | Lydia Mackay |
| Hughes Family | |||
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Gracia Hughes | Tomoe Hanba | Anastasia Muñoz |
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Elicia Hughes | Misato Fukuen | Cherami Leigh |
| Lior | |||
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Rose Thomas | Satsuki Yukino | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
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Father Cornello | Seizō Katō | Andy Mullins |
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Cray | Akimitsu Takase | Charles Campbell |
| Laboratory 5 | |||
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Barry the Chopper | Hideyuki Umezu | Jerry Jewell |
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Slicer Nº. 48 (head) |
Dai Matsumoto | Bill Jenkins |
| Dublith | |||
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Sig Curtis | Seiji Sasaki | Bob Carter |
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Mason | Shūhei Sakaguchi | Josh Martin |
| Rush Valley | |||
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Paninya | Akemi Okamura | Cynthia Cranz |
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Garfiel | Kenta Miyake | Antimere Robinson |
| Bradley Family | |||
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Mrs. Bradley | Ai Satō | Dana Schultes |
| Mustang Family | |||
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Chris Mustang / Madame Christmas |
Yōko Matsuoka | Pam Dougherty |
| Armstrong Family | |||
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Catherine Elle Armstrong | Rie Kugimiya | Kate Oxley |
| Xerxes | |||
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King of Xerxes | Takkō Ishimori | Bill Jenkins |
| Gate of the Truth | |||
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The Truth | N/A | Luci Christian |
| Others | |||
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Narration | Iemasa Kayumi | Kent Williams |
Episodic Characters
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
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Slicer Nº. 48 (body) |
Kenji Nojima | Duncan Brannan | 8 |
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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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Yakovlev | Kiyoshi Katsunuma | Brad Hawkins | 25 |
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Storch | Go Shinomiya | J. Paul Slavens | |
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Pinako Rockbell (young) |
Mami Koyama | Shelley Calene-Black | 27 |
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Trisha Elric (young) |
Yuki Mitsugi | ||
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Van Hohenheim (young) |
Daisuke Namikawa | Aaron Dismuke | 40 |
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Philip Gargantos Armstrong | Kenji Utsumi | Christopher Sabat | 45 |
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Hakuro | Taketora | Phil Parsons | 46 |
Additional Voices
Animax Dub
A separate dub was presumably done for Animax Asia, as various roles have been listed on some of the actors resume's.
- Muriel Hofmann as Edward Elric, Winry Rockbell, Riza Hawkeye, Izumi Curtis, and Lust
- Lily Truncale as Alphonse Elric, Lan Fan, May Chang and Paninya
- Matt Bailey as Roy Mustang
- Mike Brooks as Alex Louis Armstrong
Notes
- 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.
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 | ||||||
See Also
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
- Fullmetal Alchemist (film)
External Links
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood at the Internet Movie Database
