"Hagane no renkinjutsushi" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

Writers:

Joel Bergen (English version)
Joel Bergen (script)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Philosophers' Stone: those who possess it, no longer bound by the laws of Equivalent Exchange in Alchemy, may gain without sacrifice, create without equal exchange. We searched for it, and we found it.

Plot:

The Elric brothers' mother is dead and their father has long since abandoned them. Deciding to perform...

Plot Keywords:

Suit Of Armor | Alchemy | Resurrection | Alchemist | Military

Cast

Aaron Dismuke	...	Alphonse Elric (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Vic Mignogna	...	Edward Elric (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Romi Pak	...	Edward Elric (50 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rie Kugimiya	...	Alphonse Elric (50 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tôru Ôkawa	...	Colonel Roy Mustang (32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Travis Willingham	...	Colonel Roy Mustang (32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sonny Strait	...	Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes / ... (31 episodes, 2003-2004)
Keiji Fujiwara	...	Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes (30 episodes, 2003-2004)
Takehiro Murozono	...	Warrant Officer Vato Falman / ... (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kyle Hebert	...	Warrant Officer Vato Falman / ... (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shin Aomori	...	Brigadier General Basque Grand (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jin Horikawa	...	General Hakuro / ... (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Phil Parsons	...	General Hakuro / ... (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christopher Sabat	...	Major Alex Louis Armstrong (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kenji Utsumi	...	Major Alex Louis Armstrong (25 episodes, 2004)
Tetsu Shiratori	...	Master Sergeant Kain Fuery (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kevin Connolly	...	Master Sergeant Kain Feury (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shouko Tsuda	...	Izumi Curtis (22 episodes, 2004)

Also Known As:

Fullmetal Alchemist (International: English title) (USA)
Hagaren (Japan) (short title)

Runtime:

24 min (51 episodes) | USA:30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Filipino | French | Italian | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-PG (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 | UK:PG (4 episodes) | New Zealand:M (some episodes) | New Zealand:PG (some episodes) | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | USA:TV-14 (cut)

Company:

Aniplex

Trivia:

Nearly every member of the military (Mustang, Hawkeye, Fury, Havoc, Hughes, and even Riza's dog, Black Hayate) is named after some type of mid-20th century military aircraft. Most of them are WWII-era airplanes. The exception to the aircraft rule is Bradley, who seems to be named after a modern APC, which was named after WW2 General Omar Bradley.

Quotes:

Edward Elric: Who are you calling so short you want to squish like an ant?
Alphonse Elric: Calm down, he never said anything like that!
Edward Elric: But he was thinking it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Boondocks: Let's Nab Oprah (#1.11)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Riraito

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