#Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood series

#Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood series

Īniplex began releasing the series in DVD and Blu-ray on August 26, 2009. ET as part of their late night Saturday anime block. English dubbed episodes of the series started premiering on American cable network Adult Swim from February 14, 2010, onwards, at 12:00 a.m. All episodes were also available on American subscription service Hulu, showing 14 days after their original airing, as well as via Australia's Madman Entertainment. Funimation suspended streaming of the series for a few weeks in May following the accidental leak of an episode of One Piece from its servers before it had aired in Japan. Anime distributor Funimation streamed English subtitled episodes four days after the Japanese air dates on both its website and its YouTube channel. It received its English language premiere five days later on Animax Asia, with Japanese audio and English subtitles. JST anime timeblock, replacing Mobile Suit Gundam 00. The series premiered on April 5, 2009, on MBS–TBS's Sunday 5:30 p.m. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood comprises a total of 64 episodes, 4 original video animations, and 1 theatrical film. Unlike the first anime adaptation, which diverged into a completely original story direction halfway through its run, the second series directly follows all the events of the original manga. The series follows the story of two alchemist brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to restore their bodies after a disastrous failed attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy. Yasuhiro Irie worked as director, and Hiroshi Ōnogi as writer. Cover for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 's first DVD and Blu-ray releaseįullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, known in Japan as Alchemist of Steel: Fullmetal Alchemist ( 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi), is the second independent anime adaptation developed by Bones based on the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series by Hiromu Arakawa.