Fullmetal Alchemist

Poster for December 1 film features all 12 main cast members The official website for the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film revealed a new poster for the film on Monday. The new poster shows all 12 main cast members. The staff had previously revealed three more posters in July. The live-action film will open in Japan on December 1. Fumihiko Sori (live-action Ping Pong) is directing the film. On adapting the source material, Sori said, "I want to create a style that follows the original manga as much as possible. The cast is entirely Japanese, but the cultural background is Europe. However, it's a style that doesn't represent a specific race or country." Regarding the faithfulness of the adaptation, which has characters of non-Japanese ethnicity, the director said, "There will never be a scene in which a character says something that would identify him/her as Japanese." The film stars Ryōsuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP member and live-action Assassination Classro

October 25 screening will mark world premiere ahead of December 1 wide release in Japan The official website for the Tokyo International Film Festival announced on Saturday that the live-action film adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga will open the festival. The film will screen at the festival on October 25, and the screening will be the film's world premiere. The film will open in Japan on December 1. Fumihiko Sori (live-action Ping Pong) is directing the film. The film stars Ryōsuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP member and live-action Assassination Classroom's Nagisa) as Edward Elric, Tsubasa Honda (live-action Blue Spring Ride's Futaba) as Winry Rockbell, and Dean Fujioka (live-action Happy Marriage!?) as Roy Mustang. Other cast members include: Fumiyo Kohinata as General Hakuro Ryuta Sato as Maes Hughes Misako Renbutsu as Riza Hawkeye Natsuna as Maria Ross Natsuki Harada as Gracia Hughes Yo Oizumi as Shou Tucker Jun Kunimura as Doctor M

Film screens at TIFF on October 25 before wide release on December 1 Media news website Natalie revealed new on-set photos for the live-action film adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga on Wednesday. More images are available in Comic Natalie's article. The film will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25 for its world premiere. The film will then have its wide opening in Japan on December 1. Fumihiko Sori (live-action Ping Pong) is directing the film. The film stars Ryōsuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP member and live-action Assassination Classroom's Nagisa) as Edward Elric, Tsubasa Honda (live-action Blue Spring Ride's Futaba) as Winry Rockbell, and Dean Fujioka (live-action Happy Marriage!?) as Roy Mustang. Other cast members include: Fumiyo Kohinata as General Hakuro Ryuta Sato as Maes Hughes Misako Renbutsu as Riza Hawkeye Natsuna as Maria Ross Natsuki Harada as Gracia Hughes Yo Oizumi as Shou Tucker Jun Kunimura a

Singer-songwriter inspired by original manga, Ed & Al's bond to pen song The official website for the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga revealed on Tuesday that Misia (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, King of Thorn) will perform the film's theme song "Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo" (I'm By Your Side). A fan of the original manga, the singer-songwriter created the song specifically for the film after being inspired by the story's world and the bond between the brothers Ed and Al. The song's CD single will go on sale on November 29. The film will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25 for its world premiere. The film will then have its wide opening in Japan on December 1. Fumihiko Sori (live-action Ping Pong) is directing the film. The film stars Ryōsuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP member and live-action Assassination Classroom's Nagisa) as Edward Elric, Tsubasa Honda (live-action Blue Spring Ride's Futaba) as Winry Rockbel

Film also reveals 2 more on-set photos The official website for the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga revealed on Friday that the film will have IMAX and 4DX screenings in Japan. The website also revealed two more on-set photos for the film. The film will also have regular screenings and open on about 400 screens in Japan on December 1. With the 4DX systems, certain theaters have motion seats that move in sync with certain action sequences onscreen. Similarly, effects such as scents, wind, and mist will operate in accordance with the action onscreen. The film will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25 for its world premiere. Fumihiko Sori (live-action Ping Pong) is directing the film. The film stars Ryōsuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP member and live-action Assassination Classroom's Nagisa) as Edward Elric, Tsubasa Honda (live-action Blue Spring Ride's Futaba) as Winry Rockbell, and Dean Fujioka (live-action Happy Marriage!?

Garo/Prince of Tennis musical actor praised by anime's Al voice actress Rie Kugimiya The official website for the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga revealed on Tuesday that Atomu Mizuishi (Garo - Makai no Hana, Prince of Tennis 2nd season and Seraph of the End musicals) will voice the character Alphonse Elric in the film. Alphonse will be portrayed in full CG in the film. Mizuishi won the role after auditioning with over 100 other candidates. Mizuishi was already cast for the motion capture performance needed to create the CG effects throughout filming. Director Fumihiko Sori commented that Mizuishi and Ryōsuke Yamada, the actor for Al's brother Ed, worked well together during filming. Sori added that Rie Kugimiya, Al's voice actress in the anime adaptations, has already seen the live-action film, and she praised Mizuishi's performance and thus confirmed Sori's choice. Original manga creator Hiromu Arakawa also said that the performances of Ed

Film opens December 1 in Japan Warner Bros. began streaming a new trailer for the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga on Wednesday. The video previews Misia's theme song "Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo" (I'm By Your Side). The film will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25 for its world premiere. The film will have IMAX and 4DX screenings in Japan. It will open on about 400 screens in Japan on December 1. Fumihiko Sori (live-action Ping Pong) is directing the film. The film stars Ryōsuke Yamada (Hey! Say! JUMP member and live-action Assassination Classroom's Nagisa) as Edward Elric, Atomu Mizuishi (Garo - Makai no Hana, Prince of Tennis 2nd season musicals) as Alphonse Elric (voice and motion capture), Tsubasa Honda (live-action Blue Spring Ride's Futaba) as Winry Rockbell, and Dean Fujioka (live-action Happy Marriage!?) as Roy Mustang. Other cast members include: Fumiyo Kohinata as General Hakuro Ryuta Sato as Maes Hughes

Irie launched manga in 2013, planned 20-minute anime musical adapts "Halloween Pajama in Seattle" chapter Anime director Yasuhiro Irie (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Scorching Ping Pong Girls, Code:Breaker) revealed on Monday that he will launch a Kickstarter campaign on Friday, October 20 to adapt his Halloween Pajama manga into a 20-minute anime. The planned anime is titled "Halloween Pajama in Seattle: The Dream Catcher," and is based on the similarly-named chapter of the manga. Irie has made the chapter available in English on Kindle and PDF. The draft campaign page on Kickstarter seeks to raise 20 million yen (about US$178,600). The anime will expand the content of the chapter to fit the 20-minute runtime. In addition, the anime will be a musical that will feature the characters singing. The production is expected to finish in December 2018. The backer rewards listed include a thank-you message; the completed anime accessible via streaming; a subscription to a

Convention to take place November 17-19 The first Anime NYC convention will screen the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga as its closing film at 3:00 p.m. on November 19. The film's director Fumihiko Sori will attend the screening. The screening will be the film's United States premiere. Tickets will be available to Anime NYC attendees for US$10. Admission is included with VIP passes. Fullmetal Alchemist will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25 for its world premiere. The film will have IMAX and 4DX screenings in Japan. It will open on about 400 screens in Japan on December 1. The film tells the story in one complete film. Ed is being aged up to 20 years old; he was originally 15 in the manga. Alphonse will be rendered in full CG. Anime NYC will also host the United States premiere of the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower compilation film and a Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime music concert led by compo

Anime director Yasuhiro Irie (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Scorching Ping Pong Girls, Code:Breaker) launched the Kickstarter campaign for his "Halloween Pajama in Seattle" anime project on Friday. As previously announced, the project seeks to raise 20 million yen (about US$178,600) by December 5 to fund a 20-minute anime plus opening and ending sequences. The production is expected to finish in December 2018 if the campaign is successful. The planned anime is based on the "Halloween Pajama in Seattle: The Dream Catcher" chapter of the manga, and it will be a musical that features characters singing. Irie has made the chapter available in English on Kindle and PDF. The backer rewards listed include a thank-you message; the completed anime accessible via streaming; a subscription to a backer-exclusive magazine; a digital soundtrack; the original manga in Japanese and Italian or English; a Kindle download for a rough sketch book for the manga; the backer's name in the en