50 Fun Facts About Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Which studio animated Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?

The same studio made the 2003 series and both films, so the franchise has a single animation house throughout.

Who directed Brotherhood?

He said his big challenge was giving enough focus to the hugely popular Roy Mustang.

How many episodes does Brotherhood run?

It aired on MBS and TBS from April 2009 to July 2010, ending weeks after the manga finished.

Why was a second anime adaptation made after the 2003 series?

The 2003 show ran out of manga to adapt and invented its own story; Brotherhood follows the manga to the end.

Who wrote and illustrated the original manga?

She announced the second anime in the manga's 20th volume in August 2008.

On which US programming block did the English dub premiere in February 2010?

The dub reused most of the 2003 series' English cast and ran until September 2011.

Which company took over the series' North American license after Funimation's expired in 2016?

Netflix added the series in the US and Canada in January 2018, and Funimation re-licensed it for streaming in 2019.

In which remote village are the Elric brothers raised?

After the failed transmutation the brothers burn their house down to show there is no going back.

What is the name of the country where the series is set?

Its world is styled on Europe's Industrial Revolution, and its head of state is titled Führer.

What is the name of the Elric brothers' mother?

Her death from a lingering illness drives the boys to attempt the forbidden human transmutation.

What is the name of the brothers' absent father?

He was made immortal centuries earlier and has spent the time working to stop the Homunculi's creator.

Who trained Ed and Al in alchemy before they attempted to revive their mother?

Their neighbors Pinako and Winry Rockbell cared for them after their mother died.

Which limb does Edward lose in the failed transmutation, before giving up his arm?

He then sacrifices his right arm to bind Al's soul to a suit of armor.

What are the mechanical prosthetic limbs of the series called?

Ed's are made by Winry and Pinako, and Rush Valley is the town that specializes in building them.

Which natural law says you cannot create something without all its parts present?

The author said the idea came from her parents' dairy farm, where you worked hard to earn what you ate.

What is the godlike being that confronts anyone attempting human transmutation called?

It appears as a reflection of the alchemist and takes a body part as the toll.

A philosopher's stone is made by trapping what?

It is the only thing that can bypass Equivalent Exchange, and it is the fuel that lets Homunculi regenerate.

What rank does Roy Mustang hold when he invites Edward to become a State Alchemist?

Edward becomes the youngest State Alchemist in the country's history, taking the title 'Fullmetal'.

Which State title does Mustang hold?

His gloves of 'ignition cloth' carry transmutation circles that spark when he snaps his fingers.

What are Mustang's gloves made from?

It is often said he is useless when they are wet, but he only needs some other way to call up a flame.

Which serial killer targets State Alchemists to avenge his people's genocide?

His backstory is read as a reference to the Ainu people of Japan, whose land was seized by outsiders.

Which homunculus murders Maes Hughes?

Lieutenant Maria Ross is framed for it, and Mustang fakes her death to smuggle her out of the country.

King Bradley, the country's Führer, is secretly which homunculus?

His adopted son Selim turns out to be Pride, the first homunculus ever created.

Which Xingese prince becomes the new vessel for Greed?

He came west seeking a philosopher's stone to secure his claim to his country's throne, and leaves with one.

Which homunculus does Mustang kill?

He later defeats Envy in a rage but is talked out of finishing him by Hawkeye, Edward and Scar.

Which homunculus swallows Ling, Edward and Envy into his void-like stomach?

They escape only after he carries Alphonse to meet the Homunculi's creator.

Who discovers that Bradley's son Selim is the homunculus Pride?

Bradley had already placed her under his own command to keep Mustang in check.

What is the northern fortress the Elrics travel to called?

There they confront Sloth and learn the country was founded to farm a population for one giant philosopher's stone.

Which general commands the northern fortress?

Her brother Alex was the character the manga's author found easiest to draw, along with the little animals.

What astronomical event does the villain's plan require on the Promised Day?

He also needs 'human sacrifices': alchemists who have performed human transmutation.

What happens to Mustang when Wrath and Pride force him to perform human transmutation?

It makes him the fifth 'sacrifice' the villain needs for the Promised Day.

What does Edward give up to fully restore Alphonse at the end?

Years later he and Winry marry and have two children.

Which homunculus sacrifices himself to save Ling in the final battle?

He and Pride are the only Homunculi not killed outright; Pride is reduced to an infant by Edward.

What is the capital of the series' setting?

Liore is the town deceived into following a cult, and Rush Valley is the automail town.

Xing's medical form of alchemy is called what?

It can be targeted remotely using kunai, and May Chang is its practitioner among the main cast.

Which fallen kingdom did the villain destroy four centuries before the story?

Its fall is how Hohenheim became immortal; the English versions usually render the name Xerxes.

Who voices Edward in Japanese?

She and Rie Kugimiya, who voices Al, reprised their 2003 roles for Brotherhood.

Who voices Edward in the English dub?

He and Romi Park have both won awards for the role.

Who voices Alphonse in the English dub of Brotherhood?

Aaron Dismuke had voiced Al in the 2003 series but had grown too old for the part by 2009.

Who voices Roy Mustang in English?

In Japanese the role passed from Tōru Ōkawa in 2003 to Shin-ichiro Miki in Brotherhood.

What keeps Alphonse's soul bound to his armor?

He is nearly invincible so long as the mark is not defaced, but he cannot feel anything.

What does Winry repeatedly hit Edward with in a running gag?

Ed's short stature was a deliberate design choice to contrast with Al's enormous armor.

Who performed 'Again', the first opening theme?

Sid sang the first ending 'Uso' and later the fifth opening 'Rain'.

Who composed the score for Brotherhood?

Three soundtrack CDs came out between October 2009 and July 2010.

What is the title of the 2011 spin-off film that followed the series?

Conqueror of Shamballa was the 2005 film that concluded the first anime instead.

In which magazine was the manga serialized from 2001 to 2010?

Square Enix published it and collected the 108 chapters into 27 volumes.

Roughly how many copies has the manga sold worldwide?

It won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 2004 and the Seiun Award for science fiction comic in 2011.

What historical era inspired the look of the series' world?

The author was struck by how different the era's architecture and clothing were from her own culture.

What kind of agricultural business did the author's family run in Hokkaido?

Her later manga Silver Spoon, set at an agricultural high school, drew on the same upbringing.

Which series overtook Brotherhood as the top-rated anime on MyAnimeList?

Brotherhood holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score and had led MyAnimeList, Anime News Network and IMDb.