Q 01/05

Which studio animated Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?

A) Bones

B) MAPPA

C) Sunrise

D) Madhouse

Answer · why

A) Bones

Bones was set up in 1998 by three Sunrise staffers who had been working on Cowboy Bebop and split off to form a studio of their own.

Q 02/05

Who directed Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood?

A) Seiji Mizushima

B) Yasuhiro Irie

C) Shinichirō Watanabe

D) Tetsurō Araki

Answer · why

B) Yasuhiro Irie

Yasuhiro Irie had been animation director on the 2003 series' opening titles, and six years later he was handed the whole second adaptation to run.

Q 03/05

What does every State Alchemist carry as proof of the title?

A) A gold signet ring

B) A silver pocket watch

C) A steel dog tag

D) A numbered medal

Answer · why

B) A silver pocket watch

A silver pocket watch: Edward's is stolen by a pickpocket, and when Winry looks inside it she finds the date the brothers burned down their house.

Q 04/05

Why did Fullmetal Alchemist get a second anime adaptation after the 2003 series?

A) Rights changed studios

B) Fans voted for a remake

C) The first was cancelled early

D) The first strayed from the manga

Answer · why

D) The first strayed from the manga

The first strayed from the manga because it overtook the chapters then in print and had to invent its own story, so Brotherhood started over and follo...

Q 05/05

Who wrote and illustrated the Fullmetal Alchemist manga?

A) Hiromu Arakawa

B) Rumiko Takahashi

C) Naoko Takeuchi

D) Eiichiro Oda

Answer · why

A) Hiromu Arakawa

Hiromu Arakawa is a pen name with a masculine ring, and she learned her craft as an assistant to the creator of the comedy manga Mahōjin Guru Guru.