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[Kamina-Yoshi]

"In the 20th manga volume, Arakawa announced that a second Fullmetal Alchemist anime television series is currently being produced. Earlier speculation from a purported document leaks has Bones again acting as the production company and Yasuhiro Irie taking over as the series director. The title series is expected to premier in April 2009 with the same name of the previous series."

From Anime News Network:

"The wraparound jacket band on the 20th volume of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga will confirm on Friday that a new television anime series is in the works. A new anime series was a topic of much fan discussion for several months, but it was thrust into a more public spotlight last month when a management document was purportedly leaked from the BONES anime studio. The document listed Fullmetal Alchemist animator Yasuhiro Irie as "Hagane 2 kantoku" (Iron/Fullmetal 2 director).

After the purported leak, BONES President Masahiko Minami posted an official statement that said that no file with this same formatted information existed within the company. When asked about the possibility of a sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist or Darker than BLACK (another BONES anime), Minami told ANN, "It hasn't been decided yet. We are interested in doing them. As original science-fiction works, they were extremely fascinating. With these kinds of dramatic story lines, I feel that there's a lot we could do potentially."

Viz Media will publish the 17th volume of the manga version in North America this October, while FUNimation Entertainment released both the first television series and its theatrical movie finale. "


Wouldn't it be awesome if they actually followed the original manga this time? I hope it's not a sequel to that lame ending they did. There was no Edward and Winry interaction whatsoever, and Ed got punked out and shipped to Britain in World War I. With no alchemy.


Hardy-har-har, anime makers. Do it right this time, please.

[FullmetalNinja25]

I heard about this a month ago and I agree it damn well better be based 100% off the manga this time.

Edited by UzumakiEdward85, 23 September 2008 - 09:30 PM.

[Kamina-Yoshi]

I heard about this a month ago and I agree it damn well better be based 100% off the manga this time.

Hells yeah. If this is a spin-off of that damn version of the Anime that they did, and have Ed be completely oblivious for 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the time of the series, and have Winry be completely uninterested in Ed, even though she admits in the Manga, -holds up his favorite issue thus-far.- THAT SHE LOVES HIM.

Anyways, we better get a good result. Please don't let us down, Arakawa ;-;

[Cloud]

Hells yeah. If this is a spin-off of that damn version of the Anime that they did, and have Ed be completely oblivious for 99.99999999999999999999999999% of the time of the series, and have Winry be completely uninterested in Ed, even though she admits in the Manga, -holds up his favorite issue thus-far.- THAT SHE LOVES HIM.

Anyways, we better get a good result. Please don't let us down, Arakawa ;-;

I've been trying to find that damn chapter!

Which chapter was it?

[Kamina-Yoshi]

I've been trying to find that damn chapter!

Which chapter was it?

-Studders.- Erm, I'll find it, hold on.

-goes through his Ed x Winry stuff.- WHERE DID I PUT THAT MANGA?

I'll edit this post, so come back later. [yay, I get to read the manga from up to chapter 33. Squee~]


EDIT

FOUND IT. http://www.onemanga....lchemist/70/08/

Edited by Yoshimoto Trigen, 23 September 2008 - 11:00 PM.

[Tsunade]

Screw Edward and Winry I want some HawkeyeMustang loving!!!!!! It's soooooo canon it's not even funny. DESKSEX FTW.

I WANT MORE SIDE CHARACTER ACTION THIS TIME!!

Like more Grumman....

I wouldn't mind seeing Ling, Ran Fan, Olivier~ :teehee:

<--is really pissed at BONES for making Roy Emo. >.>

[Kamina-Yoshi]

Screw Edward and Winry I want some HawkeyeMustang loving!!!!!! It's soooooo canon it's not even funny. DESKSEX FTW.

I WANT MORE SIDE CHARACTER ACTION THIS TIME!!

Like more Grumman....

I wouldn't mind seeing Ling, Ran Fan, Olivier~ :teehee:

<--is really pissed at BONES for making Roy Emo. >.>

I support Riza x Roy, as well as Ed x Win. Riza and Roy, as you said, is so canon, it isn't even funny. It's like NaruSaku. All we need is the boy to wise up, and take notice of the girl a little more :3

[Miss Soupy]

I'd love it if they brought back both FMA and darker than black *_* c'mon BONES!

[SakuNaruLover]

Here's hoping that they'll follow the manga as well.

The creator of the manga told the animaters to make the anime different as the manga though...Hopefully that won't be the case now

[Sakura Blossoms]

EdWINry for the WIN! :teehee:

[Derock]

OOOOOO!!!! I can't wait for the second series!

[Daniee]

If it is more original material, then maybe (hopefully) Arakawa could be a little involved in it if the manga ends soon. The main things I want to see are just Ling and Manga Pride.

And now, [adult swim] actually has a good reason to keep showing FMA reruns...

[MBKon]

After the purported leak, BONES President Masahiko Minami posted an official statement that said that no file with this same formatted information existed within the company. When asked about the possibility of a sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist or Darker than BLACK (another BONES anime), Minami told ANN, "It hasn't been decided yet. We are interested in doing them. As original science-fiction works, they were extremely fascinating. With these kinds of dramatic story lines, I feel that there's a lot we could do potentially."

When asked about the possibility of a sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist or Darker than BLACK

When asked about the possibility of a sequel to Darker than BLACK

=O

sequel to Darker than BLACK

=O!!!

...sequel...Darker than BLACK...

>_>

*fanboy SQUEEEEEEEEE!*

A sequel to my favourite anime...no, not FMA, DtB...IWANNAAAAHAAAAASSSSIIIIT!!!

NAO!

[Kamina-Yoshi]

EdWINry for the WIN! :teehee:

Indeed >:3

[Smiter]

I'd definitely be interested in this new FMA anime if it sticks to the manga. I think the manga is starting to approach its end, and I'm sure they could fit the manga into a couple of seasons or so, with good quality animation.

(EdWinry RoyHawkeye FTW. XD)

[True]

After the purported leak, BONES President Masahiko Minami posted an official statement that said that no file with this same formatted information existed within the company. When asked about the possibility of a sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist or Darker than BLACK (another BONES anime), Minami told ANN, "It hasn't been decided yet. We are interested in doing them. As original science-fiction works, they were extremely fascinating. With these kinds of dramatic story lines, I feel that there's a lot we could do potentially.

Even if this isn't a confirmation, this is some interesting information. FECK YEAH Darker than BLACK sequel would be freaking epic. Must have NOW!

[MBKon]

I no, rite =o?

[Wilson]

If this is really based off the manga, then we'll be ready for it. XDDDDD

Better be better than the first one.

[HawkNail]

Never watched FMA, what was the whole plot? Never even heard much hype about it, which is why I didn't check it out.

[FullmetalNinja25]

If this is really based off the manga, then we'll be ready for it. XDDDDD

Better be better than the first one.

Amen that, all of you probably know by now about my hatred of the original FMA anime because of the changes they made, the filler and one of the worst final episodes in anime history.