"Hagane no renkinjutsushi" (2003) TV series 2003-2004

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Writers:

Shô Aikawa (screenplay)
Joel Bergen (English version)
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Philosophers' Stone: those who possess it, no longer bound by the laws of Equivalent Exchange in Alchemy, may gain without sacrifice, create without equal exchange. We searched for it, and we found it.

Plot:

The Elric brothers' mother is dead and their father has long since abandoned them. Deciding to perform...

Plot Keywords:

Suit Of Armor | Military | Alchemy | Resurrection | Brother Brother Relationship

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 26	2:30 AM	TOON	Secret of Ishbal	#1.39
Sun. Aug. 2	2:30 AM	TOON	The Scar	#1.40

Cast

Aaron Dismuke	...	Alphonse Elric (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Vic Mignogna	...	Edward Elric (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Romi Pak	...	Edward Elric (50 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rie Kugimiya	...	Alphonse Elric (50 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tôru Ôkawa	...	Colonel Roy Mustang (32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Travis Willingham	...	Colonel Roy Mustang (32 episodes, 2003-2004)
Sonny Strait	...	Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes / ... (31 episodes, 2003-2004)
Keiji Fujiwara	...	Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes (30 episodes, 2003-2004)
Takehiro Murozono	...	Warrant Officer Vato Falman / ... (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kyle Hebert	...	Warrant Officer Vato Falman / ... (27 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shin Aomori	...	Brigadier General Basque Grand (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jin Horikawa	...	General Hakuro / ... (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Phil Parsons	...	General Hakuro / ... (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Christopher Sabat	...	Major Alex Louis Armstrong (26 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kenji Utsumi	...	Major Alex Louis Armstrong (25 episodes, 2004)
Tetsu Shiratori	...	Master Sergeant Kain Fuery (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kevin Connolly	...	Master Sergeant Kain Feury (25 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shouko Tsuda	...	Izumi Curtis (22 episodes, 2004)

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Series Directed by
Seiji Mizushima		(51 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Writing credits
Hiromu Arakawa		(51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Shô Aikawa		(unknown episodes)
Joel Bergen		(unknown episodes)
Jared Hedges		(unknown episodes)
Mike McFarland		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Cindy Brennan Fukunaga	....	executive producer: FUNimation (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Gen Fukunaga	....	executive producer: FUNimation (51 episodes, 2003-2004)
Kôji Taguchi	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2003)
Justin Cook	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Hideo Katsumata	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Hirô Maruyama	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Masahiko Minami	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Ryo Ôyama	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Seiji Takada	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Michiru Ôshima		(unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Colleen Clinkenbeard	....	adr director (2 episodes, 2003)
Mike McFarland	....	adr director: English version (unknown episodes)
Masafumi Mima	....	sound director (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Jeffrey Miller	....	digital compositor (51 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Animation Department
Minako Shiba	....	animation director (1 episode, 2003)
Satoru Utsunomiya	....	key animator (1 episode, 2004)

Series Music Department
Asian Kung-Fu Generation	....	music performers: "Rewrite" (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Colleen Clinkenbeard	....	adr director (2 episodes, 2003)

Production Companies

• Aniplex
• Bones
• Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)
• Square Enix Company

Distributors

• AXN (2008-2009) (Hungary) (TV) (as AXN Sci-Fi) (re-release)
• Adult Swim (2003) (USA) (TV)
• Animax (2003-2004) (Japan) (TV)
• Aniplex (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
• Cartoon Network (2004) (USA) (TV)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• SubTV (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) (2003-2004) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Anime-R  key animation
• Bee Train  key animation
• Production I.G.  key animation
• Sakura Create  key animation
• Studio Mu  key animation

Also Known As:

"Fullmetal Alchemist" (International: English title) (USA)
"Hagaren" (Japan) (short title)

Runtime:

24 min (51 episodes) | USA:30 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Filipino | French | Italian | Portuguese | Spanish | Tagalog | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-PG (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 | UK:PG (4 episodes) | New Zealand:M (some episodes) | New Zealand:PG (some episodes) | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | USA:TV-14 (cut)

Company:

Aniplex

Trivia:

The names of the homunculi are all named after the seven deadly sins.(Pride, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth and Wrath)

Quotes:

Envy: The reason you're still around, the only reason I haven't killed you is that we were told not to. But I can never forgive you... and there'll never be a time when I'm able to forgive you... for carrying that bastard's blood in your veins!

Movie Connections:

Remade as "Hagane no renkinjutsushi" (2009)

Soundtrack:

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