Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]
DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:
Fullmetal Alchemist tells the saga of the Elric brothers, two young alchemists who broke the biggest, most sacred law of alchemy when they tried to bring their mother back from the dead. The eldest brother, Edward, ended up sacrificing his limbs, and the younger, Alphonse, perhaps paid the highest price, losing his entire physical body. Now his soul is tied to a suit of armor by an alchemy circle. Now a State alchemist in a world devastated by war, corruption, and the very high magical art form they perform, Edward Elric, along with his brother Alphonse, is on a journey to find the mythical Philosopher’s Stone, their last hope to help return to them all that they’ve lost. The problem is, there are many other, nefarious people — and monsters — looking for it as well, and they must contend with this on their way to finding it.
Having been an avid fan of the first Fullmetal Alchemist series, i was highly apprehensive on hearing about this reboot, but the more i found out about the series, the more excited i became. I’ve always been a fan of the Manga, and the new series is being based completely of the manga storyline. This had be hooked, so i waited nervously for the first episode.The new series features better artwork that resembles Arakawa’s style more closely than the last series. There is more humour, especially Ed transmuting a spear-head into his face. There is a new soundtrack, which admittedly, at times doesn’t work greatly, but with some getting used too, i’m sure it will grow on me. Overall, i feel this series is a fantastic reboot, and is verging on turning Fullmetal Alchemist into the series it should always have been.-garethwatkin
I have seen both versions of Fullmetal Alchemist (Brotherhood) and both are good. In the first version (Fullmetal Alchemist), the first half of the series is really good. The fight between Edward Elric & Roy Mustang and the State Alchemist test taken by Edward Elric are notable ones. In second half, the story takes lots of twists and turns and I find it’s not as impressive as the first half.The second version (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) is stick to manga and has the soul of the original story. It is an all rounded anime with tightly knit fantastic storyline, dark at times, humorous, action packed and entertaining. In first half, character introduction, funny moments, action sequence, ends with almost no hope situation for our heroes. In second half, the story takes it’s fast pace with more action and nail biting moments.The decisions/resolutions taken by the Elric brothers at each step of their journey are clearly justified. All characters had their importance in the series, even the cute little panda and Yogi had their importance in moving the story forward. Usually when a character is introduced in the middle of a series, it stay far too superior/inferior to rest of the characters. But I like the way Olivier Mira Armstrong and Lin Yao gang introduced in the series. -withlovshankar
DVD Wholesale Main Features:
Actors: Vic Mignona, Maxey Whitehead
Directors: Jerry Jewell
Format: Blu-ray, Animated
Language: Japanese, English
Subtitles: English
Dubbed: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 6
Rated: Unrated-Not Rated
Studio: Funimation
DVD Release Date: September 15, 2015
Run Time: 1275 minutes
ASIN: B0116FT65W
