The long running and hugely successful manga Fullmetal Alchemist has been confirmed as ending in the upcoming July issue of Shonen Gangan, prompting fans to wonder what future awaits both Gangan and the latest manga in its absence.
Both anime and manga were previously said to be sharing a simultaneous ending, so depending on its character this probably marks the end of the franchise.
The real problem with the story’s conclusion is that Fullmetal Alchemist was the third best selling manga of 2009, behind One Piece and Nana and just ahead of Naruto, with the recent volumes selling in the region of 1,250,000 copies each.
With the industry lately having trouble generating new hits, the loss of what was probably the most original of the big selling titles of recent years could be a major blow the publisher and industry will not quickly recover from.
FMA WILL BE MISSED!! It’s truely a story like no other that really takes you places emotionally and get’s you thinking one of my all time favorites! The first show was okay but it’s nothing compared to the magnitude of the manga and brotherhood ALL HAIL AUTOMAIL
There won’t be filler in brotherhood. It was confirmed to be 63 episodes and follow the story of the manga. The ending is gonna be the same ending as the manga. The last episode airs on June 27, therefore, the next chapter, which is chapter 108 and gonna be released in June is the last one.
It doesn’t end in july, that article here is completely wrong, it ends in June. Also, it said at the end of chapter 107 that next month, it ends.
I dunno if everyone here can just post articles or if it’s only some contributers, but the fact that post fake articles like that without even verifying their infos makes this place looks gay.
Soooo I’m a little confused. They say the manga and anime will share an ending. Does that mean the the new anime will end at the same time as the manga or that they will simply have the same ending?
If it has to end then that OK with me. All I ask is that is goes out strong.
*SPOILER* AL DIED! STUPID AL!