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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.

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  • QuirkZ commented on May 29, 2010 00:55

    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... More

  • Gigagaia commented on May 13, 2010 02:14

    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... More


Otaku Outrage over Tsunami Terror

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Otaku anime viewers have furiously been denouncing TV stations for defiling an entire evening’s worth of anime with massive and highly obtrusive tsunami warnings, expressing particular ire at Winry’s undressing scene being ruined by a superimposed map.

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  • Anonymous commented on October 26, 2013 08:07

    It's been years since the last attack.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 28, 2011 01:21

    this seems unusually sound now.... More


Haruhi & Full Metal Alchemist DVD Sales Upsets

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The sales figures for the Haruhi’s Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody DVD, the first of the “new material,” and the first of the remade Full Metal Alchemist DVDs, have been published.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 30, 2009 00:59

    >which at least eschews an obnoxious protagonist and nonsensical storyline in favour of cheerfully vapid moe blobbery. I really don't know why I still come to this piece of shit site everybody hates. *sigh*... More

  • Schrobby commented on September 12, 2009 04:01

    Dem Haruhi Endless 8 DVDs should rot in the shelves. Hahahaaah...... More


Full Metal Alchemist Ratings Collapse

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Mustachio anime Full Metal Alchemist’s remake has attracted much unwelcome attention with the release of TV ratings which show a collapse in ratings, especially compared to the much loved but totally divergent original:

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  • Anonymous commented on November 7, 2009 04:42

    gundam s2 and code geass r2 didn't flop due to the timeslot. their plots sucked because the producers were too money-minded and just wanted to make more model kits. code geass 1 was epic. the first... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 7, 2009 04:42

    gundam s2 and code geass r2 didn't flop due to the timeslot. their plots sucked because the producers were too money-minded and just wanted to make more model kits. code geass 1 was epic. the first... More


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This week has seen an especially copious number of notable (for Akiba) CD releases, with popular seiyuu-singers Nana Mizuki and Minori Chihara both having new CDs, K-ON! receiving its OST, the new Fullmetal Alchemist 1st OP by Yui, and a new Macross F drama CD all coming out on virtually the same day.

Below are some samplings and information about the new releases if your musical tastes are so inclined…

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  • Anonymous commented on June 19, 2009 16:36

    Yui. A 3D girl that is even better than 2D.... More

  • Krisantes commented on June 6, 2009 13:24

    I'm gonna buy the CD of Chihara Minori. I try to support my favorite seiyuu (is easy download, so... buy it!).... More


Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Full Metal Alchemist Reborn

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The remake of Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Full Metal Alchemist, long anticipated, has just aired, and predictably has been greeted with great interest and enthusiasm.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 7, 2010 00:01

    or "liquid alchemist"...... More

  • Madame Red commented on April 13, 2009 01:15

    oh my. i certainly believe this isn't a remake. if it was a remake it'd be the same storyline, same characters and all with better graphics and etc. so, this isn't a remake. and FMA still rocks. and... More


Tokyo Anime Fair 2009 Anime Preview Trailers

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A variety of exclusive trailers were visible at the recently concluded 2009 Tokyo Anime Fair; the latest anime titles were well in evidence, and you can see the video previews below, as taken by attendees:

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  • Anonymous commented on August 15, 2009 08:23

    That picture of Armstrong makes me think of what he'd be like in Tekken or some other fighting game.... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 21, 2009 07:56

    Any news on the Nanoha movie?... More


New Fullmetal Alchemist Trailer

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A new CM for the new Fullmetal Alchemist remake (鋼の錬金術師) aired after the latest airing of Gundam 00.

It can be seen below:

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  • Watch FMA 2 commented on July 23, 2009 13:42

    Hoping that it will be cool... More

  • Howling-kun commented on March 18, 2009 09:56

    I second you, though I dropped the original FMA on episode 10 and never got back trying to finish it.... More


Full Metal Alchemist 2 Dated

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The air dates to Full Metal Alchemist 2, set to be a more canonical remake of the manga than the first series, have been revealed in the latest commercial:

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  • Anonymous commented on February 11, 2009 23:24

    Only gonna watch it because of rie... even though al isnt a tsundere.... unless he is in the manga o_o|... More

  • Anonymous commented on February 11, 2009 22:10

    Take that, KyoAni! Learn something from Bones!... More


New Full Metal Alchemist Series Release Details

New Full Metal Alchemist Series Release Details

The new series of highly popular alchemy anime Hagane no Renkinjutsushi – Full Metal Alchemist, which we first heard of in the Bones scandal, has had its release date confirmed, along with its website launched.

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  • Anonymous commented on April 16, 2009 07:43

    i dnt get what the can make a whole new series based of of what??? the movie kida ended any chance of a new series... More

  • Mack commented on April 8, 2009 14:52

    I agree. I've watched SO many anime that had just Gods-awful endings, like Trinity Blood that just kinda introduced a whole new storyline as their ending (and where did they get that Ester-princess idea?), InuYasha... More


New Full Metal Alchemist TV Series Due

New Full Metal Alchemist TV Series Due

The big development hinted at some time ago, and revealed in the leaked Bones documents, has finally had a formal announcement, though details are yet scant – there is to be a new Full Metal Alchemist TV anime.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 11, 2011 22:28

    Oh, I see ... why did it appear on the front page? ... on the 11.1.2011 ? ...... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 11, 2011 22:27

    Clarifying, this means a third series? As in FMA, FMA B and now this?... More


Anime Industry Shoots Bones in Back

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All the indications are that the leaked Bones animator list was at some point a company document after all: anime industry group “The Association of Japanese Animations”, as well as several other industry groups, have issued statements deploring the uploading of a file containing the personal details of animators and vowing to tighten handling of this sort of data to ensure no repeat.

Every company in the industry must make more strident efforts to administer employee information, they say, in what sounds like a slight to the errant Bones.

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  • Panther commented on July 14, 2008 12:24

    One of the better studios with such a scandal? Sad.... More


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