The story of the Elric brothers in Fullmetal Alchemist is referred to by many fans of anime as one of the biggest franchises in the medium, with the series garnering two anime series to help tell the full story of this world of alchemy.Now, with the franchise already producing one live-action film, Fullmetal Alchemist is set to release two new sequels this year, and a new trailer shows just how big the cast is set to expand with the arrival of the avenger, Scar.
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Fullmetal Alchemist’s original manga came to a close in 2010, receiving two unique anime adaptations, as the story of the Elric brothers was told over the course of its first series, and then retold with a story closer to its manga roots in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Currently, there are no plans for a sequel series or return to the world of alchemy via a spinoff story, with the creator of the franchise, Hiromu Arakawa, already moving on to a new manga series. Needless to say, these two new live-action movies prove there are still plenty of fans of the Elrics.
Warner Bros Japan released the newest trailer for Fullmetal Alchemist: The Avenger Scar, giving fans not just a better look at the sequel, but also introducing a fair number of new characters that are set to make the leap from the pages of the manga and episodes of the anime to the world of live-action:
The sequel released a listing of some of the major new players that are set to enter the live-action world of Fullmetal Alchemist:
- Mackenyu Arata as Scar
- Yuina Kuroshima as Lan Fan
- Keisuke Watanabe as Ling Yao
- Yuki Yamada as Solf J. Kimblee
- Hiroshi Tachi as King Bradley
- Kōji Yamamoto as Alex Louis Armstrong
- Chiaki Kuriyama as Olivier Mira Armstrong
- Seiyō Uchino as Van Hohenheim
- Yukie Nakama as Trisha Elric
- Jun Fubuki as Pinako Rockbell
- Naohito Fujiki as Yuriy Rockbell
- Kaoru Okunuki as Sarah Rockbell
- Kokoro Terada as Selim Bradley
- Long Meng Rou as May Chang
- Haruhi Ryо̄ga as Izumi Curtis
Are you hyped for the return of the world of the Elric Brothers? What scenes from the anime can you not wait to see play out in live-action? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of alchemy.
