Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Director Releases New Anime

Not all anime projects arise from animation houses such as Studio MAPPA, BONES, Wit, and so on, with one director responsible for the Elric brothers adventures in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood releasing a new anime short. Halloween Pajama first hit the scene in 2013 thanks to a manga publication, but director Yasuhiro Irie has taken matters into his own hands to bring this story to life, with a new anime short depicting the musical tale following a Kickstarter campaign in 2017 which unfortunately wasn't able to hit its goals.

Shockingly enough, Halloween Pajama's initial Kickstarter campaign didn't succeed at raising the required funds to create a twenty-minute video adapting the characters from this anime series that sees more than a few spooky season-related characters rushing into battle. Luckily, Irie was deadset on bringing his creation to life, giving fans a musical short that captures the energy of the original manga and retaining musically themed characters who belt out tunes while fighting one another. Currently, there are no plans for this project to receive an anime series, though anything is possible based on the reception of this short. 

Halloween Alchemist

Yasuhiro Irie released the new video online, giving us a look into the world of Halloween Pajama in animation for the first time, following his career in anime that not only had him directing Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, but major franchises including Digimon, Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam, Soul Eater, and countless others: 

The official description of this new indie anime, Halloween Pajama, reads as such thanks to the Kickstarter's web page:

"When 10-year-old Jackie O'Wisp dreams, she encounters the strangest type of people. She comes to find out that those people are wandering ghosts, still with attachments to this world who can't go to heaven. In her alter ego, Halloween Pajama, she helps see the ghosts on their way to heaven. Jackie O'Wisp eventually learns that the devil exists in the depths of the dream world, a devil which she will confront. But will she be able to overcome it?"

Would you love to see this anime project receive a full series in the future? What's your favorite work from the anime director? 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 Halloween.