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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part 2 [Blu-ray]
enlarge	Directors: Caitlin Glass, Mike McFarland Actors: Maxey Whitehead, Travis Willingham, Vic Mignona, Caitlin Glass Studio: Funimation Category: DVD List Price: ~~$54.98~~ Buy New: $33.55 as of 9/9/2010 11:20 CDT details You Save: $21.43 (39%) In Stock New (7) Used (1) from $33.55 Seller: moviemars Rating: 11 reviews Sales Rank: 1,341 Format: NTSC, Color, Widescreen, Subtitled Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: Blu-ray Region: 1 Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Running Time: 320 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 MPN: FMABRFN08381 UPC: 704400083815 EAN: 0704400083815 ASIN: B003NE8B4C Theatrical Release Date: 2010 Release Date: August 24, 2010 (New: Last 30 Days) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description Studio: Funimation Prod Inc Release Date: 08/24/2010 Run time: 320 minutes Amazon.com As Brotherhood continues, the story diverges further from the first Fullmetal Alchemist animated series (2003) and follows Hiromu Arakawa's original manga (these episodes encompass volumes 8 through 13). The adventures in the earlier series involving Dr. Marcoh, Shou Tucker, and the Elrics' rigorous training under Izumi-sensei are downplayed or eliminated as director Yasuhiro Irie follows a more dramatic story line. In the wrenching episode 20, Ed discovers that neither he nor Izumi succeeded in transmuting the souls of the dead: his mother and Izumi's baby were always beyond their reach. But the Elric brothers have little time for reflection as Colonel Roy Mustang's battle with the Homunculi intensifies. Mustang succeeds in killing Lust, and Hohenheim, not Edward, destroys Greed in this version. Irie introduces the characters from the country of Xing who didn't appear in the original animation: Prince Ling Yao and his attendants who join the Elrics, and the diminutive May Chang, who befriends Scar. In the take-no-prisoners season climax, Gluttony, maddened by Lust's death, swallows Edward, Ling, and Envy. The three unwilling allies find themselves lost in an endless wasteland of blood, skeletons, and ruins. Using knowledge he acquired in the ruins of Cselkcess, Ed attempts to transmute the trio through the Portal of Truth. During his journey, he discovers that Al's body still exists, and he vows to return for it. Arakawa's cartoony drawings of Ed and Al provide much-needed comic relief. The darker and more dramatic story of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood packs even more of an emotional and visual punch than the much-loved original series. (Rated TV PG: violence, grotesque imagery, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon (14. Those Who Lurk Underground, 15. Envoy from the East, 16. Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms, 17. Cold Flame, 18. The Arrogant Palm of a Small Human, 19. Death of the Undying, 20. Father Before the Grave, 21. Advance of the Fool, 22. Back in the Distance. 23. Girl on the Battlefield, 24. Inside the Belly, 25. Doorway of Darkness, 26. Reunion)

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next » A superior anime that is simply a Masterpiece. June 18, 2010 Antoinette Terry (United States) 20 out of 26 found this review helpful I highly assure anyone if you have not checkout Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood then you are greatly missing out on this animated masterpiece!Fullmetal Alchemist is an franchise that has taken America by storm three times now firstly with the original 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist animated series..secondly with the cult followed manga of the same and now the final time with the remarkable animated Brotherhood!Brotherhood is currently airing on Adult Swim and is gaining great attention with impressive ratings all around and the animated series is on the last three episode that will be airing in Japan for the rest of June and officially ending its run on July 4th with 64 episodes in total.This animated rare gem truly hits an incredible peak with part two..this is when the animated series strays away from the original 2003 anime to pave its own path by following the manga's brilliant plot.What your in store for with this 13 episode set is my personal favorite episodes of the series..beautiful emotions are unleashed,Jaw dropping battle sequences animated with the best animation ever put on film..I kid you not..you will be left in awe with every gut turning,beautifully paced moment..and with the ending episode on this set it will only leave you wanting more..don't worry this animated series only gets better as it progresses into its deeply intelligent and engrossing plot.Studio Bones has proved once again with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood that without a doubt they are the greatest animation Studio in the world.Hiromu Arakawa has created one of the most unique and groundbreaking stories ever written in literature..Fullmetal Alchmist is indeed the greatest story ever told..so what are you waiting for..buy this set today and experience the beautiful world of Fullmetal Alchemist! P.s.The Japanese Dub is by far the best dub I've ever heard in all my years of watching anime and the English Dub is remarkable as well!Vic Mignogna truly deserves an oscar nomination for his riveting performance as Edward Elric! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part 2 (Blu-ray) September 8, 2010 Tony Khamvongsouk (Frisco, TX) Movie - 5.0 Picking up after the rehash that is Part 1 (episodes 1-13), the series now steps into completely new territory and aptly separates itself from its first incarnation by miles and miles. While the original FMA may have been "good" for its time, I've always been a big proponent to maintaining as faithful an adaptation as possible when it comes to manga and their anime counterparts. The stories of the authors should be presented as is, otherwise he or she would never have made it, and an anime company wouldn't have animated it. However, not being much of a manga reader anymore (as I prefer the moving picture medium with color and sound), I can't attest to how great the actual story was on paper, but I'll be damned if this new series doesn't kick the old one's butt around the world and into infinity twice. This next set of episodes (14-26) not only tops the character development of the entire first series and creates an actual sense of empathy for each of the characters, but the plot twists, narrative, scripting, and screenplay are so genuinely addicting, I find myself craving more and more of the series. In fact, I'm even poised to say I feel cheated to have ever bought the entire first series back in its heyday. Barely a third of the way through FMA: Brotherhood, the feeling I have is reminiscent of my anime-marathoning days when I used to watch entire series in a matter of days to a week. It honestly really is that addicting. The Elric brothers feel so much more determined than ever, conspiracies between the Homunculi and State Alchemists abound, the search for the truth behind the Philosopher's Stone continues, and the drama, action, etc. all maintain an excellent pace with nary an episode to bog it down. Fans of the first series would do well to forget it ever existed and behold a much more superior product that is FMA: Brotherhood. It easily surpasses its predecessor in every way imaginable: the artwork is cleaner, the animation smoother, the music not as complex and heavy-handed (not to say Michiru Oshima is a bad composer, quite the contrary, I think her work was too good), the pacing much quicker, the characters more empathizing, and even some of the scripting/voice acting has more impact. I can't wait to see what happens next. Video - 4.5 Contrary to the jaggies reported, I discovered through research and analysis of the Japanese BDs that it's not necessarily a problem of the transfer being bad, but in fact, the source material itself being a little on the cheap side. While it's great that Japanese studio BONES animated the show for HD and provided the same masters to FUNimation, I find it completely understandable if the crew felt the need to take certain art and animation shortcuts for budgetary constraints on such a long-planned series (64 episodes). Aside from the jaggies, which aren't even that noticeable unless you sit really close or have a big screen, I think the image looks excellent. Color reproduction has a lot of vibrancy and pop looking infinitely better than some of my other anime series on BD. Line detail is fine (maybe too fine under certain circumstances), though I'm saying this after taking into consideration the old warning, "when watching anime, sit far away and in a well-lit room," so perhaps the ironic proverb helped in my viewing experience after all. Continuing on, contrast is never a problem either, and overall image detail between the backgrounds and key animation have a very nice distinction from one another in terms of line style and color palette. There also doesn't seem to be any instances of DNR, Edge Enhancement, artifacting, or aliasing either, though there is some slight banding in the more colorfully layered shots that tend to have a mix of bright shades of certain primaries. But overall, great job by FUNimation in presentation for a huge improvement over their more recent trend in not-so-good upscales and the like. Audio - 4.0 As part of their new practice, FUNimation's claim to at least provide lossless audio for both languages seems to be holding true so far. The Japanese track is presented in TrueHD 2.0, with the English dub getting a TrueHD 5.1 track. Obviously, the Japanese track will pale in comparison to the upscaled mix of the dub, but it still sounds good. Dialogue, sound effects, and music don't offer much in terms of separation across a front-only sound stage. However, depth is relatively adequate and even creates a bit of immersion during the more active sound sequences. The Japanese version of the BD is only limited to PCM 2.0 tracks as well, so the limitations are warranted and speak for themselves and won't get any better than this. On the other hand, the English dub provides for a more filling experience. While it's only a remix of the Japanese sound masters into a matrixed 5.1 field, it offers a slightly more buoyant, but not quite authentic, surround experience upgrade. Dialogue stays clear in the center and sounds good for the most part, though did come off either a little more flat or lower in volume when I tried switching directly between the two. But being the artificial 5.1 that it is, a little increase in the volume by about 5 notches fixed it right up. Separation is mainly dispersed between the front left and right speakers, with the occasional sound effect panning to the rears. LFEs are present mostly through the bass parts of the opening and ending credits and occasionally through the series' sound effects, but aren't as trembling as I expected. Either way, fans of both languages should be pleased, regardless. Overall - 4.5 After getting through the repetitious stuff and finally into the canon material of the manga, FMA: Brotherhood easily outdoes its first incarnation, and in bold execution. With that said, it's definitely starting to become one of my favorite titles of the shounen genre for its gripping storytelling, character drama, and always-fun-to-watch fantasy elements. Some of the comedy is still a bit on the fluffy side, but the timing is getting better and doesn't appear to be as rampant as the first 13 episodes. With excellent video, presentable audio (and a good dub), though next to nothing in extras (again), unless you just can't wait for a complete series box set (I rented this off of Netflix), $25-30 would be a good pricing point if you really need to have it right now. Definitely recommended for shounen fans. It only gets better July 5, 2010 Tsurera 5 out of 8 found this review helpful I'm assuming that if you are buying the second dvd set of FMA:Brotherhood, then you already know and like what this show has to offer. Well it only gets better. More characters, plot intrigue, rich story, and character developments. Not to mention beautiful animation. (Again be aware this is a remake of FMA. It is not like the original TV series. It follows the manga plot.) You seriously can't go wrong with this show. Getting better along the way August 25, 2010 BryanF87 1 out of 2 found this review helpful This set of episodes is where Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood really starts to take off and establish itself as a different series from the first anime. I would consider this the "narrative hook" of the FMA:Brotherhood series. I will admit that I was a bit turned off by the first 13 episodes of FMA:Brotherhood, I felt like the series had a very "rushed" feel to it. I understand that they were trying to speed over the ground that had already been covered by it's predeccesor, but I wished they would have slowed down with it a bit. I felt that it detracted from the emotional impact that the original series had. But once I finally got to episode 15, and the series slowed down the pacing a bit, I realized that once again, the Bones animation studio was delivering yet another masterpiece. If you were a fan of the original FMA, and were dissapointed by the first set of episodes like me, I encourage you to at least give Part 2 a view, your opinion will most likely change. I have watched the entire series of FMA brotherhood in Japanese (with english subtitles) and I can tell you that I really thought this was the stronger of the 2 series once it takes off. In the original FMA, I felt a bit dissapointed by how they ended the series, and I honestly felt that the last 10 or so episodes didn't really add up to the rest of the series, though I did enjoy the last 2 or 3 episodes. Where'as with FMA Brotherhood I feel that it's the opposite, it has a week opening with the first 13 episodes, minus a few moments, but overall the series is better as a whole from the original. There is a whole lot more action throughout FMA: Brotherhood, and the ending, which I won't give away, is a great deal more climatic than the original FMA series ending, in my opinion. By the time you finish this disc set, I can say that you will more than likely be "sold" on what FMA: Brotherhood has to offer. And it only gets better from here. A MUST BUY!! August 13, 2010 Matthew J. Capitula 0 out of 1 found this review helpful Funimation did botch up the first dvd just a bit, with a few small unchangeable dvd options, that would annoy certain people. But this one may be fixed. Anyways, FMA brotherhood is the best anime you could ever hope to watch/own, and episodes 14-26 are ALL incredible, one of the best set of episodes until the last dvd comes out :). Anyways, if its anything like the first release, the quality will be amazing, and the extras on the disc may make u happy. Showing reviews 1-5 of 11 1 2 3 Next »

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