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Query: How many awards has Fullmetal Alchemist won?
The manga has sold over 70 million volumes worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. The English release of the manga's first volume was the top-selling graphic novel during 2005. In two TV Asahi web polls, the anime was voted the most popular anime of all time in Japan. At the American Anime Awards in February 2007, it was eligible for eight awards, nominated for six, and won five. Reviewers from several media conglomerations had positive comments on the series, particularly for its character development, action scenes, symbolism and philosophical references.
Besides his appearances in the manga and the anime, Mustang also appears in most of the "Fullmetal Alchemist" original video animations, which are omake of the first anime and the film sequel. In the fourth light novel of the series written by Makoto Inoue, "Fullmetal Alchemist: Under the Faraway Sky", Mustang, Hughes, and Armstrong find a village populated by children while they are on holidays. In the following title, Mustang appears investigating a case involving chimeras. In video games of the series, Mustang commonly appears as a supporting character in the Elric brothers' investigation of the Philosopher's Stone. He is also featured in several cards of the "Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game". Mustang's character is featured in the second volume of the character CDs series from "Fullmetal Alchemist". The CD was published on December 15, 2004 under the name of "Hagaren Song File - Roy Mustang". The tracks were composed by Kazuya Nishioka and performed by Toru Okawa, Mustang's Japanese voice actor in the first "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime. Additionally, Mustang is portrayed by Dean Fujioka in the live-action film based on the series.
In a survey from Oricon in 2009, Fullmetal Alchemist ranked ninth as the manga that fans wanted to be turned into a live-action film.[69] The series is also popular with amateur writers who produce dōjinshi (fan fiction) that borrows characters from the series. In the Japanese market Super Comic City, there have been over 1,100 dōjinshi based on Fullmetal Alchemist, some of which focused on romantic interactions between Edward Elric and Roy Mustang.[70] Anime News Network said the series had the same impact in Comiket 2004 as several female fans were seen there writing dōjinshi.[71]
To mark the July 2 opening of the "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos" film, the Pia Eiga Seikatsu website posted an exclusive video "interview" with the stars of the film, Edward and Alphonse Elric (as voiced by Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya, respectively). In keeping with the spirit of Hiromu Arakawa's original manga and the two anime television series, the interviewer has trouble early on in figuring out who the "Fullmetal Alchemist" is. (The interview has cameos by the other stars of the anime.) Also includes 3 "Study" sessions with "Professor" Mustang, teaching Winry and Hawkeye about Creta and Milos.
The music for "Fullmetal Alchemist" was composed and arranged by Michiru Ōshima. "TV Animation Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 1" was released on March 24, 2004, in Japan; the CD has thirty-three tracks, including several background sounds and the first opening and ending theme songs. Although never released officially, a version of the Russian track "Brothers" (Russian: Братья, "Bratja"; Japanese: "Burācha") from this CD has been recorded in English by Vic Mignognawho played Edward Elric in the English dubbed version. "TV Animation Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 2" was released on December 15, 2004, and contains thirty tracks. "TV Animation Fullmetal Alchemist Original Soundtrack 3", released on May 18, 2005, contains twenty-seven tracks.
"Fullmetal Alchemist" is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Hiromu Arakawa. Set in a fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques, the story follows two alchemist brothers named Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to recover parts of their bodies lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy.
"Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival" graphics have cel-shaded textures for the character models.Secret characters
During the development of "Fullmetal Alchemist", Arakawa allowed Bones to work independently from her, and requested an original ending different from that of the original manga. She did not want to repeat the same ending in both media, and wanted to continue writing the manga to develop the characters. When watching the anime's ending, she was amazed about how different the homunculi creatures were from the manga and enjoyed how the staff speculated about the origins of the villains. Because Arakawa was involved in developing the series, she was kept from focusing on the manga's cover illustrations and had little time to illustrate them.
The manga also has three guidebooks; each of them contains timelines, guides to the Elric brothers' journey, and gaiden chapters that were never released in manga volumes.[18] Only the first guidebook was released by Viz Media, titled Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles.[59] A guidebook titled "Fullmetal Alchemist Chronicle"(鋼の錬金術師 CHRONICLE), which contains post-manga story information, was released in Japan on July 29, 2011.[60]
The first "Fullmetal Alchemist" won in several categories in the American Anime Awards, including "Long Series", "Best Cast", "Best DVD Package Design", "Best Anime Theme Song" ("Rewrite," by Asian Kung-Fu Generation), and "Best Actor" (Vic Mignognawho played Edward Elric in the English version). It was also nominated in the category of "Best Anime Feature" for "Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa". The series also won most of the twenty-sixth Annual "Animage" Readers' Polls. The series was the winner in the "Favorite Anime Series", "Favorite Episode" (episode seven), "Favorite Male Character" (Edward Elric), "Favorite Female Character" (Riza Hawkeye), "Favorite Theme Song" ("Melissa", by Porno Graffitti), and "Favorite Voice Actor" (Romi Parkwho played Edward in the Japanese version). In the "Tokyo Anime Fair", the series won in the categories "Animation Of The Year" ("Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala"), "Best original story" (Hiromu Arakawa) and "Best music" (Michiru Ōshima). In the About.com 2006 American Awards, "Fullmetal Alchemist" won in the categories "Best New Anime Series" and "Best Animation".
Both Namiya and Fullmetal Alchemist debuted at number 1 in Japan Box Office for its opening weekend. Yamada's performance as Atsuya in Namiya and Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist earn him the Newcomer Actor Award at the 91st Kinema Junpo Award, making him the second Johnny's talent to achieve this award after Ikuta Toma.
Much praise was given to the climactic episodes for the way action scenes and morals were conveyed; many reviewers found them superior to the conclusion of the first "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime. Critics found the ending satisfying; Mark Thomas of The Fandom Post called it a "virtually perfect ending to an outstanding series". In April 2010, the journal "Animage" listed it as the sixth best anime launched between April 2009 and March 2010..
The first "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime premiered in Japan with a 6.82 percent television viewership rating. In 2005, Japanese television network TV Asahi conducted a "Top 100" online web poll and nationwide survey; "Fullmetal Alchemist" placed first in the online poll and twentieth in the survey. In 2006, TV Asahi conducted another online poll for the top one hundred anime, and "Fullmetal Alchemist" placed first again.
The "Fullmetal Alchemist" light novels are based on the manga series of the same name by Hiromu Arakawa. "Fullmetal Alchemist" began serialization in Square Enix's monthly manga anthology "Monthly Shonen Gangan" its August 2001 issue and concluded in June 2010. Square Enix has published a series of seven light novel adaptations based on the series, all written by Makoto Inoue with illustrations provided by Arakawa. The novels follow the Elric brothers on their continued quest for the Philosopher's Stone. The first novel of the series, "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand", was used as the source material for episodes 11 and 12 of the "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime adaptation.
Aside from the initial anime and manga, Alphonse appears in almost all the "Fullmetal Alchemist" original video animations (OVAs). In the first one, he appears as a chibi version of himself at the movie's wrap-up party, and in the fourth OVA, he plays a part in the battle against the homunculi. Alphonse also appears in all "Fullmetal Alchemist" video games on all platforms, which feature his and Ed's journey to find the Philosopher's Stone. In the film "" Alphonse goes with his brother to search for the criminal Melvin Voyager who broke free from a prison in their country. Makoto Inoue's "Fullmetal Alchemist" light novels also feature the Elrics' journey, but in all of them they encounter different characters to those from the video games. Two character CDs with tracks based on Alphonse were released under the name of and "Theme of Alphonse Elric". The tracks from the CD are performed by Alphone's Japanese voice actress, Rie Kugimiya. He is also featured in several of the "Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Games".
Video games based on Fullmetal Alchemist have been released. The storylines of the games often diverge from those of the anime and manga, and feature original characters. Square Enix has released three role-playing games (RPG)—Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel, Curse of the Crimson Elixir, and Kami o Tsugu Shōjo. Bandai has released two RPG titles, Fullmetal Alchemist: Stray Rondo(鋼の錬金術師 迷走の輪舞曲,Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Meisō no Rondo) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Sonata of Memory(鋼の錬金術師 想い出の奏鳴曲,Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Omoide no Sonata), for the Game Boy Advance and one, Dual Sympathy, for the Nintendo DS. In Japan, Bandai released an RPG Fullmetal Alchemist: To the Promised Day(鋼の錬金術師 Fullmetal Alchemist 約束の日へ,Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Fullmetal Alchemist Yakusoku no Hi e) for the PlayStation Portable on May 20, 2010.[43] Bandai also released a fighting game, Dream Carnival, for the PlayStation 2. Destineer released a game based on the trading card game in North America for the Nintendo DS.[44][45] Of the seven games made in Japan, Broken Angel, Curse of the Crimson Elixir, and Dual Sympathy have seen international releases. For the Wii, Akatsuki no Ōji(暁の王子, lit. Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn) was released in Japan on August 13, 2009.[46] A direct sequel of the game, Tasogare no Shōjo(黄昏の少女, lit. Fullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the Dusk), was released on December 10, 2009, for the same console.[47]
In 2007, the American Anime Awards presented Mignogna with an award for Best Actor for his work on "Fullmetal Alchemist". He often gains attention for his role in "Fullmetal Alchemist", and he attends between 15 and 25 conventions each year. One of Mignogna's career goals was "to record at all of the major places where dubbing is done." He said he was "the first ADV voice actor to record at Funimation in Dallas and then I was the first to go to New York". He has also recorded in Los Angeles; he tried out for "Bleach" and received the part of Ikkaku Madarame. In non-anime productions, he voiced Qrow Branwen in the American web series "RWBY".
The first CD soundtrack from this anime was published on October 14, 2009. The second CD soundtrack from the anime was published on March 24, 2010. The third CD soundtrack became available on July 7, 2010. "Fullmetal Alchemist Final Best", a compilation of opening and ending songs, was released on July 28, 2010. On June 29, 2011, the original soundtrack of "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos" ("FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST Nageki no Oka no Seinaru Hoshi"), composed by Taro Iwashiro, was released.
Two feature-length anime films were produced; Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, a sequel/conclusion to the 2003 series, and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, set during the time period of Brotherhood.[34][35]
Fullmetal Alchemist was adapted into two anime series for television: a loose adaptation titled Fullmetal Alchemist in 2003–2004, and a more faithful 2009–2010 retelling titled Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.[32][33]
The first novel was published in February 2003, and the sixth on March 22, 2007. Square Enix has also published novelizations of their three "Fullmetal Alchemist" PlayStation 2 action role-playing video games: "Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel", "", and "". The first novel was written by Makoto Inoue; the other two were written by Jun Eishima. However, none of these have been published in North America.
There have been two series of Fullmetal Alchemist audio dramas. The first volume of the first series, Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 1: The Land of Sand(砂礫の大地,Sareki no Daichi), was released before the anime and tells a similar story to the first novel. The Tringham brothers reprised their anime roles.[42] Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 2: False Light, Truth's Shadow(偽りの光 真実の影,Itsuwari no Hikari, Shinjitsu no Kage) and Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 3: Criminals' Scar(咎人たちの傷跡,Togabitotachi no Kizuato) are stories based on different manga chapters; their State Military characters are different from those in the anime.[37] The second series of audio dramas, available only with purchases of Shōnen Gangan, consists two stories in this series, each with two parts. The first, Fullmetal Alchemist: Ogutāre of the Fog(霧のオグターレ,Kiri no Ogutāre), was included in Shōnen Gangan's April and May 2004 issues; the second story, Fullmetal Alchemist: Crown of Heaven(天上の宝冠,Tenjō no Hōkan), was issued in the November and December 2004 issues.[37]
Square Enix has published a series of six Fullmetal Alchemist Japanese light novels, written by Makoto Inoue.[37] The novels were licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media in North America, with translations by Alexander O. Smith and illustrations—including covers and frontispieces—by Arakawa.[38][39] The novels are spin-offs of the manga series and follow the Elric brothers on their continued quest for the philosopher's stone. The first novel, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand, was animated as the episodes eleven and twelve of the first anime series.[40] The fourth novel contains an extra story about the military called "Roy's Holiday".[41] Novelizations of the PlayStation 2 games Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel, Curse of the Crimson Elixir, and The Girl Who Succeeds God have also been written, the first by Makoto Inoue and the rest by Jun Eishima.[37]
It also received praise by IGN's Jeremy Mullin, who gave it an overall 9 over 10, having had good opinion of the graphics used during the film and how the film expands "Fullmetal Alchemist"s story. The film was compared to "The End of Evangelion" due to how both titles expand their anime's endings, resulting in a "proper ending" due to the characters' development featured in the film. Mullin also liked the audio from "Conqueror of Shamballa", but added that some of the English voice actors lacked accents. DVD Talk writer Todd Douglass Jr. also liked the film as he was "pleased to report that the story was handled nigh-flawlessly. The inclusion of real world events helps ground the fact that Edward is in our world, but there was just something surreal about that after seeing it." He found the film's ending to be fitting for "Fullmetal Alchemist" and said it will be well received by fans from the series. While reviewing the special edition DVD, Douglass commented the extras featured in the DVD "are worth the price." However, he also added that "some people just don't care about the extras" and concluded that "this is a strong reissue that could have possibly been better, but is fine just the same."
Funimation licensed the franchise to create a new series of Fullmetal Alchemist-related video games to be published by Destineer Publishing Corporation in the United States.[48] Destineer released its first Fullmetal Alchemist game for the Nintendo DS, a translation of Bandai's Dual Sympathy, on December 15, 2006, and said that they plan to release further titles.[49] On February 19, 2007, Destineer announced the second game in its Fullmetal Alchemist series, the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game, which was released on October 15, 2007.[50] A third game for the PlayStation Portable titled Fullmetal Alchemist: Senka wo Takuseshi Mono(背中を託せし者) was released in Japan on October 15, 2009.[51] A European release of the game, published by with Namco Bandai, was announced on March 4, 2010.[52] The massively multiplayer online role-playing game MapleStory also received special in-game items based on the anime series.[53]