It would be harder to find a 15 year old with good acting skills. Al is my favorite character and I'm a fan of dubbed anime and I don't think Dismuke did a good job.



They should get Master Chief's VA to to do Ed's voice? Ed is a puny shrimp, what makes you think he is full of testosterone.

Someone mentioned Vic not swearing while playing the part of Ed. Vic does not write the script and I don't remember ANY character in FMA using any substantial swear words. How the hell does swearing make him a better VA anyway? damn

I like Vic but I think Ed's voice could be a little more... Eddish? In the manga he seems realy careless about what he says (unless around certain people) and he seems more immature... idk. If this series will be more like the manga then it would be cool if they got another voice actor but I'd be cool with Vic too.

I'm one of those pro-Vic people, simply because I'm sort of one of the people Kylemakk was sort of talking about above: FMA was my first real anime, and I watched it dubbed many times over before I bought the DVDs and watched it subbed. Vic's just been cemented in my head as Ed; I have a hard time watching him in other roles simply because all I can hear is Ed. So, while whether or not I'm a fan of Vic the person.......the jury's still out on that one.......I am a fan of Vic as Edward.

I must admit the same thing. It was hard to be objective about Ed's voice, but I have heard the Japanese voice as well. Although there are other anime series that I feel were better in Japanese (Pino's voice from Ergo Proxy in english just totally kills the character in my opinion) I think that FMA was perfect in English. This is not to say that the Japanese was bad or lacking in any way. It will be hard to watch this new series in english and not have the old cast doing the voices of the characters we all know and love. Something tells me that if I have to, I'll endure just fine.

For anyone who doesn't read Anime Insider, here's an exerpt from an interview with Vic.

Q: With the news that a new FMA anime is on the horizon in Japan, would you be ready to step back into Ed's shoes?

A: I am so excited about the possibility of more FMA that I can barely stand it! I think that's one of the greatest anime series ever, and the prospect of getting to do more is so thrilling. I know everyone in the cast would absolutely love to do more!

I think that the Vic voice older than Edward

So if there find the voice to suit smaller Edward

that should be good

I don't think Toby-chan meant a Master Chief-ish voice for Ed, just that the voice could have been a bit deeper. It doesn't necessarily have to go from one extreme to another.

P.S. Ed's small size doesn't really matter that way; in fact, working out and keeping the muscle mass since a younger age, like Ed has, actually stunts growth. Besides, more testosterone leads to fits of anger, violence and more muscle strength. See where this is coming from?

For the first episodes of season 1 when he's still only like, 12 years old, yeah his voice does feel a bit too old for a 12 year old. However when he's 15, I think his voice suits him just fine. Most 15-16 year old boys voices do start getting deeper around that time, so truthfully I see nothing wrong. Whenever I see Ed, I automatically think of Vic's voice for him. Truthfully, I just can't imagine anybody else voicing him, but that's just my opinion and we all have our own.

OK.
1. The working out stunting your growth is a myth. Lifting weights actually makes your bones stronger.

2. When do we ever see Ed working out. He trains with Ed and Armstrong the one time. He eats tons and remains thin because it is a fake cartoon and no fan girls want to see a fat, out of shape hero. I have gone off on a cosine.

All actors for the english dub should return to do this new season. The only dub I would consider to be better than FMAs would be Ghost in the Shell.

I couldn't agree more. Ghost in the Shell is my all time favorite, but FMA isn't too far behind.

And on the working-out-stunts-your-growth-thing...I assure you, it can stunt your growth. However, this is only caused when you do it wrong or injure your back because of a stupid gym teacher that isn't qualified to welcome people at Wal-mart much less teach gym.

Do you not see all the fights he gets into on top of trekking all over the place with heavy automail?

Also;


CASE RESOLVED. Ed can have any voice we want. It's just a cartoon, right?

Wrong! He can have any voice Vic wants. mwa hahaha

I do hope Vic gets recast as Ed. Truth be told, the whole reason I started watching FMA in the first place is because Ed's voice caught my attention. If he can capture my interest as Ed, he did a good job and that alone deserves him coming back. I dunno, I don't think its a thing of familiarity with me..I seriously can't picture anyone else doing Edward's voice.

Hm...not many people like Vic. I rather liked him in FMA (since I heard the English dubs before the Japanese that may have something to do with it)...I haven't heard him in anything else though. (*hasn't seen any anime other than FMA--is extremely new to the fandom*) So why do people hate the guy so much? Is it just his voice or his beliefs?

Not a lot of people seem to like Vic...
I think he did a good job as Ed, and I think that it would be good if he got recast because I think it would be kind of weird if a characters voice suddenly changed.
And, if the anime starts again where the movie left off... ( I don't know if it does.) then Vic would fit Ed a bit better because Ed grows older.
But that's just my opinion. *shrugs*

The new series is going to be an adaptation of the manga. (Or so says everybody here. >_>)

And though I liked Vic's job as Ed, it wouldn't get my panties in a bunch if they found someone new. It would take some getting used to, perhaps, but this is a completely new anime and new VAs wouldn't be that odd. I'd prefer if they kept Vic, but I won't throw a hissy fit if they find someone new.

*Shrug*
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I always watch anime in Japanese with subtitles. After initial shock ("he's got girl's voice!") you get used to it so much you can't really watch it the other way. Japanese voice actresses and actors must be the best in the world, because english dubbing always seems flat and wooden in comparison. For me, it's general rule and FMA is no exeption. English speaking Ed sounds introvertic and gentle, which is plain wrong. But I have heard much worse dubbings.

I don't care who voices the characters in english version, but for japanese version, I think they'll pick someone new... and I'm ok with it. I don't want to watch anime 2 and wonder which one I'm watching.

His voice is too angst ridden and whinny even for how whinny anime!Ed was. He's also got a bad habit of trying to be the authority on any character he plays which isn't all that bad but makes him come across as a rather arrogant douche.
There are also rumours that he tends to be rather big headed and demanding of staff at conventions to the point of being banned from some but these are most likely made up or exaggerated.
Over all though, for me, he just radiates and air of of pure bastard.

Hmm, when I hear Vic as Ed, all I can think of is perverted Kurz Weber from Full Metal Panic! I think he did a great job on Kurz, but his voice just seems wrong for Ed... I may be totally biased though, because I am a much bigger fan of the manga than the anime, and couldn't really stand how much different Ed's character was portrayed. I also had to laugh at his portrayal of Tamaki Suou in OHSHC. He took my favorite character and turned him into......something I can't even find words for.

Though he'll probably land the role of Ed again, I can't help but wish someone better suited nabs it from him.

Aw, I liked Vic's Ed voice. I thought he did a really good job with it. *shrug* I'd be happy to see Vic return.

I actually liked Vic's Ed voice. I would actually like to see him re-casted.

He definitely should be casted as Edward again, he did a great job. Goes for Aaron Dismuke too, Alphonse should be the appropriate age for him to play since his voice got deeper. It was so cute way back then >< Anyway, Vic should sing another song for Fullmetal, he has a lovely voice. My heart was practically melting when I first heard him sing Brothers in English, so soft!

I think aaron did a good job on Alphonse's voice, too bad his voice got deeper.

I talked to a Funi rep at Comic Con and he said that they're trying to get ALL of the original cast back with the possible exception of Aaron because "his voice has gotten a little lower". This would presumably include Vic. Actually, not even presumably because my question was about bringing Vic back and he replied that they wanted everyone.

Sorry to quote your novel, but I do agree with you. I do respect the Japanese voices of anime, however, I thought Vic and Aaron did an excellent job.

I was not aware how old Vic was, however, I did picture him as the older 15 year old brother with Al still stuck in his younger age.

If they choose to go with another voice actor, that will be their choice, however, (I know nothing about Vic's diva-drama or whatever he did in the past to offend anyone so I cannot comment on that) I like the emotion he brought to Ed. When I heard his commentary on the DVD's and in an interview actually saw him teary-eyed about the brother's sacrifice, I saw someone that put their heart and soul into the work.

But HEY! we are getting ahead of the story - lets wait until April, get the Japanese anime going and then find out when Funimation will be bringing it here -

I'll be sad if Aaron doesn't get cast as Alphonse for the new season, but at the same time, I can understand it. People age, and so if he doesn't get re-casted he'll know it's nothing personal. I think he could still pull it off, though. I mean, he IS a voice actor, meaning that he might be able to change his voice a bit.. He still gets to say Al quotes at cons, and pulls it off.

As far as Vic goes, I may be one of the only one's here that's fan of him, but I did like his Ed voice. It's very different from Romi's, but that doesn't mean it's not good. I thought it fit with Edward just fine, so I would really like it if they kept Vic. :3

The return of most of the voice cast is one of the reasons why I'm looking foward to the new series, but at the same time if the dub voice cast was replaced, I'd still watch the dub. Or try to.. nn;

Vic was great as Ed. Sure he may say his interpretations of him as fact, but hey, lots of fans do that. I think that he had a good pitch to it, his acting was good, and his voice matched Ed's face. *confused* How can you go wrong? But I do think that him playing the 5 year old Ed was a little iffy. Still....



GO RANGERS!!

I agree. He needs acting lessons.

My thoughts exactly, Blysse. Vic's awesome, but I wouldn't mind a new voice

I like both Vic and Romi as "Ed." They're both very different and I like them for different reasons. I have a soft spot for Romi because he was the first Ed I got introduced to. The Japanese version was the first one I saw. (I generally make it a rule to watch the Japanese version first anyway. I'm not really a manga person, so I give the original language first dibs to make up for it.)

But I also appreciate Vic because he put his heart and soul into the character...and it shows! There were moments in FMA where Ed pulled on my heartstrings so hard that tears came to my eyes...not just because of the amazing story and what was happening to the him, but because of the amount of depth and emotion Vic poured into him. Sure, the voice didn't quite sound like a 15-year-old's (and his younger-Ed-voice just didn't work), but it still worked and it still made me cry and care for Edward. (All the English voice actors did a great job, period! It wasn't just Vic who impressed me.)

And I don't know anything about Vic's ego or the people who hate him, but he seems like a pretty cool guy to me. He's very friendly and lots of fun (and extremely funny. Did any of you see the improv proposal to Winry with him and Caitlen Glass? On YouTube? HILARIOUS!) His music isn't bad, either.


(RED DAWN!!!!)

Ah I just met Vic a few hours ago at Tora-con. Here's what he has to say about "Brotherhood".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EoddCPAsFQ

Sounds like Vic plans on voicing the new series.

@Little Washu - Thanks for the link!! Yap, I see he is very much interested in doing VA for FMA again. ^^

Thanks a lot for the link!!

Thanks a bunch Little Washu!

Yes, i agree...he does seem very interested....I wonder if he'll get the part ay? (Just curious...I never watched the dub...)

I hope he gets the part. I like his voice. And then I have a soft spot for the dub because it's the first one I watched. (And honestly, I care not a whit if he's a jerk in real life - which some of my friends say he is. Er, oh well? So long as he can act as well as he can, I have no problem with him.)

Haha, cool! Vic sounds pretty excited! Can't wait 'till this gets dubbed! (And lol, he's always so funny when he tells his stories...)

Ooooh so it's possible Vic may be back as Ed!? Woot! I'm eager to find out! I wonder when they'll start casting the dubbers for the English version of FMA?

I think it's pretty much confirmed that all the original cast will be back for Brotherhood (except for Aaron. He hit puberty...)

BTW, I know this is a bit ran dom, but I found the cutest video of Vic meeting/having dinner with ROMI PAKU!! It's so sweet! (He gives her a cowboy hat and she LOVES it, lol!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOrpFLetvrU

Sorry. I just think it's so cool that the two "Eds" got to meet...

I never cared much for the English dub of Fullmetal Alchemist. There were a few good performances, but Vic Mignogna's Ed was not one of them. He's dramatically inferior to Romi Paku.

Vic's Edward is just a little too dry and scratchy. He sounds like he needs some sort of lozenge or throat spray. Sometimes he whispers a bit too much. It's just not all that his fans make it out to be. I've heard Edward Elric, my friends, and Vic Mignogna is no Edward Elric. He may be fine in other roles, but in this one he's substandard. At least he managed to improve somewhat towards the end, but it's still no Romi Paku.

how many people hate vics voice. i think he does brilliant stuff. i find his voice is perfect for the roll and besides i think its extremly unlikely he won't get cast. i mean who will. christian ayre? i don't think so.

I honestly loved the Fullmetal Alchemist dub. I remember thinking at first it wasn't very good but around episode 8 I was like wow and from then on I loved it. At some points I even thought the dub was better than the sub and I really adore the original Japanese performances too.

So I am really happy that they will get the original cast back (and it will be interesting to see who they will cast as the new characters). That is a shame to hear about Aaron but yeah his voice definitely does not sound the same anymore. Although perhaps he can be cast in one of the new roles because I would still like him to be part of the show.

Although as for Vic VS Paku Romi personally I thought they were both excellent. There were a few times that I even thought Vic was better than Paku Romi (and Paku Romi is one of my absolute favorite seiyuu). That being said though as awesome as Paku Romi was during the 1st series I think she is outdoing herself in this new series. So Vic is going to have to outdo his last performance to even think of topping Paku Romi this time around. I can't wait to see the dub.

And they have to get Travis Willingham back for Roy. I think he was actually my favorite of the dub cast.

Hey to each their own, everybody can have their own opinions. Paku-san is amazing as Edward when we're talking about the Japanese dub so don't get me wrong, but when we're talking in terms of an English dub, I loved Vic as Edward in the first anime, and I think it's going to be awesome to see him come back and portray this one. Vic was able to really pull off the angst and anger in the first one, so I VERY much look forward to seeing how he can do this one in English since the characters are both significantly different from the anime and manga in terms of personality, IMO. I also look forward to hearing Caitlin Glass as Winry again. I really loved the way she pulled Winry off in the first anime, so it's going to be even better to hear her as Winry in this new one. I wish they'd give Aaron a chance with Al though! I'll bet you since he's a voice actor if he just practiced he could raise his voice up a bit higher to do Al's voice. ;_; I just loved Aaron's voice for Al. I totally agree with you on Travis, Kirara. xD I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE DOGS!!! Oh I loved his voice as Mustang. He's a definite must-come-back. LOL

That's good news that the original cast will potentially be back, I generally liked the dub (and I'm usually not one for dubs). I don't think I had any major complaints. I thought Vic did a great job, although I absolutely love Romi Paku. That's too bad about Aaron though, he was really good as Al. And I completely agree that they need to get Travis Willingham back on board, he was amazing.

"LOY-AL CA-NINE, HOW WE SA-LUTE THEE, HAHAHA!!"

XD Travis was so brilliant.

And I can't wait to see how Vic will do with the manga!Ed this time around. I really like him not only because I think he did a good job with the first series, but also because he loves his character and the whole FMA story. He pours his heart and soul into it; he cares about it as much as we do. FMA isn't just another paying job to him; he's a fan as well as a VA, and I think that's great.

For me personally, just like with the anime and the manga, I've come to love both of Ed's voices in different ways. They both have strengths and weakness and they're both awesome in their own ways.

I too loved the English dub. In fact, it was partly because it was so good that I gained a new respect for anime. Up until I gave the dub a try, I thought that it was impossible for an anime to have decent English VAs. And watching things in Japanese is cool, but sometimes you just want to hear something in your own language. FMA showed me that yes, it is in fact possible for an English version to be amazing too.

Vic was awesome, he brought so much emotion to the series, aaron brought something to the show too. Almost a kind of innocence, I think the entire cast did a great job. I am looking forward to hearing them in the new series. I believe even aaron will come back some how. They can change the pitch of someones voice in the studio so who knows. I would not be surprised if they brought back everyone from before.

Aaron Dismuke was one of the few good performances in the dub. I guess it's best he doesn't return, though, because his talents are drowned out by the mediocrity of others. He, Brice Armstrong, and Christine Auten are too good for that dub.

If I have to suffer through Chris Patton's awful Greed again, I'm going to stop watching English-dubbed anime altogether.

i personally loved greed, he is actually my favorite character. I did not the actors name who played him, but I enjoyed Greed voice a lot. I thought it suited him well. O well I have to keep this on topic. Vic rules. ha ha

Greed is my favorite character, too. Which is why I couldn't accept such a flat, personality-lacking voice for him. Junichi Suwabe was epic as Greed.

Not to mention Patton's Greed was made worse by Funimation's dub script. Duhr huhr, "Smellric brothers." Whoever wrote the script for the dub should forever be unemployed.

Then later, Sloth says something like, "Come to me, my Prince of Cool." Like Trisha would have ever said that. Makes me sick.

If he weren't so bland in just about everything he said. But his voice was fitting, at least. Vic's Ed was just...old. Especially in the flashback bits. And he tends to overact during emotional scenes.

I won't be bothering with the English dub anyways, so if Vic gets the role, what the hell. I guess it's good that he's so into FMA. Okay, maybe a little too into FMA, but it's nice that he's a fan.

Romi Paku will always be superior, imo.
If only she could do Korean!Ed.

penguintruth, there's no chance of Patton being back as Greed. He left FUNimation early 2006. They'll have to find a new voice actor for him too.

. . . and that "prince of cool" line has got to be my most hated piece of dialog in the first series.