Hiya, i got an email this morning from some hagaren subscription i made whilst i was in Japan (i don't even remember where it came from)

eitherway the email mentions about the tv series, the books, cd's but what caught my interest (as is everyone) was this piece

translated as basically, the release date has been decided, they're planning to sell the dvd this winter.
For more details, you need to purchase this month's issue of Gangan magazine
(anyone in Japan at the moment!!!!)

that's all i got. Will check out gangan's website later, but yeah, wow that was fast
so maybe a Christmas release,
who knows


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ZOMFG! Thank you for telling us!

Thanks for telling ^__^

THANK YOU

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O_O!!!!! THANKYOU!!!!!!!!

OMG OMG OMG OMG. Must buy dvd.

WOW! This winter?! God. That kinda sucks. Sorta makes the cam release a waste. wait.NO IT DOESN'T! But thanks for thE info!

Yesss! Thank you for the info! It will probably be december though..but that means it won't be January like I thought (I think o_o; this winter means this year right?)

Thanks alot for the info.

i hope so, although technically winter can mean from dec-feb, but man wouldn't that be a cool gift to have in your stocking this year.
I just wish i was still in japan or i knew someone who's gone and bought a copy of the magazine this month for more details >_<

oh well, time will tell i guess.....
oh, np with the info

*crosses fingers* December, must be December...

-crosses fingers with Blitz-

@ Mystique- There should be someone from Japan who'll find this topic, and will go buy the magazine. Now whether or not they'd share the information is the problem =P

scheduled date is about a week before christmas... also raws are out but crap quality and ppl will sub that before DvD release i bet

No one's done it yet and it's been like two weeks since people found the torrents for the RAW. The sub groups are probably waiting for the better version to sub.
Side note: A week before Christmas?! That'd be a nice present...Finally, we'll get to see a better version. I personally wanna see the first five minutes that was sliced off from the camera's view.

Wow, a week before Christmas!! That will be great!!

Yay! Joy to the fans (of hagaren) ...

OMG. You got that song stuck in my head now. The "Barney is Dead" version. (I'm a kid at heart, huh...xD)

quick announcement:
just a reminder that it's being sold this winter and more details to follow in gangan's november issue which comes out on 12th of October

so hopefully a set release then will happen then

I wuv you! *hands cookies* You're like our news person.

Thanks for the info guys i just wanted to know do any of you know when it will arrived to a amerik??

ooooh! cookies!
and the choc-chip kind, yummy!
*munches*
american release, (i'm guessing that's what you mean)
haven't a clue, we're all waiting for the japanese release, who knows if they'll ever release it in america anyways, i mean the naruto movie (1st one) came out aug 2004, if an american comany doesn't buy the rights for it, it won't be sold locally over there, only as imports or get it online.

thanks for the info Mystique umm i was wondering sorry if it sounds a bit ignorant but i dont know anything of the naruto topic so if you could update me i will be very thankful.. so i guess its all hoping for us americans to expect conqueror of shambala wil arrived here someday huh?

It will arrive. Funimation has first crack at everything Fullmetal Alchemist.

That's why they are doing the games and the anime.

And even if they didn't you guys think NO ONE would pick it up? Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the hottest properties of all time, there is too much money to be made in not picking it up. US anime distributors aren't retarded, they wouldn't just let a license like that sit on its ass.

Except for Dreamworks who acquired Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence and ripped everyone off basically said screw you to American GITS fans.

I think Funimation already asked to license it, but it was denied (as for right now). Could be wrong though..

Do you have any proof of that?

If I did, I wouldn't have doubted myself =P. I forgot where I read it.

(yaaay site works again, i can post, was about to hit the 'add reply' when it crashed on me *sniff* but late news is better than no news, soooooooo!)










*party's and dances*


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and Also in Japan during December they're gonna show it on Pay per View on TV for those who can afford it
Never mind that, DVD merchandise and special pre order booking's gonna arrive, better start looking around

*sings and dances off the thread*
Oh yeah, DVD's getting released! oh yeah!

OMG!!! I can't wait to get it!!!!!!!!! I hope that they don't wait forever to release it in the US...

Its gonna be a while before we get the US DVD.

But at least we'll probably get fansubs to tide us over .

Yay for having the board back!!
And, YAY!!!!!!! for the DVD news!!

YAY!!!!! Release date!!!

Well, the last news I heard as far as "When" the FMA movie will hit the USA (and yes, it will..)
Was stated by Vic Mignogna, the Voice Actor for Ed in the English version.
News as of Oct. 29th 2005.

Basically he said what he has 'heard' so far is that FUNdamation really, really wants the rights again, but other companies seeing how big of a hit FMA has become are trying for it too, thus far it is still in negation just as to *who* will end up getting the rights to host FMA in the US.

As far as the same cast of VAs for the movie goes;
Everyone from the series would really like to return to do the voices for the movie.
(Naturally that isn't a VA's decision weather they get to return, so for now everyone awaits in limbo until the licensing is taken care of, then casting can be performed ... This is where CSA comes in and hopefully grants the FMA Va cast their wishes to return

On one last note, He also mentioned that the owners are pushing for a theatrical release in the US as well to whoever gets to host it.

FUNdamation has obviously been the hopeful for winning the rights to the movie.

Ohhh, I wanna see this in theater, with a big screen and nice sounds, not like with my tiny computer screen and cheap speakers!!

I would love to see this movie in the big screen considering I'm never priviledged in this state to see the others (GITS, Cowboy Bebop, etc).

And honestly, I would love to have the same VAs do the dub. I'm so tired of watching the second half of animes picked up by other companies and the cast not even coming close to the original

I would think that, on something as popular as FMA, the company that does the dub will use the same actors.

If there's a US Theatrical release, I'll try and go see it, but no guarantees I'll even have a theater near me who's showing it.

A theatrical release!!! that would be AWESOME!!! And they better use the same VA voices!!

Also...when the DVD is released...it better have Japanese and English dub option, I want to watch both

(getting excited!! hehehe)

There will be a Japanese/English option. I have never ran into an anime DVD that DID NOT have that option (that's why anime switched over to DVD so willingly).

Good....just making sure .

Though a theatrical release would be awesome, I'm going to remain highly skeptical until I hear for sure. Yes, it's true that FMA has a pretty decent fan base, but I don't think many distribution companies are going to be willing to take the risk of putting the movie out in theaters. Just think of the uproar when 'Serenity' came out (for those that don't know, this was a movie based on a short-lived [one season] TV show that came out recently). Many viewers didn't understand the movie because they hadn't seen the show and thus gave it bad reviews. Since it would imperative to have seen FMA to understand the movie, I doubt it will come out in theaters. The FMA fan base is big, but I don't think it's big enough to make a theatrically release economically possible.

Still, if some distribution company wants to prove me wrong--by all means!

Actually, there have been a few anime DVDs that only include the English dub. Some examples are Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh.

I don't even considering Yugioh and Pokemon anime DVDs anymore, lol.

Also, I think Pokemon came in two versions. TV cut and the regular version. I'm not sure though.

ditto same thoughts, just how many anime movies u know make it to american screen apart from miyazaki, and that's only because they made a deal with disney for distrubution rights.
maybe local smaller cinemas, but nothing so big screen tho.
time will tell nonelethess ^^

oh back to the dvd tho

nothing new as such, says now 25 jan for rlease, am looking round for reservation deals, that are usually around in japan, but more details to follow when gan gan releases their next issue from 12th Nov, so about a week after i should get a newsletter saying what's goin on.
only just under 3 months to go anyways ^^

finnaly some news !

There have been a few anime movies that I know of released in the US that weren't by Studio Ghibli. The Pokemon movies come to mind, along with Metropolis, Ghost in the Shell 2 and Steamboy. Did the Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne movies ever appear in any US theaters? I ask because I've seen them both on Adult Swim already. So maybe if the FMA movie doesn't make it into a movie theater it will still appear on Adult Swim someday.

Escaflowne the Movie was a direct to DVD release because it was released... hmm... 4 or 5 years ago. Cowboy Bebop was only released at major cities.

Ah, thanks. So perhaps the possibility for FMA in theaters is a bit better since it was only released a year ago.

The possibility of FMA ended up in major theatres is high but the chance of the movie going national is zero to zilch. Besides, that movie would have to be released the moment FMA wraps up in the states.

[size=4]not to burst anyone's bubble or anything but I read on a post that the release date for this year was only in Japan no the States yet

We know, but taht still means that there will probably be a good quality sub floating around to tide us over to the (possible) US release next summer after the series wraps.

NEW NEWS!!!
I BRING YOU NEW NEWS!!!!!!!

okay! Now we got more details for Japanese DVD that's coming out
(okay its more for me and any other import buyers)
BUT I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!

*puts trampoline away and coughs*
okay.

(this is expensive but i want the top one) >.<

anyways for £45 ($90) lol. (find someone who loves you this christmas)
okay, its a
- 3 dvd disc, the first containing the movie, the other 2 containing the 'Making of' with commentary
- It has a jacket size card included.. *dreams of what image*
- A special booklet included with a commentary explaination (not sure about what tho)
完全生産限定版のみ英語字幕・オーディオコメンタリー付
ohmygosh! momygosh! *hyperventilates then calms down*
- A perfect complete limited edition included with .... ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!!!!
...and audio commentary as well.

I need to confirm this before i get too excited cause i promise you guys, for all the anime dvd i wanted to buy whilst i was over there, japanese don't do subtitles, not even japanese ones. But this english version is only for the limited edition it seems, i will dble, trple check it with my flatmates, but man this baby is mine!

and oh....
the Normal dvd pack comes with a special prize
(oooooh!) its £20 ($40)

and that's it, they're also selling the viedo for around same price but nothing else much.

but yeeeeah! Limited dvd here i come, oh yeah!