Fullmetal Alchemist Publisher Teases New Project for 20th Anniversary

Publisher Shonen Gangan and Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa are teasing a new project to celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary.

The Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, concluded their poignant journey fueled by loss, war and alchemy in 2010 (in Japan) with the manga’s end, with the second anime adaptation concluding the same year.

The exciting announcement will coincide with the show’s 20th anniversary, commemorating the release of the first manga chapter published in 2001.

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"Fullmetal Alchemist" by Hiromu Arakawa will reveal a new project & be on the cover of upcoming Shounen Gangan issue 8/2021 out July 12 to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Also there will be new info regarding Hiromu Arakawa that fans don't want to miss. pic.twitter.com/AouuBhaTYk

— Manga Mogura RE (@MangaMoguraRE) June 10, 2021

Manga Mogura on Twitter reported that there will be new information released by Arakawa to celebrate the series’ 20th anniversary.

This announcement is meant to address a new FMA-related project from the creator “that fans don’t want to miss”.

Shonen Gangan also revealed that the magazine will feature Fullmetal Alchemist on the cover of the publisher’s upcoming issue.

FMA Shonen Gangan Issue Release Date

• The Fullmetal Alchemist-themed cover will be on issue 8/2021 and will release on July 12.

The cover will feature Edward Elric and is the same image that was featured on Volume 1 of the Fullmetal Edition manga.

An additional treat with the issue will be a clear file printed with a new Fullmetal Alchemist illustration, featuring all of the main characters.

FMA History

Arakawa’s manga accumulated 108 chapters with 27 tankōbon (graphic novel), and sold over 70-million copies worldwide.

The first anime began in 2003 and produced an independent ending, as the manga’s conclusion had not been written by that point.

A second anime series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, released in 2009 and ended faithfully to Arakawa’s conclusion.

The first anime received an animated movie, The Conqueror of Shamballa, in 2005, with Brotherhood’s theatrical variant, The Sacred Star of Milos, releasing in 2011. A live-action adaptation was also released in 2017 by Warner Bros..

Fans are hoping for a sequel to the original story, which would be a monumental announcement. However, an independent story following Roy Mustang has also been passed through the rumor mill.

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