Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

At the end of Episode 10 of Season 2 of the popular anime Mobile Suit Gundam, a trailer for the new season of Fullmetal Alchemist was aired. The news that Fullmetal Alchemist will have a sequel is something everyone has probably heard by now. This series will air after Gundam, starting in the month of year , as an annual series with around episodes. It has already been decided that it will air on and series television stations, showing the anticipation from all sides for this work. In an earlier leak incident, there was a rumor that since the director of the first season, Seiji Mizushima, was busy with Gundam and unable to spare time, the director for the second season would be changed to Yasuhiro Irie. This rumor turned out to be true. Before this, Yasuhiro Irie's main job position was as an animator. He previously served as the animation director in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist, and the 2005 broadcast of "Kurau Phantom Memory" was his first animation as a director. Since such an important work was entrusted to a relatively unknown newcomer, we can only temporarily believe that there must be a reason. The character design for this work has also changed from Kazuhiro Ito to Hideaki Anno, the animation director of "Eureka Seven." It is estimated that the series composition by Masakazu Will Yoshimoto might also be completely replaced. Actually, from the following trailer, we can also glimpse some clues. Although Edward and the two brothers feel like old footage, the Colonel broke down, and he doesn't have an eye patch. Thus, whether Fullmetal Alchemist is a sequel or a story that starts anew, similar to a parallel world, remains to be seen.