Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa

In desperation, Edward Elric sacrificed his body and soul to rescue his brother Alphonse, and is now displaced in the heart of Munich, Germany. He struggles to adapt to a world completely foreign to him in the wake of the economic crisis that followed the end of World War I. Isolated and unable to return home with his alchemy skills, Edward continues to research other methods of escaping the prison alongside colleagues who bear striking resemblances to many of the people he left behind. As dissent brews among the German citizenry, its neighbors also feel the unrest of the humiliated nation.

Meanwhile, Alphonse continues to investigate Edward's disappearance, delving into the science of alchemy in the hopes of finally reuniting with his older brother.

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Elric, Edward Main

Park, Romi Japanese

Elric, Alphonse Main

Kugimiya, Rie Japanese

Heiderich, Alfons Main

Oguri, Shun Japanese

Noah Main

Sawai, Miyuu Japanese

Mustang, Roy Supporting

Ookawa, Tooru Japanese

Hawkeye, Riza Supporting

Neya, Michiko Japanese

Rockbell, Winry Supporting

Toyoguchi, Megumi Japanese

Armstrong, Alex Louis Supporting

Utsumi, Kenji Japanese

Envy Supporting

Yamaguchi, Mayumi Japanese

Hohenheim, Van Supporting

Ebara, Masashi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Minami, Masahiko Producer, Planning

Harp, Clarine Producer, Production Assistant

Maruyama, Hiroo Producer

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Jun 30, 2024

fh1478

Recommended

Parallel Brotherhood

This is the action conclusion to the series if your thought that the ending to the 2003 was a bit of a downer then I have the action/somber conclusion for you.

Seeing the ending to the adventure all the characters we have known and love from the show getting a final hurrah in this movie is just so good and I really enjoyed the Melancholy feeling of the start of the movie it would feel like he is not really a part of this world and it's like a dream. it has a nice feeling to it.

I really enjoyed how in 2003 they showed the ... genocide and the racism of the ishvalen people and now that he is in parallel world. We see the Gypsies and the Jews get their fair share of hate, and its really interesting parallel.

The plot is full of so many wonderful and emotional moments that pull me through even if there is some logic problems here and there and coincidence. I still can forgive it because the moments I love when it gets full emotional.

And the movie has a really good pacing to it with the story the action and the emotional moments it doesn't feel prolonged any of it and it's just the right amount of time to it.

Really interesting to see the people we know for 2003 now in Germany versions of them and how would our expectation of the react to the German version.

the movie has som amazing animated action scenes good comedic action and the music was just wonderful, good and has a good
fun Vibe to it.

It sad this version of fullmetal Alchemist is over I really enjoyed it and I wanted to stay in this world a little longer, but just like the themes of the story, sometimes a bittersweet ending is the best we can hope for and I enjoyed it truly.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 23, 2022

Landyra

Mixed Feelings

I'm not entirely sure what to think of this. As someone who dislikes open ends, I was hoping this movie would leave me somewhat more content with the ending of the 2003 series, but I feel as if the movie left me more or less where I started - with some questions answered, some new added and overall the same level of satisfaction.

This movie introduced some interesting ideas that, similar to how I view the 2003 series as a whole, are intriguing to see play out as an "what if"-scenario - however while the 2003 series felt somewhat like a fanfiction version of brotherhood to ... me, this felt like a fanfiction continuation of the 2003 series.

It was interesting, it was entertaining, but I feel somehow less fulfilled than I did before watching the movie. The story was wild, and maybe just too off the rails for me to take entirely serious, and while the story-progression had big consequences, the stakes somehow didn't feel all that high for most of the playtime.

I feel like it wrapped up some loose ends from the main series (given that this is kind of a very long last episode), but even though I felt ready to dive into this new concept, it just didn't quite work out for me.

This movie is worth watching after the 2003 series, but the story could've used some more polishing. To be fair, it probably wasn't an easy task to write from where the show left off, but the story seemed to be lacking a convincing direction and pace.

I feel as if the writers somewhat wrote themselves into a corner with the introduction of their original plot-conclusion in the series, and the story here suffers from being unable to wrap up nicely what would need more time and setup to be wrapped up nicely.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 18, 2021

Lawnmowner

Not Recommended

This movie is horrible the only thing that saves it from being a 1 is the art. This movie tramples on every message established by the end of FMA. I guess the point was to give the story a more satisfying conclusion, but they couldnt even manage to do that. The ending of this movie is 10x more unsettling than the series'. Its so stupid that I have a hard time convincing myself I didnt make it up and that people actually approved of this garbage. This movie has an obsession with killing off important characters from the series and replacing them with the most ... forgettable pillocks known to fiction. The main female support is very insufferable, this is because she herself is a raging troglodyte and also because she's a ripoff of Rose, who nobody has ever liked. The main "villain" is also stupid, she's introduced last minute with no real motivations and poses no threat compared to the old antagonists in the series. I can think of at least 5 characters that would be more suited for her role had the movie not randomly killed them off. Tldr this movie is bad. The only interesting part was when they made Hughes a nazi but that is never touched up on afterwards.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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