The Fullmetal Alchemist manga series celebrates its 20th anniversary with a slew of new projects including a smartphone game, exhibition, new manga series, collaboration cafe, and more. Check out the details for the Fullmetal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Project!
▍Contents
1. Mobile Game
2. Fullmetal Alchemist RETURNS Exhibition
3. New Manga Series
4. 20th Anniversary Book
5. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Anime Re-Broadcast
6. Collaboration Cafe
7. About Fullmetal Alchemist
▍Mobile Game
A new Fullmetal Alchemist smartphone game is currently in development by Square Enix. Though details of the game are not yet revealed, an announcement trailer showing iconic phrases from the original manga series has been revealed. More information will be revealed in winter 2021.
■ PV
■ Related News
Square Enix Announces Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile Game at Series’ 20th Anniversary Live-stream
▍Fullmetal Alchemist RETURNS Exhibition
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Fullmetal Alchemist, the Fullmetal Alchemist RETURNS Exhibition will be held between December 18, 2021, and January 16, 2022, in Tokyo and later in Osaka.
The Fullmetal Alchemist exhibition toured around Japan from 2017 ~ 2019 and a power-up version now returns! The exhibition will collect the original manuscript, illustration, and the significant moments of the series. A visual newly illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa is also revealed.
Tokyo
| Date | December 18, 2021 (Sat)～January 16, 2022 (Sun) |
| Location | Ikebukuro / Sunshine City Exhibition Hall C |
| Ticket | A special admission ticket with premium goods, an official catalog, and audio guide exclusively for the Fullmetal Alchemist Exhibition RETURNS will be on sale.
Details can be found HERE |
Osaka
| Date | Spring 2022 |
| Location | Hirakata Park |
▍New Manga Series
A new manga project by Hiromu Arakawa has been announced and will start serialization on Square Enix’s Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Details will be revealed later.
▍20th Anniversary Book
A special commemorative book will be produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Fullmetal Alchemist. The book will look back at the history of the series with the signature scene and lines.
In addition to the bonus manga drawn for anime, games, and movies, the book also includes a spin-off manga, The Blind Alchemist (盲目の錬金術師).
▍Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Anime Re-Broadcast
The full 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime series will be streaming on Square’s Enix’s official Youtube channel. Episode 1 ~ 3 is available until July 29.
▍Collaboration Cafe
A Fullmetal Alchemist collaboration cafe will open its door in 2022. Stay tuned for more details!
▍20th Anniversary Video
▍About Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix’s Monthly Shōnen Gangan shōnen manga anthology magazine between July 2001 and June 2010. Square Enix later collected the individual chapters into twenty-seven tankōbon volumes. The series has been adapted into two television series and two films, all animated by Bones, as well as light novels. A live-action film based on the series was released in 2017.
The manga has sold over 80 million volumes worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. It received the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2004, the UK’s Eagle Award for favorite manga in 2010 and 2011, and the Seiun Award for best science fiction comic in 2011.
The series revolves around the Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, and their journey in search of the “Philosopher’s Stone” in hopes to restore their bodies before their failed attempt to bringing back their mother through alchemy.
