How many awards has Fullmetal Alchemist won?
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series)
The first "Fullmetal Alchemist" won in several categories in the American Anime Awards, including "Long Series", "Best Cast", "Best DVD Package Design", "Best Anime Theme Song" ("Rewrite," by Asian Kung-Fu Generation), and "Best Actor" (Vic Mignognawho played Edward Elric in the English version). It was also nominated in the category of "Best Anime Feature" for "Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa". The series also won most of the twenty-sixth Annual "Animage" Readers' Polls. The series was the winner in the "Favorite Anime Series", "Favorite Episode" (episode seven), "Favorite Male Character" (Edward Elric), "Favorite Female Character" (Riza Hawkeye), "Favorite Theme Song" ("Melissa", by Porno Graffitti), and "Favorite Voice Actor" (Romi Parkwho played Edward in the Japanese version). In the "Tokyo Anime Fair", the series won in the categories "Animation Of The Year" ("Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala"), "Best original story" (Hiromu Arakawa) and "Best music" (Michiru Ōshima). In the About.com 2006 American Awards, "Fullmetal Alchemist" won in the categories "Best New Anime Series" and "Best Animation".
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
In the first anime, she is voiced by Michiko Neya in Japanese and by Colleen Clinkenbeard in English. In the second anime, she is voiced by Fumiko Orikasa while in the English version, Colleen Clinkenbeard came back for the role. In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Misako Renbutsu.
Fullmetal Alchemist (film)
The film received mostly mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received a 42% approval rating based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Fullmetal Alchemist
There have been two series of "Fullmetal Alchemist" audio dramas. The first volume of the first series, , was released before the anime and tells a similar story to the first novel. The Tringham brothers reprised their anime roles. and are stories based on different manga chapters; their State Military characters are different from those in the anime. The second series of audio dramas, available only with purchases of "Shōnen Gangan", consists two stories in this series, each with two parts. The first, , was included in "Shōnen Gangan" April and May 2004 issues; the second story, , was issued in the November and December 2004 issues.
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
It also received praise by IGN's Jeremy Mullin, who gave it an overall 9 over 10, having had good opinion of the graphics used during the film and how the film expands "Fullmetal Alchemist"s story. The film was compared to "The End of Evangelion" due to how both titles expand their anime's endings, resulting in a "proper ending" due to the characters' development featured in the film. Mullin also liked the audio from "Conqueror of Shamballa", but added that some of the English voice actors lacked accents. DVD Talk writer Todd Douglass Jr. also liked the film as he was "pleased to report that the story was handled nigh-flawlessly. The inclusion of real world events helps ground the fact that Edward is in our world, but there was just something surreal about that after seeing it." He found the film's ending to be fitting for "Fullmetal Alchemist" and said it will be well received by fans from the series. While reviewing the special edition DVD, Douglass commented the extras featured in the DVD "are worth the price." However, he also added that "some people just don't care about the extras" and concluded that "this is a strong reissue that could have possibly been better, but is fine just the same."
Fullmetal Alchemist
Square Enix has published a series of six "Fullmetal Alchemist" Japanese light novels, written by Makoto Inoue. The novels were licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media in North America, with translations by Alexander O. Smith and illustrationsincluding covers and frontispiecesby Arakawa. The novels are spin-offs of the manga series and follow the Elric brothers on their continued quest for the philosopher's stone. The first novel, "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand", was animated as the episodes eleven and twelve of the first anime series. The fourth novel contains an extra story about the military called "Roy's Holiday". Novelizations of the PlayStation 2 games "Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel", "", and "" have also been written, the first by Makoto Inoue and the rest by Jun Eishima.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist light novels
The "Fullmetal Alchemist" light novels are based on the manga series of the same name by Hiromu Arakawa. "Fullmetal Alchemist" began serialization in Square Enix's monthly manga anthology "Monthly Shonen Gangan" its August 2001 issue and concluded in June 2010. Square Enix has published a series of seven light novel adaptations based on the series, all written by Makoto Inoue with illustrations provided by Arakawa. The novels follow the Elric brothers on their continued quest for the Philosopher's Stone. The first novel of the series, "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand", was used as the source material for episodes 11 and 12 of the "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime adaptation.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist light novels
Viz Media acquired the license for an English language release of the light novel series simultaneously with the license for the original manga. The "Fullmetal Alchemist" novels were one of the premiere titles for Viz's new Fiction imprint and were translated by Alexander O. Smith. As of December 2007, five of the seven novels have been released in North America.
Square Enix
The company has a manga publishing division in Japan (originally from Enix) called Gangan Comics, which publishes content for the Japanese market only. In 2010, however, Square Enix launched a digital manga store for North American audiences via its Members services, which contains several notable series published in Gangan anthologies. Titles published by Gangan Comics include "Fullmetal Alchemist", "Soul Eater", and many others. Other titles include manga adaptations of various Square Enix games, like "Dragon Quest", "Kingdom Hearts" and "Star Ocean". Some of these titles have also been adapted into anime series. "Fullmetal Alchemist" is the most successful title of Square Enix's manga branch, with more than 64 million volumes sold worldwide. It is licensed in North America by Viz Media, while its two anime adaptations were licensed by Funimation Entertainment in the United States.
Fullmetal Alchemist
Video games based on "Fullmetal Alchemist" have been released. The storylines of the games often diverge from those of the anime and manga, and feature original characters. Square Enix has released three role-playing games (RPG)—"Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel", "", and "". Bandai has released two RPG titles, and , for the Game Boy Advance and one, "", for the Nintendo DS. In Japan, Bandai released an RPG for the PlayStation Portable on May 20, 2010. Bandai also released a fighting game, "", for the PlayStation 2. Destineer released a game based on the trading card game in North America for the Nintendo DS. Of the seven games made in Japan, "Broken Angel", "Curse of the Crimson Elixir", and "Dual Sympathy" have seen international releases. For the Wii, was released in Japan on August 13, 2009. A direct sequel of the game, , was released on December 10, 2009, for the same console.
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series)
The first "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime premiered in Japan with a 6.82 percent television viewership rating. In 2005, Japanese television network TV Asahi conducted a "Top 100" online web poll and nationwide survey; "Fullmetal Alchemist" placed first in the online poll and twentieth in the survey. In 2006, TV Asahi conducted another online poll for the top one hundred anime, and "Fullmetal Alchemist" placed first again.
Meytal Cohen
Her band's debut album "Alchemy" was very well received by the critics, with some even calling Alchemy "all of the best elements in a mainstream hard rock band, done better" and reached the #1 position in the Heatseekers chart, as well as #5 in the Hard Rock and #7 in the Independent Artists chart on Billboard in 2015.Cohen also plays in a heavy metal band, who support her live shows. The band is commonly referred to as "Meytal", released its first album "Alchemy" on July 24, 2015 and its members include :
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 70 million records in the United States alone. With 25 gold albums, 18 platinum albums, and 12 multi-platinum albums, they hold the record for the most total certifications by an American band and are tied for the most multi-platinum albums by an American band. The band has scored twenty-one Top 40 hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100, nine #1 Mainstream Rock hits, four Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, and ten MTV Video Music Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, and were included among both "Rolling Stone"s and VH1's lists of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time at #57 and #30 respectively. In 2013, the band's principal songwriters, Tyler and Perry, were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series)
"Fullmetal Alchemist: Complete Best" and "Fullmetal Alchemist Hagaren Song File (Best Compilation)" are compilations of the soundtracks that were released in Japan on October 14, 2004, and December 21, 2005, respectively. A bonus DVD, exclusive to the US release, contains a music video for Nana Kitade's "Indelible Sin". "Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie Conqueror Of Shamballa OST", which contains forty-six tracksall of which were used in the featured film "Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa"was released on July 20, 2005. During December 2004, a concert titled "Tales of Another Festival" was staged in Tokyo and Osaka. It featured performances by several musical artists from the television series and narrations by the voice actors. A DVD of the concert titled "Fullmetal Alchemist FestivalTales of Another" was released in Japan on April 27, 2005.
360 Waves (album)
On February 27, 2013 the album was released for pre order, and the official track list was premiered. The album contains 15 songs, all produced by The Alchemist, with guest appearances by Evidence, Prodigy, Phil The Agony, Big Twins, The Alchemist himself, Chace Infinite and Iman Thug.
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series)
Funimation Entertainment released the series as DVD volumes between February 8, 2005, to September 12, 2006. Funimation later re-released the series into two DVD volumes in 2009 and again in 2010. In the United Kingdom, MVM Films distributed the first eight volumes of the series; however, Funimation gave the rights over to Revelation Films. Anime Limited now holds the rights in the UK, and they have released the series in both an ultimate and regular collector's edition Blu-Ray. There were plans for a UK DVD release, but these have been put on-hold as of June 2017. In Australia and New Zealand, Madman Entertainment originally released the series on 13 volumes, before re-releasing the series in two DVD volume collections, and later on Blu-ray in a boxset.
List of awards and nominations received by Iron Maiden
The annual Grammy Awards are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Iron Maiden have received one award from four nominations.
The Ivor Novello Awards are presented annually in London by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Iron Maiden have received one award.
The Juno Awards are presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Iron Maiden have received one award.
The Kerrang! Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by "Kerrang!", a British rock magazine. Iron Maiden have received three awards from five nominations.
The "Metal Hammer" Golden Gods Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by "Metal Hammer", a British heavy metal magazine. Iron Maiden have received ten awards from fifteen nominations.
Metal Storm Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by Metal Storm, an Estonia-based heavy metal webzine. Iron Maiden received three awards.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
In the first anime, Tomoyuki Shimura voices him in Japanese, and Josh Berry in English. In "Brotherhood", he is voiced by Biichi Satou in Japanese, and Jeremy Inman in English.
The Alchemist (film)
"VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever" awarded the film a WOOF!, their lowest rating for a film, calling it "painfully routine".
Richard Scheib on his film review website "Moria.co" awarded the film a half a star out of five, calling the film, calling it "dull", and panned the film's slow-paced direction, and ineffective special effects. "Variety" called it "a dull, old-fashioned (with gore added) supernatural horror film". "Time Out" called it a "spectacularly low-energy multi-pastiche".
Alphonse Elric
In the Japanese animated adaptations of "Fullmetal Alchemist", Alphonse was voiced by Rie Kugimiya. For the English version, Aaron Dismuke took the role for the first anime, "Conqueror of Shamballa" and some of the OVAs. He has found Alphonse to be his favorite character, and likes the way he "sticks up for people". He also said that he tries to be like Alphonse when voicing him, though he added, "I don't really see a lot of myself in him". In "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood", Dismuke was replaced by Maxey Whitehead, as Dismuke's voice had changed with age. For the live-action film, Alphonse's armor was made in CGI. Arakawa herself expressed surprise when seeing the final product.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
In the first anime, Yasunori Matsumoto is his Japanese voice actor, and Mike McFarland his English voice actor. In "Brotherhood", he is voiced by Yūji Ueda in Japanese, with Mike McFarland reprising his role in English.
Fullmetal Alchemist (film)
Sori told Oricon he has a deep affection for the story that tells the "truth of living," and said, "It is my dearest wish to turn this wonderful story into a film, and it is not an exaggeration to say that I am living for this reason." He added that he "wants to create a wonderful film that uses techniques that challenge Hollywood," and noted that nowadays Japanese filmmaking techniques have progressed greatly.
On 19 February 2018, the film released on Netflix as a Netflix Original Film.
Alchemist (band)
Following 2000's Metal for the Brain, Alchemist went off the road for more than a year to work on "Austral Alien", which was released by Chatterbox in May 2003. This latest album showed a mellower side of Alchemist, with highly polished production and a heavily electronic sound. Influenced by the rock band Midnight Oil, the lyrics of the semi-conceptual album focused on environmental issues affecting their country, specifically the impact of man on the ecology. Alchemist added a fifth member, Nick Wall, to provide samples during live shows.
Fullmetal Alchemist
Edward and Alphonse Elric live in the rural town of Resembool with their mother Trisha, their father Van Hohenheim having left without a reason. Edward bears a grudge against their father as he and Alphonse showed a talent for alchemy before Trisha died of the plague. After finishing their alchemy training under Izumi Curtis, the brothers attempt to bring their mother back with alchemy. But the transmutation backfires and in law with equivalent exchange, Edward loses his left leg while Alphonse is dragged into the Gate of Truth. Edward sacrifices his right arm to retrieve Alphonse's soul, binding it to a suit of armor with a blood seal. Edward is invited by Roy Mustang to become a State Alchemist to research a way to restore Alphonse's body, passing his exams while given the title of Fullmetal Alchemist based on his prosthetic automail limbs and use of metal in his alchemy. The Elrics spent the next three years searching for the mythical Philosopher's Stone to achieve their goals. One such lead results in them exposing a corrupt religious leader in the city of Liore while unaware of events occurring behind the scenes by the mysterious Homunculi.
Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir
Ed and Al reach Crowley in the King's Chamber, where they attempt reasoning with him to no avail. In defeat, Crowley draws on the power of the Crimson Stone to become stronger; this reveals he became a Golem himself, to escape his sickly body. Even reduced to sludge, Crowley reanimates as an amorphous creature; Mustang, Hawkeye and Armstrong arrive, taking Crowley's attention away from the Elrics. They rush down the corridor, finding the Crimson Stone; touching it, Ed sees the memories of the King of Lebis and Crowley, who both caused destruction and death out of love. It's revealed that, like Crowley, the King of Lebis lost his Queen and tried to revive her, using Golems. However, the many Golems he created destroyed the city. Another memory of Crowley reveals that, in order to stay with Elma forever, he turned himself in a Golem but left a transmutation circle that could be used to destroy the Golems and himself. Using this transmutation circle Crowley left before going mad, Edward and Alphonse destroy the stone; Crowley and Elma are released from their Golem bodies, while Siam-sid is reduced back to ruins, and all the remaining Golems melt into mud. Arlen elects to remain in the city, having decided to live out his remaining years in the place he spent with his friends. Spectating the events from afar, Homunculi Lust, Envy and Gluttony say they received enough crimson stones from Crowley before he got caught up in bringing back Elma for good.As of August 31, 2005, the game has sold 160,000 units in Japan.
In his review of the August 2005 Newtype USA Game of the Month Kevin Gifford writes "For "Broken Angel" veterans, the improvements here will likely be incremental." and that "If there's anything to complain about with "Curse", it's the slow buildup."
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
, the , is the youngest State Alchemist in history, joining the program at the age of 12. He and his younger brother, Alphonse, scour the world in search of the , in the hopes of restoring their bodies. Edward lost his left leg in a futile attempt to revive his mother, Trisha, using Alchemy, and lost his right arm in exchange for attaching Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor. Edward now employs the use of metal prosthetics, known as , as replacement limbs. However, as attempting to resurrect a human opens a portal called the to allow the committer/s to see the , Edward gained great knowledge of the universe as well as the powerful ability to perform transmutations without transmutation circles. Edward is smart, brave and even bold, but also has a prideful tendency to be harsh and arrogant. He harbors a sharp sensitivity to his short height; a recurring gag in both manga and the anime series is for Edward to overly react to people who call him short. Romi Park and Vic Mignogna voice him in the Japanese and English versions, respectively. In the live-action film adaptation, he is portrayed by Ryosuke Yamada.
List of awards and nominations received by My Chemical Romance
The NME Awards is an annual music awards show, founded by the British music magazine "NME" (New Musical Express). My Chemical Romance have won three awards from twelve nominations.
Full Metal Jacket
"Full Metal Jacket" was nominated for eleven awards worldwide between 1987 and 1989 including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, two BAFTA Awards for Best Sound and Best Special Effects, and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for Ermey. Ultimately it won five awards, three from organisations outside of the United States: Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The film won Best Foreign Language Film from the Japanese Academy, Best Producer from the David di Donatello Awards, Director of the Year from the London Critics Circle Film Awards, and Best Director and Best Supporting Actor from the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, for Kubrick and Ermey respectively. Of the five awards won, four were awarded to Kubrick.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Funimation Entertainment has licensed the film and released it in the United States in 2012. The film was distributed by Eleven Arts for North America, showing at more than 100 theaters. In the UK, Manga Entertainment screened the film at BFI South Bank on June 8, 2012, followed by a home video release on September 3, 2012.
Metallica
MTV ranked Metallica the third "Greatest Heavy Metal Band in History". Metallica was ranked 42nd on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists Of All Time", was listed fifth on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock", and the band was number one on VH1's "20 Greatest Metal Bands" list. "Rolling Stone" placed the band 61st on its list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time"; its albums "Master of Puppets" and "Metallica" were ranked at numbers 167 and 252 respectively on the magazine's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". "Master of Puppets" was named in "Q Magazine" "50 Heaviest Albums of All Time", and was ranked number one on IGN's "Top 25 Metal Albums", and number one on Metal-rules.com's "Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums" list. "Enter Sandman" was ranked number 399 on "Rolling Stone" "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
My 1st Chemistry Set
AllMusic reviewer, David Jeffries, gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "Vivid details throughout the album seem like ammunition for any possible prosecution team, so be aware, this one is brutal, nihilistic, frightening, and unforgivable, but it's "eye for an eye" music with a creative spark, and a great step toward the realm of "The Infamous"." "XXL" reviewer, Chris Mench, gave the album an XL, saying "Despite occasional moments of levity, the album is a hazy trip through the triumphs and tragedies of gang life on the streets of one of America’s most troubled cities. Boldy James' lyrical finesse and knack for storytelling are on full display as he sails over powerful, yet understated production from Alchemist. His no rush delivery allows the weight of his stories to sink in, and ultimately he succeeds at putting Detroit on the map, this time for the right reasons."
List of awards and nominations received by Metallica
Metallica has received eight Grammy Awards; six were for Best Metal Performance in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2004, and 2009. The song "Enter Sandman" has been particularly successful for the band; it was nominated for Best Rock Song at the Grammy Awards, and it won Best Metal Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1992. The group also won Best Rock Video in 1996 for "Until it Sleeps". Metallica has been nominated four times for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist at the American Music Awards, winning it in 1993 and 1997. They have also received six nominations from the Billboard Music Awards, winning all five. The band has also been nominated for three Juno Awards. Overall, Metallica has received 82 awards from 125 nominations.
Metal
In 1984, Israeli chemist Dan Shechtman found an aluminium-manganese alloy having five-fold symmetry, in breach of crystallographic convention at the time which said that crystalline structures could only have two-, three-, four-, or six-fold symmetry.  Due to fear of the scientific community's reaction, it took him two years to publish the results for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011. Since this time, hundreds of quasicrystals have been reported and confirmed. They exist in many metallic alloys (and some polymers). Quasicrystals are found most often in aluminium alloys (Al-Li-Cu, Al-Mn-Si, Al-Ni-Co, Al-Pd-Mn, Al-Cu-Fe, Al-Cu-V, etc.), but numerous other compositions are also known (Cd-Yb, Ti-Zr-Ni, Zn-Mg-Ho, Zn-Mg-Sc, In-Ag-Yb, Pd-U-Si, etc.). Quasicrystals effectively have infinitely large unit cells. Icosahedrite AlCuFe, the first quasicrystal found in nature, was discovered in 2009. Most quasicrystals have ceramic-like properties including low electrical conductivity (approaching values seen in insulators) and low thermal conductivity, high hardness, brittleness, and resistance to corrosion, and non-stick properties. Quasicrystals have been used to develop heat insulation, LEDs, diesel engines, and new materials that convert heat to electricity. New applications may take advantage of the low coefficient of friction and the hardness of some quasicrystalline materials, for example embedding particles in plastic to make strong, hard-wearing, low-friction plastic gears. Other potential applications include selective solar absorbers for power conversion, broad-wavelength reflectors, and bone repair and prostheses applications where biocompatibility, low friction and corrosion resistance are required.
Alchemist (band)
After ten years of successfully organising Metal for the Brain, Alchemist laid the festival to rest, playing the final event on 4 November 2006. Holder, now based in Brisbane, moved on to organise the 20-band Abducted Metal Horror Festival held in July 2007. In May of that year Alchemist completed work on their next album "Tripsis", which the band declared to be a return to the earlier sound of "Lunasphere" and "Spiritech". To coincide with the release of "Tripsis", Alchemist headlined the European ProgPower event and played selected other dates. In July 2008 the band played at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium as part of their European tour. In October 2008, Alchemist returned to Australia to tour with Meshuggah. Afterwards, the band premiered the video for "Tongues and Knives" on 9 December. In January 2010 Alchemist began recording a new EP as a follow-up to "Tripsis". In an article in Sydney's "Drum Media" in July, drummer Rodney Holder claimed that Alchemist was currently on "extended hiatus". The band's website reflected this with a splash page declaring that "Alchemist are hibernating indefinitely". Holder later helped to organise the first Bastardfest festival which was held on 28 August in Brisbane, 4 September in Melbourne, and 16 October in Perth.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
"Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" adapts all 27 volumes of the manga, unlike the first television series. Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are raised by their mother Trisha Elric in the remote village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father Hohenheim, a noted and very gifted alchemist, abandoned his family while the boys were still young, and while in Trisha's care they began to show an affinity for alchemy. However, when Trisha died of a lingering illness, they were cared for by their best friend Winry Rockbell and her grandmother Pinako. The boys traveled the world to advance their alchemic training under Izumi Curtis. Upon returning home, the two decide to try to bring their mother back to life with alchemy. However, human transmutation is a taboo, as it is impossible to do so properly. In the failed transmutation that results, Al's body is completely obliterated and Ed loses his left leg. In a last ditch attempt to keep his brother alive, Ed sacrifices his right arm to bring Al's soul back and houses it in a nearby suit of armor. After Edward receives automail prosthetics from Winry and Pinako, the brothers decide to burn their childhood home down (symbolizing their determination and decision of "no turning back") and head to the capital city to become government sanctioned State Alchemists. After passing the exam, Edward is dubbed the "Fullmetal Alchemist" by the State Military, and the brothers begin their quest to discover the nature of the fabled Philosopher's Stone, under the direction of Colonel Roy Mustang. Along the way, they discover a deep government conspiracy to hide the true nature of the Philosopher's Stone that involves the homunculi, the alchemists of the neighboring nation of Xing, the scarred man from the war-torn nation of Ishval, and their own father's past.
Metallica
Metallica has released ten studio albums, four live albums, a cover album, five extended plays, 37 singles and 39 music videos. The band has won nine Grammy Awards from 23 nominations, and its last six studio albums (beginning with "Metallica") have consecutively debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200. Metallica ranks as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time, having sold over 125 million albums worldwide as of 2018. Metallica has been listed as one of the greatest artists of all time by magazines such as "Rolling Stone", which ranked them at no. 61 on its "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" list. As of 2017, Metallica is the third best-selling music artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, selling a total of 58 million albums in the United States.
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance
As of 2011, Metallica holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of six. The bands Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer, and Tool have each received the award twice. The band Ministry holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with six.
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV series)
When Scar creates the Philosopher's Stone, at the cost of his life as well as the lives of 7,000 soldiers, he infuses it into Alphonse's metal body, which leads to Alphonse's kidnapping. Edward goes and tries to rescue him, but is killed by Envy. Alphonse uses the Philosopher's Stone to revive his brother but disappears in the process. Dante tries to escape but she is killed when the homunculus Gluttony, whose mind she had earlier destroyed, fails to recognize his master. After being revived, Edward risks his life to bring back his brother and finds himself in a parallel world, while Alphonse recovers his original body. Determined to reunite with Alphonse, Edward becomes involved in rocketry research, intending to use that technology to return to his home world. The story concludes in the film adaptation "", in which Edward's search attracts the attention of the Thule Society, which seeks to enter his homeworldbelieving it to be Shamballato obtain new weapons to help them in World War II. Dietlinde Eckhart, a member of the Thule Society, enters the other world and tries to destroy Amestris. She is defeated by the Elric brothers, who decide to stay in Germany.
Toxicity (album)
The album is listed on "Blender" 500 CDs You Must Own. MusicRadar held a public poll and "Toxicity" was ranked as the 28th greatest heavy metal album on its list of The 50 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. The album is ranked number 44 on "Rolling Stone" 100 Best Albums of the Decade for 2000s and 27th on the magazine's "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". "Spin" named the album one of The 300 Best Albums Of The Past 30 Years, with "Toxicity" being one of the highest-listed heavy metal albums on the list. "Spin" also named "Toxicity" the Album of the Year in 2001, and finally ranked it number 38 on its list of The 40 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time. "Kludge" ranked it number five on their list of best albums of 2001. "Alternative Press" ranked it number nine on its 25 Best Albums of 2001. "Mojo" ranked it number 93 on its 100 Modern Classics. The album won a 2001 "Metal Edge" Readers' Choice Award for Album of the Year. "Loudwire" listed the album at number one on its list of Top 11 Metal Albums of the 2000s, number two on the Top 100 Hard Rock + Metal Albums Of The 21st Century, and number 11 on its list of Top 50 Metal Albums of All Time. "NME" listed the album at number six on its list of 20 Greatest Metal Albums Ever. "Metal Hammer" declared "Toxicity" the best album of 2001. "The Observer" ranked "Toxicity" as one of the Top 50 Albums Of The Decade, at number 34. In 2007, "The Guardian" placed the album on its list of the 1000 Albums To Hear Before You Die. "Entertainment Weekly" also put "Toxicity" on its list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1983–2008 Period, at number 90. "Revolver" named "Toxicity" the eighth greatest metal album of all time on its list of the 69 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time. The album was included on "The A.V. Club"s list of the best metal records of the 2000s. "Chop Suey" was nominated for Best Metal Performance at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
Cornello is voiced by Kinryu Arimoto in the first Japanese series and Seizō Katō in the second anime series, Andy Mullins voicing Cornello in both English versions. Cornello is portrayed by Kenjirō Ishimaru in the live-action film adaptation.
List of awards and nominations received by Volbeat
The Danish Metal Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 2004 by various Danish metal magazines and TV shows. Volbeat have received five awards from sixteen nominations.
Adam Agius
Adam Agius (born 21 September 1971) is the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive metal band Alchemist. He formed Alchemist in 1987 while still in high school and is the group's only remaining original member. He also was the financial provider, director of show day and promoter for Metal for the Brain. His main band Alchemist went on an indefinite hiatus and as a result has started up a new successor project The Levitation Hex. The Levitation Hex also includes Mark Palfreyman and Scott Young of Alarum and Ben Hocking of Aeon of Horus. A tentative album is due for May 2012 with a tour later on to promote the album.
Fullmetal Alchemist
Two feature-length anime films were produced; "", a sequel/conclusion to the 2003 series, and "", set during the time period of "Brotherhood".
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
"Brotherhood"s music composer is Akira Senju. Ten pieces of theme music were used in "Brotherhood".
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
When creating the series, Arakawa took her inspiration from several experiences in her childhood, including her parents' jobs and the manga she used to read. Several types of merchandising have also been released based on the characters from the series. Reviewers from manga, anime, and other media have also commented on the characters. Most of them have praised their development in the story as well as Arakawa's artwork.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
The , Edward and Alphonse, are the series' main protagonists.
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
The game follows both protagonists of the series: Edward Elric and his younger brother, Alphonse, as their explore lands full of giant creatures known as chimeras as well as thieves. Once meeting a girl named Armony, the two brothers start learning where the chimeras come from. The player primarily controls Edward, an alchemist who can transform objects from the game's stages into weapons to defeat his enemies. Additionally, he can receive support by Alphonse's AI in order to fight multiple enemies.
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Arakawa wanted to integrate social problems into the story. Her research involved watching television news programs and talking to refugees, war veterans and former yakuza. Several plot elements, such as Pinako Rockbell caring for the Elric brothers after their mother dies, and the brothers helping people to understand the meaning of family, expand on these themes. When creating the fictional world of "Fullmetal Alchemist", Arakawa was inspired after reading about the Industrial Revolution in Europe; she was amazed by differences in the culture, architecture, and clothes of the era and those of her own culture. She was especially interested in England during this period and incorporated these ideas into the manga.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Years later, a criminal breaks free from prison in Amestris, and the Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, join the effort to recapture him. The duo confronts the escapee who proves himself a dangerous opponent able to create ice and lightning from the alchemy circles drawn in blood on the palms of his hands. Despite the Elrics' efforts to capture the criminal, he ends up escaping, and after some investigation with Edward's superior Roy Mustang and his lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, they learn that the fugitive, Melvin Voyager, escaped with only six months remaining of his five-year sentence. Among his belongings, they find a newspaper page with a piece cut off, and comparing with an intact copy of the same page, they find that the missing piece is a photo of a young woman named Julia Crichton who was arrested while entering illegally in the remote Table City, set in the border between Amestris and Creta.
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Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised Alphonse's development in the manga, especially where he refuses to recover his weakened body and instead helps his friends. As a result, Silverman brought a comparison between the two brothers and wondered whether Edward would have done the same. Chris Beveridge found the character's growth in "Conqueror in Shamballa" appealing as he starts visually resembling Edward. When reviewing the video game "Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel", RPGFan's Neal Chandran enjoyed the dynamic between the main characters both in fights as well as dialogues. After Aaron Dismuke's voice matured, Anime News Network writer Justin Sevakis criticized him for his part in the "Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium OVA Collection", writing that "he simply no longer sounds like Alphonse".
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
In the first anime adaptation, portrayed as fully male, Envy was the first homunculus created in the story from the body of Van Honenheim's son with Dante long ago. This influenced Envy to serve as Dante's right hand while expressing a personal vendetta against the Elric brothers for receiving the fatherly love he never had. That vendetta intensified when Envy learned that Dante disposed of Honenheim in his absence while refusing to let the Elric brothers keep the Philosopher's Stone. Envy succeeds in fatally wounding Edward in the finale, but is dragged with him to the Gate of Truth when Alphonse uses the stone to sacrifice himself to save his brother's life. When Envy learns that Hohenheim is still alive and on the opposite side of the Gate, the Homunculus forces his way through and permanently ends up in the form of a giant serpentine dragon upon reaching Earth. It was revealed in "Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa" that Envy has been captured by the Thule Society for their own agenda of invading Ametris while finally killing Honenheim, Envy is destroyed when used by the Society to create a gateway linking the two realities.
Full Metal Jackie
Jackie Kajzer is the host and creator of the nationally accredited and syndicated radio metal show Full Metal Jackie. She is known for her unique playlists and detailed interviews with legendary rock artists, including Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, Zakk Wylde and Children of Bodom. She has won FMQB's "Metal Host of the Year" for four years in a row. She is also known for being the Black carpet correspondent at Revolver's Golden Gods awards and hosted MTV2's Headbangers Ball.
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A live-action film based on the manga was released on November 19, 2017. Fumihiko Sori directed the film. The film stars Ryosuke Yamada as Edward Elric, Tsubasa Honda as Winry Rockbell and Dean Fujioka as Roy Mustang.
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After reading about the concept of the Philosopher's Stone, Arakawa became attracted to the idea of her characters using alchemy in the manga. She started reading books about alchemy, which she found complicated because some books contradict others. Arakawa was attracted more by the philosophical aspects than the practical ones. For the concept, she was inspired by the work of her parents, who had a farm in Hokkaido and worked hard to earn the money to eat.
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Funimation licensed the franchise to create a new series of "Fullmetal Alchemist"-related video games to be published by Destineer Publishing Corporation in the United States. Destineer released its first "Fullmetal Alchemist" game for the Nintendo DS, a translation of Bandai's "Dual Sympathy", on December 15, 2006, and said that they plan to release further titles. On February 19, 2007, Destineer announced the second game in its "Fullmetal Alchemist" series, the "Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game", which was released on October 15, 2007. A third game for the PlayStation Portable titled was released in Japan on October 15, 2009. A European release of the game, published by with Namco Bandai, was announced on March 4, 2010. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game "MapleStory" also received special in-game items based on the anime series.
Jake T. Forbes
Jake T. Forbes is an American editor and author who has edited and adapted over 50 Japanese manga and Korean manhwa series for various companies such as Tokyopop, VIZ Media and Go! Comi, including such titles as "Fullmetal Alchemist" and "Fruits Basket".
Ryosuke Yamada
On May 24, 2016, it was announced that Yamada would star as Edward Elric in the "Fullmetal Alchemist" live-action movie scheduled for release in 2017.
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As in the manga, the series follows the adventures of brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, who are searching for the Philosopher's Stone so they can regain the bodies they lost in a failed attempt to bring their dead mother back to life. During production, Arakawa requested an original ending that differed from the manga, leading to the series deviating into an original plot halfway through. The first series ended with a sequel film, "", released in 2005. A second anime series, "", which closely adapts the manga chapters, was later broadcast in 2009.
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The first "Fullmetal Alchemist" novel, "The Land of the Sand", was well received by Jarred Pine of Mania Entertainment as a self-contained novelization that remained true to the characterizations of the manga series. He said that while the lack of backstory aims it more towards fans of the franchise than new readers, it was an impressive debut piece for the Viz Fiction line. "Ain't It Cool News" also found the novel to be true to its roots, and said that while it added nothing new, it was compelling enough for followers of the series to enjoy a retelling. The reviewer said it was a "work for young-ish readers that's pretty clear about some darker sides of politics, economics and human nature". Charles Solomon of the "Los Angeles Times" said that the novel has a different focus than the anime series; "The Land of Sand" "created a stronger, sympathetic bond" between the younger brothers than is seen in its two-episode anime counterpart.
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Action figures, busts, and statues from the "Fullmetal Alchemist" manga and anime have been created by leading toy companies, primarily Medicom and Southern Island. Medicom has created high end deluxe vinyl figures of the characters from the anime. Other merchandise includes plushes, key-chains, straps and pins. Apparels from the characters include the State Alchemists watches, necklaces and earrings. Characters are also featured in a trading card game that was first published in 2005 by Joyride Entertainment. Video games from the series also feature the characters, although in most of them the Elric brothers are the only playable characters.
Matt Colton
In 2012 Colton rejoined Alchemy Mastering as a director and engineer, mastering James Blake's Mercury Prize-winning second album "Overgrown", Hot Chip's "Why Make Sense?", and Leftfield's "Alternative Light Source". Colton is one of the few mastering engineers in the world to offer half speed vinyl mastering, a technique which, although time consuming, can offer much improved vinyl sound quality. He mastered the vinyl release for the number one album "Drones" by Muse at half speed, as well as remastering Peter Gabriel's first four solo albums.
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GameRevolution's Joe Dodson was far more negative, stating the plot is sometimes "lame" due to the reasons the main characters are in chase of Armory. He also found the enemy AIs poor based on how can easily the players can avoid them. RPGFan's Neal Chandran found the story as "told a bazillion times, with plot twists a child could see coming a mile away." Nevertheless, Chandran enjoyed the dynamic between the main characters both in fights as well as dialogues. When discussing the game's elements, Chandran criticized its linearity and the reuse of old dungeons. RPGamer's Joel Pan shared similar feelings with IGN in regards to the game's similarities with "Kingdom Hearts" but more positive as Alphonse's AI will come to the player's aid when necessary. While also finding the alchemy entertaining, RPGamer noticed the player needed to go into a menu to use items which ruined the game's fast-pace combat. GameZone reviewer called it "an alright game", finding it appealing to fans of the "Fullmetal Alchemist" series. However, like other reviewer writers he felt the graphics underwhelming.
Rewrite (song)
The song experienced immense domestic and international popularity after it was chosen as the fourth and final opening theme of the anime series "Fullmetal Alchemist". Peaking at number four on the Oricon charts, the single sold nearly 150,000 units by the end of the year it was released, making it the 63rd single of the year. It later went on to win Best Anime Theme Song at the 2007 American Anime Awards.
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Much praise was given to the climactic episodes for the way action scenes and morals were conveyed; many reviewers found them superior to the conclusion of the first "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime. Critics found the ending satisfying; Mark Thomas of The Fandom Post called it a "virtually perfect ending to an outstanding series". In April 2010, the journal "Animage" listed it as the sixth best anime launched between April 2009 and March 2010..
Amestris
Amestris also found its way into popular culture through the manga and anime "Fullmetal Alchemist" which is set in the country of Amestris. Fullmetal Alchemist also referenced Xerxes as the fallen city in the middle of the great desert between Amestris and Xing.
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
"Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel" was developed by the Japanese company Racjin and initially produced by Enix, before their merger with Square in April 2003. Development for the game began before that of the "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime series. Hiromu Arakawa, the author of the original manga, oversaw the story of the game and designed its characters, while Bones, the studio which would be responsible for the anime series, produced 30 minutes of animation. Themes emphasized during the creation of the game include the bond between Alphonse and Edward, as well as the series' basic concept of Equivalent Exchange, which states that "man cannot gain without sacrifice". The developers looked at other titles for inspiration, particularly Square's action role-playing game "Kingdom Hearts", in addition to other games based on manga series, such as "Dragon Ball", "Naruto" or "One Piece" games. The biggest challenge they had to overcome was to try to make the title a "full-fledged" game rather than a simple "character-based" game. Tomoya Asano, the assistant producer for the game, noted that development spanned more than a year, unlike most character-based games.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes
Eight pieces of theme music are used for the episodes—four opening themes and four ending themes. Each of the theme songs were performed by artists under Sony Music Entertainment Japan's label, whose anime distribution unit, Aniplex, handled the production and music production for the series. The music score was composed and arranged by Michiru Oshima. "Melissa" by Porno Graffitti is used during episodes 2–13, "Ready Steady Go" by L'Arc-en-Ciel is used during episodes 14–25, "Undo" by Cool Joke is used during episodes 26–41, and "Rewrite" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation is used for the last 10 episodes. For episode 1, the ending is "Melissa" by Porno Graffitti. by Nana Kitade is used for episodes 2–13, by Yellow Generation is used for episodes 14–25, episodes 26–41 use "Motherland" by Crystal Kay for the ending, and "I Will" by Sowelu is used for episodes 42–50. All episodes that originally opened with "Melissa" and "Undo" had "Ready Steady Go" shown in place of those songs on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and YTV's Bionix. The DVD releases from Funimation include all openings in their original places and format.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival
The game's story involves a fighting tournament during a large festival that allows for any pair of fighters to participate. The participants are allowed to use weapons and alchemical skills. The game's main characters are Edward Elric, Alphonse Elric, and Roy Mustang. The fighting involves the two versus two style of game playing. Each team shares a "star" meter which decreases each time one member of the team dies. If all the stars disappear, the battle ends.
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is Edward's younger brother. Together, both of them scour the country in search of the Philosopher's Stone in the hopes of restoring their bodies. Unlike Ed, who lost one of his legs in the failed attempt to revive the brothers' mother, Al lost his entire body. At the last moment, and at the cost of one of his arms, Ed sealed Al's soul in a large suit of armor, making Al almost invulnerable. Rie Kugimiya voices him in the Japanese series, Aaron Dismuke in the first English series, and Maxey Whitehead in the second English series.
Austral Alien
Austral Alien is the fifth full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band, Alchemist. It was recorded and mixed in only ten days. It was released in 2003 by Chatterbox Records in Australia and worldwide by Relapse Records. "Austral Alien" is semi-conceptual with a lyrical focus inspired by the Australian environment and the impact of man on the ecology. Promotional music videos for the songs "First Contact", "Solarburn" and "Alpha Capella Nova Vega" were released, with the video for "Solarburn" expressing the album's concept, using imagery from the 2003 Canberra bushfires. The cover art is influenced by Surrealism. "Austral Alien" featured more keyboards and a mellowing of their previous death metal guitar sound, with even shorter songs than "Organasm". Allmusic suggested that ""Austral Alien" is for Alchemist what, say, "Permanent Waves" was to Rush (see the increased use of synthesizers): a work of unquestionable merit and maturity that may nevertheless leave older fans yearning just a little for the excesses — both successful and not — of albums past" and noted that this was the band's most commercially accessible release, while still praising Alchemist for their "inspired brand of sci-fi metal".
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L'Arc-en-Ciel
Later, it was announced that L'Arc-en-Ciel would provide the theme song for "", entitled "Good Luck My Way". This is their fourth contribution to the "Fullmetal Alchemist" franchise. The song was released as their first 20th L'Anniversary single on June 29, 2011. To further celebrate their 20 years together, L'Arc-en-Ciel put on a "20th L'Anniversary Concert" at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on May 28–29, 2011, with each day dedicated to one half of their career. All of the proceeds from the concerts were donated to the Great East Japan earthquake relief efforts. Additionally, at the end of the concert, it was announced that there will be a L'Anniversary Japan Tour in 2011, as well as a world tour in 2012.
Alan Moore
Among his numerous international prizes are the German Max & Moritz Prize for an exceptional oeuvre (2008) and the British National Comics Award for Best Comics Writer Ever (in 2001 and 2002). He also won French awards like the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album for "Watchmen" in 1989 and "V for Vendetta" in 1990, and the Prix de la critique for "From Hell" in 2001, the Swedish Urhunden Prize in 1992 for "Watchmen" and several Spanish Haxtur Awards, in 1988 for "Watchmen" and 1989 for "Swamp Thing" No. 5 (both for Best Writer).
Inuyasha
The anime of "Inuyasha" was ranked twenty by TV Asahi of the 100 best anime series in 2006 based on an online survey in Japan. In ICv2's Anime Awards from both 2004 and 2005, the series was the winner in the category of Property of the Year. In the Anime Grand Prix polls by "Animage", "Inuyasha" has appeared various times in the category of Best Anime, taking third place in 2003. In the American Anime Awards from 2007, "Inuyasha" was a nominee in the categories of Best Cast, Best Anime Feature and Best Long Series, but lost to "Fullmetal Alchemist" and "", respectively. The English DVDs from the series have sold over one million copies ever since March 2003, with the first film's DVD topping the Nielsen VideoScan anime bestseller list for three weeks. Mania Entertainment also listed the series in an article ranking anime series that required a reboot, criticizing the series' repetitiveness.
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"Fullmetal Alchemist" takes place in the fictional country of . In this world, alchemy is one of the most-practiced sciences; Alchemists who work for the government are known as and are automatically given the rank of Major in the military. Alchemists have the ability, with the help of patterns called Transmutation Circles, to create almost anything they desire. However, when they do so, they must provide something of equal value in accordance with the Law of Equivalent Exchange. The only things Alchemists are forbidden from transmuting are humans and gold. There has never been a successful human transmutation; those who attempt it lose a part of their body and the result is a horrific inhuman mass. Attemptees are confronted by , a pantheistic and semi-cerebral God-like being who tauntingly regulates all alchemy use and whose nigh-featureless appearance is relative to the person to whom Truth is conversing with; the series' antagonist, Father, and some other characters, claim and believe that Truth is a personal God who punishes the arrogant, a belief that Edward denies, citing a flaw in Father's interpretation of Truth's works.
Hiromu Arakawa
Arakawa moved to Tokyo in the summer of 1999, and started her career in the manga industry as an assistant to Hiroyuki Etō, author of "Mahōjin Guru Guru". Her own career began with the publication of "Stray Dog" in Square Enix's "Monthly Shōnen Gangan" in 1999. "Stray Dog" won the ninth 21st Century "Shōnen Gangan" Award. She published one chapter of "Shanghai Yōmakikai" in "Monthly Shōnen Gangan" in 2000. In July 2001, Arakawa published the first chapter of "Fullmetal Alchemist" in "Monthly Shōnen Gangan". The series spanned 108 chapters, with the last one published in July 2010, and the series was collected in twenty-seven volumes. When the studio Bones adapted it into an anime series, Arakawa assisted them in its early development. However, she was not involved in the making of the script, so the anime had a different ending from the manga, which she developed further. The series won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in the "shōnen" category in 2004. When the second anime adaptation was reaching its ending, Arakawa showed director Yasuhiro Irie her plans for the manga's ending, making both end in near dates.
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is an anime-only character and the central antagonist of the first anime adaptation. She is the former lover of Hohenheim, and has used Philosopher's Stones to transfer her soul to new bodies for around four hundred years. She leads the homunculi, either creating them herself, or finding them after they are created, and uses them to create conflicts in the hope of having a desperate alchemist create a new stone for her. She first appears as an elderly woman, who is the former alchemy teacher of Izumi Curtis. She fakes her death at the hands of Greed, and later reveals herself to have transferred her soul to the body of her student , a young girl who had wished to become a State Alchemist. She is eventually killed by Gluttony, whom she reduced to a feral state to further her own purposes. She is voiced by Kazuko Sugiyama in the Japanese series, and by Cindee Mayfield in the English series. As Lyra, she is voiced by Yumi Kakazu in the Japanese series, and by Monica Rial in the English series.
Vic Mignogna
Victor Joseph Mignogna () is an American actor and musician known for his voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, the most notable being Edward Elric from the "Fullmetal Alchemist" series, for which he earned the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. Other notable anime roles include Broly from the "Dragon Ball" films, Tamaki Suoh in "Ouran High School Host Club", Fai D. Flowright in "", Dark in "D.N.Angel", Kurz Weber in the "Full Metal Panic!" series, Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in the "Vampire Knight" series, Christopher Aonuma in "Digimon Fusion", Nagato Obito Uchiha in "Naruto Shippuden", Ikkaku Madarame in "Bleach" and Matt Ishida in "Digimon Adventure tri.". In video games, he is the voice of E-123 Omega in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series and Junpei Iori from "Persona 3". In live-action work, he has participated in several "Star Trek" fan productions, including "Star Trek Continues" where he plays Captain Kirk.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood episodes
Aniplex began releasing the series in DVD and Blu-ray on August 26, 2009. The first one contains two episodes and an original video animation (OVA). Three more OVAs were included in the fifth, ninth and thirteenth volumes alongside four episodes. Other volumes feature four episodes and no OVAs. A total of sixteen volumes were released, with the last one on November 24, 2010. Funimation released the episodes on Blu-ray and DVD in five volumes, each of thirteen episodes on May 25, 2010.
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is a country far away from Amestris. Its people are Asian in appearance, and are split into fifty clans under the rule of a single emperor who fathered a child in each family. In the current storyline, the emperor is in failing health, and his children (of which there are 43, 7 implied to have been assassinated if not dead of natural causes), whose families are not in good standing with one another, seek to earn his recognition in his final days. Two of his children, Prince Lin Yao and Princess May Chang, go to Amestris in separate attempts to find the fabled Philosopher's Stone and gain immortality, hoping that doing so will convince the emperor to make them his successor. Those who come from Xing, due to their ability to sense qi, are able to identify a homunculus and sense the presence of numerous souls in one place. Many Xingese residents are also skilled in , a technique developed by Hohenheim that functions differently from alchemy.
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A total of four chimeras are introduced in the series as Solf J. Kimblee's bodyguards. The first pair, the quilled boar chimera and the mucus-spewing frog chimera are tasked with capturing Scar before deciding to defect and side with Alphonse and Scar's group. Their fellow chimeras, the simian and the leonoid , aid Edward after Kimblee nearly killed them in apprehending the Fullmetal Alchemist. Both pairs aid the Elrics in stopping Father, with Zanpano and Jelso accompanying Al to Xing to find a cure for their chimera condition while Darius and Heinkel become Yoki's traveling companions. The ending implies that Darius, Heinkel and Yoki joined the circus.
Alphonse Elric
Aside from the initial anime and manga, Alphonse appears in almost all the "Fullmetal Alchemist" original video animations (OVAs). In the first one, he appears as a chibi version of himself at the movie's wrap-up party, and in the fourth OVA, he plays a part in the battle against the homunculi. Alphonse also appears in all "Fullmetal Alchemist" video games on all platforms, which feature his and Ed's journey to find the Philosopher's Stone. In the film "" Alphonse goes with his brother to search for the criminal Melvin Voyager who broke free from a prison in their country. Makoto Inoue's "Fullmetal Alchemist" light novels also feature the Elrics' journey, but in all of them they encounter different characters to those from the video games. Two character CDs with tracks based on Alphonse were released under the name of and "Theme of Alphonse Elric". The tracks from the CD are performed by Alphone's Japanese voice actress, Rie Kugimiya. He is also featured in several of the "Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Games".
Albert Einstein (album)
"Albert Einstein" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Reed Jackson of "XXL" gave the album an L, saying "It’s the type of rough and witty realism people loved from P in the ’90s, and hopefully it’s here to stay for projects to come." Logan Smithson of PopMatters gave the album a seven out of ten, saying ""Albert Einstein" has plenty of memorable beats, but the lyrics don’t match that same level of success. You might not be blown away by the album, but Prodigy and Alchemist have put together a highly enjoyable album." Jaroslav Lavick of RapReviews gave the album an 8.5 out of ten, saying "This album is Prodigy and Alchemist giving long time fans exactly what they want."
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The manga was published and localized in English by Viz Media in North America, Madman Entertainment in Australasia, and Chuang Yi in Singapore. Yen Press also has the rights for the digital release of the volumes in North America due to the series being a Square Enix title. It has been adapted into two anime television series, two animated films—all animated by Bones studio—and light novels. Funimation dubbed the television series, films and video games. The series has generated original video animations, video games, supplementary books, a collectible card game, and a variety of action figures and other merchandise. A live action film based on the series was also released in 2017.
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
A second manga adaptation of "Arslan Senki" started serialization in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine" in July 2013, illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa, best known for the manga titles "Fullmetal Alchemist" and "Silver Spoon". This adaptation is currently available for online-exclusive purchase at Crunchyroll, while Kodansha Comics is physically publishing the manga in North America.
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Three artbooks titled were released in Japan; only the first was released by Viz Media. An artbook from the second anime titled "Fullmetal Alchemist Official Drawing Collection" was also released in November 2010.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes
"Fullmetal Alchemist" is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Hiromu Arakawa. Set in a fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques, the story follows two alchemist brothers named Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to recover parts of their bodies lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy.
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The manga also has three guidebooks; each of them contains timelines, guides to the Elric brothers' journey, and "gaiden" chapters that were never released in manga volumes. Only the first guidebook was released by Viz Media, titled "Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles". A guidebook titled , which contains post-manga story information, was released in Japan on July 29, 2011.
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Overall, the franchise has received widespread critical acclaim and commercial success.
Square Enix
The business model of Square Enix is centered on the idea of "polymorphic content", which consists of developing franchises on multiple potential hardware or media rather than being restricted by a single gaming platform. An early example of this strategy is Enix's "Fullmetal Alchemist" manga series, which has been adapted into two anime television series, two movies, and several novels and video games. Other polymorphic projects include "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII", "Code Age", "World of Mana", "Ivalice Alliance" and as of 2016 the ongoing "Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy" series. According to Yoichi Wada, "It's very difficult to hit the jackpot, as it were. Once we've hit it, we have to get all the juice possible out of it". Similar to Sony's Greatest Hits program, Square Enix also re-releases their best selling games at a reduced price under a label designated "Ultimate Hits".
Edward Elric
Edward also appears in almost all the "Fullmetal Alchemist" original video animations (OVAs). In the first OVA he appears as a super deformed version of himself at the movie's wrap-up party; in the second, he appears shortly as an old man living in modern-day Tokyo; and in the third OVA, he plays a part in the battle against the first anime's homunculi. As the series' titular character, Edward is playable in all "Fullmetal Alchemist" video games. The three games for the PlayStation 2 – "Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel", "" and "" – feature exclusive stories in which the Elrics keep searching for the Philosopher's Stone. In the Nintendo DS game, "Fullmetal Alchemist Dual Sympathy", he and Alphonse replay the first anime series. He is also featured in the "Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game". There are two character CDs featuring tracks based on Edward's character. The first is named and the second "Theme of Edward Elric". Both albums were performed by Ed's Japanese voice actress, Romi Park. He also appears in each light novel written by Makoto Inoue which continue Ed and Al's search for the Philosopher's Stone and at the same time feature different stories from the ones appearing the manga and the anime.
Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo
Unlike the previous two installations, Fullmetal Alchemist 3 features a two player game. The player can switch between Edward and Alphonse and play either one of them at any point in the game. In tag battle mode, the same applies to all characters.
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Viz Media localized the tankōbon volumes in English in North America between May 3, 2005, and December 20, 2011. On June 7, 2011, Viz started publishing the series in omnibus format, featuring three volumes in one. Yen Press has the rights for the digital release of the volumes in North America since 2014 and on December 12, 2016 has released the series on the ComiXology website. Other English localizations were done by Madman Entertainment for Australasia and Chuang Yi in Singapore. The series has been also localized in Polish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Korean.
List of awards and nominations received by Iron Maiden
In 1994, one of their singles, "Fear of the Dark", received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. Seven years later, the band were nominated again in that category, with the song "The Wicker Man". In 2011, Iron Maiden won the award with "El Dorado". In 2002, they won the Ivor Novello Award for international achievement. Iron Maiden received a nomination from the "Kerrang!" Awards in the "Best Live Act" category in 2003, and were inducted into the "Kerrang!" Hall of Fame two years later. At the 2006 Metal Storm Awards, "A Matter of Life and Death" was named the best heavy metal album of the year. Iron Maiden have also received nine awards from fourteen nominations at the "Metal Hammer" Golden Gods Awards. Their mascot Eddie, who has previously been used by US critics to argue that Iron Maiden are Satanists, received a Golden Gods nomination in 2006, losing to singer Cristina Scabbia; but was awarded in 2008. Later in 2008, Iron Maiden were nominated in the Best Live Return category at the Vodafone Live Music Awards, to which the band disagreed with their nomination and asked to be withdrawn, stating that they were "not quite sure where we are returning from." They were replaced by the band James. The band were named "Best British Live Act" at the 2009 BRIT Awards, winning via a public poll. They were not able to attend the ceremony, ironically due to touring duties, instead delivering an acceptance message by video link-up. Their film "" won, in the category "24 Beats Per Second", at the SXSW film Festival, held in Austin, Texas, in March 2009. Overall, Iron Maiden have received twenty-nine awards from thirty-nine nominations.
Parallel universes in fiction
In the 2003 anime series of "Fullmetal Alchemist", there exists a gateway that can be conjured by alchemists that acts as a source of all knowledge and energy; towards the end of the series, it is revealed that this gateway connects the world of the anime with the real world, set during the first decades of the 20th century. It is revealed that the two worlds shared a common history until their histories diverged, apparently due to the success of alchemy in one world and that of modern physics in the other.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist chapters
The animation studio Bones adapted the manga into two animated adaptations. The first ran for 51 episodes with several changes made to the manga and it was followed by a film sequel in 2005. In April 2009, Bones started airing a new anime adaptation of the manga entitled "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" for the North American release.
List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters
Yasuhiro Takato voices him in the first Japanese series, and Tetsu Shiratori in the second. Chris Cason is his English voice actor. Shinji Uchiyama portrays him in the live-action film adaptation.
Anime composer
Michiru Oshima composed the score for "Fullmetal Alchemist". Music for the second series, "", was written by the notable composer Akira Senju.
Fullmetal Alchemist (film)
In the country of Amestris, Edward Elric and his younger brother Alphonse live in the rural town of Resembool with their mother Trisha while self-learning alchemy at a young age. When the brothers commit the taboo act of Human Transmutation to resurrect Trisha after she dies of illness, it backfires and they suffer the consequences via the Law of Equivalent Exchange: Edward loses his left leg, while Alphonse is dragged into the Gate of Truth. Edward then sacrifices his right arm to save his brother's soul and bind it to a suit of armor via a blood seal, later replacing his missing limbs with "automail" prosthetics. Edward later receives an invitation by Colonel Roy Mustang to join the military so he can research a means of restoring Alphonse's body. After becoming a State Alchemist with the title "Fullmetal Alchemist", accompanied by their childhood friend and Automail mechanic Winry Rockwell, Edward begins his quest with Alphonse to find the legendary philosopher's stone which could repair their bodies.
DW Norton
Norton explained why he was using seven-string guitars, "[it] happened when we were recording "The Prize Recruit". We'd tuned down so low for so many years, and it was the first time we'd worked with a proper producer [Tonuma], who just wasn't happy with the intonation on the guitars. It wasn't perfectly in tune because the strings were too floppy, so I went with a seven-string, which is tighter." According to Rodney Holder, former member of progressive metalers Alchemist, Superheist, "went through many incarnations from extreme death metal, before finally finding commercial success in the late 90's/early 2000's with the Nu Metal sound many fans recognise today." They disbanded in February 2004.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
The video game spans through the entire 51 episodes of "Fullmetal Alchemist", and is a side-scrolling brawler in the vein of classic titles like "Final Fight" or "Battletoads". Players control Edward Elric, and his brother Al will often fight alongside him. The touch screen feature of the Nintendo DS is used to draw transmutation circles for alchemy, as well as to trigger special moves, some of which are necessary to progress through the game. For example, the player may have to create stone walls to cross a bed of spikes, create weights to trap enemies inside hatches, or summon cannons to break down walls. Most boss battles also require use of alchemy in order to complete them.