February 27, 2024

It is terribly important to note that this film is a sequel to the original FMA (2003) anime and will be mostly incomprehensible to anyone who has solely watched Brotherhood (2009). That being said, this movie is genuinely so killer and I always go back to watch it after I've rewatched Brotherhood lol. When the post-FMA:B depression hits, my next step is always to watch Conqueror of Shamballa.

If you are experiencing the same post-Brotherhood depression and want to watch this, but haven't seen FMA 03, here are some short notes of what happened in the first series that will help you understand the movie:

  • Hohenheim and "Father" were the same character, he was the primary villain
  • Homunculi were the result of anyone trying human transmutation, "Wrath" was the young homunculus made from Izumi's attempt to bring back her baby
  • When Alphonse got his body back, he only retained the memories from before losing his body and has no idea what happened during the "journey" years - he also returned at the same age as when his body was taken, so he is now 5 years younger than Edward
  • Ed was able to get Alphonse's body back by traveling through the Gate of Truth to a parallel universe, trading his existence for Al's - this event took place in a long-buried city beneath Amestris - to everyone on the Amestris side, it just seemed like Ed died
  • Mustang was absolutely devastated when Ed "died" and he devolved into a pathetic little man who refused to use Flame Alchemy ever again
  • Unbeknownst to Edward, Envy also passed through the Gate to the parallel world. Envy's true form is a dragon.
  • King Bradley was a different homunculus than in Brotherhood

I think this covers all of the big differences without spoiling too much from either side. Watching this without seeing FMA 03 isn't impossible, just suspend your disbelief and laugh a lot :P It's the quality of movie that Sacred Star of Milos should've been but failed to be.

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harder than君の名は。L28
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similar in difficulty to魔法少女まどか☆マギカ S1L29
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harder than薄桜鬼 S1L31
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harder than花より男子 L27
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