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

Hughes, Maes Supporting

Fujiwara, Keiji 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

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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Jan 17, 2025

PriusKiller2

Mixed Feelings

Conqueror of Shamballa is one-part Indiana Jones fanfiction, one-part rushed FMA epilogue, and other-part full-on disappointment. FMA 03 is an anime I finished a couple of days before this review that's actually quite underrated and should be watched before Brotherhood. I can recommend this as someone who is a residential Fullmetal Alchemist manga enjoyer and of course watched Brotherhood.

The movie has stellar animation that is very fluid and polished. I'd assess this to be the best production Fullmetal Alchemist ever had not just cause it's a movie but they also nailed the hell out of the art direction. It has the signature grit of the ... 03 anime but with a nice refinement, filter, and immersive 16:9 aspect ratio. Both Amestris (whenever we get to see it) and 1920s Germany are jaw droppingly gorgeous to look at. Conqueror of Shamballa also nailed the fights. They are choreographed extremely well and easy to follow. They mix up different types of action too between close quarters, gun fights, and alchemy battles. There are also some great moments between Edward and Alphonse.

Unfortunately I don't have many more praises. The list ran short this time around. The movie is plagued with shitty villains like Dietlinde, massive plot holes, rushed character arcs and overall rushed pacing. I felt like it was 2 movies put together into one and that's not too far off the actual production history. Mizushima and company were disappointed that Bones did not give them the resources needed to fully realize their vision. I recommend reading further into the scenario book as it details what I think the movies should have been.

Yeah that's right movies. I would've loved a Lord of the Rings-style trilogy to end this series. It's especially horrific when characters will either be killed off without much of an explanation or start in one mindset, the next scene be a completely different character without any build up on-screen. God it's frustrating. The extra screentime would've remedied this problem. My biggest critique is the Romani character Noa. This is cause they do nothing with her apart from introduce clairvyoance. A mechanic that should not exist in the real world but A. it does B. it's limitations are not explained or easy to intuit and C. is just a magnet for good ole fashion 1920s racism to happen.

And the thematic work is so weak here. The themes of war, racism, revenge, etc. are just as deep as a puddle whereas in any other version of Fullmetal Alchemist, especially the manga and 03 if we're talking about war, they are given way more depth and felt impactful. That's part of the issue with bland character writing. If you write abilities before characters there will be a brick wall when those abilities, I mean characters, need a personality.

I will give one more praise before I wrap this review up. I think the English dub is actually really good. The voice actors gave more of a damn than any corpo executive up in Bones. This really was Funimation at their best. Overall, it's just a mixed bag for me. It does some things well, some things not so well, and then some things are filled with rough draft OverSimplified videos. It could've been so much more but was never was. At least that's what she said.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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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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