Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Streaming Launch Date Scheduled for Funimation Now UK
Distributor Funimation has added the next catalog title from their acquisition with Manga Entertainment onto their release schedule for their streaming service Funimation Now.
Announced at the same time as the acquisition, the next title to join the service is the entirety of the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime series. All 64 episodes are scheduled to make an appearance starting Wednesday 17th July 2019. Their show page is available to take a look, but the episodes will be available at that specific timeframe.
Please note that this series will be available only for the United Kingdom and Ireland territories, as Funimation over in the United States & Canada no longer has the rights to the series. The license in those regions has been rescued by Aniplex of America, whom of which has added the series onto Crunchyroll.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood will join Akira, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, Casshern Sins, A Certain Magical Index, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Soul Eater NOT!, Sword Art Online Season 1, and Mamoru Hosoda films The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Wolf Children as the first batch of anime licensed by Manga Entertainment that are available for legal streaming through Funimation Now. Naruto Shippuden is also coming soon at an unspecified date. Funimation announced their acquisition of Manga Entertainment on 29th May 2019.
About Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood:
Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Ed Elric’s limbs from his body and left Al’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric’s course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is the second anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s manga series Fullmetal Alchemist and animated by studio Bones. Manga Entertainment has released Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as a complete series box set for Blu-ray & DVD (Region B/2 compatible only).
Source: Funimation Schedule
