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After years of being the top-ranking series, Hiromu Arakawa’sFullmetal Alchemist Brotherhoodstands as the second-most popular anime in My Anime List. Its predecessor anime,Fullmetal Alchemist, was also a great adaptation (but it included anime-original episodes).
The 2003Fullmetal Alchemistanime did not have a lot of material to cover since the manga was still ongoing. Thus, the staff decided to include fillers as well as an anime-original villain and ending to conclude the series on a positive note. In an interview, Arakawa revealed just how much she was involved with the anime’s production.
Hiromu Arakawa Trusted the Anime Staff withFullmetal Alchemist
Inan interviewregarding the release of the 2017 live-action movieFullmetal Alchemist,Hiromu Arakawawas questioned if she gave any directors to the cast or directors about the film. Arakawa admitted thatwhile she had checked the submitted script,she had mostly left the responsibility of the movie to the director, Fumihiko Sori.
It’s just not how I do things, I think believe in “leaving the job to the specialists”. So I simply think, “I’m looking forward to the finished work.”
The author also admitted that her trust in the directors and studio didn’t only exist during the making of the 2017 movie. She acts the same way regarding the anime adaptation ofFullmetal Alchemistas well. The author is well-aware of her lack of participation and thus hilariously apologized for being an author who doesn’t work.
That was the case with the anime as well, but I feel that I should “apologize for being an author who does not work” (laughs).
Arakawa explained that there was no need for the movie staff to worry about the original manga separately, so she green-signaled themto do whatever they wanted.She admitted that she is the type of person who does not care about a character’s visual appeal as long as their essence is expressed properly.
Eiichiro Oda is the Exact Opposite of Hiromu Arakawa in Terms of Anime Adaptation
Eiichiro Odahas an extremely different attitude to adaptations ofOne Piece.Unlike Hiromu Arakawa, he isextremely involved in the creationand production procedures of the adaptations of his series. Oda is a busy man and thus, he might not green-light every step of the anime, but he does turn in suggestions as well as notes for the anime.
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Oda also has a lot of trust in the former director ofOne Piece. He had admitted that he liked the way the staff shaped the anime and changed a few bits of the original story to fit the context better. However, Oda’s approach to Netflix’sOne Piecelive-action adaptation is completely different.
The director and editor of the Netflix series, Emma Sullivan and Tessa Verfuss, revealed thateverything went through Oda. They agreed that Oda had an overarching presence over the whole adaptation and had the last say in everything. Thus, the styles of Hiromu Arakawa and Eiichiro Oda might be different in terms of supervision, but their franchises still reign at the top of the Shonen world.
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Fullmetal AlchemistandOne Pieceare available to read on Viz Media, and the anime are currently streaming on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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