If you ’ve found yourself thinking aboutFullmetal Alchemistlately and considering a re - read , WebToon’sgot you covered .
Theupdated takeof Hiromu Arakawa ’s shonen classic will come to the digital cartoon strip platform , fully discolour and format for vertical scrolling . The aim is to make it more accessible and lucubrate its reach , and joins other famed IP likeDC Comicsand Dropout’sDimension 20 in come to WebToon in late years . Yongsoo Kim , WebToon ’s global head , calledFullmetal ” the variety of story that stays with you for living . Bringing this iconic series to audiences pass both longtime fans and first - timer a new way to enjoy this story . Seeing it in full color , reformatted for a digital reading experience will make the iconic story more accessible and immersive than ever . ”
Fullmetal Alchemistis no unknown to re - releases : along with republished edition in the retiring few years , it was retold as a more close anime in 2009’sBrotherhood , and its saga was covered across a resilient - military action film trilogy unloose in 2017 and 2022 . This twelvemonth mark the fifteenth day of remembrance since the end of the original manga ( on June 11 , 2010 ) andBrotherhood(July 4 , 2010 ) , so the WebToon version ’s coming out at an appropriate time .
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For those curious to see how it turns out , Fullmetal Alchemistwill strike WebToon starting Wednesday , May 7 . If you require more of Arakawa ’s work , she ’s currently pen and drawing the mangaDaemons of the Shadow Realmand did character blueprint for Netflix’sMoonriseanime .
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