It's one of the best performances I've ever heard from him, and one of the absolute highlights of the show.ĪLPHONSE ELRIC ( Aaron Dismuke)-Nothing against Maxey Whitehead, who took over the role in Brotherhood since by that point Aaron had long arrived at a deeper, adult voice through puberty (though he still works for Funimation and is usually excellent). Vic handles all of this with aplomb, even being really funny at times too, such as when people call him short and he goes off on a rant (my personal favorite: "DON'T CALL ME SMALL! I'LL BREAK OFF MY LEGS AND STICK 'EM ON YOUR HEAD!"). Ed keeps this pain buried so deep that it comes out in huge bursts, and these moments are some of the most powerful in the show. Especially since he believes a great deal of it is his fault, between the failed attempt to bring their mother back to life and what that cost them (Ed his arm and leg, Al his body, so Ed had to bind his soul to a suit of armor). He's frequently rude, blunt and sarcastic, while also hiding a lot of deep pain about the horrible things that have happened to him and his brother. And yet Edward is a wonderful role for Vic because he's a very atypical hero that plays to his strengths as an actor. Along with our next performer, he shoulders the series, providing balance and weight to the deep emotions running through the core of the story. Instead, I will look at the main casts of heroes, villains and major supporting characters, and then talk about the more minor recurring or one-shot performances that I find to be the most memorable.ĮDWARD ELRIC ( Vic Mignogna)-This is arguably the performance Vic will be remembered for above all others, and it's not hard to see why. Since the show has a rather large cast, I will not be covering every single character. Especially since they poured so much effort into the adaptive scripting, and director Mike McFarland (who also plays Jean Havoc) guides the performances in a way that makes it look easy. It's one of the first shows where Funimation REALLY showed what they could do outside of series like Dragon Ball Z or Yu Yu Hakusho (mind you, I love that show and dub as well). But by comparison, my heart completely belongs to the original 2003 series. This is not to take anything away from Brotherhood, the "reboot" series that more faithfully adapted the manga (keep in mind that Hiromu Arakawa, the author, specifically told the first anime's staff to do their own thing) and is a perfectly good, excellently dubbed series by itself. The original Fullmetal Alchemist is one of my favorite shows, and dubs, of all time.
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