Fullmetal Alchemistis widely regarded as one of the best manga and anime series of all time, and although its live-action adaptations rarely live up to that, Netflix will be completing itsFullmetal Alchemistlibrary come September.
That is becauseFullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemywill finally be landing onNetflixstreaming on September 24, three months after its Japanese premiere, under the titleFullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter – The Last Transmutation. The trailer for bothThe Final AlchemyandFullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scarwas first seen back in April, much closer to the latter’s May release in Japan, even if took until last week for the film to be dropped on Netflix.
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Both films aresequels to 2017’sFullmetal Alchemist, the first live-action movie to take on the work of Hiromu Arakawa. However, none of the movies have gained particularly good reception from either Japanese or Western audiences, with the first one garnering 28% from critics and 72% from viewers on Rotten Tomatoes (5.3 on IMDb), whileThe Revenge of Scarhas an audience score of 52% and 5.3% from critics. Perhaps the biggest addition inThe Final Alchemyis the continuation of the new plot that features up to 15 new characters.
There’s already plenty of debate aboutwhichFullmetal Alchemistanime is the superior adaptation, whether it’s the 2003 original or 2009’sBrotherhood. Nevertheless, most fans tend to agree that those two stand in a different league when compared to live-action films. The anime to films road is quite tricky, but some live-action anime movies are actually pretty great, so there’s no reason theFullmetal Alchemisttrilogy can’t offer some enjoyment to part of its fan base.
This will not be the only piece of anime joining Netflix next month, as the streaming service willalso welcome theCyberpunk: Edgerunnersoriginal, set in the world of CD Projekt Red’s video game, starting September 13. Furthermore,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Oceandrops episodes 13-23 on September 1, and, lastly,Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicleswill premiere on September 23.
Despite its failure to gain a true following or the approval of anime fans, Netflix has no plans to stop making adaptations, as aDeath Notelive-action series is also on the streamer’s pipeline withStranger Things' creators on board for its production. The same goes for theplanned live-actionOne Pieceseries, which in itself presents a whole different set of challenges.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemywill premiere on Netflix on June 06, 2025.
