Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Movie, 2005, The 2003 anime, Set in Munich, 1923
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa is #2 of 4 in release order and #4 of 4 in chronological order in the Fullmetal Alchemist.
The story
Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time researching rocketry together with Alphonse Heiderich, a young man who resembles his own brother, hoping to one day find a way back home. His efforts so far had proven fruitless, but after lending a hand to a troubled gipsy girl, Edward is thrown in a series of events that can wreak havoc in both worlds. Meanwhile, at his own world, Alphonse Elric ventures deeper into the mysteries of alchemy in search for a way to reunite with his older brother.
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa recap
Two years after the 2003 series, Edward lives in Munich in 1923, a world without alchemy, where he has lost his automail and wears mechanical prosthetics. He works on rockets with Alfons Heiderich, a young scientist who looks like Al, hoping to find a way home. He meets Noa, a Romani girl who can read minds. The Thule Society, led by Dietlinde Eckhart, wants to open a gate to Ed's world, which they believe is the mythical Shamballa, to seize its power. Back in Amestris, Alphonse, who has regained his memories, works to reach his brother. The Thule Society uses Envy and Hohenheim to open the gate, while Al sacrifices the homunculi Wrath and Gluttony to open it from his side. Eckhart's soldiers cross into Amestris.
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa ending explained
Alfons launches Ed back home in a rocket and is shot down. Ed, with new automail from Winry, defeats Eckhart, who returns to her world and is shot. Ed plans to seal the gate from the other side and stay there, but Al has Mustang seal it from Amestris and goes through with him. The brothers stay in Munich to stop the weapons gathering for Hitler's rise, concluding the 2003 anime.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, MyAnimeList 7.50
Where it fits
- Release order: after Fullmetal Alchemist, before Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
- Chronological order: after Fullmetal Alchemist, the last.
What to watch before Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003), which Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) continues.
Cast
- Romi Park as Edward Elric (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Alphonse Elric (voice)
- Toru Okawa as Roy Mustang (voice)
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Winry Rockbell (voice)
- Miyuu Sawai as Noah (voice)
- Michiko Neya as Riza Hawkeye (voice)
- Kazuko Kato as Dietlinde Eckhart (voice)
- Hidekatsu Shibata as Fritz Lang (voice)
- Masane Tsukayama as Karl Haushofer (voice)
- Rikiya Koyama as Rudolf Hess (voice)
- Mayumi Yamaguchi as Envy (voice)
- Nana Mizuki as Wrath (voice)
Directed by Seiji Mizushima.