To promote the upcoming second show, a 45-minute digest of the first show of the Fullmetal Alchemist stage play is now streamed on Aniplex’s official YouTube channel.The first show of Hiromu Arakawa’s internationally popular action fantasy manga’s stage play adaptation performed at the Shin Kabukiza theater in Osaka from March 8 to 12, 2023, then at the Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from March 17 to 26. Yohei Isshiki and Ryota Hirono played the protagonist, Edward Elric, in the double cast, and they are confirmed to reprise their role in the second show. See how the cast members portrayed their characters on stage in the clip below.
The first show’s Blu-ray jacket:
The second show, subtitled “Sorezore no Ikusaba” (Each Battlefield), is scheduled to perform at Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from June 8 to 16, 2024, then at Sky Theater MBS in Osaka on June 29 and 30. The first show’s writer/director Sachiko Ishii will also return in the same positions. Ticket pre-sales is now being held until April 22, then general sales of the tickets will begin on May 4.
The 2nd show web CM
The 2nd show’s key visual
Main cast:
Edward Elric played by Yohei Isshiki and Ryota Hirono
Alphonse Elric played by Shuto Mashima and Kousei Sakurada (suit actor)
Winry Rockbell played by Rin Okabe
Roy Mustang played by Jin Aoki and Takuma Wada
Izumi Curtis played by Hikari Ono
Lust played by Kurama Saou
Envy played by Raima Hiramatsu
Gluttony played by Taisei Kusano
Pinako Rockbell played by Megumi Kuge
Scar played by Tomoya Hoshi
Solf J. Kimblee played by Shogo Suzuki
Van Hohenheim played by Naoto Kaji
Sources: Aniplex official YouTube channel, “Fullmetal Alchemist The Stage” official Twitter©Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX・”Fullmetal Alchemist The Stage” Production Committee
