<P> Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, known in Japan as Alchemist of Steel: Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼 の 錬金術 師 フルメタル アルケミスト, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Furumetaru Arukemisuto), is the second independent anime adaptation developed by Bones from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series by Hiromu Arakawa . Yasuhiro Irie worked as director, and Hiroshi Ōnogi as writer . The series follows the story of two alchemist brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to restore their bodies after a disastrous failed attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy . Unlike the first anime, which added original elements to the story, the second series follows the manga . The series comprises a total of 64 episodes and four original video animations . </P> <P> The series premiered on April 5, 2009, on MBS - TBS's Sunday 5: 30 pm JST anime timeblock, replacing Mobile Suit Gundam 00 . It received its English language premiere five days later on Animax Asia, with Japanese audio and English subtitles . Anime distributor Funimation streamed English subtitled episodes four days after the Japanese air dates on both its website and its YouTube channel . Funimation suspended streaming of the series for a few weeks in May following the accidental leak of an episode of One Piece from its servers before it had aired in Japan . All episodes were also available on American subscription service Hulu, showing 14 days after their original airing, as well as via Australia's Madman Entertainment . English dubbed episodes of the show started on American cable channel Adult Swim from February 13, 2010, onwards, as part of their Saturday anime block . </P>

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