High on Halibel and potentially awesome FMA news...

A little bit of GOOD news from the headlines at ANN

posted on 2008-12-07 03:50 EST

The official website for the new Fullmetal Alchemist television anime series has launched with a short teaser video, and it has confirmed that the television series will launch in Japan in April. It also promised that new information will be provided in the January issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine (where Hiromu Arakawa's original manga is still serialized) on December 12. The same issue will also include a poster with a key visual image.

The new Fullmetal Alchemist teaser trailer ran at the end of the episode of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season that aired in Japan on Sunday. The trailer says, "New training … a fullmetal artificial limb, a body of armor … the brothers' journey begins. Fullmetal Alchemist: April 2009 Training. In this palm, is there hope or despair?"

The new television anime series was confirmed on the wraparound

jacket band of the 20th volume of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga in August. However, a document with leaked information about animators who worked at BONES had already mentioned the possibility of "Hagane 2" ("Iron/Fullmetal 2") in July. Viz Media published the 17th volume of the manga version in North America this October, while FUNimation Entertainment released both the first television series and its theatrical movie finale.

Source: Moon Phase Comments

Now, for me, this is GREAT news as I love FMA in both of it's forms. The only concern I have is if this anime will be a continuation from the TV show or from the movie. Hopefully, the movie gets turned into an alternate ending and the new show picks up where the first show left off. As the manga is still being released in Japan, there is quite a bit of story left to go over.

Now, feast your eyes on my NEW favorite female character from Bleach.

This is Halibel. She is an Espada in Aizen's Arrancar army who was first introduced in volume 26 of the Bleach manga and during the Arrancar Arc (not sure about the episode number) on the anime.

As you can see, she is a fanservice-oholics dream.

~Dadong
And, judging from the amount of fanart out there for her, she is only going to get more popular the more we see of her in both the manga and anime.

Wen-JR
Along with the fanart for Halibel, there has also been quite a bit of cosplay done to her as well.

This cosplay was brought to us by 'kakashified' at Otacon 2008. I really like the material that was used.

Probably one of the more daring cosplays of Halibel...

This outfit debuted at Ichiharu-con 2008 by the Russian cosplayer, halibel-sama. Very nice!!!

DECULTURE!!!