New live-action Fullmetal Alchemist trailer shows off Ed’s mechanical arm, brother-in-armor Al

There’s another much-loved anime franchise that’s swapping its animated characters for flesh-and-blood actors this year, though, in the form of the live-action adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist.

In contrast to the several years of stumbling false starts for Ghost in the Shell, Fullmetal Alchemist has had pretty smooth ride into the live-action world.

All of that will depend on how well Fullmetal Alchemist performs at the box office, though, when it opens on December 1.