Pixelbot here, welcoming you to the first ever of my new weekly column, Anime Update. Every Thursday, I’ll be looking for all the greatest things from Japan.

Without further delay, let’s move on to the biggest story today:

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. The best part? The episodes are available for FREE, only days after their Japanese release. This is all thanks to Funimation, so go check them out here. Story-wise, it looks to be just a re-telling of the original series, with more emphasis on the younger Edward and Alphonse Elric, and possibly the State Military. (Roy, Colonel Armstrong, etc.) Hopefully, they’ll also incorporate some of the elements from the manga.

Another Studio Bones classic, Eureka Seven is set to release a new movie in Japan during Golden Week. Being that it starts on April 29th, that’s not too far away. Surprisingly, details are ridiculously scant for something that close. The only thing I could find was an untranslated trailer:

Even for those familiar with the series, it doesn’t give away whole lot. We do see Anemone as a VERY old lady. If you remember, she was only sixteen-ish the last time we saw her. The only thing I can come up with is that she’s having some bad side-effects of being a human made Corallian. No word on a U.S. release date, but with the series holding multiple Anime of the Year awards, it will only be a matter of time. If you haven’t seen this one, do yourself a favor, and go buy it off Amazon. It’s simply an amazing story.

That’s really all the big news  for now, folks. Make sure to be here next Thursday for more!