Manga Home Entertainment has announced today that it will discontinue
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on Blu-ray. Manga had released so far two FMA titles in the UK:
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part One in August and
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part Two just one week ago. This "difficult decision" has been caused by "the high production costs of producing the series on Blu-ray and the disappointingly low sales of Part 1 and 2 on the format."
Therefore, there will be no new Blu-ray sets released by Manga Entertainment after
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part Two. Part 3 and subsequent installments will be released on standard definition only.
Jerome Mazandarani, Marketing Manager from Manga Entertainment, has offered his sincere apologies to all fans that will be disappointed with this decision:
"It is never our intention at Manga Entertainment to disappoint our very loyal customers who we appreciate enjoy collecting a complete series on their favorite format. However, the exceptionally high inception costs involved in releasing the series on Blu-ray and the relatively small sales we enjoy in the UK have made the endeavor unviable. I cannot apologize enough to the fans that have already started collecting the series on Blu-ray for the disappointment this may cause them."
In the US, this series is being published by FUNimation Entertainment, which not only has already released
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Part 1 and
Part 2 (both of which, incidentally, are currently on sale and can be bought for a mere $19.99), but also has announced
Part 3 for December 28 and
Part 4 for March 2011.