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Greetings, and welcome to Anime Versus. Like it's predecessors, Anime Versus will pit two competitors against each other each week, to see which one PPTers prefer. To vote, please select the anime you like best from the poll at the top of this topic, then feel free to discuss your choice below. The winner of the week will move onto the next round, and will face a new challenger anime. Should an anime win for six weeks straight, it will be removed from the competition and placed into the Anime Hall of Fame.

Last week, Fullmetal Alchemist defeated Serial Experiments: Lain by eight votes. With that victory, it is now one win away from the Anime Hall of Fame. Today, Cowboy Bebop will return to Anime Versus. It was briefly removed from competition due to a tie with Ayashi no Ceres during Week 3.

The Competitors


Fullmetal Alchemist

versus


Serial Experiments: Lain

Series Information:

Fullmetal Alchemist (a.k.a Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) is an adventure drama produced by Bones, Aniplex, Square-Enix and Mainichi Broadcasting. Its 51 episodes ran from October 2003 to October 2004.* It is also currently being run as a part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up in the United States.

Full Metal Alchemist is the story of two brothers who are gifted alchemists. When their mother dies, they decide to use their powers to restore her to life, violating the taboo against human transmutation. They pay a terrible price for their mistake. Edward, the elder brother, is left with a mechanical arm and leg, while Alphonse, the younger of the two, finds his soul bound to an empty suit of armor. The story follows their quest for the Philosohper's Stone, a legendary material with the power to restore their bodies.***

Primary Seiyuu for Fullmetal Alchemist**
--Paku Romi as Edward Elric (Tao Ren - Shaman King, Aikawa Maki - Air Master, Thoshiro Hitsugaya - Bleach, Temari - Naruto)
--Kugimiya Rie as Alphonse Elric (Imai Hotaru - Gakuen Alice, Shingyouji Kouta - Midori Days, Kachirou - Prince of Tennis, Taiki/Takasato Kaname - The Twelve Kingdoms)
--Toyoguchi Megumi as Winry Rockbell (Mimiru - .hack//SIGN, Elfetine - Scrapped Princess, Annette Kerry - Stratos 4, Michida Akaya - Stellvia)
--Ohkawa Toru as Roy Mustang (Gaddess - Vision of Escaflowne, Saito - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Rufus Shinra - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, William Walter Wordsworth - TrinityBlood
--Fujiwara Keiji as Maes Hughes (Nohara Hiroshi - Crayon Shin-chan, Ogata Seji - Hikaru no go, Shouji Shingo - Initial D, Eido Kalos - Kaleido Star)
--Satou Yuuko as Lust (Asakura Yoh - Shaman King, Sharaku - Black Jack, Julia - Kaleido Star, Kisaragi Takumi - Gad Guard)

Cowboy Bebop is a action-comedy anime and was produced by Bandai Visual/Sunrise. It's Japanese run was from 4/3/1998 to 4/23/1999 (26 episodes).* It has also frequently been shown on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in the United States.

In Cowboy Bebop, the viewer follows the adventures of Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, a little girl named Ed, and of course, the dog Ein, as they move through the solar system working as bounty hunters. While many anime seem to follow a linear movement, Cowboy Bebop is much more episodic, often with the previous episode having nothing to do with the one that follows. However, there is a main plot, and that is looking at Spike's past, which while never entirely into focus, deals mostly with betrayal and a lost love.

Primary Seiyuu for Cowboy Bebop**
--Yamadera Kouichi as Spike Spiegel (Fargo – Bubblegum Crisis, Togusa – Ghost in the Shell, Captain Harlock – Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy, Kaji Ryouji – Neon Genesis Evangelion)
--Ishizuka Unshou as Jet Black (Quent Yaiden – Wolf’s Rain, Alex Rosewater – The Big O, Fujiwara Bunta – Initial D, Oswald A. Lisher/Guyver II – GUYVER: The Bioboosted Armor)
Hayashibara Megumi as Faye Valentine (Ayanami Rei – Neon Genesis Evangelion, Urashima Haruka – Love Hina, Lime – Saber Marionette J, Lina Inverse – Slayers)
--Tada Aoi as Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV (Terriemon – Digimon Tamers)
--Takashima Gara as Julia (Neese – Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, Tenmoku – Legend of Himiko, Hilda Bidan – Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Tnnouzu Shisen- Speed Grapher)

*Information from http://www.animeacademy.com
**Information from http://www.animenewsnetwork.com
***Credit for the Fullmetal Alchemist summary goes to my husband.

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Future Competitors (in no particular order & subject to change):
Hikaru no Go
Sailor Moon
His and Her Circumstances
Air
Shaman King
Infinite Ryvius
Chobits
Love Hina
Miracle Girls
.hack//SIGN

Previous Competitors:
Trigun (Lost week 1 to Cowboy Bebop)
Ranma 1/2 (Lost week 2 to Cowboy Bebop)
Cowboy Bebop (Tied with Ceres week 3 - will return in a few weeks)
Ayashi no Ceres (Tied with Cowboy Bebop week 3, lost to Fullmetal Alchemist week 4)
Bleach (Lost week 5 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Read or Die: The TV (Lost week 6 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Prince of Tennis (Lost week 7 to Fullmetal Alchemist)
Serial Experiments: Lain (Lost week 8 to Fullmetal Alchemist)

It's a hard decision since I like both anime, but I would say Cowboy Bebop (but you can't really compare them.) FMA does have quite a few flaws that really keep me from making it high up on my list.

I prefer Cowboy Bebop, like I said before, there is little that can beat the thing from the fridge and the stairway to nowhere.

OMG! There is nooo way Cowboy bebop (although its funny) could win against FullMetal Alchemist, It is the beest anime I saw in my whole life..Long life To fUll Metal! (Ed )

This is a really tough choice. I love both of these shows so much. I went with FMA though because I really love the characters and the storyline. Although Cowboy Bebop comes very close.

Fullmetal Alchemist wins, 12 votes to 2. It will now be retired from competition.

Week 10 coming up shortly.