Wit Studio’s ‘Moonrise’ Is Missing the It Factor That Made Hiromu Arakawa’s ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Stand Out
When Moonrise was originally announced back in 2018, anime fans were hyped. Not only because Wit Studio was involved, but because Hiromu Arakawa, the genius behind Fullmetal Alchemist, was handling the character designs.
That in itself made it seem like we were in for something big. Like, possibly the next big anime classic? Fast forward to 2025 and Moonrise finally drops on Netflix. And well it just sort of shows up without fanfare, without a lot of hype. And when you finally settle in to watch it, the show is cool, yeah, but something’s off.
Jacob ‘Jack’ Shadow from the anime Moonrise. | Credit: Wit Studio
It doesn’t land like Fullmetal Alchemist did. And weirdly enough, even Arakawa’s trademark style doesn’t pop the way it usually does. Let’s analyze what went wrong, and why Moonrise, with all the star power, just doesn’t rise as high as we hoped.
That in itself made it seem like we were in for something big. Like, possibly the next big anime classic? Fast forward to 2025 and Moonrise finally drops on Netflix. And well it just sort of shows up without fanfare, without a lot of hype. And when you finally settle in to watch it, the show is cool, yeah, but something’s off.
Jacob ‘Jack’ Shadow from the anime Moonrise. | Credit: Wit Studio
It doesn’t land like Fullmetal Alchemist did. And weirdly enough, even Arakawa’s trademark style doesn’t pop the way it usually does. Let’s analyze what went wrong, and why Moonrise, with all the star power, just doesn’t rise as high as we hoped.
- 4/11/2025
- by Moumita Chakraborty
- FandomWire
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