Full Metal Alchemist (Fullmetal Alchemist) (FMA) (Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) (Hagaren)
Media: Manga, Anime, Movie, GameOrigin: Shonen Gangan magazine (2001)
Creator: Hiromu Arakawa
Vintage: 2001
Episodes: 51
Background: Fullmetal Alchemist (FMA) first appeared in Square Enix's manga magazine Shonen Gangan. Its compelling story and excellent character design made it an instant hit in Japan and abroad. An anime adaptation was first aired in Japan in 2003. The 51 episode series ended in 2004. The manga is still ongoing and will offer an alternative ending. A Fullmetal Alchemist movie was released in 2005 and is a sequel to the anime ending.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Shounen, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Drama, Military, Steam Punk
Similar Anime: Scrapped Princess, D.Gray-Man, Pumpkin Scissors
Related Links: Fullmetal Alchemist Wikipedia Fullmetal Alchemist ANN Fullmetal Alchemist official anime website
Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Opening theme: "Melissa" :
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Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Synopsis
Full Metal Alchemist is set in the country Amestris, in a world much resembling early industrialized Europe. It is a place where advanced technology intermingles with a pseudoscience of transmutation know as alchemy. Although powerful, alchemy is not akin to magic since it cannot create something from nothing.Alchemy is governed by the rule of equivalent exchange; in order to create something new you must offer something of equal value in return.Brothers Edward (Ed) and Alphonse (Al) Elric are the young sons to a great alchemist who served with the military. But he left Edward and Alphonse with their mother when they were very young. The brothers took after their father's talent and took an innate interest in alchemy. When their mother, Trisha Elric, died from an illness, the Elric brothers made the rash decision of bringing their mother back using human transmutation - a serious alchemy taboo. Their attempt ended in a tragic failure which cost Alphonse's entire body as well as Edward's left leg - the price of eqivalent trade. In a last ditch effort to save his brother, Edward used his right arm as a sacrifice to seal Alphonse's soul within a suit of armor.
Advancing to the present timeline of Full Metal Alchemist, Edward has matured into adolescence but Al still inhabits the suit of armor. Both have trained hard to become expert alchemists, Al has replaced his lost arm and leg with an advanced metal prosthesis called Automail. In order to find a way to regain their bodies and seek out more information about their father, Ed joins the military as a State Alchemist. He and Al travel the country working under the military. Because of Ed's mechanical limbs and his mastery of metal transmutations, he is known as the Fullmetal Alchemist.
The Elric brothers' ulterior motive is to seek out the Philospher's Stone, a legendary alchemy item which is rumored to allow an alchemist to overcome the law of equivalent trade. But such a powerful artifact is bound to attract attention, especially from those who seek to abuse its powers. In seeking the fabled Stone, the brothers walk down a dangerous path.
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