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Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation, Edward loses his brother as well as two of his limbs. With his supreme alchemy skills, Edward binds Alphonse's soul to a large suit of armor. A year later, Edward, now promoted to the fullmetal alchemist of the state, embarks on a journey with his younger brother to obtain the Philosopher's Stone. The fabled mythical object is rumored to be capable of amplifying an alchemist's abilities by leaps and bounds, thus allowing them to override the fundamental law of alchemy: to gain something, an alc...
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Fullmetal Alchemist ranks #253 of 4125 in the Anime ranking, behind Semantic Error, ahead of Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation.
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What is the difference between Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood?
Fullmetal Alchemist from 2003 starts from the same manga premise but eventually follows an anime-original path. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, released later, adapts Hiromu Arakawa's manga much more closely.
Why does Edward Elric have automail?
Edward loses an arm and a leg during a failed human transmutation attempt to bring back his mother. Automail prosthetics let him fight and travel while he and Alphonse search for a way to restore what they lost.
What happened to Alphonse in Fullmetal Alchemist?
Alphonse loses his entire body in the same forbidden transmutation that injures Edward. Edward binds Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor, which becomes one of the series' most recognizable images.
Who created Fullmetal Alchemist?
Fullmetal Alchemist was created by manga artist Hiromu Arakawa. The story combines military fantasy, alchemy rules, and the Elric brothers' search for the Philosopher's Stone.
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