This show really surprised me. I saw the first episode or two and dismissed as sub-par shounen crap but at the insistence of friends I pushed through and watched the rest of the series...
All I can say is wow. Somewhere around half-way in the first season something changed and I became hooked. I suppose it's all the liberties they took with the manga and that was just fine with me b... read more
This is a comparison review of the first Fullmetal Alchemist series and the newer Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Spoilers Spoilers SPOILERS are discussed!! PLEASE be warned!
Yes, yes, the inevitable comparison between Fullmetal Alchemist series and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. (Let's refer to the first series as Fullmetal Alchemist and the second series as just Brotherhood.)... read more
Description:After losing their mother, Alphonse and Edward Elric attempt to bring her back using the forbidden science of human alchemy. However, alchemy operates on the theory of equivalent trade, and breaking the human alchemy taboo carries a heavy price. Ed loses his leg, and Al loses his body. Ed is able to seal Al's soul inside of a huge suiAfter losing their mother, Alphonse and Edward Elric attempt to bring her back using the forbidden science of human alchemy. However, alchemy operates on the theory of equivalent trade, and breaking the human alchemy taboo carries a heavy price. Ed loses his leg, and Al loses his body. Ed is able to seal Al's soul inside of a huge suit of armor, at the cost of his arm. Years later, Ed (now with two mechanical limbs) and Al (still trapped in the armor) leave their childhood home, each brother concerned with the other's happiness. Ed, who has a natural talent and skill for alchemy, becomes nationally certified and is soon known everywhere as the "Fullmetal Alchemist." Their true objective is to search for any information on the fabled Philosopher's Stone, hoping it will allow them to regain their old bodies. All of their hopes rest with this mythical stone, which may not even exist at all. However, the brothers soon learn that they are not the only ones after the powerful stone.
"Undescribeable! In a world where alchemy exists, Edward and Alphonse Elric journey to find the pilosophers stone, a item that can help them bypass the lay of equal exchange which rules their life. after a horrible accident when they were young causing ed to loose an arm and leg and al his whole body, they are trying to right that wrong."
"It wouldn't have been the succesfull FMA it was today if it wasn't for Paku Romi and Kugimiya Rie. They brought this show to life with their excellent voice acting.
Edward and Alphonse's search for the philosopher's stone begins after a failed attempt to resurrect their mother back to life with a human transmutation (which only brought her back as a cripple, as you might know), resulting in Ed losing an arm and leg and his little brother his entire body. Eventually their journey reaches great "
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"Edward and Alphonse Elric are two alchemist brothers searching for the legendary catalyst called the Philosopher's Stone, a powerful object which would allow them to recover their bodies (which were lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy). Born in the village of Resembool from the country of Amestris (アメストリス Amesutorisu?), the two brothers lived there with their mother Trisha Elric. Their father, Van Hohenheim, left home for unknown reasons and years la"
Edaenia added this to a list 7 months, 3 weeks ago
"A few years back i watched this series called Avatar: The Last Airbender and thought for myself "Whay an amazing show! Imagine how great this would be if they had an adult version of it. The story was very original and good, but it was meant for children, so that meant no deaths, no one gets hurt in fights and that takes away a little of the tension.
Now two years has gone and i stumble over this beautiful creation of a series called "Fullmetal Alchemist!"...
I actually saw the first 41 episode"
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