Full Metal Alchemist

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Full Metal Alchemist is an anime series from Bones and distributed in the US by FUNimation. The series follows Al and Ed Elric in their quest to regain their bodies after losing them in an alchemy accident. While searching for the answer, the two become entangled in a deep rooted government plot.

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General Information

Full Metal Alchemist was written by Arakawa Hiromu, starting in 2003 with music by Mitsuma Masafumi and Oshima Michiru. The show has 51 episodes, with a movie released at a later date.

Characters

Main Characters

Edward Elric
Alphonse Elric

Military

Lt. Colonel Maes Hughes
Alex Louis Armstrong
Lt. Riza Hawkeye
King Bradley

Homonculus

Lust
Gluttony
Envy
Wrath
Sloth
Greed;

Alchemists

Shou Tucker
Izumi Curtis
Dante
Hohenheim

Civilians

Rose
Nina

Plot

The series begins as Edward and Alphonse Elric fail in their attempt to revive their dead mother. Most of the series takes place three years later, after Edward has become a state alchemist. They travel to the city of Lior searching for the philosophers stone, which they plan to use to regain their bodies. After revealing the head priest as a fake, the two return to Central City. Al explains the brothers' background to an inhabitant of the city (Rose) and brothers continue to search for the stone across the country helping the citizens along the way.

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