Type TV

Episodes 51

Status Finished Airing

Aired Oct 4, 2003 — Oct 2, 2004

Season Fall 2003

Duration 24 min per ep

Rating R

Studios

Bones

Producers

Aniplex Square Enix Dentsu Mainichi Broadcasting System

Licensors

Funimation Aniplex of America

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Fullmetal Alchemist

鋼の錬金術師

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 alchemist must sacrifice something of equal value. Edward hopes to draw into the military's resources to find the fabled stone and restore his and Alphonse's bodies to normal. However, the Elric brothers soon discover that there is more to the legendary stone than meets the eye, as they are led to the epicenter of a far darker battle than they could have ever imagined. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Elric, Alphonse

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Elric, Edward

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Archer, Frank

Supporting

Armstrong, Kathleen Elle

Supporting

Armstrong, Alex Louis

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Background

Fullmetal Alchemist won the TV Feature Award in the 9th Animation Kobe Awards and was one of the Jury Recommended Works in the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival in the anime division. As the manga was still on-going at the time, the anime midway through diverged from the manga. This led to it having an anime-only ending, unlike Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood which would air years later. On July 31, 2016, FUNimation Entertainment's license to the series expired.

Genres

ActionFantasyAdventureDramaAward Winning

Themes

Military

Demographics

Shounen

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