Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
April 5, 2009
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Two brothers lose their mother to an incurable disease. With the power of "alchemy", they use taboo knowledge to resurrect her. The process fails, and as a toll for using this type of alchemy, the older brother, Edward Elric loses his left leg while the younger brother, Alphonse Elric loses his entire body. To save his brother, Edward sacrifices his right arm and is able to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. With the help of a family friend, Edward receives metal limbs - "automail" - to replace his lost ones. With that, Edward vows to search for the Philosopher's Stone to return the brothers to their original bodies, even if it means becoming a "State Alchemist", one who uses his/her alchemy for the military.
I honestly could not get into the first release of Fullmetal Alchemist, and this was before I found out that they weren't following the manga. When I heard that they were redoing it, I decided to give it another chance.
My experience --> Could not wait for the new episodes to come out each week. It even got me into reading the manga before the completion of the anime because I wanted to know what happens next. I love this series.