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Fullmetal Alchemist

Fullmetal Alchemist
★ 8.2/10•2003•24m•TV-PG•Animation•Action & Adventure•Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.

StatusEnded
Runtime24m
LanguageJA
First Air DateOct 4, 2003

Episodes

Episode 1 - Those Who Challenge the SunE124m

Those Who Challenge the Sun

When Edward and Alphonse meet a so-called religious leader who can invoke miracles, they believe he's carrying the philosopher's stone.

Oct 4, 2003

Episode 2 - Body of the SanctionedE224m

Body of the Sanctioned

Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the truth behind Cornello's miracles -- and possibly ruin the townspeople's lives.

Oct 11, 2003

Episode 3 - MotherE324m

Mother

A young Ed and Al are determined to bring back their dead mother, who was their pillar of strength during dreary times of war.

Oct 18, 2003

Episode 4 - A Forger's LoveE424m

A Forger's Love

While on their way to seek out an important man from their childhood, Ed and Al come across a town haunted by a ghostly woman.

Oct 25, 2003

Episode 5 - The Man with the Mechanical ArmE524m

The Man with the Mechanical Arm

Ed and Al hop aboard a train to Central City and quickly find themselves defending the passengers -- including Gen. Hakuro -- from terrorists.

Nov 1, 2003

Episode 6 - The Alchemy ExamE624m

The Alchemy Exam

Once in Central City, Ed and Al move into the vast mansion of sewing-life alchemist Shou Tucker and begin to prepare for the Alchemy Exam.

Nov 8, 2003

Episode 7 - Night of the Chimera's CryE724m

Night of the Chimera's Cry

Now an official State Alchemist, Ed takes a closer look at Tucker's chimera experiments and begins to realize there's something very wrong going on.

Nov 15, 2003

Episode 8 - The Philosopher's StoneE824m

The Philosopher's Stone

A disenchanted Ed resigns from his position as State Alchemist, and when Winry arrives in town, she may be the serial killer's next victim.

Nov 22, 2003

Episode 9 - Be Thou for the PeopleE924m

Be Thou for the People

Ed and Al go on assignment to inspect a small mining colony and discover its inhabitants are being heavily taxed by a tyrant and his Alchemist.

Nov 29, 2003

Episode 10 - The Phantom ThiefE1024m

The Phantom Thief

While trying to avoid their meeting with Mustang, Ed and Al end up in a small town and become embroiled in a manhunt for a female Robin Hood.

Dec 6, 2003

Episode 11 - The Other Brothers Elric (1)E1124m

The Other Brothers Elric (1)

Ed and Al head to Xenotime in hopes of finding the Philosopher's Stone, but they find only two boys creating a strange red water.

Dec 13, 2003

Episode 12 - The Other Brothers Elric (2)E1224m

The Other Brothers Elric (2)

Ed and Al uncover a conspiracy involving the Tringham Brothers' father, his involvement with the red water and the disease that's stricken Xenotime.

Dec 20, 2003

Episode 13 - Fullmetal vs. FlameE1324m

Fullmetal vs. Flame

Ed reports back to Mustang in East City, where discussion of Doctor Marcoh and the Philosopher's Stone leads to a duel between Ed and the colonel.

Dec 27, 2003

Episode 14 - Destruction's Right HandE1424m

Destruction's Right Hand

While the shape-shifting Envy disguises himself as Cornello, Ed and Al find Marcoh and learn about the Stone's involvement in the Ishbal Rebellion.

Jan 10, 2004

Episode 15 - The Ishbal MassacreE1524m

The Ishbal Massacre

As the Strong Arm Alchemist defends them from the surrounding chaos, Marcoh reveals to the Elrics the vast atrocities of the Ishbal Massacre.

Jan 17, 2004

Episode 16 - That Which Is LostE1624m

That Which Is Lost

As Marcoh faces a deadly encounter with Lust, Armstrong and the Elrics flee to Resembool. Ed is sent into a rage when they lose Al in the process.

Jan 24, 2004

Episode 17 - House of the Waiting FamilyE1724m

House of the Waiting Family

While resting and receiving repairs back in Resembool, Ed visits his mother's grave and Al reveals his concerns about his fading memories.

Jan 31, 2004

Episode 18 - Marcoh's NotesE1824m

Marcoh's Notes

Ed and Al are forced to go in search of another source for Marcoh's book after Lust, Gluttony and Scar burn the First Branch Library to the ground.

Feb 7, 2004

Episode 19 - The Truth Behind TruthsE1924m

The Truth Behind Truths

Ed and Al are horrified when they learn what the key ingredient in making a Philosopher's Stone is, but they forge ahead to explore an abandoned lab.

Feb 14, 2004

Episode 20 - Soul of the GuardianE2024m

Soul of the Guardian

Several malfunctions in their armor impede Ed and Al as they face off against some tortured souls bound to empty suits.

Feb 21, 2004

Episode 21 - The Red GlowE2124m

The Red Glow

Barry sets off a series of explosions that inadvertently free Greed and the other prisoners. Tucker returns from the dead in a surprising new form.

Feb 28, 2004

Episode 22 - Created HumanE2224m

Created Human

As Envy, in the form of Basque Grand, gathers the human ingredients to form the Stone, Maes Hughes sets out to rescue the Elrics from Laboratory 5.

Mar 6, 2004

Episode 23 - Heart of SteelE2324m

Heart of Steel

Edward upsets Winry with his refusal to talk, and Alphonse decides to confront Edward with his questions about artificial souls.

Mar 13, 2004

Episode 24 - Bonding MemoriesE2424m

Bonding Memories

Alphonse runs off and comes face to face with Scar, who's been hiding out among the mercenary-plagued refugees of Ishbal.

Mar 20, 2004

Episode 25 - Words of FarewellE2524m

Words of Farewell

When Ed and Al take Winry on a quest to tail Scar and learn more about the Stone, they discover a connection between Lab 5 and the war in Ishbal.

Mar 27, 2004

Episode 26 - Her ReasonE2624m

Her Reason

As Ed, Al and Winry arrive in Rush Valley to retrieve automail, Mustang figures that a high-ranking officer must be responsible for Hughes' death.

Apr 3, 2004

Episode 27 - TeacherE2724m

Teacher

Edward and Alphonse fear for their lives when they come face to face with Izumi Curtis, their former teacher, who brings them back to Dublith.

Apr 10, 2004

Episode 28 - All is One, One is AllE2824m

All is One, One is All

In order to teach them a life lesson and give them time to reflect, Izumi leaves Ed and Al on Yock Island -- the place where she first found them.

Apr 17, 2004

Episode 29 - The Untainted ChildE2924m

The Untainted Child

Edward and Alphonse discover that the young boy on Yock Island is, all at once, an alchemist, a homunculus and able to transmute his own body.

Apr 24, 2004

Episode 30 - Assault on South HeadquartersE3024m

Assault on South Headquarters

As the military captures the mysterious Yock Island boy and imprisons him in South Headquarters, Yoki spots Scar among a group of Ishbalans.

May 1, 2004

Episode 31 - SinE3124m

Sin

Envy disguises herself as Bradley and plucks the homunculus child from Izumi. Meanwhile, the boy remembers his past after he eats Stone fragments.

May 8, 2004

Episode 32 - Dante of the Deep ForestE3224m

Dante of the Deep Forest

Izumi drops in on Ed and Al's fight with Wrath, a new homunculus who seeks the rest of Edward's body in order to make himself human.

May 15, 2004

Episode 33 - Al, CapturedE3324m

Al, Captured

When Martel takes over Al's armor and brings him to Greed's headquarters, it's up to Izumi and Edward to come to the rescue

May 29, 2004

Episode 34 - Theory of AvariceE3424m

Theory of Avarice

With Ed, Izumi and Sig in his custody, Lt. Col. Archer reinstates Shou Tucker as State Alchemist and orders his men to hunt down Greed.

Jun 5, 2004

Episode 35 - Reunion of the FallenE3524m

Reunion of the Fallen

As Edward and Alphonse head out to the Ishbal camp with Winry, Lust is sitting down at a restaurant when a man from her past enters the room.

Jun 12, 2004

Episode 36 - The Sinner WithinE3624m

The Sinner Within

Ed and Alphonse hope to learn more about the Philosopher's Stone when they lend a hand to a group of Ishbalan refugees being shipped further south.

Jun 19, 2004

Episode 37 - The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant & The Mystery of Warehouse 13E3724m

The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant & The Mystery of Warehouse 13

While he investigates Mustang, Lt. Havoc orders his man Falman to find him a girlfriend. Later, Mustang must investigate the haunted Warehouse 13.

Jun 26, 2004

Episode 38 - With the River's FlowE3824m

With the River's Flow

After an argument splits up Ed, Al and Winry, Al bumps into a familiar face, and Winry decides to investigate Hughes' murder with Sheska.

Jul 3, 2004

Episode 39 - Secret of IshbalE3924m

Secret of Ishbal

Kimblee is named State Alchemist and heads out with the troops to Liore, where Scar is gouging out the earth with a large stone.

Jul 10, 2004

Episode 40 - The ScarE4024m

The Scar

After Lust and Gluttony drop in on Edward's confrontation with Scar in Liore, the seventh and final homunculus is finally revealed.

Jul 17, 2004

Episode 41 - Holy MotherE4124m

Holy Mother

With the help of Rose, the Holy Mother, Scar instructs the inhabitants of Liore not to provoke violence as they lure the military into town.

Jul 24, 2004

Episode 42 - His Name Is UnknownE4224m

His Name Is Unknown

With Ed busy aiding the people of Liore, Scar is the only one who can help Alphonse when his armor begins transforming into an explosive compound.

Jul 24, 2004

Episode 43 - The Stray DogE4324m

The Stray Dog

While the Elric Brothers flee Liore, Winry meets a complete stranger in Resembool who is later introduced to her as Ed and Al's father.

Jul 31, 2004

Episode 44 - Hohenheim of LightE4424m

Hohenheim of Light

As the Elrics' father, Hohenhelm of Light, sets out to confront the leader of the Homunculi, Lyra and Rose find a secret stairway in an old church.

Aug 7, 2004

Episode 45 - A Rotted HeartE4524m

A Rotted Heart

A complex and entangled history reveals itself as Van Hohenheim of Light battles Dante, the leader of the Homunculi.

Aug 21, 2004

Episode 46 - Human TransmutationE4624m

Human Transmutation

The brothers are in danger when they become separated. Ed returns to Dante's mansion to look for clues. Al meets with the deranged Shou Tucker.

Aug 28, 2004

Episode 47 - Sealing the HomunculusE4724m

Sealing the Homunculus

Wrath believes that Sloth is his real mother. Sloth battles Shou Tucker. Ed realizes that Al has been tricked by Tucker.

Sep 4, 2004

Episode 48 - GoodbyeE4824m

Goodbye

Armstrong declares an uprising against the Führer on the northern border while Ed, joined by Izumi, fights the remaining Homunculi in Central.

Sep 11, 2004

Episode 49 - The Other Side of the GateE4924m

The Other Side of the Gate

King Bradley comes home to give his son a birthday gift. Edward meets with Russell in an abandoned church. Maria and Denny arrive to support Izumi.

Sep 18, 2004

Episode 50 - DeathE5024m

Death

Edward Elric arrives in World War I after being pulled through the Gate. Roy Mustang confronts his enemy, Homunculus Pride.

Sep 25, 2004

Episode 51 - Laws and PromisesE5124m

Laws and Promises

Edward Elric realizes he must make the ultimate sacrifice if he wants to retrieve his brother from the Gate. Hawkeye breaks free from her captors.

Oct 2, 2004

Actors

Romi Park

Romi Park

Edward Elric (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Alphonse Elric (voice)

Megumi Toyoguchi

Megumi Toyoguchi

Winry Rockbell (voice)

Toru Okawa

Toru Okawa

Roy Mustang (voice)

Ryotaro Okiayu

Ryotaro Okiayu

Scar (voice)

Naomi Wakabayashi

Naomi Wakabayashi

Sheska (voice)

Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki

Wrath (voice)

Miyoko Aso

Miyoko Aso

Pinako Rockbell (voice)

Michiko Neya

Michiko Neya

Riza Hawkeye (voice)

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Envy (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Rose Thomas (voice)

Masashi Ebara

Masashi Ebara

Van Hoenheim (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Maes Hughes (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Greed (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

King Bradley (voice)

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