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Fullmetal Alchemist - Season 1

Series: Fullmetal Alchemist
5
(4)
Episodes
26
Rating
TV14
Year
2004
Language
English

About

As children, brothers Ed and Al used the clandestine science of Alchemy to try the unthinkable— resurrect their beloved dead mother. They failed, unleashing an alchemic reaction that ripped their bodies apart. Four years later, Ed and Al are combing the country for the rumored Philosopher's Stone that could amplify their alchemy and return their bodies back to normal.

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Episodes

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1. To Challenge the Sun

24m

As children, brothers Ed and Al used the clandestine science of Alchemy to try the unthinkable— resurrect their dead mother. They failed, unleashing an alchemic reaction that ripped their bodies apart. Four years later, Ed and Al are combing the country for a rumored stone that could amplify their alchemy and bring their bodies back to normal. And it appears they may have found it—in a strangely prosperous desert village.

2. Body of the Sanctioned

24m

What is the meaning of a miracle? Or compassion? Is it right to leave a girl and her village in blissful ignorance, or take away all their comforts for the sake of telling the “truth”? These are the questions Ed and Al must face, as they battle against the false prophet Cornello, who is using the science of alchemy and parading it as acts of God.

3. Mother

24m

An old book takes Ed and Al down a painful spiral of memories. Childhood-- a time of war for their nation, when every week, news from the front lines could devastate the family next door. But Ed and Al had their mother, a pillar of strength who always made life okay. When she died, they would try anything to bring her back.

4. A Forger's Love

24m

On their way to Central City, Ed and Al hear of a man named Majhal living nearby—an alchemist who not only knew their father, but wrote to him about creating human life. Ed wants to learn from him, but Majhal has other problems: Rumors of a young female ghost wandering the outskirts of his town, taking the souls of young girls.

5. The Man with the Mechanical Arm

24m

Ed and Al are only one train ride away from reaching Central City and applying as State Alchemists. But onboard with them is General Haruko, a key figure in the nation’s turbulent politics. When gunmen hijack the rail, holding the General and all of the other passengers hostage, Ed and Al must use every skill they know to survive.

6. The Alchemy Exam

24m

Finally arriving in Central, young Ed and Al begin their studies for the Alchemy Exam. Mustang arranges for them to stay at the lavish house of Shou Tucker, a State Alchemist who won fame and privilege for creating a Chimera that could speak the human language. Ed and Al must quickly learn all they can, as they face a test that only one in hundreds pass.

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