Fullmetal Alchemist Series
Tagged under Hiromu Arakawa, BONES, Series.
"You can't gain something without sacrificing something else of the equal value. This is the principle of the equivalent
trade."
The story takes place in an alternate world from ours in the early 1900's. Two young brothers,
older Edward Elric and younger Alphonse Elric, live with their mother Trisha in the small village of Resembool. Their
father left home when they were still very young, but Ed and Al inherited his passion for alchemy.
1909.
On a fine day, Trisha dies of an unknown illness, leaving her two sons orphans. Ed blames his father for Trisha's death
and wants to find a way to bring her back to life. At this time, Ed was 10, Al 9. When Edward finds out about flesh
forging in an alchemy book that belonged to his father, he engages in an intense training with Al in order to be able to
perform a human transmutation.
On February 1910, the Elric brothers cross the forbidden line trying to
resurrect their mom. The attempt ends in a complete failure. In the process, Ed loses his left leg and Al his whole
body. In a last try full of despair, Ed uses alchemy to restore his brother's spirit putting it in a suit of mail, at
the further cost of his right arm. When Al wakes up in the armour, he suddenly realizes what happened and takes his
unconscious injured brother to the neighbours, the Rockbells.
After that day, the two decide to embark on
a journey to find the legendary Philosopher's Stone, rumoured to create anything from nothing, in hopes of getting back
their original bodies.
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Kamuinoyume's Fullmetal Alchemist Tv Review
Rated:
God, this is going to kill the overall grade of the show, because there's no way going around this. Brotherhood, for me, was torture! I dropped the show about a dozen times and only managed to get through it because Edward is my favorite male characters of all time, and therefore, I felt in-debt to him to finish the bloody show.
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Member Opinions
Very Excellent! Very good story, very well developed characters, great setting. What more could possibly be said?
Very well done story with many great emotional moments from hilarious to depressing, and will keep you sucked in and
wanting more the entire time.
Can't really find anything solid here to complain about, I highly recommend this show to anyone who is a fan of manga
and or anime. Great watch and or read!
Fullmetal is so entertaining. The characters are very different and enjoyable to watch. This is is series that makes you want to continue and not stop. ^^ I love the concept with the their alternative world and their alchemy. The characters are funny to watch and lovable. I also read some of the manga. I like how they've come up with another anime series that follow closer to the manga. I like it a lot <3
DymedAnGel rated 10.00:I've marked this as partially watched, mainly cuz I'm currently watching Brotherhood, which has yet to be completed. After watching upto episode 53 of Brotherhood, I must say that this anime, by far, gets a full 10. Compared to the first anime, it's on a whole other level. The first one was well done, in it's own right, but I feel that because this one follows the manga to the t; it's story, it's characters, the way it all unfolds, is pure genius. This anime should come highly recommended to anyone venturing into the anime world for the first time.
HurtHattori rated 10.00:I'm a huge fan of FMA, and I loved both anime because (just like the manga), an episode could make you cry and then laugh without it feeling awkward. The story is so deep, and the bond between Ed and Al is one of the best depictions of a family I've ever seen. Those brothers live for each other, and I can't help but to admire them.
Brotherhood took some time to grow on me, though : I was always comparing the first anime and the "new one", but when I told to myself to appreciate each of them for their own qualities and to consider them as two different stories with the same premises, it became one of my favourites anime. I intend to buy the DVDs when they will come out, as I have bought the entire series for the first anime, and I'm looking forward to the new movie in 2011.
OctaDiamond rated 10.00:
Well, this is one of my all-time favourites in terms of story, characters, & narrative, most likely then this won't
be much of an objective review, but it's not like there is much of that running around anyway...
So, I have seen Fullmetal Alchemist the Anime Series some years ago, liked it a whole lot & didn't mind watching it
again & again. I enjoyed the emotional intensity of the coming of age story through all the action-adventuring &
side quests, and the resulting big picture. This fact however has in no way influenced me into not accepting the
awesomeness that is the FMA manga, nor has it stopped me from rejoicing at the announcement of the production of a new
series that follows that then nearly-ended manga.
Now I've been watching Brotherhood & I absolutely love it, regardless of the few tweaks here & there. I very
much like the animation boost, & the action flow throughout the series. There are some new voice actors on board,
& a few new roles for some of the original ones, but since it's done so well I have no objection whatsoever. Also,
there is an independent narrator this time around, giving the series a sense of grand epic which differs greatly from
that of a personal journey which was instigated by Alphonse's narrative in the first anime series. And this time around,
there's hardly any sidetracking or deviation from the main story, making the 64-episode series feel so much shorter..
All in all, I would give the series a full mark rating, but on the account of some minor details... on a second thought,
since I love the manga so much I'm changing the rating from 9.75 to a full 10. Thanks ever so much Hiromu Arakawa,
you're the best!