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Most of them have praised their development in the story as well as Arakawa’s artwork. Reviewers from manga, anime, and other media have also commented on the characters. Several types of merchandising have also been released based on the characters from the series. She also interviewed real war veterans for inspiration of her characters. When creating the series, Arakawa took her inspiration from several experiences in her childhood, including her parents’ jobs and the manga she used to read. In their search, they hear of the Philosopher’s Stone, a powerful alchemy artifact that the brothers can use to recover their bodies. Advised by Roy Mustang, an alchemist from the State Military, Edward becomes a State Alchemist, and starts traveling with Alphonse through the country of Amestris in order to find a way to recover their bodies. While trying to revive their mother, the brothers lost parts of their bodies, with Alphonse’s soul being contained in a suit of armor, and Edward replacing his right arm and left leg with two sets of automail, a type of advanced prosthetic limb. Edward is frequently accompanied by his brother, named Alphonse Elric. The story follows the adventure of the titular character, named Edward Elric, also known as the “Fullmetal Alchemist”. However, the events of the second anime, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, faithfully follow those from the manga. Although they basically start the same, the first anime, midway through its run, begins to differ greatly from the original manga characters that are killed early on in the manga survive to the end of the first anime and vice versa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques.

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Moreover, despite everyone knowing the storyline (this is truly A+ anime material), rather than a straight review, I rather discuss today the five main themes of this anime classic.īecause in the end, it is the themes that elevate this story from your average shonen anime.The Fullmetal Alchemist manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. Did I mention this is a fascist society? That instead of a king, they have a fuhrer?ĭid I mention there are terrible chimeras (mix-matched alchemical creatures) and homunculi (alchemical beings of great power) to be defeated? With great battles and plot twists to keep you glued until the end?

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Yes, this is a world where alchemy is both, a science and magic, where transmutation spells are possible with the right rituals and symbols plus the required sacrifice, and where alchemists work for the government. In the meantime, to aid their search, they decide to join the army as state alchemists. Their quest, to find a philosopher’s stone to restore their bodies. Since I have only seen Brotherhood, this is the one I will be discussing today.Įvery anime fan knows the story, the country of Amestris and its terrible plague, of how the Elric brothers, Edward (Ed) and Alphonse (Al) tried to use their father’s alchemy tomes to resurrect their mother, and the terrible consequences (Edward loses two limbs, Alphonse becomes a discorporate spirit). Predictably, fandom is divided among those who love the original and hate Brotherhood (like my friend Eric) and vice versa.

Meanwhile, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) followed the manga almost completely.

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The first one, simply titled Full Metal Alchemist (2003), only copied the first story arc from the manga and then told its own story since the manga was still in publication. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Opening 5 Video: Yatto mitsuketa atarashii asa wa. With pictures (wallpapers) from the series, showing the events happening and. Unsurprisingly, there have been two anime adaptations. Lyrics to Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Opening 5. 49K subscribers All of Fullmetal Alchemist anime openings (1-4), full, original versions, in chronological order. The manga (27 volumes) started by Hiromu Arakawa is a true modern classic. The Elric brothers have thousands of fans around the world. Fullmetal Alchemist wallpaper, wallpaper Safariįullmetal Alchemist ( Hagane no Renkinjutsushi in Japanese), the manga, is one of the most beloved and seminal stories.