
Also known as 鋼の錬金術師 | Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
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The rules of alchemy state that to gain something, one must lose something of equal value. Alchemy is the process of taking apart and reconstructing an object into a different entity, with the rules of alchemy to govern this procedure. However, there exists an object that can bring any alchemist above these rules, the object known as the Philosopher's Stone. The young Edward Elric is a particularly talented alchemist who through an accident years back lost his younger brother Alphonse and one of his legs. Sacrificing one of his arms as well, he used alchemy to bind his brother's soul to a suit of armor. This lead to the beginning of their journey to restore their bodies, in search for the legendary Philosopher's Stone.
Note: Episodes 11, 12 and 37 were adapted from the light novel "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand."
Fullmetal Alchemist won the TV Feature Award in the 9th Animation Kobe Awards and was one of the Jury Recommended Works in the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival in the anime division. As the manga was still on-going at the time, the anime midway through diverged from the manga. This led to it having an anime-only ending, unlike Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood which would air years later. On July 31, 2016, FUNimation Entertainment's license to the series expired.
Openings
1: "Melissa (メリッサ)" by Porno Graffitti (eps 2-13)
2: "READY STEADY GO" by L'Arc~en~Ciel (eps 14-25)
3: "UNDO" by Cool Joke (eps 26-41)
4: "Rewrite (リライト)" by Asian Kung-fu Generation (eps 42-51)
Endings
1: "Melissa (メリッサ)" by Porno Graffitti (eps 1)
2: "Kesenai Tsumi (消せない罪)" by Nana Kitade (eps 2-13)
3: "Tobira no Mukou e (扉の向こうへ)" by YeLLOW Generation (eps 14-24)
4: "Motherland" by Crystal Kay (eps 26-41)
5: "I Will" by Sowelu (eps 42-51)
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
English title
Fullmetal Alchemist
Romaji title
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Japanese title
鋼の錬金術師
Synonyms
FMA, Full Metal Alchemist
Main studio
bones
Producers
Aniplex, Dentsu, Square Enix, Mainichi Broadcasting System
Licensors
Funimation, Aniplex of America
Japanese title
鋼の錬金術師