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myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga 6 years ago

Fullmetal Alchemist is set in the early 20th century in a country called Amestris in an alternate-historical Earth with technology dating from early 20th century Europe. In this alternate world, the pseudoscience of alchemy is heavily used, but takes on a further fantastic element not seen in real-life alchemy. Real-world alchemists attempted to transmute gold from lesser metals. In the fictional world of the series, alchemy becomes the science of transmuting matter into different matter through the use of transmutation circles—based on real-world science, yet also magical, with seemingly infinite uses. Talented alchemists may apply to take a State Alchemist test to join the Amestris military's State Alchemists.
Edward and Alphonse Elric were children living in the rural village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father, a talented alchemist, had left home when Edward was very young and Alphonse was still an infant. Years later, their mother, Trisha Elric, died of a terminal illness. After their mother's death, the two boys decided to attempt to revive their deceased mother using alchemy. They studied alchemy with a teacher and then used their father's books and notes that he had left behind to recreate a human transmutation circle. However, this attempt failed, costing Edward his left leg and Alphonse his entire body. In a desperate effort to save his brother, Edward sacrificed his right arm to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. After that, Edward's left leg and right arm are fitted with two sets of Automail, a type of advanced prosthetic limb. In the original Japanese, the term "Fullmetal" is used to describe a person who is stubborn. In the series it is often mistakenly attributed by minor characters to Ed's automail arm and leg, or Al's armor body.
A State Alchemist by the name of Roy Mustang arrives during the failed human transmutation in response to letters the boys had sent out seeking information about their father (in the hopes that they could get the attention of their father so that he would come home). After seeing their skill at alchemy, Mustang suggested that the way for the two boys to achieve their goals would be to become State Alchemists and work for him. Spurred on by the man's proposal, Edward set out to become a State Alchemist, enabling him to use the resources available to State Alchemists to discover a way to restore what he and Alphonse had lost. The brothers eventually learn of the Philosopher's Stone and set off in search of it as a means to restore their bodies. Along the way they discover secrets about the Philosopher's Stone and find other people who seek it as well.
Let's talk about it=DD Who watch this anime or read the manga? What do you think of it?
I think that's great! It was a lot of time that I didn't love something of this gender so much XD I think that the plot is great, and original..=D


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1. myLot reputation of 90/100. emarie (4832)   6 years ago

i love that show...it was great...to bad its over, but the movie finished off a lot of things...now they're together and Al is now is his normal body...too bad they don't have their alchamey powers anymore. it would be cool if they kept them in that world..or learned something similar.


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myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

*__* Oooh, someone reply to my topic!*hugs* Here in Italy we are at the 25th episode...see Hughes dying is a too strong feel...=°° The end of this anime is too sad, but at least I'm glad that in the movie Ed and Al are together again.....T.T

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2. myLot reputation of 83/100. rash219 (554)   ranked 32 out of 51 in manga   6 years ago

hey is this show over bcoz i lost count


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

I dunno in America...=° here in Italy we're at 25th episode..=°° On a total of 52 episodes ><

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3. myLot reputation of 69/100. blueyen (171)   6 years ago

I have watched the anime series. It was good. I like it. But I haven't watch the movie or read the manga yet. I'm glad that Edward and Al are together in the end in the movie. Because in the anime series they are not. Makes me sad. But I'm feeling better now.


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myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

Yeah. movie end made me very happy when I saw it, 'cause it was too strange thinking of Ed without Alphonse..=°
If you can, watch it *-* And...The manga is great too! But it's alot different from the anime..

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4. myLot reputation of 82/100. Tisifone (579)   ranked 18 out of 51 in manga   6 years ago

I love this anime. It becomes better from episode to episode. The movies finished some things that series left untold... but I didn't like the end. I hope that there will be a new series.


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

Fullmetal Is a Great anime...Here now we are at the 31th episode..
Yeah, movie has a sad end...I felt sad for Winry..=°

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5. myLot reputation of 45/100. madgirl (167)   ranked 31 out of 51 in manga   6 years ago

I liked the anime, and its a part of my top 10, but I sorta like the way the manga is going right now than the anime (especially the movie).. I didn't think the author quite intended the series to be completed that way.


SsNaruto (1)   ranked 37 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

I agree, the anime really went off course in my opinion. Its always sad when the anime episodes over take the progress of the manga, because then the plot and storyline always seems rushed. They should have just came up with fillers eps or something until the manga could overtake the anime again, but the fact that the mangas released once a month kind of throws the whole filler idea out the window. Its the same with the Gantz anime, i started out reading the manga and i thought that was awesome, but then watching the anime it just really sucked. Fair enough when it kept to the manga, but when it went so much off course it was just like, WTF.
But yeah, the movie was good I thought, it rounded the whole anime off and actually came to a satisfactory ending, which i was happy with =]


myLot reputation of 45/100. madgirl (167)   ranked 31 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

Plus, the characterisation tends to get stereotypical. For example, Kikyo in Inuyasha - she looked more than a little nuts in the anime and that's just not fair. They made her out to be a total anti-heroine kinda person and she had a better personality in the manga.


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

I'm sure that Arawaka-san will give the manga a different ending..>-<

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6. lostpoet (30)   ranked 35 out of 51 in manga   6 years ago

I loved the show! it was amazing! The story line, the character design, the way the plot is planned and everything else about it! It is amazing! Fullmetal Alchemist rocks!


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

Yeah, me too!^_^ FMA is a great anime, i never found another one like it..>_< Characters are all great, bads one and goods one..XD

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7. myLot reputation of 77/100. ninetails (142)   ranked 16 out of 51 in manga   6 years ago

Ah yes! Full Metal Alchemist is also a good anime, I love the brothers Elric and I think the storyline is also very good. Although I haven't watched the whole series I still give this anime a thumbs up!

By the way thanks for the response on my topic=) you're the first one to reply on it! Take care!


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

^__^ Thanks to you >< Yeah, I think that I love everything of FMA..>__<

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8. myLot reputation of 82/100. VanessaOwL (284)   ranked 2 out of 51 in manga   6 years ago

Hughes die i.i it so sad.. i cried a lot whe i saw it.
FMA is amazing ^^ i'd like to see the movie.


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

ç_ç I cried tooooo ç_ç Yeh XD The movie is amazing too, just a little sad..=°


myLot reputation of 82/100. VanessaOwL (284)   ranked 2 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

L'Arc~en~Ciel is on the movie sound theme, isn't it?


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

Yes ^_^ The did both opening and ending <.< Opening is "Link", Ending "Lost Heaven"!

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9. myLot reputation of 86/100. moonmage (140)   ranked 42 out of 51 in manga   6 years ago

I've watched the entire anime series, I still need to watch the movie. Hehe. *sweatdrop* I haven't read any of the manga. In regards to the anime storyline, I felt like it was one of the more indepth anime serieses I've seen and it had a good lesson to it without being 'preachy' although I wouldn't want to let little kids watch. The first episode was upsetting enough to me and I'm an adult.


myLot reputation of 67/100. CarolaMuller (747)   ranked 30 out of 51 in manga  6 years ago

Yeh, HagaRen is a really upset anime xD Anime is really sad, looked from different way, I think it has not an happy ending..It's a too strong anime to let children seeing it..X_X

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10. myLot reputation of 76/100. ReViewMeMedia (2732)   2 years ago

Fullmetal Alchemist is my favorite anime that I've ever watched. I loved both series and will own both series, I have the first series on DVD as well as the movie, I'm starting to buy the manga and loved Brotherhood to pieces and I'm enjoying the dub on Adult Swim. It's so well written and deep and meaningful and fun. You can't go wrong with Fullmetal Alchemist.

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