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Plot Synopsis

"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.

Story & Characters

51 episodes, 1 movie (coming out July 23) suggested rating: 14+ (can be very volient in certain part, especially nearing the end)

Fullmetal Alchemist is an amazing story of love, courage, and true devotion. It is actually several stories inside of one enormous plot. All very exellent, and, I will add as animes that do this bother me, there are no side episodes that aren't important; all of them will come together in the end. And what an end it is, I wouldn't think of spoiling it but it is amazing. One that no one could ever guess, but fits the anime perfectly.

The manga, while just as awsome, is different in many ways. Especially as the plot continues. You'll enjoy both if you enjoy one, but try and avoid mixing the plot lines aside from the characters' emotions because you'll just get upset.

This is my favorite anime right now, no competition, and I've seen many, many animes. Infact, both the manga and the anime rein at the top of my list. There is a little bit of everything which is potrayed perfectly in the right amounts. The science of anime was prefected with is anime/manga.

Rating

10 (excellent)

Art

art? excellent for the most part though it has it's moments of less then perfect work. But, it only improves as it contunies. The art in episode 13 is awsome in certain parts and noty is good in others(but it's still an awsome episode) also, another part is in episode 25, one part with a character named Riza Hawkeye(an awsome charrie...just saying) isn't drawn as well as she could have been. But for the most part it's excitelent work.

The whole manga is drawen very well, I have problems with it.

Rating

9 (very good)

Sound

While there are certain songs in other animes that may be better then the music of fullmetal alchemist, this music is quite good. In the english verison on [adult swim] they only play the second begining but if you get lucky enough to see the japanese verizon over the dvds, the last begining is particularly good followed by the second-to-last or 3rd begining. The music during the shows is excellent also. The music alone expresses the emotion of the scene, an example is in episode 45 when there is a flashback to 400 years before. The music expresses the plot perfectly. It does this throughout the story and is always good. I have seen the whole series and have never once been disapointed

While the english voices aren't the best (but when are they ever?) they were very well chosn as far as english voice changes go. The japanese voices are of course better and I suggest watching and judging this anime by it's original japanese version (though the english one is pretty damn good) Emotion is expressed well through the voices in both versions.

Rating

10 (excellent)

Presentation

It's Presentation is flawless, there is everything in this anime: humor, drama, romance, suspence, serious motions, sometimes sentimetal, and filled with action. I laughed, I cried, I got mad, upset.... It really has a way of dragging you in. Each character is given a deeper side and there hate-able characters. I suggest making an effort to see the deeper meaning because it only gets better the more you look into it. (It makes symbolism look cool :P)

It's amazing to watch, worth staying up to any hour. It NEVER gets old, and this is from the person who has seen the series at least 20 times each, some episodes up to 60+ times. (no lie, it's that good) It really drags you in, I cry at certain parts even now, I can't help it, it's just that good. From start to finish it leaves you speechless... It just unbelievable. An anime that could change your way of thinking, there are very few animes that can do this. I put full aproval into this anime and iut deserves all the cedit I'm giving it so please, take a look.

Rating

10 (excellent)

Final Verdict

9.83 (excellent)

Reviewed by Bleachluv, 2y 49wk ago