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Type
Manga
Volumes
27
Chapters
116
Status
Completed
Published
2001-07-12 to 2010-09-11
Genres
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Shounen
Military
Award Winning
Serializations
Shounen Gangan
Authors
Hiromu Arakawa (Story & Art)
Fullmetal Alchemist
Alchemists are knowledgeable and naturally talented individuals who can manipulate and modify matter due to their art. Yet despite the wide range of possibilities, alchemy is not as all-powerful as most would believe. Human transmutation is strictly forbidden, and whoever attempts it risks severe consequences. Even so, siblings Edward and Alphonse Elric decide to ignore this great taboo and bring their mother back to life. Unfortunately, not only do they fail in resurrecting her, they also pay an extremely high price for their arrogance: Edward loses his left leg and Alphonse his entire body. Furthermore, Edward also gives up his right arm in order to seal his brother's soul into a suit of armor. Years later, the young alchemists travel across the country looking for the Philosopher's Stone, in the hopes of recovering their old bodies with its power. However, their quest for the fated stone also leads them to unravel far darker secrets than they could ever imagine. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters
Edward Elric
Main
Alphonse Elric
Main
Roy Mustang
Supporting
Maes Hughes
Supporting
Greed
Supporting
Riza Hawkeye
Supporting
Alex Louis Armstrong
Supporting
Winry Rockbell
Supporting
Envy
Supporting
Scar
Supporting
Izumi Curtis
Supporting
Lust
Supporting