The brothers also do the government's work by traveling around the country and solving problems, though trouble often finds them first. The government tightly controls knowledge about the Philosopher's Stone, however, so Edward takes - and passes - the State Alchemist Examination to become "a dog of the military" and gain access to the State's information. Years later, the brothers set out to find the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary artifact said to allow any form of transmutation without the necessary Equivalent Exchange. Their hubris costs Ed his right arm and left leg (now replaced with artificial "automail" limbs) and leaves Al as a soul affixed to an empty suit of armor. The brothers' skill with alchemy at an early age led them to believe they can bring their recently-deceased mother back to life using human transmutation - a forbidden, taboo practice of alchemy. For the loose 2003 anime adaptation, please see Fullmetal Alchemist (2003).Ĭreated by Hiromu Arakawa and running between August 2001 to June 2010, Fullmetal Alchemist (Japanese title Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, or "Alchemist of Steel") follows the story of the Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, who live in a world where those who know how to do so can practice the art of alchemy (transmuting one material into another or reshaping it into new forms). This page deals with Hiromu Arakawa's original manga and its direct anime adaptation (titled Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood).
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