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Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.

1 Seasons
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episode image Night of the Chimera's Cry
9.0/10 (974 votes)

#1 Night of the Chimera's Cry

S1:E7

Now an official State Alchemist, Ed takes a closer look at Tucker's chimera experiments and begins to realize there's something very wrong going on.

episode image Words of Farewell
8.9/10 (716 votes)

#2 Words of Farewell

S1:E25

When Ed and Al take Winry on a quest to tail Scar and learn more about the Stone, they discover a connection between Lab 5 and the war in Ishbal.

episode image Created Human
8.5/10 (562 votes)

#3 Created Human

S1:E22

As Envy, in the form of Basque Grand, gathers the human ingredients to form the Stone, Maes Hughes sets out to rescue the Elrics from Laboratory 5.

episode image The Red Glow
8.4/10 (553 votes)

#4 The Red Glow

S1:E21

Barry sets off a series of explosions that inadvertently free Greed and the other prisoners. Tucker returns from the dead in a surprising new form.

episode image The Ishbal Massacre
8.3/10 (575 votes)

#5 The Ishbal Massacre

S1:E15

As the Strong Arm Alchemist defends them from the surrounding chaos, Marcoh reveals to the Elrics the vast atrocities of the Ishbal Massacre.

episode image Soul of the Guardian
8.2/10 (540 votes)

#6 Soul of the Guardian

S1:E20

Several malfunctions in their armor impede Ed and Al as they face off against some tortured souls bound to empty suits.

episode image Mother
8.1/10 (786 votes)

#7 Mother

S1:E3

A young Ed and Al are determined to bring back their dead mother, who was their pillar of strength during dreary times of war.

episode image The Philosopher's Stone
8.1/10 (640 votes)

#8 The Philosopher's Stone

S1:E8

A disenchanted Ed resigns from his position as State Alchemist, and when Winry arrives in town, she may be the serial killer's next victim.

episode image Fullmetal vs. Flame
7.9/10 (586 votes)

#9 Fullmetal vs. Flame

S1:E13

Ed reports back to Mustang in East City, where discussion of Doctor Marcoh and the Philosopher's Stone leads to a duel between Ed and the colonel.

episode image The Truth Behind Truths
7.9/10 (522 votes)

#10 The Truth Behind Truths

S1:E19

Ed and Al are horrified when they learn what the key ingredient in making a Philosopher's Stone is, but they forge ahead to explore an abandoned lab.

episode image The Alchemy Exam
7.8/10 (675 votes)

#11 The Alchemy Exam

S1:E6

Once in Central City, Ed and Al move into the vast mansion of sewing-life alchemist Shou Tucker and begin to prepare for the Alchemy Exam.

episode image Be Thou for the People
7.8/10 (619 votes)

#12 Be Thou for the People

S1:E9

Ed and Al go on assignment to inspect a small mining colony and discover its inhabitants are being heavily taxed by a tyrant and his Alchemist.

episode image Destruction's Right Hand
7.8/10 (560 votes)

#13 Destruction's Right Hand

S1:E14

While the shape-shifting Envy disguises himself as Cornello, Ed and Al find Marcoh and learn about the Stone's involvement in the Ishbal Rebellion.

episode image House of the Waiting Family
7.8/10 (547 votes)

#14 House of the Waiting Family

S1:E17

While resting and receiving repairs back in Resembool, Ed visits his mother's grave and Al reveals his concerns about his fading memories.

episode image Those Who Challenge the Sun
7.7/10 (868 votes)

#15 Those Who Challenge the Sun

S1:E1

When Edward and Alphonse meet a so-called religious leader who can invoke miracles, they believe he's carrying the philosopher's stone.

episode image Body of the Sanctioned
7.7/10 (789 votes)

#16 Body of the Sanctioned

S1:E2

Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the truth behind Cornello's miracles -- and possibly ruin the townspeople's lives.

episode image Fullmetal Heart
7.7/10 (525 votes)

#17 Fullmetal Heart

S1:E23

Edward upsets Winry with his refusal to talk, and Alphonse decides to confront Edward with his questions about artificial souls.

episode image Bonding Memories
7.7/10 (515 votes)

#18 Bonding Memories

S1:E24

Alphonse runs off and comes face to face with Scar, who's been hiding out among the mercenary-plagued refugees of Ishbal.

episode image The Man with the Mechanical Arm
7.6/10 (684 votes)

#19 The Man with the Mechanical Arm

S1:E5

Ed and Al hop aboard a train to Central City and quickly find themselves defending the passengers -- including Gen. Hakuro -- from terrorists.

episode image Marcoh's Notes
7.6/10 (526 votes)

#20 Marcoh's Notes

S1:E18

Ed and Al are forced to go in search of another source for Marcoh's book after Lust, Gluttony and Scar burn the First Branch Library to the ground.

episode image That Which Is Lost
7.5/10 (539 votes)

#21 That Which Is Lost

S1:E16

As Marcoh faces a deadly encounter with Lust, Armstrong and the Elrics flee to Resembool. Ed is sent into a rage when they lose Al in the process.

episode image The Phantom Thief
7.4/10 (611 votes)

#22 The Phantom Thief

S1:E10

While trying to avoid their meeting with Mustang, Ed and Al end up in a small town and become embroiled in a manhunt for a female Robin Hood.

episode image The Other Brothers Elric (1)
7.4/10 (575 votes)

#23 The Other Brothers Elric (1)

S1:E11

Ed and Al head to Xenotime in hopes of finding the Philosopher's Stone, but they find only two boys creating a strange red water.

episode image The Other Brothers Elric (2)
7.4/10 (573 votes)

#24 The Other Brothers Elric (2)

S1:E12

Ed and Al uncover a conspiracy involving the Tringham Brothers' father, his involvement with the red water and the disease that's stricken Xenotime.

episode image A Forger's Love
7.0/10 (722 votes)

#25 A Forger's Love

S1:E4

While on their way to seek out an important man from their childhood, Ed and Al come across a town haunted by a ghostly woman.

Cast & Chracters

character image Edward Elric (voice)

Edward Elric (voice)

Actor: Romi Park
character image Alphonse Elric (voice)

Alphonse Elric (voice)

Actor: Rie Kugimiya
character image Winry Rockbell (voice)

Winry Rockbell (voice)

Actor: Megumi Toyoguchi
character image Roy Mustang (voice)

Roy Mustang (voice)

Actor: Toru Okawa
character image Scar (voice)

Scar (voice)

Actor: Ryotaro Okiayu
character image Sheska (voice)

Sheska (voice)

Actor: Naomi Wakabayashi
character image Wrath (voice)

Wrath (voice)

Actor: Nana Mizuki
character image Pinako Rockbell (voice)

Pinako Rockbell (voice)

Actor: Miyoko Asô
character image Riza Hawkeye (voice)

Riza Hawkeye (voice)

Actor: Michiko Neya
character image Envy (voice)

Envy (voice)

Actor: Mayumi Yamaguchi
character image Rose Thomas (voice)

Rose Thomas (voice)

Actor: Houko Kuwashima
character image Van Hoenheim (voice)

Van Hoenheim (voice)

Actor: Masashi Ebara
character image Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)

Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)

Actor: Kenji Utsumi
character image Maes Hughes (voice)

Maes Hughes (voice)

Actor: Keiji Fujiwara
character image Greed (voice)

Greed (voice)

Actor: Junichi Suwabe
character image King Bradley (voice)

King Bradley (voice)

Actor: Hidekatsu Shibata

Lust (voice)

Actor: Yuuko Satou
character image Juliet Douglas/Sloth (voice)

Juliet Douglas/Sloth (voice)

Actor: Yoshino Takamori
character image Lyra (voice)

Lyra (voice)

Actor: Yumi Kakazu
character image Izumi Curtis (voice)

Izumi Curtis (voice)

Actor: Showko Tsuda

The highest rated episode of Fullmetal Alchemist is "Night of the Chimera's Cry" (S1E7) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 974 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Forger's Love" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 722 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Night of the Chimera's Cry" (S1E7) with a rating of 9.00.

This episode received 974 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "A Forger's Love" (S1E4) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 722 votes.

Name Department Job
Kazuyuki Hashimoto Art Art Direction
Norifumi Nakamura Art Art Direction
Shinji Aramaki Art Production Design
Toru Fukushi Camera Director of Photography
Miyako Hoshi Crew Special Effects
Yukiko Kakita Crew Special Effects
Seiji Mizushima Directing Series Director
Ayumu Takahashi Editing Assistant Editor
Hiroaki Itabe Editing Editor
Hideo Katsumata Production Executive Producer
Hiroo Maruyama Production Producer
Koji Taguchi Production Executive Producer
Masahiko Minami Production Producer
Muneki Ogasawara Production Production Office Coordinator
Rie Tezuka Production Production Office Coordinator
Ryo Oyama Production Producer
Seiji Takeda Production Executive Producer
Yoshihiro Oyabu Production Production Office Coordinator
Masafumi Mima Sound Sound Director
Michiru Oshima Sound Original Music Composer
Shizuo Kurahashi Sound Sound Effects
Shihoko Nakayama Visual Effects Color Designer
Yoshiyuki Ito Visual Effects Character Designer
Hiromu Arakawa Writing Comic Book
Sho Aikawa Writing Story Editor

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