List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes

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The episodes from the anime Fullmetal Alchemist are based on Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa.^[1] Set in a fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques known to man, the story follows Edward and Alphonse Elric, two alchemist brothers, who want to recover parts of their bodies lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life through alchemy.

Fullmetal Alchemist was first aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in Japan from October 4, 2003 to October 2, 2004.^[2] It later aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block in the United States from November 6, 2004 through March 18, 2006.^[3][4] A theatrical release titled Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, a sequel to the television series, premiered in Japanese theaters on July 23, 2005;^[5] and it premiered in the U.S. on August 24, 2006.^[6] A series of five original video animations (OVAs) were also released. The majority of these OVAs are side stories and do not expand on the plot.^[7] In the 20th manga volume, Arakawa announced that a second Fullmetal Alchemist anime television series is currently being produced. Bones will produce the new series and Yasuhiro Irie will be series director.^[8][9] The title series premiered in Japan also in TBS on April 4, 2009. On April 9, 2009, Funimation began streaming the series with English subtitles under the English official title of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.^[10]

The first series has been released in a series of thirteen DVDs from December 17, 2003 to January 26, 2005 in Japan.^[11] Funimation also released the same series of DVDs from February 8, 2005 to September 12, 2006 in the United States.^[12][13] MVM had released the first eight volumes in the United Kingdom; however, Funimation gave the rights over to Revelation Films.^[14] In March 2006 a DVD featuring the OVAs was released in Japan with the name of Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection.^[11] Funimation acquired and dubbed Premium Collection during the end from 2008 for English release. The release date of the DVD has yet to be revealed.^[15] During January from 2009, Bones released a "DVD box archives" of the anime. It includes the first anime of 51 episodes, the film, the CD soundtracks, and guidebooks from the series.^[16] Funimation also acquired the license for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and each episode will be streamed with English subtitles in various locations around the globe, few days after airing in Japan.

Contents 1 Fullmetal Alchemist 1.1 Original video animations 2 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 3 References 4 External links

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Eight pieces of theme music are used for the episodes—four opening themes and four ending themes. Each of the theme songs were performed by artists under Sony Music Entertainment Japan's label, whose anime distribution unit, Aniplex, handled the production and music production for the series. The music score was composed and arranged by Michiru Oshima.^[17] "Melissa" by Porno Graffitti is used during episodes 2–13, "Ready Steady Go" by L'Arc-en-Ciel follows it until episodes 25, "Undo" by Cool Joke is used until episode 41 and "Rewrite" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation is used until episode 51. For the episode 1, the ending is "Melissa" by Porno Graffitti. "Kesenai Tsumi" (消せない罪, Indelible Sin^?) by Nana Kitade is used for episodes 2-13. "Tobira no Mukō e (扉の向うへ, Beyond the Door^?) by Yellow Generation is used for episodes 14-24. During episodes 26-41 the ending theme is "Motherland" by Crystal Kay. While "I Will" by Sowelu is used along episodes 42-50. "Ready Steady Go" and "Rewrite" are the only openings played on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and YTV's Bionix. The DVD releases from Funimation include all openings in their original places and format.^[2]

#	Title	Original airdate	English airdate
01	"To Challenge the Sun" "Taiyō ni Idomu Mono" (太陽に挑む者)	October 4, 2003	November 6, 2004
In a brief flashback two young boys, Edward and Alphonse Elric, attempt to perform an Alchemical Transmutation. Something goes horribly wrong. Alphonse disappears, Edward is seen missing his left leg, and a grotesque figure appears out of the Transmutation Circle. The scene switches to the current day and the brothers are seen walking across a desert. They arrive at Lior, where they hear about a religious leader named Father Cornello who can invoke miracles. Rosé, a young woman who works for Cornello, takes the brothers to him. When they see Cornello perform a "miracle," they realize he is performing Alchemy, but is ignoring the Law of Equivalent Exchange and think that the gem that Cornello has is the Philosopher's Stone. Feeling the pressure from the brothers, Cornello orders his right-hand man, Cray, to kill them. Cray however fails since Al has no body, and Rosé, scared for her life after witnessing Cray shoot Al to no effect, runs to Cornello. Al and Ed chase after her, and Cornello attacks them when they arrive. His failed attacks reveal that Ed's right arm and left leg have been replaced by auto-mail; he then realizes the source of Ed's nickname: "The Fullmetal Alchemist", and that the brothers have committed the Ultimate Sin: a Human-Transmutation.
02	"Body of the Sanctioned" "Kinki no Karada" (禁忌の身体)	October 11, 2003	November 13, 2004
The brothers reveal that they were trying to revive their mother and they warn Rosé that reviving her boyfriend, Cain, would result in a similar fate. Cornello then attacks them, and they barely escape. To comfort Rosé, Cornello shows her a silhouette of Cain. He then orders the townspeople to attack and capture the Elrics; Ed transmutes some metal to look like Al, and allows himself to be captured, Cornello then takes Ed's State-Alchemist's pocket-watch, thinking it is Ed's secret to performing Alchemy without a Transmutation Circle. Cornello catches Rosé trying to visit Cain and he reveals the silhouette to be a chimera made of birds. He leaves her to be eaten by the chimera, but Al arrives just in time to save her. When Cornello tells Ed his plan to use Lior as the base for world domination, Al broadcasts it across town. Ed then defeats Cornello with his superior Alchemy, but Cornello's Philosopher's Stone turns out to be a fake. Ed and Al leave in disgust while Lust and Gluttony clean up behind themselves by killing Cornello and replacing him with Envy masquerading as the "real" Cornello.
03	"Mother" "Okā-san..." (おかあさん......)	October 18, 2003	November 20, 2004
In a flashback that continues through to episode nine, Ed and Al learn Alchemy from a very young age, taking after their father, who apparently abandoned his family when Al was still too young to remember him. They show their Alchemy to both their friend, Winry Rockbell, and their mother, Trisha Elric. Trisha encourages them in the pursuits of Alchemic knowledge, but she dies from a sudden illness and the brothers vow to revive her with Alchemy. They apprentice themselves to an unnamed Alchemist, and after their training, they attempt to resurrect Trisha. The transmutation goes awry and Ed loses his left leg, and Al his entire body. Ed then sacrifices his right arm to attach Al’s soul to a suit of armor, and Al carries Ed’s broken bleeding body to Rockbell Automail. Roy Mustang arrives unexpectedly, having received a letter the boys sent to his office, inquiring about their father, Hohenheim. Having seen the attempted Human-Transmutation, Mustang tries to recruit the boys to become State-Alchemists, but Pinako Rockbell orders him to leave. Ed pays Pinako for automail limbs and decides to become a State-Alchemist so he that can gain Privileged Access to the State’s Library, and find a way to restore Al's body (Al in turn promises to restore Ed's arm and leg). Ed and Al burn down their childhood home and leave Resembool.
04	"A Forger's Love" "Ai no Rensei" (愛の錬成)	October 25, 2003	November 27, 2004
On their way to Central City, Ed and Al stop at a train station where they hear of an Alchemist named Majihal (whose name had appeared several times in their father's correspondences relating to Human-Transmutation) who lives in the area, and decide to pay him a visit. Upon entering Majihal's village, they encounter a girl (whose appearance fools Ed and Al into thinking she's a paper boy) named Klose (pronounced like "clause") who tells them that a zombie has been murdering several of the villagers, her older sister being one of them. Klose petitions the brothers to avenge her sister's death, but Ed is skeptical of the whole situation. Upon meeting Majihal, he tells the brothers that the mysterious zombie is believed to be a florist by the name of Karin, Majihal's former lover, who died in an accident several years ago. After some more investigation the brothers discover that Majihal has been attempting to revive Karin by using mannequins that look like her, and using Alchemy to attach the souls of the village girls he's kidnapped to the mannequins. Ed discovers that Karin has not died, but initially lost her memories and has aged. Once her memories returned, she sought out Majihal, but he was already possessed by his passions of reviving Karin to recognize her. Majihal refuses to accept the wrinkled old woman, who has been supporting him, as Karin, and attempts to kill Ed. In self-defense, Ed knocks Majihal's weapon out of his hand, which flies into the air and accidentally impales Majihal. Klose reverts to dressing feminine, and the brothers continue on their journey.
05	"The Man with the Mechanical Arm" "Shissō! Ōtomeiru" (疾走!機械鎧)	November 1, 2003	December 4, 2004
Edward and Alphonse are told by Mustang to board the train that is currently leaving the station. Their train is hijacked by a group of terrorists led by a man named Bald. They take General Haruko, who happens to be on the train, and his family captive and demand that their leader is released from prison. Ed and Al fight back, however, and meet Major Maes Hughes, who helps them defeat Bald and rescue the General. The train arrives safely at the station and the military moves in to arrest the terrorists. Bald manages to escape, but Mustang demonstrates his abilities as "The Flame Alchemist" and restrains Bald. Mustang then informs Ed that the grateful General Hakuro has given Ed special permission to take the State-Alchemist Examination, which surprises and annoys Ed because of the implication that Mustang manipulated him.
06	"The Alchemy Exam" "Kokka Renkinjutsushi Shikaku Shiken" (国家錬金術師資格試験)	November 8, 2003	December 11, 2004
Ed and Al begin preparing for the Alchemy Exam while lodging with Shou Tucker, "The Sewing-Life Alchemist," who is well-known for creating intelligent chimeras, including one that could speak the human language (but died shortly after it was created). The brothers become fast friends with Tucker's daughter, Nina, and her dog, Alexander. The Elrics' cramming is only interrupted when Hughes and his wife, Gracia, throw a birthday party for Ed. During the party, Gracia goes into labor and they witness the birth of Elicia. Ed discovers at this time that he can perform Alchemy without a Transmutation Circle. After the written portion of the test, Mustang forces Al to drop out so Al's lack of a body due to the attempted Human-Transmutation is not revealed. Ed successfully passes the interview and passes the practical portion "with flying colors" when he saves the entire prospective State-Alchemist group with his quick thinking, courage, and ability to transmute without a Circle.
07	"Night of the Chimera's Cry" "Kimera ga Naku Yoru" (合成獣が哭く夜)	November 15, 2003	December 18, 2004
Ed, having passed the State Alchemy Exam, now is a "dog of the military." Mustang gives Edward a silver pocket watch, a symbol of Ed's rank and an alchemical amplifier. Edward writes a letter to Winry, his childhood friend, and Nina writes one to her mother, who disappeared two years ago and hasn't been responding to Nina's letters. Tucker, up for his State Alchemist re-certification, needs to pass or he cannot continue to care for his daughter. After Tucker's reluctance in answering Ed's questions concerning the talking Chimera that he created two years ago, Ed investigates at the Library, but is denied access. On the way out of the Library, Ed encounters a muscular dark-skinned man with an X-shaped scar on his face, and a strange tattoo on his right arm. After Brigadier General Basque Gran finds out about Ed's investigations, he orders him to cease and desist, and that Ed and Al have to move out of Tucker's mansion. Ed, on a hunch, sneaks into the mansion with Al at night, and they head down to Tucker's lab in the basement, where he has just finished creating another talking-Chimera. Ed then verbally places the pieces of the puzzle together and reveals to Al (and thereby the audience) that Tucker used his wife for his first chimera, and this time he had joined Nina and Alexander into the chimera. When Ed reveals all of this, he nearly kills Tucker in his rage, but is stopped by the military, who came to arrest Tucker and haul off the Nina-Alexander chimera. Ed uses Alchemy to crash the car and the Nina-Alexander chimera runs off into an alley where the man with an X-shaped scar is hiding. His tattoo reacts as he touches the creature, and he is able to understand her makeup. When Ed arrives at the alley, the man is gone and all that remains of Nina-Alexander is a blood-smear of a body that's been torn apart from the inside by alchemy.
08	"The Philosopher's Stone" "Kenja no Ishi" (賢者の石)	November 22, 2003	January 1, 2005
Anguished by the horrible consequences of Tucker's new alchemic research and disgusted at his first assignment, organizing Tucker's research, including the malformed chimeric specimens, Ed considers deserting his new career with the State Military. Ed is told that Tucker himself was immediately executed, without a trial, because his guilt was so obvious. Winry, who has arrived at Central to visit Ed and Al, is kidnapped by a serial killer named Barry the Butcher, who disguised himself as a woman and calls himself Barry the Chopper. Ed who mistook Barry for a woman got kidnapped. Ed tries to free Winry and run away almost getting killed but was saved by Al and the military. The authorities take Barry away. After everything was over, Ed breaks down and cries in front of Al. Following Ed's work, King Bradley officially gives Ed his second name: "Fullmetal."
09	"Be Thou for the People" "Gun no Inu no Gindokei" (軍の狗の銀時計)	November 29, 2003	January 8, 2005
Ed and Al take Winry shopping to try to cheer up. They enjoy themselves, but Ed receives his second assignment: inspecting the coal mines at the town of Youswell. Upon arriving in Youswell, Ed is kicked out of the single inn in Youswell because he's part of the State-Military. Lieutenant Yoki, the military commander in charge of the area, appears and tries to collect taxes from the inn but a riot erupts and Yoki nearly kills Kyle, the inn owner’s son before Ed appears and saves Kyle’s life. Noticing that Ed is a state alchemist, Ed is invited to Yoki’s mansion, where he is both flattered and bribed. At night, the inn blows up, presumably by Yoki’s orders, and Al saves Kyle from under the rubble. Upon discovering the ruined inn, Ed transmutes the gold coins that Yoki attempted to bribe him with, and overlay the gold over coal bars. He then uses them to purchase the mine from Yoki under the guise of a money-less transfer. Ed then returns the bars to stone and sells the entire town to the people of Youswell for a single night stay at the inn, which he repaired. Yoki tries to fight back, but Ed easily defeats his alchemist, Lira, and becomes known as the hero of the people.
10	"The Phantom Thief" "Kaitō Sairēn" (怪盗サイレーン)	December 6, 2003	January 15, 2005
After exposing Father Cornello in Lior as a fraud (the events of Episode 2), Ed and Al are on their way back to report to Colonel Mustang about the incident. They stop at the town of Aquroya and get caught up in the manhunt for a talented cat burglar, Psiren, who uses her skills as an alchemist to make fools of the local police time and again. The Chief of Police hopes to fight fire with fire by using Ed to catch Psiren. Three times, Psiren tricks Ed and Al into thinking that she steals for the good of the people; saving certain buildings from being torn down. But each time, the building gets demolished anyway and Psiren gets away with it. Alphonse, still believing that Psiren is really a good person, tries to stop Ed from catching Psiren before she gets away with the loot. Finally in a last battle, Ed captures Psiren and hands her over to the police. Psiren still manages to escape and Ed realizes her importance as a draw for tourism in the sinking city of Aquroya.
11	"The Other Brothers Elric (Part 1)" "Sareki no Daichi, Zenpen" (砂礫の大地•前編)	December 13, 2003	January 22, 2005
On a tip from Psiren, Edward and Alphonse arrive in Xenotime to look for the Philosopher's Stone. They find a young girl trapped under a fallen mine cart and save her using alchemy. The girl introduces herself as Elisa and brings them to the tavern. During the feast in their honor, the brothers hear that a Philosopher's Stone is near completion. A man named Mugiar (pronounced "Moo-gee-ar") has been researching the stone, but when Ed and Al introduce themselves, they discover that impostors have assumed their names. They sneak into Mugiar's mansion to meet the impostors, but the older impostor is very skilled at alchemy and the real Elric brothers are forced to retreat. In the morning, Al goes to buy medicine for Elisa but is unable to do so because everybody in the town believes him to be an impostor. Fletcher, the younger fake Elric, meets Al and buys the medicine for him. At night, the real Elrics enter the mansion again. The older impostor uses red water to attack Ed, but Fletcher saves Ed and reveals the red water is toxic and has been poisoning the town.
12	"The Other Brothers Elric (Part 2)" "Sareki no Daichi, Kōhen" (砂礫の大地•後編)	December 20, 2003	January 29, 2005
Ed and Al depart from the mansion after Ed is saved by Fletcher. Mugiar, stunned at the damage dealt to the lab, asks the Tringham brothers to use an alternate method to speed up the creation of the red stone. When Russell refuses, Mugiar reveals that he knows the Tringhams are not the real Elrics and captures them. Back at the tavern, Ed and Al learn about Nash Tringham, Russell and Fletcher's father. The original discoverer of the red water, Nash soon left the city and was never seen again after the townspeople began to develop a disease following his research. The next day, the real Elric brothers are invited to research the red water by Mugiar. They agree, free the Tringhams, and corner Mugiar by asking about Nash. Mugiar responds by attacking the Elrics using the partial stone. With the help of the Tringhams, the Elrics overpower Mugiar, but he escapes to an underground lair. However, Mugiar collapses the underground passage, causing the red water to flood out of the spring. Fletcher, using his alchemy, makes the trees absorb the red water, neutralizing the threat. The Elrics say good-bye to the Tringhams, and board a train for East City.
13	"Fullmetal vs. Flame" "Honō VS Hagane" (焔VS鋼)	December 27, 2003	February 5, 2005
Ed finally arrives in East City to report to Colonel Mustang on his investigation into the Philosopher's Stone. Fury picks up a dog and tries to get someone to adopt it but fails. Ed and Mustang discuss Ed's reports when Ed brings up Doctor Marcoh. Basque Gran enters and announces that Central Headquarters has moved to the Eastern Headquarters. At the lunchroom, Gran interrupts Ed and Hughes's discussion about Marcoh and declares that Marcoh was a deserter. When Ed discovers that he is up for recertification, he decides to challenge Mustang to a duel in exchange for the information. The duel is approved and Mustang and Ed are set to fight in the parade grounds. Mustang nearly defeats Ed but hesitates, allowing Ed to counter. The match is halted and while cleaning up the mess they created, Mustang tells Ed about Marcoh. That night, Hughes reveals that a man named Scar is responsible for the Fuhrer's move.
14	"Destruction's Right Hand" "Hakai no Migite" (破壊の右手)	January 10, 2004	February 12, 2005
Civil unrest has broken out in the town of Lior. Lust, Envy, and Gluttony discuss Ed's progress. Scar kills another State Alchemist in East City. Ed and Al find Marcoh and learn about the usage of the Philosopher's Stone in the Ishbal rebellion. Used as an amplification device for many alchemists' powers, the Stone increased damage by large amounts. Marcoh escaped from the army after the large scale destruction during the war and became a doctor to repent for his sins. Basque Gran, who was tailing Ed and Al, enters with soldiers, confiscates Marcoh's information on the Philosopher's Stone, and arrests Marcoh, leaving Ed and Al behind. However, Scar stops Basque's car and kills him. When Scar prepares to kill Marcoh as well, Ed grabs him and escapes, but they are pursued by Scar. Cornered into a tunnel, Ed and Al fight Scar and hold him long enough to be saved by Alex Louis Armstrong, the Strong Arm Alchemist.
15	"The Ishbal Massacre" "Ishuvāru Gyakusatsu" (イシュヴァール虐殺)	January 17, 2004	February 19, 2005
Scar and Armstrong continue to duel, and Ed, Al, and Marcoh escape in the chaos. Armstrong discovers that Scar is from Ishbal and that he uses alchemy. Marcoh tells Ed and Al about the Ishbal rebellion. Ishbal, originally a peaceful region that only differed in religion, erupted in civil war when an officer accidentally shot a child. State Alchemists were liberally used against the Ishbalans, who viewed alchemy as heretical. Marcoh was asked by Basque Gran to provide transmutation amplification agents in the form of red stones to aid the war, which resulted in huge casualties on the Ishbalan side. Mustang, forced to kill a pair of doctors, who were saving lives from both sides, allows Marcoh to desert. When the doctors are revealed to be Winry's parents, Marcoh refuses to escape to Resembool with the brothers. Scar, fleeing from the military, runs into Ed and Al again and destroys Ed's arm and a section of Al's body. Marcoh throws his red stone at Scar, causing Scar great pain when Scar's arm absorbs the stone. Scar flees and the military arrives to rescue them. Marcoh is taken to a "safe location" by the Fuhrer's secretary.
16	"That Which Is Lost" "Ushinawareta Mono" (失われたもの)	January 24, 2004	February 26, 2005
Ed and Al head back to Resembool to repair Ed's broken arm and Al's broken armor, and Armstrong volunteers to tag along to protect them. Lust attacks Marcoh in his "safe house" and coerces him into revealing the location of his research on the Philosopher's Stone. She, along with Gluttony, then kills him and heads toward the National Central Library, 1st Branch. On the train to Resembool, Armstrong and Ed discover that Al was unloaded at the previous station and are forced to search for him. When Armstrong urges patience, Ed explodes in rage and abandons Armstrong. However, Ed is jumped and his leg is stolen by a young girl. The girl's grandfather explains that he lost his leg during the Ishbal rebellion and that he wishes to retain his wound as a reminder of it and returns Ed's leg. Al, stolen by a boy who wishes to prove himself by raiding an enemy's mansion, scares the boy out of the attack by claiming he is a haunted armor. Ed and Al reunite and Armstrong reappears. Grabbing the brothers, Armstrong dashes toward the departing train hoping to catch it.
17	"House of the Waiting Family" "Kazoku no Matsu Ie" (家族の待つ家)	January 31, 2004	March 5, 2005
Ed and Al return to Resembool with Armstrong and are greeted by Pinako. Winry, appalled by the damage sustained by the brothers, admonishes the pair. Pinako, understanding that the brothers need to return to Central urgently, agrees to repair Ed's arm and adjust Ed's leg in just three days. Armstrong, refusing to rest like the brothers are, helps out and tells Pinako and Winry about the Elric brothers' fame. Ed visits his mother's grave and both of the brothers reminisce about their childhood. While measuring Ed, Winry notices Ed's silver watch and becomes infatuated by it, but Ed refuses to let her dissemble it. When Ed and Al go upstairs to sleep, Al reveals that he is worried because of his fading memories, but Armstrong breaks the tension. A few days later, Ed has his mechanical joints reattached and is temporarily debilitated. When he regains his movement, he fixes Al and the two spar. Winry takes advantage of Ed's absence to investigate the watch. After the brothers finish sparring, Winry returns it to Ed in tears over the brothers' seeming lack of emotion. Ed and Al depart on a walk, telling Armstrong about their childhood. After the night, they depart and Winry and Pinako wish them a safe trip.
18	"Marcoh's Notes" "Marukō Nōto" (マルコー·ノート)	February 7, 2004	March 12, 2005
In the library in Central City, Lust and Gluttony search for Marcoh's research. Scar, also looking for Marcoh's research, notices that Lust reminds him of someone he knows. When the pair attacks him however, he realizes that they are Homunculi. Returning from Resembool, Ed and Al arrive at Central by train and meet their new bodyguards, Maria Ross and Denny Brosh. When they arrive at the National Central Library, 1st Branch it is a smoldering mess and Ed and Al go on a exhaustive search to find other sources for the book. Hughes, reporting on the Library's destruction, notes that Scar was present, though he was probably fighting somebody. Ed and Al's search leads them to the house of a librarian named Sheska, who they find trapped under a pile of books. After they save her, she completes a report on the exact contents of Marcoh's document. The brothers work to decode it and discover that the Philosopher's Stone requires human lives.
19	"The Truth Behind Truths" "Shinjitsu no Oku no Oku" (真実の奥の奥)	February 14, 2004	March 19, 2005
Ed and Al are horrified by the "truth behind truths" Marcoh's notes revealed about the key ingredient in making a Philosopher's Stone, and nearly give up their quest. Al tries to convince Ed to continue, but it is Maria Ross who inspires him to continue. Wanting to ascertain the truth for themselves, they decide to investigate Central's Fifth Laboratory, suspecting that the lab, officially closed for years, is secretly being used for research on the Philosopher's Stone. Ignoring the orders of Ross, they sneak out to investigate the laboratory themselves. Ed sneaks in via an air duct, leaving Al alone outside. Searching for Ed, Scar attacks the dormitories and gathers that the brothers have traveled to the Fifth Laboratory before the military apprehends him. Inside the lab, Ed triggers several traps before finally meeting Number 48, who declares his job as the laboratory's guard and attacks. Outside, a similarly dressed guard named Number 66 attacks Al.
20	"Soul of the Guardian" "Shugosha no Tamashī" (守護者の魂)	February 21, 2004	March 26, 2005
Each of the Elric brothers finds himself in fierce battle with a guard of Laboratory 5. However, both brothers soon discover that the guards are identical to Al; the guards are souls bound to empty suits of armor. Number 48 reveals himself as Slicer, a serial killer, and Number 66 reveals himself as Barry the Chopper, who the brothers helped arrest. Though Ed feels his auto-mail failing, he manages to grab Slicer's helmet, immobilizing Slicer. However, Slicer reveals that he was in fact two brothers and the suit of armor continues to attack. Remembering his goal, an exhausted Ed finally disables Slicer. The Slicer brothers ask for death, calling themselves inhuman, but Ed refuses because it would force him to admit that Al isn't human either. Outside, Barry the Chopper is stunned to find that Al is a suit of armor as well. However, he manages to convince Al that Al's personality and memories were all fake implants, and remembering the question that Ed failed to ask in Resembool, Al begins to wonder.
21	"The Red Glow" "Akai Kagayaki" (紅い輝き)	February 28, 2004	April 2, 2005
Alphonse's battle with Barry the Chopper is interrupted by the arrival of Scar, who easily defeats Barry. However, Barry sets of a series of explosions and escapes. These explosions manage to free Greed, who frees people from the cells around him. Slicer agrees to take Ed to the interior of the lab, but Slicer's little brother commits suicide after Ed calls him human. Kimblee, the Crimson Alchemist, and several other prisoners are led by a fake Basque Gran to be ingredients for the Stone. Ed and Slicer are attacked by mutant chimeras but Shou Tucker, who has become a chimera himself, stops them. As Scar and Al travel into the lab, Scar reminisces about his brother and Ishbal, but they are attacked by Lust and Gluttony, who Scar reveals to be Homunculi. Tucker shows Ed around the lab and Ed realizes that he has been given the opportunity to create the Philosopher's Stone.
22	"Created Human" "Tsukurareta Ningen" (造られた人間)	March 6, 2004	April 9, 2005
Knowing that the Elric brothers have gone to Laboratory 5, Maes Hughes organizes an expedition to rescue them. Above Ed, Envy gathers the human ingredients for Ed's attempt to transmute a Philosopher's Stone. Führer King Bradley joins Hughes' expedition and mobilizes the military to save the Elric brothers. Kimblee sets off an explosion, causing the prisoners to fall into the room below. Ed, surprised at the "ingredients," questions why they are here, but Envy, Lust, and Gluttony appear and give Edward and ultimatum: transmute the Philosopher's Stone or watch Alphonse's blood seal be broken and Alphonse killed. Edward struggles, almost transmuting the Stone against Al's wishes, but Scar bursts in from above and Ed's body begins reacting with the incomplete Stone, destroying his surroundings. The Homunculi escape as the military invades the base, and Ed is finally calmed by Maria Ross.
23	"Heart of Steel" "Hagane no Kokoro" (鋼のこころ)	March 13, 2004	April 16, 2005
Edward, recovering from his wounds from Laboratory 5, is scolded by Maria Ross for almost dying. Winry realizes she forgot one of the parts of Edward's arm and hastens to Central to fix Ed's arm. Hughes, investigating the Laboratory, asks Edward about the events, and Ed reveals the existence of the Homunculi. Winry arrives in Central and is guided to Ed by Major Armstrong. After the brothers refuse to tell her about the events, she leaves in a fury and is dragged off by Hughes to celebrate Hughes's daughter's birthday. While at the party, Winry learns about how to care for the brothers and she returns to repair Ed's arm. After Ed is repaired, he fixes Al, but Al, still believing that his memories are fake, asks Ed about the truthfulness of his memories and when Ed's answer isn't satisfactory, he attacks Ed and runs away.
24	"Bonding Memories" "Omoide no Teichaku" (思い出の定着)	March 20, 2004	April 23, 2005
Alphonse has run away. He soon runs into Scar, who has been hiding among other refugees from Ishbal, still recovering from his fight at the Central Library with Lust and Gluttony.
25	"Words of Farewell" "Wakare no Gishiki" (別れの儀式)	March 27, 2004	April 30, 2005
In a flashback, then-Major Hughes promises then-Lt. Colonel Mustang he will work under him and help push him to the top so he can become Führer, and make the country a better place. Back in the present, Hughes' investigation into the incidents at Laboratory Five leads him to discover a conspiracy within the military concerning the war in Ishbal and the Philosopher's Stone.
26	"Her Reason" "Kanojo no Riyū" (彼女の理由)	April 3, 2004	May 7, 2005
Izumi Curtis, Ed and Al's teacher, shows up at Central looking for them, but she has missed them by a few days. Edward, Alphonse, and Winry, on their way to Ishbal, arrive in Rush Valley, the "Automail Capital of the World."
27	"Teacher" "Sensei" (センセイ)	April 10, 2004	September 17, 2005
Izumi Curtis has finally caught up with her wayward protégés, Edward and Alphonse. They have every reason to fear her.
28	"All is One, One is All" "Ichi wa Zen, Zen wa Ichi" (一は全、全は一)	April 17, 2004	September 24, 2005
Izumi strands Edward and Alphonse on Yock Island, where they originally learned an important life lesson before she took them on as apprentices years before. She wants them to have time to reflect on their mistakes.
29	"The Untainted Child" "Kegarenaki Kodomo" (汚れなき子ども)	April 24, 2004	October 1, 2005
The young boy who shadowed Edward and Alphonse on Yock Island is not only an alchemist, he is talented enough to transmute his own body.
30	"Assault on South Headquarters" "Nanpō Shireibu Shūgeki" (南方司令部襲撃)	May 1, 2004	October 8, 2005
Ex-Lieutenant Yoki spots Scar in a group of Ishbalans arriving at a refugee camp. He runs off to contact the military, hoping to be reinstated. Meanwhile, the military, believing the mysterious boy to be a homunculus, captures and imprisons him in South Headquarters. Izumi storms South Headquarters to rescue him, but she soon finds herself in a five-way fight over the boy.
31	"Sin" "Tsumi" (罪)	May 8, 2004	October 15, 2005
Amid the confusion inside South Headquarters, Envy, disguised as Führer Bradley, manages to take the homunculus boy from Izumi.
32	"Dante of the Deep Forest" "Fukai Mori no Dante" (深い森のダンテ)	May 15, 2004	October 22, 2005
Edward and Alphonse battle the new homunculus known as Wrath, who wants the rest of Ed's body to make himself human. Izumi interrupts the fight by separating the combatants with a deep chasm. After Wrath escapes, Izumi sends Ed and Al to meet her alchemy teacher, an old woman named Dante, to learn an important lesson about Equivalent Exchange.
33	"Al, Captured" "Torawareta Aru" (囚われたアル)	May 29, 2004	October 29, 2005
Marta, one of Greed's associates, hops inside Alphonse's armor and slows him down just enough for Loa, another associate, to overpower Al, and the kidnappers take him to their headquarters for a rendezvous with Greed. Izumi bursts onto the scene to rescue Alphonse from the powerful homunculus and his cohorts, and is later joined by Ed.
34	"Theory of Avarice" "Gōyoku no Riron" (強欲の理論)	June 5, 2004	November 5, 2005
Lt. Colonel Archer's troops are holding Edward, Izumi and Sig in custody; Archer reinstates Shou Tucker as a State Alchemist under his command and orders his men to take no prisoners hunting down Greed and his associates.
35	"Reunion of the Fallen" "Gusha no Saikai" (愚者の再会)	June 12, 2004	November 12, 2005
Lust, Envy, and Gluttony are in a restaurant chewing the fat (or in Gluttony's case, the table); suddenly Lust recognizes a man from her past. Edward, Alphonse, and Winry begin their trip to the Ishbal camp.
36	"The Sinner Within" "Wagauchi Naru Togabito" (我が内なる科人)	June 19, 2004	November 19, 2005
On their way to Ishbal, Edward and Alphonse try to help a group of Ishbalan refugees (among whom are Rick and Leo) being shipped further south by the military, hoping to get more information about the Philosopher’s Stone and the war in Ishbal.
37	"The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant, & The Mystery of Warehouse 13" "Honō no Renkinjutsushi, Tatakau Shōi-san, Dai-Jūsan Sōko no Kai" (焔の錬金術師 戦う少尉さん 第十三倉庫の怪)	June 26, 2004	November 26, 2005
In this comedy interlude, Lt. Havoc has been investigating Colonel Mustang under orders from Internal Affairs, and he enlists several comrades to help. However, Mustang's theft of all of Havoc's potential girlfriends is negatively affecting Havoc's productivity, so Mustang orders Falman to find Havoc a date. Finally, Mustang is roped by his subordinates into investigating the mystery of the "haunted" Warehouse 13.
38	"With the River's Flow" "Kawa no Nagare ni" (川の流れに)	July 3, 2004	December 3, 2005
After wrecking the tractor that Winry stole for them, Edward and Alphonse have arrived at a town after a long walk. They separate after getting into an alchemy-enhanced argument about what they should do next; Al bumps into an old acquaintance. Meanwhile, Winry meets with Sheska in Central, and the two decide to launch their own investigation into the murder of Brigadier General Hughes.
39	"Secrets of Ishbal" "Tōhō Naisen" (東方内戦)	July 10, 2004	December 10, 2005
Colonel Mustang is dismayed to discover that Zolf Kimblee has been reinstated as a State Alchemist and is part of their force headed for Lior. Scar is in Lior dragging a large stone behind him, gouging the earth.
40	"The Scar" "Kizuato" (傷痕)	July 17, 2004	December 17, 2005
Alphonse and Marta are shocked to discover that Kimblee is back in the military. Edward confronts Scar in Lior, but their battle is interrupted by Lust and Gluttony. Later, the seventh and final homunculus is finally, and tragically, revealed.
41	"Holy Mother" "Seibo" (聖母)	July 24, 2004	January 7, 2006
Scar and Rose, the Holy Mother, instruct the citizens of Lior to draw the military into the town, but not to provoke violence.
42	"His Name is Unknown" "Kare no Na o Shirazu" (彼の名を知らず)	July 24, 2004	January 14, 2006
Alphonse's armor is slowly transforming into an explosive compound following Kimblee's attack. With Ed helping the Liorites escape, Scar is the only one who can help Alphonse.
43	"The Stray Dog" "Norainu wa Nigedashita" (野良犬は逃げ出した)	July 31, 2004	January 21, 2006
A complete stranger tries to strike up a conversation with Winry upon the arrival of Winry and Sheska in Resembool. Pinako introduces him to Winry as Edward and Alphonse's father, Hohenheim of Light. Meanwhile, the Elrics flee Lior for Resembool, while Mustang's brigade, on orders from the Führer to capture the boys, is in hot pursuit.
44	"Hohenheim of Light" "Hikari no Hōenhaimu" (光のホーエンハイム)	August 7, 2004	January 28, 2006
Lyra and Rosé descend a secret staircase in an old church. Later, Hohenheim decides to confront the leader of the Homunculi.
45	"A Rotted Heart" "Kokoro o Rekkasaseru Mono" (心を劣化させるもの)	August 21, 2004	February 4, 2006
As Hohenheim battles the leader of the Homunculi, their common history is revealed.
46	"Human Transmutation" "Jintai Rensei" (人体錬成)	August 28, 2004	February 11, 2006
Shou Tucker makes a quid pro quo with Alphonse, offering to show Al how to use the Philosopher’s Stone in exchange for using the stone to resurrect his daughter Nina, while Lust offers to help Edward in exchange for making her human.
47	"Sealing the Homunculus" "Homunkurusu Fūin" (ホムンクルス封印)	September 4, 2004	February 18, 2006
As Edward, Sloth, Lust, and Wrath all arrive at the factory where Alphonse went to meet Tucker, it's time for a climactic battle, as Ed and Al must finally confront their creation.
48	"Goodbye" "Sayonara" (さよなら)	September 11, 2004	February 25, 2006
Entrenched at the northern border with Drachma, Lt. Colonel Armstrong declares his intention to rebel against the Führer. Back in Central, Alphonse is kidnapped by Envy, disguised as Winry. Izumi arrives to help Ed search for Al, and the Tringum brothers arrive in Central with an important message for Ed and Al. But after older brother Russell impersonates Ed again, they are captured and sentenced to death by the Führer. Finally, while traveling together in a car, Edward and Mustang finally have a chance to repair their friendship before they go their separate ways.
49	"The Other Side of the Gate" "Tobira no Mukō e" (扉の向こうへ)	September 18, 2004	March 4, 2006
Envy delivers Alphonse to the Homunculi's master in the city hidden beneath Central. Edward soon discovers the city thanks to the page from Nash Tringum's diary, leading to a final confrontation with the Homunculi's leader.
50	"Death" "Shi" (死)	September 25, 2004	March 11, 2006
As zeppelins rain bombs upon London during World War I, Edward and his father, Hohenheim, flee the city. As they watch the attack from a distance, Hohenheim explains that in this world, the other side of the gate, the science of physics has developed instead of alchemy, and that Ed must open the smaller version of the Gate within himself in order to return to his true home. Meanwhile, with Hawkeye's help, Mustang has sneaked into the Führer's mansion to confront him and avenge Hughes' death. Ed returns back to the "alchemy world" but is stabbed by Envy in a short battle.
51	"Laws and Promises" "Myunhen 1921" (ミュンヘン1921)	October 2, 2004	March 18, 2006
Before Ed dies, Al brings him back using Alchemy in exchange for himself being inside the gate. When Ed comes back he finds that his arm and leg have returned to normal but Al has disappeared. To try and bring Al back, he uses Alchemy and offers his own life. As a result, Al comes back in a 10 year old body and has forgotten all his memories that were after the failed transmutation of their mother. He is in the "alchemy world", and Ed is in the "real world" with their father. At the end they both have the same goal to meet each other again.

[edit] Original video animations

#	Title	Original release	English airdate
1	"Chibi Party"		August 4, 2009
A party riot is in view, where all of the characters from both the theatrical release and the series are turned into chibi forms. Envy's dragon form is actually a costume. After removing the costume, many characters confuse his androgynous form with that of a female. Hawkeye begins with the denouncement of Mustang. Two suits of armor go next and reveal they are Scar and Lust. Scar rips off his X-shaped scar and propels it across the room at Ed and Al, but misses and strikes Gluttony who proceeds to eat everyone. Ed meets Heidrich, and Al changes his voice to Heidrich's to insult Edward. Ed and Al then deal with a drunk Winry.
2	"Kids"		August 4, 2009
This brief sequence shows three children, who bear exact resemblances to the Elric brothers and to Winry Rockbell, making a trip through a modern city. They travel alone to Edward's apartment. Edward is by then aged and also referred to as a great-great-grandfather. In the end, a text scrolls along the bottom-center that reads, "In the year 2005, Edward Elric will be 100 years old. In this world, somewhere..."
3	"Liveaction"		August 4, 2009
Alphonse Elric, in his armor form, embarks on a quest in a real-life Japan to find his brother Edward. His search eventually takes him to Studio Bones, where the series was produced, but due to his size he cannot fit through the door.
4	"Alchemists vs. Homunculi"		August 4, 2009
In this interactive short, the viewer is introduced as a new member of the military, welcomed by Fuhrer Bradley who assigns the viewer to Mustang's group. Mustang instructs his troops on a plot to rescue the Elric Brothers from the Homunculi. In the underground city, Greed has captured Ed, Al and Winry, although Winry is revealed to be Envy in disguise and he easily defeats Greed. Envy then lures the brothers into a trap set by the other Homunculi, namely Lust, Gluttony and Wrath. The fight leads to a ballroom where Mustang shows up, along with his troops, Major Armstrong, Kimblee, Archer and Sloth. A large battle follows which ends when the viewer activates an alchemy ring received from Mustang, which blows up the building. Everyone survives, Ed and Al congratulating the viewer for their hardwork before departing themselves.
5	"Reflections"		August 4, 2009
A recap of the series, with sections narrated by the Elric brothers, Roy Mustang, Maes Hughes, Greed and Envy.

[edit] Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Aniplex will release the first DVD and Blu-Ray from the series on August 26, 2009. It will contain the first two episodes from the series as well as a new original video animation.^[18] Two pieces of theme music are used so far in Brotherhood: The opening theme is "Again" by Yui and the ending theme is "Uso" (嘘^?, lit. "Lie") by SID.^[19]

#	Title	Original airdate	English airdate
01	"Fullmetal Alchemist" "Hagane no Renkinjutsushi" (鋼の錬金術師)	April 5, 2009[20]
This episode takes place shortly before the Lior Incident that opens the manga and the first anime. The Elric brothers, who have already made a strong reputation of themselves despite Edward's short military career, are called upon by Fuhrer King Bradley and Colonel Roy Mustang to hunt down rogue State Alchemist Isaac McDougal. The episode opens with Edward and Alphonse ambushing and successfully capturing their target. However, due to Ed's carelessness, the "Freezing Alchemist" finds an opening and escapes. The Elric brothers alongside the State Military are forced to confront McDougal again when he simultaneously activates numerous transmutation circles in Central, which creates an alchemic reaction encompassing the entire Central Command Center. Edward suspects the use of a Philosopher's Stone but is unable to confirm his suspicion. Thankfully, the Elric Brothers, Major Armstrong and Colonel Mustang succeed in thwarting McDougal's plans to bury Central in ice. The Fuhrer confronts McDougal as he attempts to escape, killing him in cold blood, later crediting both Colonel Mustang and the Elric Brothers in accomplishing their mission.
02	"The First Day" "Hajimari no Hi" (はじまりの日)	April 12, 2009[21]
Maes Hughes shows Mustang the paperwork concerning the McDougal incident, which states that McDougal used a Xingese art known as alkahestry; neither Hughes nor Mustang have heard of it. As the Elrics depart for Lior by train, Edward reminisces his and Alphonse's childhood. They learn rudimentary alchemy from their father's books, and after their mother's death, attempt to revive her by performing taboo human transmutation. During the alchemical reaction, a dark shadow emerges, grabbing hold of Alphonse and Edward, completely breaking down Alphonse's physical body. Ed awakens before a mysterious gate and meets a disembodied figure, referring to itself as "all", "one" and "you". In order to show Ed "the Truth", the door opens and shadows embrace Edward, filling his mind with information. However, he is pulled back from the gate just before he learns the secret behind perfect human transmutation. As a "toll" for this knowledge, the disembodied figure removes Edward's leg as payment, taking it for itself. Back in reality, Edward curses his actions in causing his brother's disappearance, and the disfigured humanoid the Elrics created in the center of the transmutation circle cries out before shortly dying. Using his own blood as an anchoring point, Edward bonds Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor, losing his arm to Equivalent Exchange. Edward's skill in both surviving the attempted human transmutation and anchoring his brother's soul attracts the attention of Mustang, who suggests Edward become a State Alchemist. Edward accepts, and after passing an exam with Fuhrer King Bradley, is given the title "Fullmetal Alchemist".
03	"City of Heresy" "Jakyō no Machi" (邪教の街)	April 19, 2009[22]
Edward and Alphonse arrive at Lior, where they witness Father Cornello's 'miracles' performed by what could only be the Philosopher's Stone. They meet Rose and request to see Cornello. Cornello, who is aware of the State Alchemists, ambushes Ed and Al, and asks Rose to shoot the Fullmetal Alchemist. Rose accidentally shoots Al, and discovers his armor is empty. Cornello sends a chimera after Ed, who fends it back with his automail, revealing their sin. Ed and Al escape, taking Rose with them. While Al explains to Rose the sin they have committed, Cornello finds Ed and reveals his plans, unaware it had been broadcasted to the whole town of Lior. Trying to use the Philosopher's Stone, it rebounds, and when he tries to use it again, he grows into a monster and fights Ed, but is defeated by his alchemy. When trying to retrieve the Philosopher's Stone from Cornello, it breaks, revealing it as a fake. Cornello runs off, but is killed by Lust and eaten by Gluttony. When Rose confronts Ed and Al about the stone, they tell her to walk on her own two feet.
04	"An Alchemist's Anguish" "Renkinjutsushi no Kunō" (錬金術師の苦悩)	April 26, 2009[23]
A mysterious man with a cross-shaped scar across his face attacks and murders a State Alchemist, "Iron Blood Alchemist" Basque Gran. Recent investigations reveal that this man has been targeting only State Alchemists. Fuhrer King Bradley orders Hughes and Armstrong to use all available resources to stop the murderer. Meanwhile, to avoid being in debt to Edward for helping to resolve what happened in Lior, Colonel Mustang introduces the Elrics to Shou Tucker. Tucker, the "Sewing-Life Alchemist", obtained his State Alchemist credentials by creating a chimera that could understand human language. He opens up his library to the Elrics for them to study living creature transmutation, but they end up devoting time to play with Tucker's young daughter Nina and family dog Alexander. Upon returning to the house for another study session, they find that Tucker has created another speaking chimera in order to satisfy his yearly examination requirements. However, Ed is horrified to discover that the speaking chimera was created using Nina and Alexander, and realizes that Tucker did the same with his wife 2 years prior. Tucker accuses Ed of being guilty of the same thing, and Ed nearly beats him to death, stopped only by Al. Ed is left feeling helpless, while Mustang tells him that being a State Alchemist, he must prepare himself to take a life if called upon by the military. While Tucker is under arrest for his actions, he is visited by the scarred man who killed Basque Gran. The man kills Tucker and the chimera.
05	"Rain of Sorrows" "Kanashimi no Ame" (哀しみの雨)	May 3, 2009[24]
After Edward wakes up from a horrifying nightmare, the Elrics stop by the Colonel's office to inquire about Shou and Nina Tucker. Encountering Lt. Riza Hawkeye, she reveals that they have both been killed as she heads to the crime scene. There, Hughes explains to Mustang exactly who murdered Tucker, and why. Meanwhile, back in Lior, Lust and Gluttony are attempting to cause a rebellion using the faith of the locals, with Envy using his shape-shifting powers to disguise himself as Father Cornello. Back at East City, as Ed and Al dwell on their limits in Alchemy, they are viciously attacked by 'Scar'. They quickly retreat until the brothers are cornered and are forced to defend themselves, resulting in Scar destroying Ed's arm and damaging Al's body. Just as Scar prepares to finish off Edward, Mustang and his soldiers intervene. Mustang attempts to subdue Scar, but is 'saved' by Hawkeye, who reminds the "Flame Alchemist" that his alchemy is useless in the rain. When Armstrong arrives and battles Scar it is revealed that the man is an Ishbalan. Outnumbered, Scar manages to escape into the sewers and Mustang to tell the Elric brothers about the Ishbal Massacre. The Elrics then decide to head back to Resembool to repair their bodies.
06	"Road of Hope" "Kibō no Michi" (希望の道)	May 10, 2009[25]
After their encounter with Scar, the Elric brothers head back to Resembool, escorted by Major Armstrong. During a stop in a small town on their way to Resembool, Armstrong spots a man named Tim Marco. He explains that Marcoh was a State Alchemist and doctor during the Ishbal War and conducted research on biological alchemy, before disappearing at the end of the war. Ed decides to get off the train and chase after Marcoh in an effort to learn about his research. They catch up to him and learn that he was researching the Philosopher's Stone, and that he succeeded in creating it, though it is still incomplete. At first refusing to share his knowledge with Ed, Marcoh eventually gives them a clue to the location of his research data. After they reach Resembool, Winry and her grandmother, Pinako, get to work on Ed's automail. After receiving his replacement arm and leg, Edward uses his alchemy to rebuild Al's armor from the shattered remains. Afterwards the brothers along with Armstrong head back to Central to find Marcoh's research.
07	"The Hidden Truth" "Kakusareta Shinjitsu" (隠された真実)	May 17, 2009[26]
Ed and Al arrive back in Central, only to find that the First Branch Library had been burned to the ground. Scar encounters and battles Lust and Gluttony in the sewers, resulting in an large explosion. Ed and Al's new escorts, Maria Ross and Denny Brosh, direct Ed and Al to Shezuka, a file clerk who had worked at the First Branch, but was fired for spending all her time reading. Shezuka reveals that she has memorized all of Marcoh's works and makes hand-written duplicates for the Elrics. Whilst initially appearing to be a cookbook, Ed notices it has a code that only Marco would know about. Ed and Al spend several days deciphering the hidden data only to discover its horrifying secret: the Philosopher's Stone is made from living humans. Ed asks Ross and Brosh to keep it a secret, but Armstrong learns about it using intimidation. Ed notices another hidden piece of information, locating an unused laboratory next to a prison, where raw materials for the stone were gathered. Armstrong tells Ed and Al to stay put, but they both manage to sneak out to the laboratory. Ed enters the building via an air duct, whilst Al waits outside unaware that he is being watched by a menacing figure.
08	"The Fifth Laboratory" "Daigo Kenkyūsho" (第五研究所)	May 24, 2009[27]
Outside the lab, Al fights Barry the Chopper while inside Ed faces Slicer. It is revealed that both oppenents are souls of murderers affixed to armor. Ed struggles in his battle when his automail arm malfunctions, the result of Winry forgetting to add a small bolt back in Resembool. Ed is particularly troubled when his opponent turns out to be a pair of brothers, each controlling a different part of the armor. Al initially has the advantage in his fight, until Barry suggests that Al never existed and was just a doll made by Ed. Al contemplates this as a possibility, since Ed had something he was afraid to tell him. Ed manages to defeat Slicer by using Scar's destruction technique, but before he can get any information from the two brothers, they are killed by Lust and Envy. Ed demands to know who they are and tries to use alchemy, but his automail arm breaks and he gets knocked out by Envy. Outside, Barry almost gets the upper hand on Al, but he is saved by the arrival of Ross and Brosh. Envy and Lust destroy the lab to cover up the evidence of the Philosopher's Stone, but not before carrying Ed outside and handing him over to Ross and Brosh, commenting that he is an 'important sacrifice'.
09	"Created Feelings" "Tsukurareta Omoi" (創られた想い)	May 31, 2009[28]
Ed and Al are in hospital following the Laboratory 5 incident. Ross slaps Ed for being reckless and asks him to trust adults more. Needing his automail repaired, Ed calls for Winry to come over to Central, who is shocked to find Ed had been injured.When Winry arrives at the train station, viewers get a glimpse of Ed and Al's master, Izumi. Meanwhile, Al contemplates what Barry had told him. Hughes invites Winry over to his daughter's birthday party, where she laments that Ed and Al never tell her anything. Hughes tells her that men tend to hide things so as not to worry anyone and that Winry would be a good sister to them. Al decides to confront Ed about the thing he was afraid to tell him, asking if he was really an artificial. Ed storms off and Winry goes berserk on Al, telling him the thing he was afraid of was asking if Al blamed him for getting him stuck in the armour. Ed and Al then have a fight, which Ed wins, and they both reminisce about their past fights, reaffirming their existence. Meanwhile, Scar wakes up in the care of some Ishbalans.
10	"Separate ways" "Sorezore no Yukusaki" (別の方法)	June 7, 2009[29]
Ed and Al decide to go to the town of Dublith to visit their alchemy teacher, Izumi Curtis, to ask her information about the Philosopher's Stone, taking Winry with them when she spies Rush Valley, a town best known for its automail shops, on the way to Dublith. Fuhrer King Bradley appears and warns the Elrics to be careful around the military, and he then hops out of a window to evade his subordinates. The Elrics and Winry depart soon after. Hughes investigates the problems in Lior, Laboratory 5 and the war in Ishbal, discovering a connection, but he is attacked by Lust. He escapes her and tries to telephone Mustang with his information at a public phonebook only to be gunned down by Envy disguised as Maria Ross, and then as his wife Gracia. Hughes is posthumously promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, much to Mustang's sadness. Mustang investigates Hughes' murder, and concludes via Major Armstrong that a high-ranked member of the military may be responsible for the command of Hughes' death.
11	"The Miracle at Rush Valley" "Rasshu Barē no Kiseki" (ラッシュバレーの奇跡)	June 14, 2009[30]
As Ed, Al and Winry arrive in Rush Valley, Ed's State Alchemist Watch is stolen by a pickpocket named Paninya, who has automail legs. After tracking her down, Winry asks her automail's creator, Mr Dominic, to let her be his apprentice and is swiftly declined. As Winry convinces Paninya to stop pickpocketing and return the watch, she peeks inside it, finding the date Ed burned down his house scribbled inside. Meanwhile, one of the residents is having a baby and since they are unable to travel to a hospital in the poor weather, Winry decides to deliver the baby. Following a successful birth, Winry asks again to be an apprentice, and Mr Dominic directs her to another mechanic where she can study to become a better automail engineer. With that, Ed and Al continue onwards to Dublith.
12	"One is All, All is One" "Ichi wa Zen, Zen wa Ichi" (一は全、全は一)	June 21, 2009[31]
Ed and Al visit Izumi Curtis, their former master, in order to get clues on the Philosopher's Stone. During their stay, the Elric brothers recall how they first met Izumi during a flooding in Resembool and how they had been formally accepted as Izumi's disciples after being stranded on an island for 30 days. Ed recalls that he and Al had figured out the reason why Izumi said "One is All, All is One." Izumi notices that Ed and Al had attempted human transmutation due to their movement during hand-to-hand combat training. Realizing that they were not the only ones who had done so, Izumi tells the Elric brothers that she also had attempted human transmutation in order to save her child who had died after Sig and Izumi had been able to conceive a child before she fell sick. The three made up, realizing the hardships that they had went through after suffering the effects of human transmutation.
13	"The Beasts of Dublith" "Daburisu no Kemono-tachi" (ダブリスの獣たち)	June 28, 2009[32]
Ed and Al are "expelled" by Izumi, who had wanted to treat them as equals and not master and student according to Sig. Meanwhile, Roy plays a chess game with General Grumman before he announced to Riza, Jean, Heymans and Vato that they are all going back to be restationed in Central. Scar, recovering in an Ishbalan squatter colony, was advised by the elder that pursuing the current State Alchemists in the Amestrisian military would not do the surviving Ishbalans any good. Yoki recruits two thugs to capture Scar and bring him back to Central due to his connections to the murder of Basque Gran. Scar easily defeats them and leaves the colony. Lured to a trap after reading a threatening note regarding Ed and Al's secret, Al is captured by Greed's ex-military chimera henchmen to figure out how to transmute a soul into an empty armor. Ed initially faces off against Dorchet before Greed, the latter using his "Shield" to make himself invulnerable to Ed's attacks before Ed was able to find a way around it. Izumi intervenes in the battle, attacking Greed by surprise.
14	"Those Who Lurk Underground" "Chika ni Hisomu Mono-tachi" (地下にひそむ者たち)	July 5, 2009[33]
15	"Emissary From the East" "Tōhō no Shisha" (東方の使者)	July 12, 2009[34]

[edit] References

General

• "Official site with episode listings in Japanese" (in Japanese). Sony Music. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/hagaren/onair/index.html. Retrieved on June 2, 2006. 
• "Official site with episode listings in English". Adult Swim. http://www.adultswim.com/shows/fullmetal/index.html. Retrieved on May 17, 2006. 
• "Fullmetal Alchemist Story" (in Japanese). Aniplex. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/hagaren/about/story.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-15. 

Specific

[edit] External links

• The official North American website for the anime series

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