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Two brothers search for a way to make their bodies whole
again after an alchemy experiment goes wrong.
This search pits these young alchemists against the
magic-wielding , mystic vigilantes and a group of beings
created and named for the seven deadly sins.
The brothers must fight for their lives and seek out the truth if
they are to ever regain what they have lost.
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Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) remains one of the best and
best-loved series of the last decade, but Fullmetal Alchemist:
Brotherhood is not a continuation of the characters' adventures:
it's a remake that follows Hiromu Arakawa's manga more closely.
The adventures began on the dreadful night when young Alphonse
and Edward Elric delved into forbidden knowledge and tried to use
alchemy to bring their mother back from the dead. They paid a
terrible price under the principle of "equivalent exchange." Al
was reduced to a disembodied soul bonded to a suit of armor; Ed
lost an arm and a leg, but has been fitted with the mechanical
prostheses that earn him the title Fullmetal. The brothers wander
through a world that resembles late-19th-century Europe, seeking
the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which they believe can restore
their bodies. Although the series has been expanded to 63
episodes from the original 51, many of the subplots, including
the Elric brothers' encounters with Cornello, the corrupt priest
in Liore, and their training under Izumi-sensei, are abbreviated
or eliminated. Instead, director Yasuhiro Irie introduces the
characters from the country of Xing who didn't appear in the
first series: Prince Ling Yao, who joins the Elrics, and
diminutive May Chang, who befriends . Ed and Al learn that
the Alkahestry of Xing operates in ways Amestrian alchemy
doesn't, opening the possibility of regaining their original
forms without using the evil Stone. But they need , Dr.
Marcoh, and May Chang to decipher the research 's brother
pursued in Ishbal, which means keeping them out of the hands of
Fuhrer Bradley and the Homunculi. The darker and more dramatic
Brotherhood packs even more of an emotional and visual punch than
the much-loved original series. In the wrenching episode 20, Ed
discovers that neither he nor Izumi succeeded in transmuting the
souls of the dead: his mother and Izumi's baby were always beyond
their reach. If some aspects of the story are more unsettling,
they're also more satisfying: the artists pull no punches,
whether conveying the horrors of the Ishbalan War or the humor of
Lieutenant Hawkeye needling Ed for denying he's in love with
Winrey. Almost the entire vocal cast reprises their roles,
including Vic Mignogna as ra-voiced, hot-tempered Edward.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood will delight both fans of the
original and new viewers with no knowledge of the Elrics'
previous incarnation. (Rated TV PG: violence, grotesque imagery,
brief nudity, and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon
(1. Fullmetal Alchemist, 2. The First Day, 3. City of Heresy, 4.
An Alchemist's Anguish, 5. Rain of Sorrows, 6. Road of Hope, 7.
Hidden Truth, 8. The Fifth Laboratory, 9. Created Feelings, 10.
Separate Destinations, 11. Miracle in Rush Valley, 12. One Is
All, All Is One, 13. Beasts of Dublith, 14. Those Who Lurk
Underground, 15. Envoy from the East, 16. Footsteps of a
Comrade-in-Arms, 17. Cold Flame, 18. The Arrogant Palm of a Small
Human, 19. Death of the Undying, 20. her Before the Grave, 21.
Advance of the Fool, 22. Back in the Distance. 23. Girl on the
Battlefield, 24. Inside the Belly, 25. Doorway of Darkness, 26.
Reunion, 27. Interlude Party, 28. her, 29. Struggle of the
Fool, 30. The Ishvalan War of Extermination, 31. The 520 Cens
Promise, 32. The Fuhrer's Son, 33. The Northern Wall of Briggs)