Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Vintage:
April 5, 2009
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Two brothers lose their mother to an incurable disease. With the power of "alchemy", they use taboo knowledge to resurrect her. The process fails, and as a toll for using this type of alchemy, the older brother, Edward Elric loses his left leg while the younger brother, Alphonse Elric loses his entire body. To save his brother, Edward sacrifices his right arm and is able to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. With the help of a family friend, Edward receives metal limbs - "automail" - to replace his lost ones. With that, Edward vows to search for the Philosopher's Stone to return the brothers to their original bodies, even if it means becoming a "State Alchemist", one who uses his/her alchemy for the military.
I liked this anime alot even though i didn't watch the orginal or read the manga so im purely writing this solely on this anime. the story was well thoughout and had alot of plot twists and interesting developments however i was confused about the ending but anyway there was a nice mix of action, filler episodes, character focus and comedy to keep me entertained throughout the series. another point that i liked this anime than other popular animes such as Bleach is that it has an ending. this anime is quite long but its well worth it. some reviewers have mentioned that this anime has a rushed start and the first episode rushes into the action without introducing the characters properly however to me that works in its favour of grabbing the viewers (and my) attention. there are a few disppointments with this anime such as certain revelations could have been saved and revealed later in the series to give more suspense. the characters both main and supporting are convincing and there backstories give rise to some very good episodes. overall this is a very entertaining anime that caters for all.
