Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST
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EP 1fillerElric brothers and military hunt rogue alchemist McDougal in Central
Apr 5, 2009Edward and Alphonse Elric, already established despite Edward's brief military tenure, are tasked by Führer King Bradley and Colonel Roy Mustang to capture rogue state alchemist Isaac McDougal. After a successful ambush, Edward’s carelessness allows McDougal to escape. The brothers and military forces confront him again when he activates multiple transmutation circles in Central, triggering an alchemic reaction across the command center. Edward suspects a philosopher's stone but cannot confirm it. Major Alex Louis Armstrong, Mustang, and the Elric brothers ultimately thwart McDougal’s plan to bury Central in ice. As McDougal attempts to flee, Führer Bradley engages him in a brief battle and easily slices him to death. Bradley subsequently credits Mustang and the Elric brothers for their assistance in completing the mission.
EP 2Edward and Alphonse's tragic backstory and Edward's rise to Fullmetal Alchemist status
Apr 12, 2009Edward and Alphonse travel to Liore while recalling their past. After their mother died, they tried to resurrect her using forbidden human transmutation learned from their father. This act caused Truth to take Alphonse’s body and Edward’s left leg. Edward then bound his brother’s soul to armor, sacrificing his right arm. In the present, Colonel Maes Hughes shows Mustang documents about the McDougal incident involving Xingese alkahestry. Flashbacks reveal that Edward’s survival and soul-binding skills caught Mustang’s attention. Mustang encouraged Edward to become a state alchemist. Edward passed the exam and earned the title of Fullmetal Alchemist. These events connect their personal tragedy to their official roles within the military structure.
EP 3Edward and Alphonse confront Father Cornello in Liore after witnessing his deceptive miracles
Apr 19, 2009Edward and Alphonse arrive in Liore and observe Father Cornello gaining the town's trust through apparent miracles involving a philosopher's stone. They meet Rosé and seek an audience with Cornello, who ambushes them with a chimera. During the fight, Edward's automail limbs expose his past attempt at human transmutation. After escaping with Rosé, Cornello reveals his plot, which the entire town hears. He attacks Edward using a stone ring, but Edward defeats him. The stone breaks, proving it is fake. Cornello flees but is killed by Lust and eaten by Gluttony. Rosé despairs over her misplaced faith, prompting Edward to encourage her to find inner strength and stand on her own two feet.
EP 4Scarred Man Murders General and Alchemist in State Alchemist Tragedy
Apr 26, 2009A man with a cross-shaped scar kills Brigadier General Basque Grand, prompting the Führer to order Hughes and Armstrong to stop him. To avoid owing a debt, Mustang introduces Edward and Alphonse to Shou Tucker, the Sewing-Life Alchemist, who earned his credentials by creating a chimera that speaks. The Elric brothers study living creature transmutation in Tucker’s library and bond with his daughter Nina and dog Alexander. They later discover Tucker created another speaking chimera to pass his assessment, revealing he used Nina and Alexander. Edward realizes Tucker previously did the same to his wife. Alphonse restrains Edward from killing Tucker, who is then visited and murdered by the scarred man along with the chimera.
EP 5Scar attacks the Elric brothers in the rain while Lust and Gluttony stir unrest in Liore
May 3, 2009Riza Hawkeye informs Edward and Alphonse that Tucker and the chimera are dead. In Liore, Lust and Gluttony incite rebellion, with Envy impersonating Cornello. Back in East City, Scar ambushes the brothers, injuring Alphonse’s body and destroying Edward’s right arm before state alchemists intervene. Hawkeye saves Mustang by noting his flame alchemy fails in the rain. Armstrong fights Scar, revealing his Ishvalan identity. Scar escapes into the sewers, and Mustang explains the Ishval civil war to the brothers. Consequently, Edward and Alphonse resolve to return to Resembool to repair their damaged forms.
EP 6Armstrong escorts Edward and Alphonse to Resembool while pursuing the Crystal Alchemist Tim Marcoh.
May 10, 2009During a train journey to Resembool, Armstrong identifies Tim Marcoh, a former state alchemist and doctor from the Ishval civil war. Armstrong reveals that Marcoh conducted biological alchemy research before vanishing at the war's end. The group pursues Marcoh and discovers he was attempting to create the philosopher's stone, achieving an incomplete version. Although initially reluctant, Marcoh provides the Elric brothers with a clue regarding his research data. Upon arriving in Resembool, Winry Rockbell and her grandmother Pinako Rockbell repair Edward’s automail limbs. Edward then uses alchemy to reconstruct Alphonse’s armor from broken pieces. Following these repairs, Edward, Alphonse, and Armstrong depart for Central to locate Marcoh’s research materials.
EP 7Elric brothers uncover philosopher's stone secret after library fire
May 17, 2009Edward and Alphonse return to Central to find the state library branch burned. Scar fights Lust and Gluttony in the sewers, causing a large explosion. Escorts Denny Brosh and Maria Ross lead the brothers to Sheska, a former file clerk. She provides handwritten copies of Marcoh's works, which Edward recognizes as coded. After days of deciphering, they learn the philosopher's stone uses living humans. Armstrong discovers the secret through intimidation. Edward finds another clue pointing to an unused laboratory near a prison. Despite Armstrong's orders to stay put, the brothers sneak to the fifth laboratory. Edward enters through an air duct while Alphonse waits outside, unaware he is being watched by a menacing figure.
EP 8Alphonse and Edward battle soul-bound armor opponents at the fifth laboratory while their automail fails.
May 24, 2009At the fifth laboratory, Alphonse fights Barry the Chopper outside while Edward battles Slicer inside. Both opponents are revealed to be murderer souls attached to armor. Edward struggles as his automail arm malfunctions due to a missing bolt from Resembool. Alphonse gains the upper hand until Barry claims he is merely a doll created for Edward. Edward faces brothers controlling separate armor parts and defeats Slicer using Scar's technique. Before he can extract information, Lust and Envy kill the brothers. Envy knocks Edward unconscious after his arm breaks. Outside, Barry nearly defeats Alphonse until Brosh and Ross arrive. Lust and Envy destroy the lab to hide evidence of the philosopher's stone, carrying Edward out to hand him over to Brosh and Ross, noting his value.
EP 9Edward and Alphonse recover from the fifth laboratory incident while Winry arrives in Central City.
May 31, 2009Edward and Alphonse are hospitalized after the fifth laboratory incident. Ross reprimands Edward for recklessness and urges him to trust adults. Edward requests Winry’s assistance for automail repairs in Central. Upon her arrival, Alphonse reflects on Barry’s words. Hughes invites Winry to his daughter Elicia’s birthday party, where she complains about the brothers’ secrecy. Hughes explains that men hide things to avoid worrying others. Alphonse confronts Edward about being an artificial soul. Edward leaves, and Winry reveals his fear that Alphonse blamed him for the armor. The brothers fight, with Edward winning, and they reminisce about past conflicts, reaffirming their bond. Meanwhile, Scar awakens among Ishvalan refugees.
EP 10Bradley warns the Elric brothers while Hughes investigates Liore and is murdered by Envy.
Jun 7, 2009Bradley visits the hospital to caution the Elric brothers about military dangers before escaping through a window. Edward and Alphonse plan to travel to Dublith to consult their alchemy teacher, Izumi Curtis, regarding the philosopher's stone. They invite Winry to join them, noting that Rush Valley, famous for automail shops, lies along their route. Meanwhile, Hughes examines issues in Liore, the fifth laboratory, and the Ishval civil war. After uncovering a link, he is attacked by Lust. He flees and attempts to call Mustang from a public phone but is shot by Envy, who impersonates Ross and then Gracia. Hughes is posthumously promoted to brigadier general. Mustang later investigates the murder, concluding through Armstrong that a high-ranking military member likely orchestrated the killing.
EP 11Edward, Alphonse, and Winry face theft and a birth in Rush Valley
Jun 14, 2009Upon reaching Rush Valley, Edward’s state alchemist pocket watch is stolen by Paninya, a pickpocket with automail legs. Winry seeks training under Paninya’s creator, Dominic LeCoulte, but is rejected. While Winry persuades Paninya to return the watch, she discovers a date carved inside marking when the Elric brothers destroyed their home. Simultaneously, local weather prevents travel to a hospital, prompting Winry to assist in a difficult childbirth. After the successful delivery, Winry requests apprenticeship again. Dominic declines but recommends another mechanic for her automail engineering studies. Edward and Alphonse then proceed toward Dublith, leaving the town behind.
EP 12Edward and Alphonse seek Philosopher's Stone clues from Izumi and Sig
Jun 21, 2009Edward and Alphonse visit Izumi and her husband Sig to find information regarding the Philosopher's Stone. While staying with them, the Elric brothers reminisce about their initial encounter with Izumi during a flood in Resembool and their subsequent acceptance as her disciples after surviving a month stranded on an island. They reflect on understanding the concept that one is all and all is one. Izumi observes their combat movements and deduces that they attempted human transmutation. Acknowledging their shared transgression, she reveals her own attempt to resurrect her child who died during her pregnancy. The group reconciles, bonding over the mutual suffering caused by the consequences of human transmutation.
EP 13Edward and Alphonse face Greed while Scar leaves the colony after defeating Yoki's thugs
Jun 28, 2009Edward and Alphonse have reached equality with Izumi. Mustang informs his five subordinates of their transfer to Central. Scar, recovering in an Ishvalan squatter colony, is advised by an elder that targeting current alchemists harms the survivors. Scar departs after defeating two thugs hired by Yoki to capture him for his link to Basque Grand's murder. Alphonse is lured by a note and captured by Roa, Bido, Martel, and Dolcetto, chimera serving the homunculus Greed. Edward confronts Greed, who offers to teach homunculus fabrication in exchange for human transmutation knowledge. Edward attacks, but Greed's ultimate shield proves invulnerable until Edward transmutes it. Izumi arrives and surprises Greed.
EP 14Bradley hunts Greed in sewers while Martel's blood restores Alphonse's memories
Jul 5, 2009Bradley and Armstrong lead soldiers to raid Greed’s hideout, but Bradley uses the operation to personally execute Greed. Soldiers attack Roa and Dolcetto, who survive. Bradley pursues Greed into the sewage passageway for a duel. The Führer, revealed as Wrath, severely weakens Greed. Roa and Dolcetto attempt to rescue Greed but are killed by the Führer. Martel, hiding inside Alphonse, tries to choke Bradley but is stabbed from outside the armor. Her blood splashes on Alphonse’s blood seal, unlocking his forgotten memories. Alphonse tells Edward he recovered all memories before leaving the Gate of Truth when Edward failed to revive their mother. Greed is returned to Father as a captive. Disappointed by Greed’s desertion, Father melts him into a liquid philosopher’s stone when he refuses to rejoin the homunculi, then consumes the stone.
EP 15Scar defeats the Silver Alchemist while the Elrics meet Ling Yao in Rush Valley
Jul 12, 2009Scar eliminates state alchemist Giolio Comanche and returns to his hideout with Yoki, where they encounter May Chang and her panda Shao Mei, who seek the philosopher's stone. Concurrently, Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, and Vato Falman detain Barry the Chopper for interrogation regarding Maes Hughes' assassination. Edward and Alphonse Elric return to Rush Valley for automail repairs and discover Ling Yao, a starving Xingese man researching alkahestry. After feeding him, Ling's bodyguards Lan Fan and Fu take the brothers hostage to extract stone secrets, causing significant town damage during their battle. Upon their defeat, Ling retreats, leaving the Elrics to face the angry locals. After repairing the town, Ling reveals his ambition to become heir to the throne through the philosopher's stone. Winry joins the group as they prepare to travel to Central, while Scar, Yoki, and May depart in a horse carriage.
EP 16The Elrics Reach Central While Ling Faces Arrest and Mustang Conceals Hughes' Death
Jul 19, 2009Edward, Alphonse, and Winry reach Central, where Ling is detained for illegal immigration. Sheska inadvertently leaks Mustang details to Envy, who is disguised as Captain Focker. Armstrong tells Mustang he failed to inform the Elric brothers about Hughes' death. Mustang lies, claiming Hughes retired, but the truth emerges when the group meets Ross. Winry also discovers the reality after visiting Gracia and Elicia. Edward and Alphonse arrive to apologize, with Edward blaming himself for the murder. Gracia urges them to move forward despite her grief. Meanwhile, Envy devises a scheme to halt Mustang's investigation. The following day, Ross is arrested by Colonel Henry Douglas as a suspect in Hughes' murder.
EP 17Barry rescues Ross from custody while Edward confronts Mustang after a staged explosion.
Jul 26, 2009Ross faces military police custody and interrogation by Douglas following accusations regarding Hughes' assassination. Barry the Chopper, motivated by a newspaper article, attacks the jail to free Ross. He also releases Ling, who agrees to assist both Barry and Ross. Barry urges Ross to flee Central immediately to avoid execution. Edward and Alphonse encounter the group, allowing Barry to delay the brothers so Ross can escape. Ross then meets Mustang, who appears to kill her in a large explosion. Edward confronts Mustang upon seeing the charred remains, prompting Mustang to remind him of his military duty. Armstrong arrives and insists Edward return to Resembool to repair his automail arm, forcibly taking the confused Edward away.
EP 18Edward and Armstrong visit Xerxes ruins, uncover Ross alive and Scar’s role in Winry’s tragedy.
Aug 2, 2009Edward and Armstrong reunite with Heymans Breda in Resembool, who guides them to the ruins of Xerxes. There, they find Ross alive; Mustang had faked her death to lure those responsible for Hughes' death. Ross plans to hide in Xing with Fu but promises to return if needed. Edward explores the site and meets Ishbalan refugees, who reveal Scar killed Winry's parents during the Ishbal civil war. Meanwhile, Barry's human body, reduced to a crazed animal, attacks Falman and Barry in Central. Jean Havoc helps them subdue the creature. Hawkeye, present with the group, is subsequently attacked by Gluttony.
EP 19Mustang defeats Lust while Barry and Alphonse face consequences in the laboratory.
Aug 9, 2009Kain Fuery saves Hawkeye as Mustang arrives to confront Gluttony. Alphonse rejoins the group, and they chase Barry into the third laboratory's depths, splitting into two teams. Mustang and Havoc are ambushed by Lust, leaving them grievously wounded. Lust then attacks Barry, slicing him apart. Hawkeye, believing Mustang dead, shoots Lust repeatedly without effect. Mustang reveals he cauterized his wounds and sets Lust on fire until her philosopher's stone is depleted, causing her to crumble to ash. Barry's soul survives, but his human body scratches out his blood seal, killing both. Edward returns to Resembool and heads toward the Rockbell residence. He spots his father Van Hohenheim at the grave of his mother Trisha Elric.
EP 20Edward and Pinako unearth the failed transmutation corpse to discover the truth about their mother.
Aug 16, 2009Edward overhears Hohenheim and Pinako discussing whether the transmutation corpse was his mother. Hohenheim departs, warning of impending disaster. Alphonse explains his situation to Ling, who remains indifferent to the consequences, upsetting Winry. Edward and Pinako dig up the corpse in the rain, confirming it is not their mother. Edward contacts Izumi regarding her human transmutation, but she remains silent. He returns to Central to reassure Alphonse and Winry about restoring Alphonse’s body. Izumi later calls, confirming similar results, which validates the possibility of restoration but not resurrection. The group feels relief that they did not kill their loved ones twice. The Elric brothers reaffirm their determination to restore Alphonse to his original form.
EP 21Edward and Alphonse plan a dangerous confrontation with Scar to lure out the homunculi.
Aug 30, 2009Edward considers whether Alphonse absorbs nutrients through him, while Mustang suspects the Führer collaborates with homunculi. Havoc reveals his paralysis, making Mustang feel responsible. Scar returns to Central, killing three state alchemists. Edward and Alphonse devise a risky plan to confront Scar and draw out the homunculi. Ling and Lan Fan join them, hoping this aids Ling’s search for immortality. Mustang dispatches Breda to find Marco, who has been kidnapped. Edward showboats in the streets to attract Scar. During the Elric brothers' battle with Scar, Mustang feeds false location data to the military at the command center. Lan Fan attacks Gluttony but is injured by Bradley.
EP 22Ling battles Bradley and Gluttony while Winry confronts Scar over her parents' death.
Sep 6, 2009Ling engages Bradley and Gluttony during his escape attempt with Lan Fan. Winry learns of the Elric brothers fighting Scar and arrives to find Edward questioning him about her parents' deaths. Shocked, Winry aims a gun at Scar, who then recalls his brother researching alchemy against state alchemists. Solf J. Kimblee, the Crimson Alchemist, attacked them, severing Scar's right arm. His brother sacrificed himself to transfer his arm to Scar. Waking to this, Scar killed Winry's parents in a berserk state. Edward protects Winry, interrupting Scar and reminding him of his brother's sacrifice. Edward consoles the traumatized Winry while Alphonse pursues Scar. Edward gently convinces Winry to lower her weapon, stating her hands are meant to create life, not take it.
EP 23Edward reunites with Alphonse while Ling captures Gluttony and Winry reflects on her feelings
Sep 13, 2009Edward leaves Winry with the state military to join Alphonse, who is fighting Scar. Gluttony attacks Scar until Ling intervenes and captures him. Lan Fan escapes Wrath by severing her arm and using a dog to mislead him. Hawkeye transports Ling and Gluttony away, hiding the event from the military. The Elric brothers attempt to arrest Scar but are stopped by May, who escapes with him using alkahestry. The brothers take custody of her panda, Shao Mei. Upon returning, they inform Winry, who feels depressed until a call from Rush Valley customers lifts her spirits. She departs by train, realizing she may love Edward. At the hideout, Doctor Knox treats Lan Fan. Ling reveals the Führer is a homunculus. Gluttony transforms upon hearing Mustang’s name, damaging the location.
EP 24Marcoh cooperates with homunculi for village safety while Edward, Alphonse, and Ling battle Gluttony and Envy.
Sep 20, 2009Marcoh is held by homunculi and must cooperate to ensure his village's safety. Edward, Alphonse, and Ling attempt to escape Gluttony, who can now swallow anything he sees. Dr. Knox escorts Mustang, Hawkeye, and Lan Fan to safety, leaving the others to fight. Envy arrives to stop Gluttony from harming the Elric brothers. Edward and Alphonse confront Gluttony while Ling fights Envy. During the battle, Gluttony accidentally swallows Edward, Ling, and Envy. Meanwhile, Mustang discovers a conspiracy between the Führer and top military brass, realizing this confirms Hughes's warning about the state military being in danger.
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- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST has 64 episodes.
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- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST came out in 2009.
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- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST was directed by Yasuhiro Irie.
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