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EP 25Edward and Ling trapped inside Gluttony while Scar searches for Shao Mei and Envy reveals past truths
Sep 27, 2009Edward and Ling discover they are trapped inside Gluttony’s stomach, where Envy reveals the creature was a failed attempt to recreate the Gate of Truth and admits to starting the Ishval civil war before transforming into a giant beast. Elsewhere, May worries about Shao Mei and explains the situation to Yoki, prompting Scar to join the search for her. Alphonse manipulates Gluttony into taking him to Father, who is located in Central. Simultaneously, Wrath secures leverage over Mustang by transferring his subordinates to various military command headquarters and assigning Hawkeye as his personal assistant, effectively holding her hostage.
EP 26Edward battles Envy while Scar's group pursues Gluttony underground.
Oct 4, 2009Edward hesitates to strike Envy due to the souls embedded within the homunculus and is subsequently swallowed. Elsewhere, Scar, May, Shao Mei, Alphonse, and Gluttony descend into an underground tunnel, where they repel several chimeras. Edward discovers the philosopher's stone inside Envy and, recognizing a missing piece from the ruins of Xerxes in Gluttony's stomach, formulates an escape plan. Bradley recounts his lifelong training for leadership and his injection with the philosopher's stone to Mustang. Edward reluctantly utilizes the souls within the stone to transmute himself and open the Gate of Truth. He locates Alphonse's body but cannot restore it as it does not belong to him. Before the gate closes, Edward bursts through, promising Alphonse that he will return for him.
EP 27recapHohenheim Reflects on Humanity and Dreams During a Resembool Festival
Oct 11, 2009While attending a festival in Resembool, Hohenheim speaks with a young Pinako about his isolation from the villagers. Simultaneously, he encounters a demon resembling himself who discusses human frailty, prompting a recap of past events. Hohenheim eventually receives encouragement from a young Trisha before waking up to realize the entire sequence was a dream induced by excessive alcohol consumption. This interlude provides insight into his internal struggles and connections to the community through these fleeting visions and conversations.
EP 28Alphonse and Edward confront Father while Ling accepts Greed and Scar fights for escape
Oct 18, 2009Alphonse and Gluttony reach Father’s lair as Edward, Ling, and Envy emerge from Gluttony’s stomach. Father neutralizes Edward and Alphonse’s alchemy, leaving them defenseless. Ling is captured and voluntarily accepts a philosopher’s stone, allowing Greed to possess him. Scar and May arrive, finding their alchemy still functional. Scar discovers Envy caused the Ishbal civil war murders and attacks Father, but his powers fail. After May is injured, Scar triggers a hydrogen explosion to facilitate their escape. Edward fights Greed and is subdued, sensing Ling remains within. Gluttony exhausts his regeneration, prompting Father to extract his philosopher’s stone with a promise to restore his memories.
EP 29Edward and Alphonse escape Father's hideout to confront Wrath while Scar learns the truth about Ishbal.
Oct 25, 2009Envy guides Edward and Alphonse, who carries May and Shao Mei within his armor, from Father’s underground base beneath Central Command Headquarters to meet Wrath. Edward attempts to resign from the state military, but Wrath threatens Winry’s life to force him to stay, though he permits the brothers to continue their research. Bradley denies killing Hughes to Mustang while withholding the killer’s identity, prompting Edward to call Winry to confirm her safety. Greed delivers a message from Ling to Lan Fan regarding the philosopher's stone. Scar discovers Marcoh imprisoned, who confesses to the Ishbalan extermination. Greed notes Ling’s ongoing struggle for bodily control, while Mustang reveals Bradley’s true nature to Armstrong. Alphonse sends May to Knox and advises Lan Fan on automail. Edward questions how Scar and May used alchemy when his own abilities were blocked, while Scar demands Marcoh explain his role in the civil war.
EP 30Mustang's Past, Ishvalan War Crimes, and Scar's Vengeance
Nov 1, 2009Flashbacks reveal Berthold Hawkeye’s dying request for Mustang to protect his daughter Riza, whose back bears his alchemy research. In the present, Edward returns Riza’s gun, citing his moral struggle with killing. The narrative shifts to the Ishvalan War, where Bradley authorized the extermination seven years prior, traumatizing soldiers like Hughes and Mustang despite Kimblee’s cruelty. Marcoh confesses to Scar that Ishvalans were used to create the philosopher’s stone for state alchemists. The Ishvalan leader’s plea for mercy was rejected by Bradley. After the war, Mustang vowed to become Führer to protect citizens, appointing Riza as his second-in-command. She warns Edward that they may face punishment for their wartime crimes. Meanwhile, Envy discovers Marcoh’s beheaded body and the word vengeance written in blood.
EP 31Edward and Alphonse seek May and Shao Mei while Mustang contacts Grumman.
Nov 8, 2009Edward and Alphonse investigate why Scar and May performed alchemy despite the block, leading them to search for May and Shao Mei. Mustang’s subordinates depart for various state military bases, and he reminds Edward of the 520 cens debt, which Edward retains until Mustang becomes Führer. Using a note from Falman, Mustang contacts Commanding Officer Grumman. Fu is shocked by Lan Fan’s lost arm, but they refuse automail repair to protect Winry. Knox’s family visits, pleased he treated two live patients. Suspecting Marcoh escaped with Scar, Envy frees Kimblee to retrieve Marcoh and kill Scar. Scar destroys Marcoh’s face to prevent recognition and heads North to recover his brother’s notes.
EP 32Mustang and Armstrong coordinate messages while the Elrics meet the Führer's family.
Nov 15, 2009May travels North with a hooded companion, while Scar escapes West with another. Grumman, disguised as a woman, meets Mustang, who learns May was seen at the train station. Mustang instructs Armstrong to relay this to Edward, who is researching alkahestry in the library. Armstrong delivers the message and provides Edward with a letter of introduction for his sister, Major General Olivier Mira Armstrong, at Briggs Fortress. Edward and Alphonse subsequently meet Selim Bradley, the Führer's adopted son, and are invited to their home, where they also encounter the Führer's wife and the Führer himself. After this meeting, the Elric brothers depart for the North. Meanwhile, Scar and his accomplice flee the train heading West, and Kimblee attempts to anticipate Scar's next move.
EP 33Kimblee Pursues Scar Northward While Edward and Alphonse Reach Briggs Fortress
Nov 22, 2009Kimblee deduces Scar’s destination is the North and intercepts his train, discovering Yoki instead of Marcoh. Scar and Kimblee recognize each other from Ishval and fight; Scar impales Kimblee, who then separates the train cars to escape. Meanwhile, May travels north with Marcoh, while Edward and Alphonse reach the mountain path to Briggs Fortress. They are attacked by Captain Buccaneer and surrounded by guards before confronting Olivier. Simultaneously, May and Marcoh locate research notes written by Scar’s brother and begin to decipher them.
EP 34Olivier questions the Elric brothers about their journey while Sloth attacks and Edward hides the truth.
Nov 29, 2009Olivier inquires about the Elric brothers' arrival after discussing automail for cold climates. They claim to search for May, sparking her interest in alkahestry. Major Miles, who is part Ishvalan, assigns them tasks, and they encounter Falman. The homunculus Sloth emerges from the ground, surprising Olivier with his invulnerability. Edward restrains himself from revealing the truth, noting the creature resembles a human. This observation provides Olivier with a strategy to capture Sloth. The brothers navigate the dangerous encounter while concealing critical information about the enemy's nature from their ally.
EP 35Olivier arrests the Elric brothers while Kimblee is healed and May teaches Marcoh alkahestry
Dec 6, 2009Olivier subdues Sloth by freezing him, then arrests Edward and Alphonse to interrogate them about the homunculus. In the hospital, Lieutenant General Raven visits Kimblee alongside another state alchemist who uses a philosopher's stone to heal injuries. Meanwhile, May instructs Marcoh on alkahestry. Edward, Olivier, Buccaneer, and Falman examine the tunnel created by Sloth, where Edward reveals details to Olivier. The group deduces the tunnel functions as a massive transmutation circle for the philosopher's stone, revealing that Amestris itself was constructed for this purpose. Olivier engages Raven in conversation while her team listens, eventually extracting information from him regarding the existence of immortal armies.
EP 36Hohenheim reflects on leaving his family while soldiers face a shadow in Briggs Fortress tunnels.
Dec 13, 2009Hohenheim remembers abandoning his family, worrying his lifespan exceeds that of his wife and sons. Soldiers exploring tunnels beneath Briggs Fortress are attacked by a mysterious shadow. Raven instructs Olivier to re-seal Sloth in the tunnel. Miles distracts Kimblee while Olivier kills Raven. Olivier reveals a tunnel entrance to her men. Kimblee brings Winry to see Edward and Alphonse, reminding them of their situation. Scar and Yoki reunite with May and Marcoh. Mustang receives information and a message from Olivier through his intelligence network.
EP 37Edward repairs automail while Kimblee isolates Alphonse and Olivier hunts survivors in dark tunnels.
Dec 20, 2009Winry repairs Edward’s automail as Kimblee orders Alphonse kept separate from Edward. Olivier dispatches a search party into the tunnels, where survivors warn against using lights due to a monster. Hawkeye discovers Selim is the homunculus Pride, who attacks from shadows. Kimblee tasks Edward with finding Scar and Marcoh, proposing a blood crest similar to Ishval at Briggs Fortress and offering a philosopher's stone as incentive. Edward informs Alphonse and Winry, then reluctantly accepts the mission without intending to use the stone. The Elric brothers plan to locate Scar and May, prompting Winry to join them on the journey.
EP 38Tensions rise at Baschool as Scar takes Winry hostage amid military movements.
Dec 27, 2009Hawkeye receives a call from Mustang but stays silent due to Pride’s surveillance. In Baschool, the Elric brothers and Winry lose their assigned guards and meet May, Marcoh, and Yoki, whose military banishment is explained. Meanwhile, Scar encounters chimeras Jerso and Zampano under Kimblee’s command. After Scar is pinned, Edward and Alphonse defeat the chimeras and restrain Scar. Winry and Miles arrive, leading to a confrontation where Winry faces Scar regarding her parents' deaths. Explosions occur, and Scar appears to take Winry hostage. Concurrently, Olivier’s squad retrieves survivors from the tunnels while Central Command Headquarters approaches Briggs Fortress.
EP 39Winry tends to Scar while the group navigates a blizzard toward the fort.
Jan 10, 2010Winry chooses to heal Scar instead of judging him, honoring her parents' values. Miles reveals he joined the military to improve Ishvalan perceptions and offers to hide the group at the fort. Alphonse insists on sparing two chimeras, and Winry creates a kidnapping ruse to evade Kimblee as a blizzard begins. The group travels through mine tunnels, but Miles learns Olivier has left the fort to state alchemists. Alphonse ventures into the storm to warn them, briefly seeing his empty body and questioning if it seeks its soul. Meanwhile, Father formulates plans involving Alphonse, Edward, Hohenheim, Izumi, and another candidate.
EP 40Homunculus: The Dwarf in the Flask
Jan 17, 2010Olivier travels to Central, confessing to Raven’s murder and persuading Bradley to allow her to assume his position. Hawkeye sends a coded message to Roy Mustang revealing that Selim is a homunculus. Father dreams of ancient Xerxes, where Hohenheim was raised as a nameless slave designated Number 23. There, he meets a flask-bound being created from his blood, who names him and teaches alchemy. The King of Xerxes seeks immortality, leading to a mass transmutation sacrifice using the entire nation. Hohenheim awakens alone after the being creates a body resembling him, becoming Father. In the present, Hohenheim encounters Izumi and Sig. Noting her organ damage from the ultimate sin, he rearranges her organs to improve blood flow. He then reveals to them that he is a philosopher's stone in human form.
EP 41Miles and Edward pursue Kimblee while Scar guides Alphonse to safety amid a Central Command infiltration.
Jan 24, 2010Miles leads his troops to eliminate Kimblee, a plan Edward opposes. Scar and his group encounter Alphonse in the mine, who warns them that Central Command Headquarters is infiltrating Briggs Fortress. Scar then leads them toward an Ishvalan slum. Miles attempts to snipe Kimblee, but Kimblee anticipates the trap and uses snow cover to enter the mines. Edward pursues but is attacked by chimeras Darius and Heinkel. Edward disables them using an ammonia-based stink bomb derived from dynamite. He knocks a philosopher's stone from Kimblee's hand, but Kimblee reveals a second one hidden in his mouth. This attack sends Edward and the chimeras down a mine shaft, leaving Edward impaled by a steel bar. Meanwhile, Alphonse loses consciousness as his soul returns to his body. Remembering his promise to Winry, Edward forces the chimeras to remove the bar, sacrificing part of his lifespan to stop the bleeding. Grateful for their rescue, the chimeras find the dropped philosopher's stone and decide to take Edward to a doctor.
EP 42Alphonse regains consciousness while May deciphers Scar's brother notes revealing transmutation circles.
Jan 31, 2010Alphonse wakes to find the group dismantled him for transport back to the tunnels. May solves Scar's brother's notes by overlapping pages, exposing the nationwide Amestris transmutation circle and a secondary alkahestry circle. Kimblee meets Pride, who orders him to remove the Briggs Fortress blood crest. Falman contacts Breda as Sloth completes tunnel digging. Hohenheim reaches Liore, where Rosé and citizens rebuild, and discovers an underground passage beneath the church of Leto. He encounters Sloth's tunnels, escapes Pride's attack outside its boundary, and warns Pride that Father will face him. Kimblee allies with Drachman forces to assault Briggs Fortress, while Zampano reveals Marcoh's location to Envy.
EP 43Briggs Fortress defeats Drachman forces while Marcoh destroys Envy's philosopher's stone
Feb 7, 2010Briggs Fortress easily defeats Drachman military forces, securing the blood crest. Zampano brings Envy to Marcoh, who reveals the trap was intentional. May’s alkahestry traps outsmart the homunculus, who transforms in anger. Marcoh destroys the philosopher's stone inside Envy, reducing him to a tiny parasitic creature. Scar gives the creature to May, instructing her to return home. Marcoh and Scar part ways, while Alphonse’s group heads to Liore. In Dublith, Bido hides under a car with military officers searching for Izumi, hoping to find Greed. Olivier learns of the victory and is shown the secret behind the ban on human transmutation. Upon reaching Liore, Alphonse’s group meets Rosé and Hohenheim.
EP 44Alphonse and Winry visit Liore while Edward's funds are withdrawn and Hohenheim reveals secrets.
Feb 14, 2010Alphonse and Winry receive hospitality from Rosé and the residents of Liore. Darius, a chimera who aided Edward, withdraws money from Edward's state alchemist research account, prompting a military raid on the clinic. The trio escapes the assault. Hohenheim discloses his true identity and connection to Father to Alphonse. Olivier views the military's artificial human army, while Greed encounters Bido. Bido attempts to remind Greed of their chimera friends, but Greed kills him. This act triggers a fierce internal conflict between Ling's conscience and Greed. That night, Greed invades Bradley's mansion to confront him directly about the events.
EP 45Greed survives Bradley, Olivier wins leadership, and Edward recruits Greed before Promised Day warning
Feb 21, 2010Greed overcomes Bradley and escapes, while Olivier secures household leadership by defeating her brother to prevent hostage situations. May travels through Youswell, where locals offer aid for her return to Xing, but Envy deceives her into going to Central instead. Edward, Darius, and Heinkel reach a Central hideout and meet Ling, who has temporarily regained bodily control. Ling warns Edward that Father intends to open the gate on the Promised Day before Greed reasserts dominance. Edward proposes an alliance with Greed, who accepts after joking about working for Edward. Meanwhile, Alphonse broadcasts a warning to all military command headquarters regarding the Promised Day, scheduled for next spring.
EP 46Soldiers escort Winry home while Scar recruits Ishvalans and Alphonse is captured by Homunculi.
Feb 28, 2010Briggs Fortress soldiers escort Winry back home, where she is surprised to find Edward and his group. Though Edward warns her to escape to another country, she refuses and says that Edward should just make sure he protects everyone. Meanwhile, Scar has recruited several Ishvalans to help in his cause, and Mustang informs about Selim's true identity to Olivier. Alphonse, who had been suffering from more frequent blackouts, is ambushed and captured by Gluttony and Pride. On the day before the Promised Day, Wrath is tricked into taking a train back to Central and is caught in an explosion on the bridge. Meanwhile, Hawkeye, Breda, and Fuery prepare for the upcoming day. Within the military, as the chosen generals are panicking over the Führer's possible death, Olivier sees her chance to try to take control. However, before she can do anything, she is halted by the sudden appearance of Father and Sloth.
EP 47Edward's group confronts Pride and Gluttony while navigating the darkened slums.
Mar 7, 2010Edward's group learns of the Promised Day from Hohenheim and shares Trisha's final words. They encounter Alphonse, who is controlled by Pride. Edward darkens the slums to negate Pride's shadow powers. Heinkel attacks Pride, while Gluttony engages Edward, Greed, and Darius. Greed, disadvantaged by the darkness, swaps with Ling, who uses detection abilities against Gluttony. As Gluttony unleashes his full power, Lan Fan arrives equipped with automail and overwhelms him. This sequence highlights the strategic shifts in combat as the group faces powerful adversaries within the shadowed environment, relying on teamwork and adaptation to counter the enemies' unique abilities.
EP 48Ling and Lan Fan battle Gluttony while Edward saves Heinkel from Pride in Central.
Mar 14, 2010Ling and Lan Fan engage Gluttony, and Heinkel fights Pride until Edward intervenes with carbon-reinforced automail to save him. Mustang confirms Selim is a homunculus with Madame Christmas, then destroys a hostess bar where Central spies tracked them, escaping through sewers with Hawkeye, Breda, and Fuery to plan their Central takeover. Pride reclaims Alphonse, but Fu uses a flash bomb to break the control, allowing Darius to remove Alphonse. Gluttony joins the Edward-Pride conflict, but Pride consumes him to restore his life and gain a scent to detect Edward’s group. Meanwhile, Mustang initiates his coup by capturing Bradley’s wife.
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- How many episodes does Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST have?
- 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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- Current status of Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: Finished.











