Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Bones
Crime / Military / TragedyTV64 EP/5 Apr 2009

Oshimeter

9.4
3,864 Fans
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Synopsis

When two young brothers attempt to resurrect their dead mother using alchemy, it goes about as badly as you'd imagine. Edward Elric loses an arm and a leg, his younger brother Alphonse loses his entire body. his soul gets bound to a suit of armor just to keep him alive. Now Edward, the youngest State Alchemist in the military at age 15, and a seven-foot suit of armor with a kid's voice are searching for the Philosopher's Stone to get their bodies back. That's the setup for a 64-episode TV series that somehow keeps escalating without ever losing its footing. The world of Amestris runs on a detailed alchemy system where everything costs something, the Law of Equivalent Exchange, and the story actually respects its own rules. Studio Bones brought their A-game with the animation, and the fights hit hard, but what keeps you watching is how the show balances genuine emotional weight with a sprawling military conspiracy that pulls in dozens of characters who all feel like they matter. The soundtrack by Akira Senju does a lot of heavy lifting in the emotional department too. If you liked D.Gray-man's blend of dark fantasy and action, or Baccano's knack for weaving together a huge cast into a single story, Brotherhood does both of those things across a longer runtime without filler dragging it down. It's one of those rare shounen series where the ending actually lands.

Episode Guide

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1
Episode 1Fullmetal Alchemist
Great
88%
of 137 fansrecommend
2
Episode 2The First Day
Great
99%
of 56 fansrecommend
3
Episode 3City of Heresy
Great
96%
of 59 fansrecommend
4
Episode 4An Alchemist's Anguish
Great
96%
of 56 fansrecommend
5
Episode 5Rain of Sorrows
Great
94%
of 54 fansrecommend
6
Episode 6Road of Hope
Great
97%
of 45 fansrecommend
7
Episode 7Hidden Truths
Great
96%
of 41 fansrecommend
8
Episode 8The Fifth Laboratory
Great
99%
of 56 fansrecommend
9
Episode 9Created Feelings
Great
97%
of 42 fansrecommend
10
Episode 10Separate Destinations
Great
98%
of 46 fansrecommend
11
Episode 11Miracle at Rush Valley
Great
97%
of 43 fansrecommend
12
Episode 12One is All, All is One
Great
96%
of 51 fansrecommend
13
Episode 13Beasts of Dublith
Great
98%
of 45 fansrecommend
14
Episode 14Those Who Lurk Underground
Great
100%
of 49 fansrecommend
15
Episode 15Envoy From the East
Great
97%
of 43 fansrecommend
16
Episode 16Footsteps of a Comrade-in-Arms
Great
95%
of 43 fansrecommend
17
Episode 17Cold Flame
Great
95%
of 50 fansrecommend
18
Episode 18The Arrogant Palm of a Small Human
Great
98%
of 54 fansrecommend
19
Episode 19Death of the Undying
Great
98%
of 53 fansrecommend
20
Episode 20Father Before the Grave
Great
97%
of 47 fansrecommend
21
Episode 21Advance of the Fool
Great
96%
of 53 fansrecommend
22
Episode 22Backs in the Distance
Great
100%
of 39 fansrecommend
23
Episode 23Girl on the Battlefield
Great
100%
of 52 fansrecommend
24
Episode 24Inside the Belly
Great
98%
of 48 fansrecommend
25
Episode 25Doorway of Darkness
Great
98%
of 51 fansrecommend
26
Episode 26Reunion
Great
99%
of 54 fansrecommend
27
Episode 27Interlude Party
Great
87%
of 53 fansrecommend
28
Episode 28Father
Great
99%
of 42 fansrecommend
29
Episode 29Struggle of the Fool
Great
100%
of 42 fansrecommend
30
Episode 30The Ishvalan War of Extermination
Great
98%
of 57 fansrecommend
31
Episode 31The 520 Cens Promise
Great
98%
of 38 fansrecommend
32
Episode 32The Fuhrer's Son
Great
96%
of 51 fansrecommend
33
Episode 33The Northern Wall of Briggs
Great
98%
of 44 fansrecommend
34
Episode 34Ice Queen
Great
95%
of 38 fansrecommend
35
Episode 35The Shape of This Country
Great
97%
of 43 fansrecommend
36
Episode 36Family Portrait
Great
98%
of 43 fansrecommend
37
Episode 37The First Homunculus
Great
99%
of 45 fansrecommend
38
Episode 38Conflict at Baschool
Great
100%
of 53 fansrecommend
39
Episode 39Daydream
Great
98%
of 41 fansrecommend
40
Episode 40Homunculus (The Dwarf in the Flask)
Great
99%
of 48 fansrecommend
41
Episode 41The Abyss
Great
98%
of 48 fansrecommend
42
Episode 42Signs of a Counteroffensive
Great
100%
of 37 fansrecommend
43
Episode 43Bite of the Ant
Great
94%
of 48 fansrecommend
44
Episode 44Revving at Full Throttle
Great
97%
of 52 fansrecommend
45
Episode 45The Promised Day
Great
99%
of 44 fansrecommend
46
Episode 46Looming Shadows
Great
100%
of 56 fansrecommend
47
Episode 47Emissary of Darkness
Great
99%
of 45 fansrecommend
48
Episode 48The Oath in the Tunnel
Great
99%
of 43 fansrecommend
49
Episode 49Filial Affection
Great
99%
of 38 fansrecommend
50
Episode 50Upheaval in Central
Great
98%
of 47 fansrecommend
51
Episode 51The Immortal Legion
Great
96%
of 51 fansrecommend
52
Episode 52Combined Strength
Great
100%
of 45 fansrecommend
53
Episode 53Flame of Vengeance
Great
98%
of 43 fansrecommend
54
Episode 54Beyond the Inferno
Great
100%
of 53 fansrecommend
55
Episode 55The Adults' Way of Life
Great
99%
of 52 fansrecommend
56
Episode 56The Return of the Fuhrer
Great
99%
of 46 fansrecommend
57
Episode 57Eternal Leave
Great
98%
of 57 fansrecommend
58
Episode 58Sacrifices
Great
98%
of 56 fansrecommend
59
Episode 59Lost Light
Great
99%
of 40 fansrecommend
60
Episode 60Eye of Heaven, Gateway of Earth
Great
100%
of 52 fansrecommend
61
Episode 61He Who Would Swallow God
Great
100%
of 56 fansrecommend
62
Episode 62A Fierce Counterattack
Great
100%
of 42 fansrecommend
63
Episode 63The Other Side of the Gateway
Great
100%
of 39 fansrecommend
64
Episode 64Journey's End
Great
95%
of 70 fansrecommend

Characters

Edward Elric

Small but strong State Alchemist, Edward Elric seeks to restore his brother, Alphonse, after a failed human transmutation.

Mignogna Vic

Alphonse Elric

A kind, intelligent boy bound to a suit of armor after a failed alchemic ritual.

Whitehead Maxey

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