Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 57: Eternal Leave
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 57: Eternal Leave

Canon/HIGH

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9.8

56 Fans

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READTHROUGH

Contains spoilers • 15 scenes • 5 min read

QUICK TAKES

donaa_jole's avatar
donaa_jole

Il Sacrificio di Fu e di Buchianer, non l'ho ancora superato.

ryme_361's avatar
ryme_361
fu and buccaneer going out like that actually hurt and it was crazy how buccaneer used fu as a shield to finally stab bradley through the stomach
xerneas_311's avatar
xerneas_311
Those creepy shadow hands dragging Ed and Izumi into the floor at the very end made the whole room feel like a nightmare and now Roy is all alone
sanji_savant's avatar
sanji_savant
Lan Fan finally makes it back to the fight only to find her grandfather dead on the ground and her reaction was almost too much to handle
green_318's avatar
green_318
Ling begging the soldiers to help Fu while they just stood there because they only know how to kill was the most heartbreaking part of the whole episode
misato_katsuragi's avatar
misato_katsuragi
Izumi just straight up slapped that general with her slippers while he was talking all that nonsense about unity and it was exactly what that guy deserved
necrozma's avatar
necrozma
Captain Buccaneer is a total legend for that final strike on the Fuhrer and he went out like a true soldier while looking up at the sky
king_engine_120's avatar
king_engine_120
I thought Bradley was actually invincible until Buccaneer pulled that insane move and stabbed him through Fus body and it was the most brutal thing I have ever seen in this show because now Fu is gone and Lan Fan just got there and she had to see her grandfather like that and then everyone just gets dragged into the dark
candice_corona's avatar
candice_corona
I still cant believe Fu actually tried to blow himself up like that. Watching Bradley just cut those fuses was terrifying and then Buccaneer stepped in for that brutal sneak attack through Fu
waterblight_ganon_299's avatar
waterblight_ganon_299
I still cant believe Fu actually went through with that suicide charge and then Buccaneer used him as a shield to finally stab Bradley through the gut and my chest hurts so much right now
julia's avatar
julia
Bradley was moving so fast he literally cut the fuses on the explosives, but Buccaneer managed to catch him off guard by using Fu as a human blind spot
mello_maverick's avatar
mello_maverick
Olivier telling her men to prioritize their own lives over her orders really showed her heart, especially since she usually acts like an ice queen.
calamity_ganon_297's avatar
calamity_ganon_297
Bradley is absolutely terrifying for how he just sliced those fuses mid air and even getting stabbed through the gut barely seemed to slow him down at first
miriam_368's avatar
miriam_368
Izumi throwing her shoe at that creepy gold-toothed doctor made me laugh out loud and it was a great way to tell that lunatic his philosophy is garbage
monk_kass's avatar
monk_kass
The look on Ling's face after Fu died was haunting and it felt like Greed's power was about to totally boil over from all that grief
muso's avatar
muso
You see Olivier Armstrong tell her subordinates to leave her behind if they have to and it really proves she is a better leader than any of those central cowards
vanessa_valkyrie_142's avatar
vanessa_valkyrie_142
I felt so sick when Fu blew himself up and it still did not even take Bradley down because that man is just on another level compared to everyone else
giratina's avatar
giratina
Seeing the hands reach out from the floor and drag Ed and Al and Izumi into the dark was such a terrifying way to end the episode. I knew something big was coming, but the way they just vanished felt so final. The way Riza was screaming for Roy at the end really made me feel the total desperation of the situation.
benimaru_blaze_152's avatar
benimaru_blaze_152
You get a sense of how terrifying Bradley is when he treats a suicide bomber like a minor annoyance and just keeps moving while his precision with those swords is scary
evan's avatar
evan
Buccaneer stabbing right through Fu to get to Bradley was brutal and it was the first time we have seen that man actually take a real hit

EPISODE CONTEXT

Following 'The Return of the Fuhrer,' where King Bradley violently reasserted control and cornered the resistance forces, 'Eternal Leave' escalates those consequences to a breaking point — critical characters make irreversible choices under impossible pressure. This episode sits at the heart of the final stretch's climactic siege, directly setting up 'Sacrifices,' where the full cost of these decisions reverberates through the remaining cast and the endgame begins in earnest.

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EPISODE CONTEXT

Following 'The Return of the Fuhrer,' where King Bradley violently reasserted control and cornered the resistance forces, 'Eternal Leave' escalates those consequences to a breaking point — critical characters make irreversible choices under impossible pressure. This episode sits at the heart of the final stretch's climactic siege, directly setting up 'Sacrifices,' where the full cost of these decisions reverberates through the remaining cast and the endgame begins in earnest.

READTHROUGH

Contains spoilers • 15 scenes • 5 min read

QUICK TAKES

donaa_jole's avatar
donaa_jole

Il Sacrificio di Fu e di Buchianer, non l'ho ancora superato.

ryme_361's avatar
ryme_361
fu and buccaneer going out like that actually hurt and it was crazy how buccaneer used fu as a shield to finally stab bradley through the stomach
xerneas_311's avatar
xerneas_311
Those creepy shadow hands dragging Ed and Izumi into the floor at the very end made the whole room feel like a nightmare and now Roy is all alone
sanji_savant's avatar
sanji_savant
Lan Fan finally makes it back to the fight only to find her grandfather dead on the ground and her reaction was almost too much to handle
green_318's avatar
green_318
Ling begging the soldiers to help Fu while they just stood there because they only know how to kill was the most heartbreaking part of the whole episode
misato_katsuragi's avatar
misato_katsuragi
Izumi just straight up slapped that general with her slippers while he was talking all that nonsense about unity and it was exactly what that guy deserved
necrozma's avatar
necrozma
Captain Buccaneer is a total legend for that final strike on the Fuhrer and he went out like a true soldier while looking up at the sky
king_engine_120's avatar
king_engine_120
I thought Bradley was actually invincible until Buccaneer pulled that insane move and stabbed him through Fus body and it was the most brutal thing I have ever seen in this show because now Fu is gone and Lan Fan just got there and she had to see her grandfather like that and then everyone just gets dragged into the dark
candice_corona's avatar
candice_corona
I still cant believe Fu actually tried to blow himself up like that. Watching Bradley just cut those fuses was terrifying and then Buccaneer stepped in for that brutal sneak attack through Fu
waterblight_ganon_299's avatar
waterblight_ganon_299
I still cant believe Fu actually went through with that suicide charge and then Buccaneer used him as a shield to finally stab Bradley through the gut and my chest hurts so much right now
julia's avatar
julia
Bradley was moving so fast he literally cut the fuses on the explosives, but Buccaneer managed to catch him off guard by using Fu as a human blind spot
mello_maverick's avatar
mello_maverick
Olivier telling her men to prioritize their own lives over her orders really showed her heart, especially since she usually acts like an ice queen.
calamity_ganon_297's avatar
calamity_ganon_297
Bradley is absolutely terrifying for how he just sliced those fuses mid air and even getting stabbed through the gut barely seemed to slow him down at first
miriam_368's avatar
miriam_368
Izumi throwing her shoe at that creepy gold-toothed doctor made me laugh out loud and it was a great way to tell that lunatic his philosophy is garbage
monk_kass's avatar
monk_kass
The look on Ling's face after Fu died was haunting and it felt like Greed's power was about to totally boil over from all that grief
muso's avatar
muso
You see Olivier Armstrong tell her subordinates to leave her behind if they have to and it really proves she is a better leader than any of those central cowards
vanessa_valkyrie_142's avatar
vanessa_valkyrie_142
I felt so sick when Fu blew himself up and it still did not even take Bradley down because that man is just on another level compared to everyone else
giratina's avatar
giratina
Seeing the hands reach out from the floor and drag Ed and Al and Izumi into the dark was such a terrifying way to end the episode. I knew something big was coming, but the way they just vanished felt so final. The way Riza was screaming for Roy at the end really made me feel the total desperation of the situation.
benimaru_blaze_152's avatar
benimaru_blaze_152
You get a sense of how terrifying Bradley is when he treats a suicide bomber like a minor annoyance and just keeps moving while his precision with those swords is scary
evan's avatar
evan
Buccaneer stabbing right through Fu to get to Bradley was brutal and it was the first time we have seen that man actually take a real hit

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All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their owners. If you are a rights holder and have concerns about any content on this site, please contact us at legal@animeoshi.com