Fullmetal Alchemist

Synopsis

Alchemists are knowledgeable and naturally talented individuals who can manipulate and modify matter due to their art. Yet despite the wide range of possibilities, alchemy is not as all-powerful as most would believe. Human transmutation is strictly forbidden, and whoever attempts it risks severe consequences. Even so, siblings Edward and Alphonse Elric decide to ignore this great taboo and bring their mother back to life. Unfortunately, not only do they fail in resurrecting her, they also pay an extremely high price for their arrogance: Edward loses his left leg and Alphonse his entire body. Furthermore, Edward also gives up his right arm in order to seal his brother's soul into a suit of armor. Years later, the young alchemists travel across the country looking for the Philosopher's Stone, in the hopes of recovering their old bodies with its power. However, their quest for the fated stone also leads them to unravel far darker secrets than they could ever imagine. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Fullmetal Alchemist won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category in 2003, along with Yakitate!! Japan. Hiromu Arakawa also won the 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in the New Artist Prize category for the series in 2011. In the same year, the manga won the Seiun Award in the Best Comic category. As of July 2021, over 80 million copies of the series have been sold worldwide. The series was published in English by VIZ Media from May 3, 2005, to December 20, 2011, and digitally by Yen Press on April 15, 2014. A 3-in-1 omnibus edition and complete box set, which included the novel Fullmetal Alchemist: Sorezore no Kizuna, were later released by VIZ Media. The manga was also published in Italian by Panini Comic from July 13, 2006, to September 3, 2011; in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica from January 2006 to April 2012; in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC in 54 volumes from February 2007 to April 2011; in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea from December 9, 2016, to March 21, 2019; and in Spain by Norma Editorial.

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