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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 03 Review

Episode 3, "Mother"

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Synopsis: Finding a basic alchemy book in the library, the Elric brothers reflect on their past. In the small town of Risembool, Ed and Al grew up with a loving mother, but they were abandoned by their father. The two learned alchemy to try to cheer their mother up, but she died of an illness. The brothers try using human transmutation to ressurect their mother but things go horribly wrong. Edward loses an arm and a leg and Alphonse’s soul has to be attached to a suit of armor. Roy Mustang, who works for the state military, comes upon them after this and offers to have them become State Alchemists. Edward decides to get surgery to attach artificial "automail" limbs and go to Central to become a State Alchemist. The two boys burn their home down so that there’s no turning back. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 02 Review

Episode 2, "Body Of The Sanctioned"


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Synopsis: In Lior, Edward and Alphonse try to expose Cornello as a fraud, but the people disbelieve them, especially the young woman Rose who wishes for Cornello to restore her boyfriend to life. Edward is taken captive by the priest, but with his brother’s help, the truth is revealed and Cornello is defeated. Edward tells Rose to contnue living on her own strength.

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The second episode continues from where the first left off, with Ed and Al confronting the corrupt priest Cornello, and Rose having to decide whether she is going to follow him or not. The brothers confirm that their situation is the result of trying to bring back their dead mother with alchemy (that’s some science experiment), and Cornello doesn’t deny that he’s been using a Philosopher’s Stone to the rules of alchemy. The only problem with the continuation of the cliffhanger is that not a lot really happens. Ed and Al retreat and Ed is captured by a mob. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 01 Review

Episode 1, "To Challenge The Sun"

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Synopsis: Two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, come to the town of Lior, which follows faithfully a religion of the Sun God Leto, a religion run by a priest named Cornello, who performs "miracles". The Elrics insist, however, that Cornello is using alchemy, and they believe their search for the fabled Philosopher’s Stone may have come to an end. Confronting Cornello, they face vicious chimera beasts and the power of Cornello’s stone. However, it is clear that Edward is no ordinary alchemist. read more

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