What is Full Metal Alchemist about?

Question

I had never seen it before and i caught just a few minutes of it the other day and it looked really interesting. Can anyone tell me what it's about? Characters were named after 7 deadly sins: are they regular characters or were they just in that one episode?

Answer 1

Fullmetal Alchemist is set in the early 20th century, in a country called Amestris in an alternate-historical Earth with technology dating from early 20th century Europe. In this alternate world, the pseudoscience of alchemy is heavily used, but takes on a further fantastical element than real-life alchemy. Real-world alchemists tried to transmute gold from lesser metals in the real world. In the fictional world of the series, alchemy becomes the science of transmuting matter into different matter through the use of transmutation circles -- based on real-world science, yet also magical, with seemingly infinite uses. Talented alchemists can apply to become the Amestris military's State Alchemists, if they so choose. There are many benefits (and also consequences) to becoming a state alchemist. Against this backdrop, the series portrays the quest of the young Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, and his younger brother Alphonse for the legendary Philosopher's Stone. Their adventures lead them to discover the truth about their past and the world they live in.

Edward and Alphonse Elric were children living in the rural village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father, a talented alchemist, had left home when Edward was very young and Alphonse was a baby. Years later, their mother, Trisha Elric, died of an illness.

After their mother's death, the two boys decided to attempt to revive their deceased mother. They studied alchemy with a teacher and then used their father's books and notes that he had left behind to recreate a human transmutation circle. However, this attempt failed, costing Edward his left leg and Alphonse his entire body. In a desperate effort to save his brother, Edward sacrificed his right arm to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. After that, Edward's left leg and right arm are fitted with two sets of Automail, a type of advanced prosthetic limb.

A State Alchemist by the name of Roy Mustang(Hottie hot hottie) arrives during the failed human transmutation in response to letters the boys had sent out seeking information about their father (in the hopes that they could get their father to come home and help them with the reviving of their mom). After seeing their skill at alchemy, Mustang suggests that the way for the two boys to achieve their goals is to become State Alchemists and work for him. Spurred on by the man's proposal, Edward sets out to become a State Alchemist, enabling him to use the resources available to State Alchemists to discover a way to restore what he and Alphonse have lost. The brothers eventually learn of the Philosopher's Stone and set off in search of it as a means to restore their bodies. Along the way they discover secrets about the Philosopher's Stone and find other people who seek it as well.
Number Of Episodes: 51

Answer 2

The 7 deadly sin character appear in every episode, it may sometime just be 1.

Fullmetal Alchemist is about 2 boys that lost their mother and try to bring her back with Alchemy and the youngest boy (Alphonse/Al) loses his body and his older brother(Edward/Ed) loses his leg. Ed loses his right arm to attach his brothers soul to an armor body that was in the corner. After that, they go to search for the Philosopher's Stone so that they can get their bodies back without sacrificing something. Ed has an automail (metal artificial limb) arm and leg. He joins the military to become a state alchemist.

It's actually a good show. It's very funny at times. Especially when someone makes fun of Ed's height. (He hate being called small or anything similar to the word.)

Answer 3

Here is a show summary of Full Metal Alchemist:
http://www.tv.com/fullmetal-alchemist/show/32893/summary.html?full_summary=1&tag=showspace_links;full_summary
(I'm afraid that if I gave a summary, I would accidently slip some spoilers, plus I watched the show in Japanese with English subtiles which may have a few slight differences.)

The characters named after the seven deadly sins appear in more than just one episode. They are regular characters, but some have more appearances than others. They do not appear in every episode and appear more commonly toward the end.

I really liked the series, particularly for it's idea/plot revolving around the idea of alchemy and equivalent exchange. I forwarn you though, the ending is weird.

Answer 4

First, Alchemy: It is a power in which you can make (or transmute) something, but you need to have something else that is equal to it (such as the explanation in FMA Volume 1 Chapter 1) to make a broken radio a normal radio. That rule is called equivilant exchange which can only be bypassed with the philosophers stone.
Then the Brothers: Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric, there father left them young for "studies" and when he was gone there mother died and they tried to use alchemy to bring her back from the dead, then (because of equvilant exchange) Edward lost his left leg and right arm (which were replaced with artificial limbs called automail) and Alphonse lost his entire body and had to get his soul placed in a suit of armour. They search for the philoshephers stone so they can get thier bodies back.

Answer 5

Well d 2nd answer was on the topic, if you don't want me to spoil it 4 u then don't read this.

Ed and Al (Main characters) tried to bring their mother back 2 life 'cuz she died of a sickness. In the proccess of using alchemy they had to give up something to bring her back to life "equal exchange". Al lost his body ,and in order to bring back his brothers soul Ed used alchemy and lost his arm and his leg. 'Cuz he's a metal alchemist he put his brothers soul in a metal armor. In order 2 get their bodies back they have 2 find the philosophers stone, that's how the story starts. The rest is about them searching 4 the stone.

Answer 6

"Human kind can not gain anything without firt giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one and only truth."

It's about two brothers and their quest for the Philosopher's stone. It was the number one anime for three years in a row, and is still leading in the top five. A must-see for all people. Teens in general.