Description:

Japan

The original manga, created in 2001 by Hiromu Arakawa, is published by Square Enix with 14 volumes so far.
The high quality animation series of 51 episodes has been produced by Bones. The first episode was aired in October 2003.

Story
The two Elric brothers, Edward and Alphonse, live with their mother in the village of Resembool. Their father, who left them when they were very small to go on a long and mysterious journey, was a talented alchemist and from a very early age both Ed and Al also began studying this fascinating science. The death of their mother, though, forced them to try something forbidden: to resurrect her using alchemy! Unfortunately for them, the transmutation goes wrong and the brothers pay a high price for their actions. Al loses his entire body, but his soul gets bonded to a suit of armor allowing him to remain among the living, while Ed has an arm and a leg torn off. So, the two brothers set off in search of the Philosopher’s Stone, a legendary object which is believed to make anything possible, even giving Al his body back and Ed his missing limbs back. A long adventure which will lead them to discover some shocking truths about their world, but also about their past and which will teach them the price of their own actions!

TV Broadcasting
Germany: premiering Spring 2007