Fullmetal Alchemist

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                                                               (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 1,2 and 3 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

  Breaking the laws of nature is a serious crime! 

  In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical ""auto-mail"" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies...the legendary Philosopher's Stone.

  Alchemy: the mystical power to alter the natural world, somewhere between magic art, and science. When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabbled in these powers to grant their dearest wish, one of them lost an arm and leg...and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living iron. Now they are agents of the government, slaves of the military -alchemical complex, using their unique powers to obey their orders...even to kill. But their powers aren't unique. The world crawls with evil alchemists. And in pursuit of the ultimate alchemical treasure, the Philsopher's Stone, their enemies are even more ruthless than they are...

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Price: $12.57 "Barns and Noble"

• ISBN-13: 9781421540184
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 6/7/2011
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #1
• Pages: 576
• Sales rank: 63,709
• Product dimensions: 4.90 (w) x 7.48 (h) x 1.22 (d)

                                                                 (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 4,5 and 6 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

Trapped and injured in a secret alchemical laboratory, Edward Elric is at the mercy of his enemies, Lust and Envy. But they don't want him dead...they have other plans for him. As the laboratory goes up in flames, the brothers find themselves back at square one, with only an inkling of the massive scale of the Philosopher's Stone conspiracy. But then, Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes uncovers a shocking secret...

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• ISBN-13: 9781421540191
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 8/2/2011
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #2
• Pages: 576
• Sales rank: 70,208
• Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.50 (h) x 1.40 (d)

                                                              (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 7,8 and 9 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

  Where did Alphonse Elric go during the few short minutes he was wiped from existence, body and soul? From a secret lair in the city of Dublith, a group of outcasts kidnaps Alphonse to find the alchemical secrets of his creation! It's up to Ed (and a certain housewife) to go into the Devil's Nest and rescue his brother. But the criminals of the Devil's Nest aren't exactly human either. Now, Al must fight a homunculus—an artificial human being—and the streets of Dublith will run red with blood...

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Price: $12.97 "Barns and Noble"

• ISBN-13: 9781421540207
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 10/4/2011
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, , #3
• Edition number: 3
• Pages: 576
• Sales rank: 75,418
• Product dimensions: 5.04 (w) x 7.58 (h) x 1.20 (d)

                                                                (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 10,11 and 12 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

 Ed returns to Resembool and meets his estranged father Hohenheim for the first time in many years. Though their meeting is brief and strained, Ed comes away with the revelation that Al’s body is still alive somewhere. But before the newly energized brothers can search for it, Scar returns, catalyzing an unlikely alliance between the Elric brothers, Prince Lin of Xing, and Colonel Mustang. Though they hope to use Scar to lure in a homunculus, the hunters become the hunted when Gluttony proves more than they can handle.

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Price: $13.07 "Barns and Noble"

• ISBN-13: 9781421554914
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 3/12/2013
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #4
• Edition description: Original
• Pages: 576
• Sales rank: 93,854
• Product dimensions: 5.24 (w) x 7.36 (h) x 1.20 (d)

                                                             (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 13,14 and 15 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

  In the midst of heated battle, Ed, Envy and Prince Lin of Xing are swallowed whole by the homunculus Gluttony. When they finally escape, they find themselves face-to-face with the “father” of the homunculi, who offers Lin immortality as the new Greed. Meanwhile, Colonel Mustang learns the military’s corruption goes all the way to the top, and the truth of what really happened in the Ishbalan War is revealed.

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• ISBN-13: 9781421554921
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 7/9/2013
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #5
• Edition description: Original
• Pages: 576
• Sales rank: 102,465
• Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.30 (h) x 1.30 (d)

                                                                  (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 16,17 and 18 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

  The Elric brothers head north to Fort Briggs in search of May Chang, whose Xing alchemy may contain the answers they seek. But as Ed and Al soon discover, the only thing less forgiving than Briggs’s weather is the regiment of hardened soldiers assigned to defend it. Matters grow even more complicated when Ed and Al get thrown in lockdown and the sadistic Kimblee arrives from Central with Winry as his hostage. But even Kimblee’s cruelty pales in comparison to the evil of the new homunculi watching from the shadows...

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Price: $11.95 "Barns and Noble"

• ISBN-13: 9781421554938
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 11/12/2013
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #6
• Edition description: Original
• Pages: 576
• Sales rank: 85,716
• Product dimensions: 5.12 (w) x 7.50 (h) x 1.21 (d)

                                                                   (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 19,20 and 21 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

  The story enters its final stretch as the Elric brothers learn of the homunculi’s ultimate plan to turn all of Amestris into an alchemical bloodbath on the “Day of Reckoning.” While tempted to use the open portal that day to get their bodies back, for now the brothers build opposition to the homunculi-corrupted military with others who have learned of the grisly plan. While Al learns the secret of the homunculi’s origins from his father, Ed joins forces with a familiar homunculus who seems to be having pangs of conscience.

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Price: $11.51 "Barns and Noble"

• ISBN-13: 9781421554945
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 3/11/2014
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #7
• Pages: 568
• Sales rank: 97,943
• Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.30 (h) x 1.30 (d)

                                                                  (Cover Artwork)
Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 22,23 and 24 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

  In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical ""auto-mail"" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies...the legendary Philosopher's Stone.

  With the Day of Reckoning at hand, war breaks out in Central City. On one side, the homunculi and corrupt military; on the other, the Elric family, Ishbalan refugees, and a ragtag alliance of soldiers loyal to Major General Armstrong of Fort Briggs and Roy Mustang. While Hohenheim confronts the homunculi's "father," Mustang finally learns the truth about Hughes's murder. Will he be consumed by hatred and do the unthinkable?

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Price: $11.59 "Barns and Noble"

• ISBN-13: 9781421554969
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 7/8/2014
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #8
• Pages: 576
• Sales rank: 501,648

Book Description: Story & Art by Hiromu Arakawa
Containing volumes 25,26 and 27 of Fullmetal Alchemist!

  As the Day of Reckoning dawns, the Elric brothers, their father Hohenheim, and all of their allies battle to the death against the homunculi’s “father.” The fate of the entire world hangs in the balance. To claim victory, some will have to make the ultimate sacrifice. When the dust clears, will a happy ending await our favorite characters in the final volume of Fullmetal Alchemist?

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Price: $13.21 "Barns and Noble"

• ISBN-13: 9781421554976
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 11/11/2014
• Series: Full Metal Alchemist 3-in-1 Series, #9
• Pages: 576

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 Anime

   Fullmetal Alchemist is an anime adaptation of the manga of the same name. Comprising 51 episodes, it was co-produced by animation studio Bones, Mainichi Broadcasting System, and Aniplex. It was broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System, TBS and Animax in Japan between October 4, 2003, and October 2, 2004. A second television series titled in English as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was later broadcast in 2009.

"Fullmetal Alchemist"

"Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood"

 Overall Rating: 5 Stars

The graphics, and artwork in both

Manga, and Anime series is fantastic