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List of Fullmetal Alchemist episodes

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Source revisionSep 15, 2026
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Fullmetal Alchemist is an anime television series loosely based on the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa. Set in a fictional universe in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scientific techniques, the story follows two alchemist brothers named Edward and Alphonse Elric, who want to recover parts of their bodies lost in an attempt to bring their deceased mother back to life through alchemy.

Produced by Bones and directed by Seiji Mizushima, the series aired in Japan on MBS and TBS from October 4, 2003, to October 2, 2004. It later aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block in the United States from November 7, 2004, to March 19, 2006. An anime film titled Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa, a sequel to the television series, premiered in Japanese theaters on July 23, 2005; and it premiered in the U.S. on August 24, 2006. A series of five original video animations (OVAs) were also released. The majority of these OVAs are side stories and do not expand on the plot. In 2009, an anime television series reboot, titled Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood for the English release, started broadcast on MBS and TBS, being directed by Yasuhiro Irie. Brotherhood is an independent second adaptation that directly follows the events of the manga and ignores the original anime's continuity.

The first series has been released in a series of thirteen DVDs from December 17, 2003, to January 26, 2005, in Japan.

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