It is possible to bypass the Law of Equivalent Exchange using a Philosopher's Stone, a red, enigmatic substance. All living things possess their own Gate of Truth, and per the Gaea hypothesis, heavenly bodies like planets also have their own Gates of Truth.
Attemptees are confronted by Truth ( 真理, Shinri), a pantheistic and semi-cerebral God-like being who tauntingly regulates all alchemy use, and whose nigh-featureless appearance is relative to the person with whom Truth converses it is frequently claimed and believed that Truth is a personal God who punishes the arrogant.Īttemptees of human transmutation are also thrown into the Gate of Truth ( 真理の扉, Shinri no Tobira), where they receive an overwhelming dose of information, but also allowing them to transmute without a circle. There has never been a successful human transmutation those who attempt it lose a part of their body, and the result is an inhuman mass. The only things alchemists are forbidden from transmuting are humans and gold. However, when they do so, they must provide something of equal value in accordance with the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Alchemists have the ability, with the help of patterns called transmutation circles, to create almost anything they desire. In this world, alchemy is one of the most-practiced sciences alchemists who work for the government are known as State Alchemists ( 国家錬金術師, Kokka Renkinjutsushi) and are automatically given the rank of major in the military. See also: List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters Setting įullmetal Alchemist takes place in the fictional country of Amestris ( アメストリス, Amesutorisu). Reviewers from several media outlets positively critiqued the series, particularly for its character development, action scenes, symbolism, and philosophical references. It received the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2004, the UK's Eagle Award for favorite manga in 20 and the Seiun Award for best science fiction comic in 2011. The manga has sold over 80 million volumes worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series.
Yen Press has the rights for the digital release of the volumes since 2014. In North America, the manga was localized and published in English by Viz Media.
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A live-action film based on the series was released in 2017. The series has generated original video animations, video games, supplementary books, a collectible card game, and a variety of action figures and other merchandise. Set in the early 20th century, in a fictional universe in which alchemy is a widely practiced science, the series follows the journey of two alchemist brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, who are searching for the philosopher's stone to restore their bodies after a failed attempt to bring their mother back to life using alchemy.įullmetal Alchemist has been adapted into various anime-two television series and two films, all animated by Bones-as well as light novels. The steampunk world of Fullmetal Alchemist is primarily styled after the European Industrial Revolution. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan shōnen manga anthology magazine between July 2001 and June 2010 the publisher later collected the individual chapters into twenty-seven tankōbon volumes. "Alchemist of Steel") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa.
Why is it that even though we got what we wanted, we are unable to offer an honest smile? These tears welling up are fragments born of pain, not of weakness or regret. Lyrics Japanese Romaji Kawashita hazo no nai yakusoku ga Kyou mo bokura no mirai wo ubaou to suru Hoshigatte ita mono wo te ni shite mo Sunao ni umaku waraenai no wa naze darou Afureru namida wa yowasa ya koukai ja nai Itami ga unda kakera de Donna shunkan datte unmei datte Hitotsu dake tashika na mono ga aru to shitta Genkai datte konnan datte Akirametakunai yo Kono mama hanasanai de Kataku nigirishimeta kimi no migite no nukumori Koko ni aru kara English Translation A promise that we never would have made will seek to take our future from us again today.