SynopsisWhen they were little, Edward and Alphonse Elric lived happily with their mother, but one day, suddenly, he died. Using alchemy, magic as science is based on the law of equivalent exchange ( "To receive, you must give something of equal value"), a second attempt to bring back to life - with disastrous results.They deliberately opened the door to the spirit world is trying to pull them both in. Ed lost his arm and legs (later replaced them with a kind of magic robot called automail limb), and Al nearly died, but Ed only to bind his soul to a suit of armor that he can survive, by using the armor in the body. Surprised by their potential, the state alchemist Roy Mustang decided to take them and help Ed get the position with the state alchemist, where the two heard about the mythical Philosopher's Stone that allows you to perform alchemy without obey the law of equivalent exchange - which means they can use it to improve their bodies.
Review
Full Metal Alchemist is too complicated for the goods into a small synopsis. If you've somehow never heard about this event, you may not know what I'm about up there. That's okay - I never stopped giving away details about the event in the reviews, and this is one time where 'll be a good thing.
To begin with, the science of alchemy in this show is based on real-life alchemy conducted from 15th to 18th centuries. The main goal is to use the natural law of equivalent exchange to find ways to turn other metals into gold by adding to them some of the essence of something more excellent than gold as gold is the other metals (gold is a perfect metal). This "more perfect than perfect" substance eventually became known as the Sorcerer's Stone (and if you re wondering, it is the same thing the first Harry Potter, which changed to "Sorcerer's Stone" in the U.S. because they thought American kids too stupid to say "philosopher"). Full Metal Alchemist is basically what happened to the late 19th century, Europe would be like if the alchemy has become a real science, with everything ranging from technology to the environment to architecture to the characters' names fit in this setting.
Each shows that getting involved with the subject must have a lot of work done on it, but it will not mean crap if the rest is not worth - which is not. What allowed this event to get so complicated is the fact that the main storyline is very simple; Basically, it's just looking for the Philosopher's Stone, but with many stops along the way than the bus can reach. Along the way, criminals, feeble friends, sticky situations, and issues of social and political relevance closer than such a fantastic setting will show thrown in front of two of our heroes. The only thing that Ed and Al can really trust each other (and maybe Winry, but I do not know - he had a wicked look in his eyes when he handed the instrument).
The theme is what really drives this show, but there are two ways to present the themes: the boring way, where you just kind of throw them out there are boring, and monologue vain conversation, or a good way, in which each character expresses a different theme through the past and personality. Full Metal Alchemist choose a good way to use characters to show the different errors people make or the problems they face. Heads the cast is Ed, that really the main character atypical for shounen anime. Unlike other shounen hero good angsty, easily shaken bleeding hearts or outright evil itself, Ed confident, intelligent, and know yourself and what values to the last drop. When criminals try to compare themselves and their purpose in Him, Ed did not look down on her hands with her eyes wide and go, "No ... can it really? Do I really .... like them?" He was soon ready with a legitimate, logical reason to distinguish them. And when faced with a choice to continue living without hands or join the state alchemists, Ed is not hindered by the fact that the alchemist state government must carry out orders because he knew that he was not strong enough to resist the values and to their machines. Al is Ed quieter half, which helped him out a lot, but you can easily see that can not function without the other, not as grumpy show where the main character is useless without a more level-headed friends. Al, you see, do not have the initiative and lack of will than Ed; so without Ed, Al would never get anything done, but Al was around to see that Ed's doing things right. Al is Ed's primary motivation to continue; Ed did not mind having automail so much, but he is Al was determined to return to the real body - despite being told by a number of characters that Al is truly better to live as a shield.
Most of the other characters Ed colleagues in the state alchemist: Colonel Mustang, Lieutenant Colonel Hughes, Lieutenant Hawkeye, and Major Armstrong. Only Mustang and Armstrong really chemists; Hughes and Hawkeye (I m pretty sure) is just a normal person. Hughes becomes very important to the plot towards the end of Season One, but even I will not spoil it. Instead, Armstrong and Hawkeye never really became important; Hawkeye is Mustang helpers and supporters Armstrong is basically comic relief, though he actually was one of the most powerful alchemist and have a few fights. (Sometimes it seems like Armstrong in the manga and they must have him for the fans, but really there is no place for him in the plot of the anime). Armstrong powers, apart from the giant muscle and spiked knuckles he used, is to launch a large stone and the goods in person. I never know what alchemy is supposed to be, though.
Remarkable compared with the story and characterization, technical aspects are not much to talk about. Generic animation is clean and handsome, but the budget is big enough for them to push some fight scenes that are amazing from it (like the battle between Ed and Greed in Season Two) and the character of the original design and most of the good - looking (although observers from the subtitled versions of Ed may be confusing to a girl - he was short, not very muscular, has a blond braid, and in the Japanese version was played by a woman). Backsound music was not really my favorite. Many sites have praised the music, and they were all done by the famous J-pop band (although I have never heard of them), but most of the openings and endings are not really good. The opening of the first, Ready Steady Go, just okay, and all except the first suffix is also quite mediocre. My favorite song ended the first clear, Kesenai Tsumi, and I also like the second opening, Rewrite.
Full Metal Alchemist is a great event, and with good reason. It combines elements of a good anime should have - an original storyline and power, great fights, great characters, drama and comedy, and some.
