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Fullmetal Alchemist — Season 1

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Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.

Episodes (51)

Those Who Challenge the Sun
E1

1. Those Who Challenge the Sun

7.1

Aired 4 October 2003 • 24 min

When Edward and Alphonse meet a so-called religious leader who can invoke miracles, they believe he's carrying the philosopher's stone.

Body of the Sanctioned
E2

2. Body of the Sanctioned

7.5

Aired 11 October 2003 • 24 min

Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the truth behind Cornello's miracles -- and possibly ruin the townspeople's lives.

Mother
E3

3. Mother

7.6

Aired 18 October 2003 • 24 min

A young Ed and Al are determined to bring back their dead mother, who was their pillar of strength during dreary times of war.

A Forger's Love
E4

4. A Forger's Love

6.9

Aired 25 October 2003 • 24 min

While on their way to seek out an important man from their childhood, Ed and Al come across a town haunted by a ghostly woman.

The Man with the Mechanical Arm
E5

5. The Man with the Mechanical Arm

7.3

Aired 1 November 2003 • 24 min

Ed and Al hop aboard a train to Central City and quickly find themselves defending the passengers -- including Gen. Hakuro -- from terrorists.

The Alchemy Exam
E6

6. The Alchemy Exam

7.2

Aired 8 November 2003 • 24 min

Once in Central City, Ed and Al move into the vast mansion of sewing-life alchemist Shou Tucker and begin to prepare for the Alchemy Exam.

Night of the Chimera's Cry
E7

7. Night of the Chimera's Cry

7.8

Aired 15 November 2003 • 24 min

Now an official State Alchemist, Ed takes a closer look at Tucker's chimera experiments and begins to realize there's something very wrong going on.

The Philosopher's Stone
E8

8. The Philosopher's Stone

7.3

Aired 22 November 2003 • 24 min

A disenchanted Ed resigns from his position as State Alchemist, and when Winry arrives in town, she may be the serial killer's next victim.

Be Thou for the People
E9

9. Be Thou for the People

7.3

Aired 29 November 2003 • 24 min

Ed and Al go on assignment to inspect a small mining colony and discover its inhabitants are being heavily taxed by a tyrant and his Alchemist.

The Phantom Thief
E10

10. The Phantom Thief

7.0

Aired 6 December 2003 • 24 min

While trying to avoid their meeting with Mustang, Ed and Al end up in a small town and become embroiled in a manhunt for a female Robin Hood.

The Other Brothers Elric (1)
E11

11. The Other Brothers Elric (1)

7.1

Aired 13 December 2003 • 24 min

Ed and Al head to Xenotime in hopes of finding the Philosopher's Stone, but they find only two boys creating a strange red water.

The Other Brothers Elric (2)
E12

12. The Other Brothers Elric (2)

7.0

Aired 20 December 2003 • 24 min

Ed and Al uncover a conspiracy involving the Tringham Brothers' father, his involvement with the red water and the disease that's stricken Xenotime.

Fullmetal vs. Flame
E13

13. Fullmetal vs. Flame

7.0

Aired 27 December 2003 • 24 min

Ed reports back to Mustang in East City, where discussion of Doctor Marcoh and the Philosopher's Stone leads to a duel between Ed and the colonel.

Destruction's Right Hand
E14

14. Destruction's Right Hand

6.8

Aired 10 January 2004 • 24 min

While the shape-shifting Envy disguises himself as Cornello, Ed and Al find Marcoh and learn about the Stone's involvement in the Ishbal Rebellion.

The Ishbal Massacre
E15

15. The Ishbal Massacre

7.4

Aired 17 January 2004 • 24 min

As the Strong Arm Alchemist defends them from the surrounding chaos, Marcoh reveals to the Elrics the vast atrocities of the Ishbal Massacre.

That Which Is Lost
E16

16. That Which Is Lost

7.2

Aired 24 January 2004 • 24 min

As Marcoh faces a deadly encounter with Lust, Armstrong and the Elrics flee to Resembool. Ed is sent into a rage when they lose Al in the process.

House of the Waiting Family
E17

17. House of the Waiting Family

7.1

Aired 31 January 2004 • 24 min

While resting and receiving repairs back in Resembool, Ed visits his mother's grave and Al reveals his concerns about his fading memories.

Marcoh's Notes
E18

18. Marcoh's Notes

6.9

Aired 7 February 2004 • 24 min

Ed and Al are forced to go in search of another source for Marcoh's book after Lust, Gluttony and Scar burn the First Branch Library to the ground.

The Truth Behind Truths
E19

19. The Truth Behind Truths

7.0

Aired 14 February 2004 • 24 min

Ed and Al are horrified when they learn what the key ingredient in making a Philosopher's Stone is, but they forge ahead to explore an abandoned lab.

Soul of the Guardian
E20

20. Soul of the Guardian

7.4

Aired 21 February 2004 • 24 min

Several malfunctions in their armor impede Ed and Al as they face off against some tortured souls bound to empty suits.

The Red Glow
E21

21. The Red Glow

7.2

Aired 28 February 2004 • 24 min

Barry sets off a series of explosions that inadvertently free Greed and the other prisoners. Tucker returns from the dead in a surprising new form.

Created Human
E22

22. Created Human

7.1

Aired 6 March 2004 • 24 min

As Envy, in the form of Basque Grand, gathers the human ingredients to form the Stone, Maes Hughes sets out to rescue the Elrics from Laboratory 5.

Heart of Steel
E23

23. Heart of Steel

7.0

Aired 13 March 2004 • 24 min

Edward upsets Winry with his refusal to talk, and Alphonse decides to confront Edward with his questions about artificial souls.

Bonding Memories
E24

24. Bonding Memories

6.9

Aired 20 March 2004 • 24 min

Alphonse runs off and comes face to face with Scar, who's been hiding out among the mercenary-plagued refugees of Ishbal.

Words of Farewell
E25

25. Words of Farewell

7.3

Aired 27 March 2004 • 24 min

When Ed and Al take Winry on a quest to tail Scar and learn more about the Stone, they discover a connection between Lab 5 and the war in Ishbal.

Her Reason
E26

26. Her Reason

7.2

Aired 3 April 2004 • 24 min

As Ed, Al and Winry arrive in Rush Valley to retrieve automail, Mustang figures that a high-ranking officer must be responsible for Hughes' death.

Teacher
E27

27. Teacher

7.1

Aired 10 April 2004 • 24 min

Edward and Alphonse fear for their lives when they come face to face with Izumi Curtis, their former teacher, who brings them back to Dublith.

All is One, One is All
E28

28. All is One, One is All

7.0

Aired 17 April 2004 • 24 min

In order to teach them a life lesson and give them time to reflect, Izumi leaves Ed and Al on Yock Island -- the place where she first found them.

The Untainted Child
E29

29. The Untainted Child

7.3

Aired 24 April 2004 • 24 min

Edward and Alphonse discover that the young boy on Yock Island is, all at once, an alchemist, a homunculus and able to transmute his own body.

Assault on South Headquarters
E30

30. Assault on South Headquarters

7.3

Aired 1 May 2004 • 24 min

As the military captures the mysterious Yock Island boy and imprisons him in South Headquarters, Yoki spots Scar among a group of Ishbalans.

Sin
E31

31. Sin

7.1

Aired 8 May 2004 • 24 min

Envy disguises herself as Bradley and plucks the homunculus child from Izumi. Meanwhile, the boy remembers his past after he eats Stone fragments.

Dante of the Deep Forest
E32

32. Dante of the Deep Forest

7.3

Aired 15 May 2004 • 24 min

Izumi drops in on Ed and Al's fight with Wrath, a new homunculus who seeks the rest of Edward's body in order to make himself human.

Al, Captured
E33

33. Al, Captured

7.0

Aired 29 May 2004 • 24 min

When Martel takes over Al's armor and brings him to Greed's headquarters, it's up to Izumi and Edward to come to the rescue

Theory of Avarice
E34

34. Theory of Avarice

7.4

Aired 5 June 2004 • 24 min

With Ed, Izumi and Sig in his custody, Lt. Col. Archer reinstates Shou Tucker as State Alchemist and orders his men to hunt down Greed.

Reunion of the Fallen
E35

35. Reunion of the Fallen

6.7

Aired 12 June 2004 • 24 min

As Edward and Alphonse head out to the Ishbal camp with Winry, Lust is sitting down at a restaurant when a man from her past enters the room.

The Sinner Within
E36

36. The Sinner Within

7.3

Aired 19 June 2004 • 24 min

Ed and Alphonse hope to learn more about the Philosopher's Stone when they lend a hand to a group of Ishbalan refugees being shipped further south.

The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant & The Mystery of Warehouse 13
E37

37. The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant & The Mystery of Warehouse 13

7.1

Aired 26 June 2004 • 24 min

While he investigates Mustang, Lt. Havoc orders his man Falman to find him a girlfriend. Later, Mustang must investigate the haunted Warehouse 13.

With the River's Flow
E38

38. With the River's Flow

7.0

Aired 3 July 2004 • 24 min

After an argument splits up Ed, Al and Winry, Al bumps into a familiar face, and Winry decides to investigate Hughes' murder with Sheska.

Secret of Ishbal
E39

39. Secret of Ishbal

7.0

Aired 10 July 2004 • 24 min

Kimblee is named State Alchemist and heads out with the troops to Liore, where Scar is gouging out the earth with a large stone.

The Scar
E40

40. The Scar

7.3

Aired 17 July 2004 • 24 min

After Lust and Gluttony drop in on Edward's confrontation with Scar in Liore, the seventh and final homunculus is finally revealed.

Holy Mother
E41

41. Holy Mother

7.3

Aired 24 July 2004 • 24 min

With the help of Rose, the Holy Mother, Scar instructs the inhabitants of Liore not to provoke violence as they lure the military into town.

His Name Is Unknown
E42

42. His Name Is Unknown

7.6

Aired 24 July 2004 • 24 min

With Ed busy aiding the people of Liore, Scar is the only one who can help Alphonse when his armor begins transforming into an explosive compound.

The Stray Dog
E43

43. The Stray Dog

7.3

Aired 31 July 2004 • 24 min

While the Elric Brothers flee Liore, Winry meets a complete stranger in Resembool who is later introduced to her as Ed and Al's father.

Hohenheim of Light
E44

44. Hohenheim of Light

7.3

Aired 7 August 2004 • 24 min

As the Elrics' father, Hohenhelm of Light, sets out to confront the leader of the Homunculi, Lyra and Rose find a secret stairway in an old church.

A Rotted Heart
E45

45. A Rotted Heart

7.4

Aired 21 August 2004 • 24 min

A complex and entangled history reveals itself as Van Hohenheim of Light battles Dante, the leader of the Homunculi.

Human Transmutation
E46

46. Human Transmutation

7.3

Aired 28 August 2004 • 24 min

The brothers are in danger when they become separated. Ed returns to Dante's mansion to look for clues. Al meets with the deranged Shou Tucker.

Sealing the Homunculus
E47

47. Sealing the Homunculus

7.3

Aired 4 September 2004 • 24 min

Wrath believes that Sloth is his real mother. Sloth battles Shou Tucker. Ed realizes that Al has been tricked by Tucker.

Goodbye
E48

48. Goodbye

7.4

Aired 11 September 2004 • 24 min

Armstrong declares an uprising against the Führer on the northern border while Ed, joined by Izumi, fights the remaining Homunculi in Central.

The Other Side of the Gate
E49

49. The Other Side of the Gate

7.1

Aired 18 September 2004 • 24 min

King Bradley comes home to give his son a birthday gift. Edward meets with Russell in an abandoned church. Maria and Denny arrive to support Izumi.

Death
E50

50. Death

7.4

Aired 25 September 2004 • 24 min

Edward Elric arrives in World War I after being pulled through the Gate. Roy Mustang confronts his enemy, Homunculus Pride.

Laws and Promises
E51

51. Laws and Promises

7.4

Aired 2 October 2004 • 24 min

Edward Elric realizes he must make the ultimate sacrifice if he wants to retrieve his brother from the Gate. Hawkeye breaks free from her captors.

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