The story revolves around two brothers – Edward and Alphonse – who are blessed with the gift of alchemy and the series’ central antagonist Dante – a furious woman who controls seven homunculi that are named after the seven deadly sins. It was serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan – a monthly manga magazine published by Square Enix. There are still some aspects of the original manga series that simply make it better than the Brotherhood.įullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga-based anime series written by Hiromu Arakawa. The Brotherhood is not to be confused with the 2003 manga series but is equally captivating to watch, if not better. It follows the original events of the Manga. Then came the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – the second adaptation of the original Fullmetal Alchemist manga series. In 2004, the FMA won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award. The series was quickly exploded into a worldwide anime hit, selling over 70 million volumes worldwide. It also refers to the popular anime series of the same name.

Fullmetal Alchemist (Japanese title, Haganeno Renkinjutsushi, or Hagaren for short) is a Japanese manga written by Hiromu Arakawa and serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan – a monthly manga magazine published by Square Enix. Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the best anime series of all time which almost fulfills the purpose of a perfect anime.

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