This anime series aired from 2003 to 2004. There were 51 episodes altogether. It includes 3% filler episodes. The episode is set in a fictional universe. Alchemist is one of the scientific techniques.
The story revolves around 2 brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric. They are in search of a stone that will in the future bring lives to dead people. As they tried really hard to bring their mother’s life back but couldn’t.
Fullmetal Story:
The story revolves around the tragic past. Edward was only eleven and another brother was 10 when their mother passed away.
They both tried different things to bring their dead mother back to life. Both of them lost one of their body parts in this struggle.
Fullmetal Alchemist Filler Episodes:
4, 10, 37Manga Canon Episodes:
1-3, 6-7, 9, 13-15, 17-20, 23-28, 34Anime Canon Episodes:
5, 8, 11-12, 16, 21-22, 29-33, 35-36, 38-51The Man with the Mechanical Arm:
This story revolves around the two brothers who figured out that they are on a hijacked train and they discover their unique skills and try their best to handle the situation.
Ed loses his arm in the battle but does not step back. Mustang tried their best to kill him but he tackled the situation very well. He finally survived and at that very moment, he thought that he is very intelligent as he has all the thinking capabilities one can have to prove himself as a genius person.
He planned to give an alchemy exam so that he could be the state’s alchemist but he wasn’t allowed to appear in the exam because he was underage. At the end of the episode, he was very happy that he saved everyone.
Fullmetal Alchemist Episode List:
| # | TITLE | TYPE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Those Who Challenge the Sun | MANGA CANON |
| 2 | Body of the Sanctioned | MANGA CANON |
| 3 | Mother | MANGA CANON |
| 4 | A Forger’s Love | FILLER |
| 5 | The Man with the Mechanical Arm | ANIME CANON |
| 6 | The Alchemy Exam | MANGA CANON |
| 7 | Night of the Chimera’s Cry | MANGA CANON |
| 8 | The Philosopher’s Stone | ANIME CANON |
| 9 | Be Thou for the People | MANGA CANON |
| 10 | The Phantom Thief | FILLER |
| 11 | The Other Brothers Elric: Part 1 | ANIME CANON |
| 12 | The Other Brothers Elric: Part 2 | ANIME CANON |
| 13 | Fullmetal VS Flame | MANGA CANON |
| 14 | Destruction’s Right Hand | MANGA CANON |
| 15 | The Ishbal Massacre | MANGA CANON |
| 16 | That Which Is Lost | ANIME CANON |
| 17 | House of the Waiting Family | MANGA CANON |
| 18 | Marcoh’s Notes | MANGA CANON |
| 19 | The Truth Behind Truths | MANGA CANON |
| 20 | Soul of the Guardian | MANGA CANON |
| 21 | The Red Glow | ANIME CANON |
| 22 | Created Human | ANIME CANON |
| 23 | Fullmetal Heart | MANGA CANON |
| 24 | Bonding Memories | MANGA CANON |
| 25 | Words of Farewell | MANGA CANON |
| 26 | Her Reason | MANGA CANON |
| 27 | Teacher | MANGA CANON |
| 28 | All is One, One is All | MANGA CANON |
| 29 | The Untainted Child | ANIME CANON |
| 30 | Assault on South Headquarters | ANIME CANON |
| 31 | Sin | ANIME CANON |
| 32 | Dante of the Deep Forest | ANIME CANON |
| 33 | Al, Captured | ANIME CANON |
| 34 | Theory of Avarice | MANGA CANON |
| 35 | Reunion of the Fallen | ANIME CANON |
| 36 | The Sinner Within | ANIME CANON |
| 37 | The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant & The Mystery of Warehouse 13 | FILLER |
| 38 | With the River’s Flow | ANIME CANON |
| 39 | Secret of Ishbal | ANIME CANON |
| 40 | The Scar | ANIME CANON |
| 41 | Holy Mother | ANIME CANON |
| 42 | His Name is Unknown | ANIME CANON |
| 43 | The Stray Dog | ANIME CANON |
| 44 | Hohenheim of Light | ANIME CANON |
| 45 | A Rotted Heart | ANIME CANON |
| 46 | Human Transmutation | ANIME CANON |
| 47 | Sealing the Homunculus | ANIME CANON |
| 48 | Goodbye | ANIME CANON |
| 49 | The Other Side of the Gate | ANIME CANON |
| 50 | Death | ANIME CANON |
| 51 | Laws and Promises | ANIME CANON |
How many episodes of Fullmetal alchemist?
Fullmetal alchemist has 51 episodes which have 3% filler episodes.
Full metal alchemist episode guide:
Here’s a detailed guide for your understanding of this series full metal alchemist.
The Alchemy Exam:
This episode revolves around the exam which both Edward and Alphonse are preparing. But before giving the exam they did research on it.
Later, they got to know that exams are very difficult and there are more than thousands of candidates. Only 2 people will be selected. There will be 3 exams altogether to become the state’s Alchemist.
Destruction’s Right Hand:
This episode revolves around the quiz which both the brothers are taking of Dr. Maroch. They are trying to ask for the details regarding the stone.
With the River’s Flow:
In this episode, you will have the conflict between two brothers. Both of them part their ways because of some disagreement. During the journey, they had an argument regarding each other’s nature. Both of them got into a fight and separated their ways.
They plan to stop Scar. But Al got really worried he knew that if they stopped Scar they would not fulfill their mission. They used transmuted objects throughout their fight. Ed was a really stubborn person. He didn’t try to resolve things.
He was dragging the fight on and on. So, as a result, Al complains to Ed because of his nature which he took in the wrong way. The dispute did not end and Ed just walked away towards his own path.
Canon episodes:
Canon follows 100% of manga content and stories. Few canon episodes are:
Those Who Challenge the Sun:
This story revolves around both the brothers struggling for the stone. They tried for 4 years to resurrect their mother. They wanted to bring life back in dead bodies. When Ed gets to see Lust he figures out that he has seen her somewhere else.
But this mystery will be revealed after 4 episodes. In the 4th episode, you will see the flashbacks of this episode, and then the mystery will be revealed. He then at the end discovers that he saw her in the graveyard.