I finished watching this two weeks ago and I have been recommending it to other people even before I finished the series.
"Full Metal Alchemist" is a world populated with people who use technology and alchemy to achieve roughly the same powers as those found in North American comic books. Instead of their powers being based on a mutant gene or exposure to radiation or a refugee from another planet, alchemists get their abilities by altering the molecular structure of matter.
If you liked "Ninja Scroll" because of its story, unique characters and action; than you will be blown you away with the depth and constantly changing plots and subplots of Full Metal Alchemist.
I also have to mention I watched this from poorly subbed DVDs; it was so bad that in the last DVD one of the main characters had a different name in English subtitles but it was still the same in the Japanese audio. There are 51 episodes, I initially watched one or two episodes per day but in the end I watched the remaining 20 episodes in two days. From what little I could understand from the subtitles I still thought the Full Metal Alchemist is amazing and I look forward to watching it again with proper English dubbing.
It is very important to watch this series in a row.
This is not an anime for kids.
BTW: The 52nd episode in the series is the movie. Full Metal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa. The story is still open even after the movie ends.
+++++Spoilers Below+++++ If you are willing to give Full Metal Alchemist a chance than do not read the following. ++++++Spoilers Below+++++
The series is about love, loss/death, revenge, abandonment, loyalty and the mistakes people commit when trying to do the right things. With that in mind, the main bad guys are named after the Seven Deadly sins (Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth).
There are also "good" people, I am not sure if they are supposed to represent the Seven Virtues but some do have those qualities.
The main plot starts off with the two brothers needing to find the Philosophers stone so they can undo a mistake they made. So it starts off like any other story with the great never ending search but with Full Metal Alchemist they do find what they are looking for early on in the series. However there are shocking revelations surrounding the stone.
"Full Metal Alchemist" is a world populated with people who use technology and alchemy to achieve roughly the same powers as those found in North American comic books. Instead of their powers being based on a mutant gene or exposure to radiation or a refugee from another planet, alchemists get their abilities by altering the molecular structure of matter.
If you liked "Ninja Scroll" because of its story, unique characters and action; than you will be blown you away with the depth and constantly changing plots and subplots of Full Metal Alchemist.
I also have to mention I watched this from poorly subbed DVDs; it was so bad that in the last DVD one of the main characters had a different name in English subtitles but it was still the same in the Japanese audio. There are 51 episodes, I initially watched one or two episodes per day but in the end I watched the remaining 20 episodes in two days. From what little I could understand from the subtitles I still thought the Full Metal Alchemist is amazing and I look forward to watching it again with proper English dubbing.
It is very important to watch this series in a row.
This is not an anime for kids.
BTW: The 52nd episode in the series is the movie. Full Metal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa. The story is still open even after the movie ends.
+++++Spoilers Below+++++ If you are willing to give Full Metal Alchemist a chance than do not read the following. ++++++Spoilers Below+++++
The series is about love, loss/death, revenge, abandonment, loyalty and the mistakes people commit when trying to do the right things. With that in mind, the main bad guys are named after the Seven Deadly sins (Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth).
There are also "good" people, I am not sure if they are supposed to represent the Seven Virtues but some do have those qualities.
The main plot starts off with the two brothers needing to find the Philosophers stone so they can undo a mistake they made. So it starts off like any other story with the great never ending search but with Full Metal Alchemist they do find what they are looking for early on in the series. However there are shocking revelations surrounding the stone.