With a riveting and philosophical storyline, an unforgettable cast of characters, and often shocking displays of alchemy, Fullmetal Alchemist remains one of the most popular anime today. Based on Hiromu Arakawa's manga debuting in 2001, the series first gained an anime adaptation in 2003 that later expanded into an original storyline while the creator was working on the end of the manga. A second anime adaptation, titled Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, later debuted, this time following the manga's storyline, with a bit of extra expansion on the narrative. The main narrative focuses on two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, who have lost their original bodies after an alchemical experiment goes awry. After this event, Ed loses an arm and a leg, and Al's soul is bound to a suit of armor originally belonging to the boys' estranged father.

Ed, after being given automail prosthetics, decides to take on the role of a...