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Hagane no Renkinjutsushi   
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Description
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his brother and himself... the legendary Philosopher's Stone.

Won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category.
Won the 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award New Artist Prize.
Won the Eagle Award's "Favourite Manga" in 2010/2011.
Won the Seiun Award for best science fiction comic in 2011.

Type
Manga

Related Series

Associated Names
Alchemist of Steel
Alquimista de Aço
Cang Giả Kim Thuật Sư
Full Metal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist
Giả Kim Thuật Sư
Hagaren
Metal Simyacı
Çelik Simyacı
Сталевий Алхімік
Стальной алхимик
पूर्ण धातु कीमियागर
แขนกล คนแปรธาตุ
鋼の錬金術師
钢之炼金术师
강철의 연금술사

Groups Scanlating
Franky House
ZOMGFTA
TMI-Scans
Evil Genius
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Latest Release(s)
c.Gaiden by MangaStream & Binktopia over 13 years ago
c.108 by MangaStream & Binktopia over 13 years ago
c.108c (end) by reddevilshn over 13 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
27 Volumes (Complete)
14 Volumes (Keisouban, Complete)
18 Volumes (Kanzenban, Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (FMA/FMAB)
Ends at Vol 7, Chap 29 (FMA/FMAB) Diverges during Ep 34 / Vol 27, Chap 108 (FMAB) Vol 1-7 & 15 are abbridged & out of order, Skips Chap 3-4

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Forum
33 topics, 394 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.8 / 10.0 (4259 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.78 / 10.0
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Last Updated
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Year
2001

Original Publisher
Square Enix (2001, 2009, 2011)

Serialized In (magazine)
Shounen Gangan (Square Enix)
Gangan Online (Square Enix)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Manga Up! Global (Digital)
Viz (27 Vols - Complete | 18 Fullmetal Edition - Complete)
Yen Press (27 Vols - Complete; Digital)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #382 increased(+120)
Monthly Pos #697 increased(+156)
3 Month Pos #1034 decreased(-49)
6 Month Pos #1023 increased(+83)
Year Pos #1220 increased(+39)

List Stats
On 3510 reading lists
On 1573 wish lists
On 8023 completed lists
On 219 unfinished lists
On 865 custom lists

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It was a great ride  
by markdarkangel
June 12th, 2010, 5:30pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
It's kinda surrel and terribly bitter-sweet but all good things have to come to a end. FMA will truly be one of the greatest manga i have the pleasure of reading. The action, storyline, characters everything that molded this manga together will be missed. On that note, i'll definetly look out for the mangaka's next work, i'm sure it will be good.
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End  
by Rin89
June 12th, 2010, 7:26am
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
I cant believe it's over... All those yearn I've been reading fma and somehow I've wished that it'd never end... you know forver lasting journey of Ed, Al and all of his friends... but it's over... damn it! Not even a single kiss of WinryxEd or RoyxRiza.. well, there are still fan fictions biggrin But! The train scene was... like omg! Ed is so.. adult.. so mature!
Alchemy in Xing is different so maybe... It wouldn;'t be bad if there was a sequel, even a short one
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Great great.. one of the best..  
by SomePerson
June 10th, 2010, 9:36pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
This definitely goes into one of the top for me. This manga never dragged on for me ever. Nearly every chapter was full of plot and story progression and it never wasted time. That's a rare thing. FMA for me will be known as an excellent manga that never tried to prolong itself. Hell, it's ending was also a magnificent one that pretty much tied up every loose tie.
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Must Read  
by wait321
June 10th, 2010, 7:57pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
This is one of the best manga that I've ever read. It's very unique compared to other Shounen series in that it doesn't try to prolong its life as much as possible. There's very little filler material and the story keeps moving forward, which keeps it exciting. There's also no power-ups, death-rays, or other ridiculous Shounen elements that drag down the maturity level of the series.

Overall, you get the sense that the author had the entire story planned out beforehand and the manga just tries to tell that story as well as possible, which it does perfectly. I highly recommend this manga to everyone.

... Last updated on June 10th, 2010, 7:59pm
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Best so far  
by Chaoswind
June 10th, 2010, 7:19pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
Best series of the ones I have read... so far

Holy shit 666 people gave it a 10 out of 10... such an interesting number bigrazz

... Last updated on June 10th, 2010, 7:23pm
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Epic!!!  
by Hellsayer
June 10th, 2010, 5:21pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
Love FMA, best shounen ever. awesome ending!
Spoiler (highlight to view)
al got his body back! greed diesT-T. Ed got tall and proposed to Winry(Sorta).
I think thats just badass! Extremely original, better than naruto and one piece, a must read!!

... Last updated on November 7th, 2010, 6:32pm
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it´s over  
by ShadowSakura
June 10th, 2010, 2:17pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
the greatest shounen mana i´ve ever read. Now finished after 108 chapters. 108 : 12 = 9
Has it really been so long'? Nine years of exitment, laugh and cries
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JUST ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE IT.  
by rouge@roze
June 10th, 2010, 1:10pm
Rating: 10.0  / 10.0
SUPERB!! smile
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One of my favorites  
by Artimidorus
June 10th, 2010, 11:01am
Rating: 9.0  / 10.0
Well, I finally read the ending, and now I am looking forward to a nice $260 bill, because I seem to need these books. Ending was really good, art was solid all the way through, and the story that took a few turns ended up running right back into a good ending.

I really can't think of anything more to ask for from this ending, except maybe a bit more face time with the brothers lives after everything is finished. Probably the highest I have ever rated a manga, but this one deserves it.
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one of the best manga in this era  
by Levantine
June 4th, 2010, 12:31pm
Rating: N/A
hmm how should I put it,

the story is original, that's the best

the character development is enjoyable & fun to follow

its sense of humor and story flow is very very good, I read 20 books and I find this series never disappoint me in any book


but what needed to take a note is the author consistently stick to the story's rule : it's an equivalent trade. She made a very creative plot with this very concept, now that's what I called consistent manga biggrin

read.it.now, you won't wanna miss it, I assure you biggrin
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