1 00:00:05,037 --> 00:00:07,540 Alchemy is the science of understanding, decomposing, 2 00:00:07,623 --> 00:00:10,126 and reconstructing matter. 3 00:00:10,209 --> 00:00:13,129 However, it is not an all-powerful art. 4 00:00:13,212 --> 00:00:16,465 It is impossible to create something out of nothing. 5 00:00:16,549 --> 00:00:21,512 If one wishes to obtain something, something of equal value must be paid. 6 00:00:21,596 --> 00:00:26,225 This equivalent exchange is the basis of alchemy. 7 00:00:26,309 --> 00:00:30,855 Alchemists have a taboo and it is human transmutation. 8 00:00:30,938 --> 00:00:34,150 It is that which no one must commit. 9 00:02:08,995 --> 00:02:10,788 Brother. 10 00:02:10,871 --> 00:02:14,000 What do you think about the stories of this priest in Liore? 11 00:02:14,083 --> 00:02:15,501 About his miraculous works? 12 00:02:16,419 --> 00:02:20,047 They say he can transmute flowers out of thin air, right? 13 00:02:20,131 --> 00:02:24,343 - It could just be simple sleight of hand. - Supposing it's not, though. 14 00:02:24,427 --> 00:02:29,181 Yeah, supposing it's not, then it just might be, huh? 15 00:02:30,850 --> 00:02:34,353 "The celestial stone that destroyed Xerxes in one night. 16 00:02:34,437 --> 00:02:38,190 The grand elixir, sealed away by the Eastern Sage. 17 00:02:38,274 --> 00:02:42,737 It goes by different names, but in short, it's something that intensifies alchemy. 18 00:02:42,820 --> 00:02:44,864 That's the Philosopher's Stone." 19 00:02:45,906 --> 00:02:50,411 If I only had that, I might be able to get your body back, Al. 20 00:02:50,494 --> 00:02:53,622 Damn! Write more information about it, will you? 21 00:02:55,332 --> 00:02:57,042 - Al... - What? 22 00:02:57,126 --> 00:02:59,378 I sure hope this is it this time. 23 00:02:59,462 --> 00:03:01,589 Yes, that's right. 24 00:03:02,465 --> 00:03:03,507 RESEMBOOL, 10 YEARS EARLIER 25 00:03:03,591 --> 00:03:06,385 Ed! Al! Where are you? 26 00:03:07,178 --> 00:03:11,390 Oh, my. Messing up your dad's study again? 27 00:03:12,308 --> 00:03:15,311 No, you mustn't scribble there like that. 28 00:03:15,394 --> 00:03:18,272 It's not scribbling! Watch. 29 00:03:20,649 --> 00:03:22,735 That's alchemy, right? 30 00:03:24,069 --> 00:03:25,988 Did your dad teach you that? 31 00:03:26,071 --> 00:03:28,532 How can we learn anything from someone who's not here? 32 00:03:28,616 --> 00:03:30,826 We read the book, and it was written in there. 33 00:03:30,910 --> 00:03:32,119 It was written in there? 34 00:03:34,455 --> 00:03:37,124 - Should we not have done it? - Not at all! 35 00:03:37,208 --> 00:03:40,211 Amazing! You are your father's sons, all right! 36 00:03:40,294 --> 00:03:42,004 Your mom is proud of both of you. 37 00:03:43,422 --> 00:03:45,549 Mom praised us. 38 00:03:45,633 --> 00:03:49,011 We were so happy about that, that we became caught up in alchemy. 39 00:03:50,179 --> 00:03:55,101 But the summer of that year, there was an epidemic, 40 00:03:55,184 --> 00:03:57,019 and Mom passed away. 41 00:03:59,105 --> 00:04:02,525 Brother, I'm hungry. 42 00:04:04,401 --> 00:04:07,029 It's cold. Let's go home. 43 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,910 - Once Dad comes home... - Don't you talk about him! 44 00:04:12,993 --> 00:04:15,496 That guy is not our dad! 45 00:04:15,579 --> 00:04:18,290 He didn't even come home for Mom's funeral. 46 00:04:26,674 --> 00:04:29,927 I wonder if we can bring Mom back. 47 00:04:30,010 --> 00:04:33,222 But it was written in that book that creating people 48 00:04:33,305 --> 00:04:34,765 is something you're not allowed to do. 49 00:04:34,849 --> 00:04:38,477 That's why it will be our secret. 50 00:04:38,561 --> 00:04:42,189 - You're here again. - What do you want, Winry? 51 00:04:42,273 --> 00:04:46,485 Grandma says that every time you think of a dead person and cry, 52 00:04:46,569 --> 00:04:50,322 the more tears you shed, the more the dead person in the next world feels sad, too. 53 00:04:51,407 --> 00:04:53,117 We're not crying! 54 00:04:55,619 --> 00:04:58,956 What about you? Your mom and dad are always out somewhere, 55 00:04:59,039 --> 00:05:00,583 and you cry because you miss them. 56 00:05:01,917 --> 00:05:03,085 I don't cry! 57 00:05:04,336 --> 00:05:07,882 - Are you sure? - I was worried about you for nothing. 58 00:05:07,965 --> 00:05:10,384 If you're slower than me, you don't get any supper! 59 00:05:10,467 --> 00:05:15,472 - What's that for? Wait up! - Wait! 60 00:05:15,556 --> 00:05:17,725 I gratefully accept this meal. 61 00:05:19,643 --> 00:05:21,979 Come on, Ed, you drink your milk, too. 62 00:05:23,355 --> 00:05:24,940 I hate milk. 63 00:05:25,024 --> 00:05:26,984 If you don't drink it, you'll stay short. 64 00:05:27,067 --> 00:05:28,569 Who are you calling a runt, you sawed-off old hag! 65 00:05:28,652 --> 00:05:30,613 What was that, you little bean sprout? 66 00:05:30,696 --> 00:05:33,073 - Minimum hag! - Micro-peewee! 67 00:05:33,157 --> 00:05:35,492 - Baby-ant-sized! - Atom-sized! 68 00:05:38,329 --> 00:05:41,665 You're reading a book that's not from school again. 69 00:05:41,749 --> 00:05:45,252 - You have to listen in class. - Leave us alone. 70 00:05:45,336 --> 00:05:47,004 Say, what sort of book are you reading? 71 00:05:47,087 --> 00:05:50,966 - It's a secret. - It's none of your business, Winry. 72 00:05:51,050 --> 00:05:52,885 No fair! You two always keep secrets between yourselves. 73 00:05:54,887 --> 00:05:56,305 Bye, now. 74 00:05:58,807 --> 00:06:02,519 Ed! Al! We're going to be having stew tonight! 75 00:06:02,603 --> 00:06:06,357 - All right! - Yeah, see you later! 76 00:06:07,441 --> 00:06:10,361 You know something, whoever invented stew is great. 77 00:06:10,444 --> 00:06:12,863 It even has milk in it, and it still tastes so good. 78 00:06:12,947 --> 00:06:14,239 What do you mean by that? 79 00:06:14,323 --> 00:06:17,952 The idea of sticking milk into vegetable soup is amazing. 80 00:06:18,827 --> 00:06:22,331 A scientist needs those kinds of leaps of imagination, too. 81 00:06:22,414 --> 00:06:23,707 Maybe you're right. 82 00:06:23,791 --> 00:06:26,710 Sure I am! I'm sure a leap of imagination 83 00:06:26,794 --> 00:06:28,712 is what we need for human transmutation, too. 84 00:06:30,965 --> 00:06:35,302 From then on, we looked into what we would need to perform human transmutation, 85 00:06:35,386 --> 00:06:37,805 to bring Mom back to life, 86 00:06:37,888 --> 00:06:41,976 and honed our skills under an alchemy teacher. 87 00:06:42,059 --> 00:06:47,106 It took years and years, but we wanted to see Mom's smile, 88 00:06:47,189 --> 00:06:50,109 and we wanted to live happily with Mom. 89 00:06:50,192 --> 00:06:52,611 With those thoughts in mind. 90 00:07:03,497 --> 00:07:04,498 Done. 91 00:07:07,001 --> 00:07:10,921 Water, 35 liters; Carbon, 20 kilograms; 92 00:07:11,005 --> 00:07:14,925 Ammonia, four liters; Lime, 1.5 kilograms; 93 00:07:15,009 --> 00:07:18,929 Phosphorus, 800 grams; Salt, 250 grams; 94 00:07:19,013 --> 00:07:22,683 Saltpeter, 100 grams; Sulfur, 80 grams; 95 00:07:22,766 --> 00:07:27,771 Fluorine, 7.5 grams; Iron, five grams; Silicon, three grams. 96 00:07:29,732 --> 00:07:32,401 All right, now to write the construction formula. 97 00:07:34,361 --> 00:07:37,614 Now, we just need some soul data. 98 00:07:41,952 --> 00:07:43,954 Here we go, Al. 99 00:07:56,133 --> 00:07:57,676 Brother, there's something strange here. 100 00:08:04,975 --> 00:08:06,352 Al! 101 00:08:10,898 --> 00:08:14,318 - It can't be... a rebound? - Brother! 102 00:08:14,401 --> 00:08:18,113 Brother! Brother! Brother! 103 00:08:18,197 --> 00:08:22,743 - Al! - Brother! 104 00:08:27,373 --> 00:08:32,628 - Al? What was I doing again? - Hey. 105 00:08:35,506 --> 00:08:38,509 - Who are you? - Oh, I'm glad you asked that. 106 00:08:38,592 --> 00:08:42,304 I am what you call the world. 107 00:08:42,388 --> 00:08:45,307 Or perhaps the universe, or perhaps God, 108 00:08:45,391 --> 00:08:50,145 or perhaps truth, or perhaps all, or perhaps one, 109 00:08:50,229 --> 00:08:52,314 and I am also you. 110 00:08:56,110 --> 00:09:00,781 Welcome, you stupid fool, who doesn't know his own place. 111 00:09:05,661 --> 00:09:09,581 Pipe down. This is what you wanted, isn't it? 112 00:09:12,042 --> 00:09:15,087 I will show you the truth. 113 00:09:25,013 --> 00:09:27,307 It was like a tremendous amount of information 114 00:09:27,391 --> 00:09:30,060 was being stuffed directly into my head. 115 00:09:30,144 --> 00:09:32,312 Stop! My head's gonna split open! 116 00:09:37,151 --> 00:09:39,153 I'm being broken down... 117 00:09:39,236 --> 00:09:44,074 No, stop it! Stop! 118 00:09:45,159 --> 00:09:47,244 It felt like my head was going to burst open. 119 00:09:47,327 --> 00:09:51,832 But then suddenly, I understood. This was truth. 120 00:09:52,958 --> 00:09:54,793 Mom... 121 00:10:02,259 --> 00:10:03,260 How was it? 122 00:10:07,389 --> 00:10:12,686 Yeah. My theory of human transmutation was wrong. 123 00:10:13,645 --> 00:10:15,022 But it's missing something. 124 00:10:15,898 --> 00:10:20,777 What I seek was just ahead... The truth about human transmutation! 125 00:10:20,861 --> 00:10:24,031 - Please, show it to me again! - I can't. 126 00:10:25,115 --> 00:10:28,785 I can only show you this much for the toll you've paid. 127 00:10:28,869 --> 00:10:32,664 - Toll? - Yes, toll. 128 00:10:38,462 --> 00:10:42,341 It's an equivalent exchange, right, Alchemist? 129 00:10:50,015 --> 00:10:54,561 Damn! This can't be happening! 130 00:10:54,645 --> 00:10:57,564 It wasn't... It wasn't supposed to... 131 00:10:57,648 --> 00:11:02,194 Damn it all! It's been taken away! 132 00:11:03,737 --> 00:11:08,367 Help. Someone... Mom... 133 00:11:08,450 --> 00:11:10,202 Mom... 134 00:11:24,091 --> 00:11:29,179 No, this is wrong. This isn't... 135 00:11:29,263 --> 00:11:30,973 This isn't what we wanted! 136 00:11:32,349 --> 00:11:35,018 Alphonse... 137 00:11:35,102 --> 00:11:38,730 Alphonse! Alphonse! 138 00:11:38,814 --> 00:11:40,732 This is my fault. 139 00:11:40,816 --> 00:11:42,359 Alphonse! 140 00:11:43,777 --> 00:11:46,822 Damn it! Damn it! 141 00:11:47,614 --> 00:11:50,075 Give him back. He's my brother. 142 00:11:50,909 --> 00:11:54,705 Take my leg! Take my arm! 143 00:11:55,789 --> 00:12:00,377 Take my heart! You can have it! So give him back! He's my only brother! 144 00:12:05,799 --> 00:12:08,135 Yo, are you still in Central? 145 00:12:09,469 --> 00:12:12,389 Luckily, I'll be able to go back to the Eastern Command Center. 146 00:12:12,472 --> 00:12:14,808 Aren't you the hard worker? 147 00:12:14,891 --> 00:12:18,395 Next time you come here, see to it that you've made brigadier general, Colonel. 148 00:12:18,478 --> 00:12:20,439 Easy for you to say. 149 00:12:21,940 --> 00:12:24,943 Oh, right. If you're leaving, I'll give this to you now. 150 00:12:25,027 --> 00:12:29,406 - What is it? - The final report on Isaac McDougal. 151 00:12:30,574 --> 00:12:33,201 It probably hasn't reached your office yet. 152 00:12:33,285 --> 00:12:34,619 Yeah. 153 00:12:36,747 --> 00:12:40,917 - Xingese alkahestry? - Apparently, that's something they have. 154 00:12:41,001 --> 00:12:44,004 To be honest, I have no idea what it is. Do you know it? 155 00:12:44,087 --> 00:12:45,922 No, first I've heard of it. 156 00:12:47,007 --> 00:12:51,678 - By the way, how are the Elric brothers? - I'm not their guardian. 157 00:12:53,722 --> 00:12:57,559 Hey, why did you decide to make Ed a State Alchemist? 158 00:12:57,642 --> 00:12:59,728 He's still just a child. 159 00:13:00,771 --> 00:13:06,109 As long as he's in the military, he'll end up having to go through hell. 160 00:13:06,193 --> 00:13:07,861 Like we did. 161 00:13:13,533 --> 00:13:14,534 Hell, huh? 162 00:13:15,869 --> 00:13:21,041 Oh, they've seen hell. Both of them, and plenty of it. 163 00:13:23,251 --> 00:13:25,921 4 YEARS EARLIER 164 00:13:29,091 --> 00:13:33,303 Lt. Colonel, they're not in the back eith... What is this? 165 00:13:33,387 --> 00:13:37,724 Where are they? Where are the Elric brothers? 166 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,396 Be quiet, Den. 167 00:13:42,479 --> 00:13:45,857 Don't bark at our guests. Wha... Hey, you! 168 00:13:45,941 --> 00:13:48,527 What are soldiers bursting in here for? 169 00:13:53,365 --> 00:13:56,284 We went to your house. What was that over there? 170 00:13:56,368 --> 00:13:58,161 What did you make? 171 00:14:03,208 --> 00:14:05,669 We're sorry. Please forgive us. 172 00:14:06,503 --> 00:14:09,172 We're sorry. We're sorry. 173 00:14:10,090 --> 00:14:13,802 - We're sorry. - You're... 174 00:14:15,220 --> 00:14:16,430 This is a surprise. 175 00:14:16,513 --> 00:14:21,268 I had heard that there was a brilliant alchemist here, so I came to see him, 176 00:14:21,351 --> 00:14:23,687 but I never imagined that a child like this 177 00:14:23,770 --> 00:14:25,856 could ever perform human transmutation, imperfect though it was, 178 00:14:26,690 --> 00:14:29,943 and even bond a soul. 179 00:14:30,026 --> 00:14:34,072 He is more than qualified to become a State Alchemist. 180 00:14:34,990 --> 00:14:37,409 Once he becomes a State Alchemist, 181 00:14:37,492 --> 00:14:40,954 he will have to serve as a soldier in the event of an emergency, 182 00:14:41,037 --> 00:14:44,583 but at the same time, he will receive various special privileges, 183 00:14:44,666 --> 00:14:46,877 and research of the highest level will become possible for him. 184 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,756 They may even find a way to get their bodies back, or... 185 00:14:51,757 --> 00:14:56,094 After he came stumbling in here, covered with blood, 186 00:14:56,178 --> 00:14:59,347 I went over to their house. 187 00:15:00,432 --> 00:15:01,433 What was there... 188 00:15:02,476 --> 00:15:04,895 What was there was not human. 189 00:15:04,978 --> 00:15:08,440 Is alchemy what created that horrific thing? 190 00:15:09,274 --> 00:15:11,359 I'm against it. 191 00:15:11,443 --> 00:15:14,529 Would you have these boys go through hell again? 192 00:15:15,906 --> 00:15:16,907 Here you are. 193 00:15:18,492 --> 00:15:19,743 Thanks. 194 00:15:27,334 --> 00:15:28,543 Lieutenant? 195 00:15:28,627 --> 00:15:32,172 You can call me Riza Hawkeye. Nice to meet you. 196 00:15:37,302 --> 00:15:41,306 Miss Riza, have you ever shot anyone? 197 00:15:43,683 --> 00:15:44,684 Yes. 198 00:15:46,102 --> 00:15:48,188 I hate soldiers. 199 00:15:48,271 --> 00:15:53,068 My mother and father were taken away to the battlefield and were killed there. 200 00:15:54,361 --> 00:15:58,949 And now, you're trying to take Ed and Al away, too. 201 00:15:59,032 --> 00:16:03,829 It's up to them to decide whether or not they will go. 202 00:16:03,912 --> 00:16:06,832 Yes, they will decide for themselves. 203 00:16:06,915 --> 00:16:10,961 I'm not forcing you. I'm just offering you the possibility. 204 00:16:11,044 --> 00:16:13,088 Whether to move forward or whether to stay still. 205 00:16:13,171 --> 00:16:15,340 Will you end your days in despair? 206 00:16:15,423 --> 00:16:18,593 Or will you seek the possibilities and bow to the military? 207 00:16:18,677 --> 00:16:21,847 The boys will be the ones to decide. 208 00:16:21,930 --> 00:16:26,643 If the possibility is there, you should move forward 209 00:16:26,726 --> 00:16:28,728 in order to get your bodies back. 210 00:16:28,812 --> 00:16:32,107 Even if the way ahead is through a river of mud. 211 00:16:38,613 --> 00:16:41,032 Miss Riza, why did you become a soldier? 212 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,830 Because there is someone I have to protect. 213 00:16:50,959 --> 00:16:53,044 - We're leaving. - Yes, sir. 214 00:16:56,798 --> 00:16:58,800 Well, goodbye, young lady. 215 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:01,803 It's Winry. 216 00:17:03,471 --> 00:17:05,682 Okay, Winry. 217 00:17:07,017 --> 00:17:09,311 I hope we'll meet again. 218 00:17:10,937 --> 00:17:11,938 Will they be coming? 219 00:17:13,023 --> 00:17:14,024 Yes, they will. 220 00:17:14,107 --> 00:17:16,568 That boy had a spiritless look in his eye. 221 00:17:17,569 --> 00:17:18,570 You think so? 222 00:17:19,696 --> 00:17:22,949 Those... were eyes that had flame in them. 223 00:17:29,623 --> 00:17:34,336 - Sure you won't regret this? - Yes, I've already made up my mind. 224 00:17:35,295 --> 00:17:37,589 How long will the surgery and rehabilitation take? 225 00:17:37,672 --> 00:17:39,466 About three years. 226 00:17:42,469 --> 00:17:43,470 One year. 227 00:17:45,347 --> 00:17:47,098 You're gonna be spitting blood. 228 00:17:49,225 --> 00:17:54,356 Al, hang in there for a little while. I'm going to get you your body back. 229 00:17:54,439 --> 00:17:57,484 Yes, and when that happens, Brother, your body will be with it. 230 00:18:12,832 --> 00:18:14,709 Your body is perfect now. 231 00:18:14,793 --> 00:18:19,130 Yeah! Now for the alchemy. I haven't used it since then, after all. 232 00:18:19,214 --> 00:18:23,385 Right, not since you transmuted my soul. 233 00:18:28,974 --> 00:18:31,726 - Brother... - Yeah, right on the money. 234 00:18:31,810 --> 00:18:34,104 Amazing, Brother. You didn't even use a transmutation circle. 235 00:18:34,187 --> 00:18:37,983 You've gotten so you can do the same thing that Teacher does. 236 00:18:38,066 --> 00:18:41,861 - Al, you can do it too, right? - No, I can't, Brother. 237 00:18:43,989 --> 00:18:47,450 - You didn't see it? - See what? 238 00:18:47,534 --> 00:18:49,619 Nothing, never mind. 239 00:18:50,412 --> 00:18:54,082 Hey! You've deformed my automail! 240 00:18:54,165 --> 00:18:56,751 Does that make it okay for you to deform my head? 241 00:18:56,835 --> 00:19:01,506 Good grief, you are one uncharming gearhead. 242 00:19:02,757 --> 00:19:06,052 I'm okay with being uncharming. I'm okay with being a gearhead. 243 00:19:06,136 --> 00:19:10,890 I've made up my mind to support you until you get your body back. 244 00:19:15,645 --> 00:19:18,231 It's unusual for you to observe the examinations. 245 00:19:18,314 --> 00:19:22,152 Oh, but I heard there would be a 12-year-old child here. 246 00:19:22,235 --> 00:19:25,155 I thought I would come see what the topic of conversation was. 247 00:19:26,656 --> 00:19:28,783 A steel prosthetic, huh? 248 00:19:30,035 --> 00:19:32,037 In the Eastern Rebellion... 249 00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:36,916 You had a time of it in Ishval, then. 250 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,626 Who's that? 251 00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:40,879 You idiot, that's His Excellency, Fuhrer King Bradley. 252 00:19:44,424 --> 00:19:46,885 Okay, begin the examination. 253 00:19:48,970 --> 00:19:51,765 Do you have something to draw transmutation circles with? 254 00:19:51,848 --> 00:19:53,516 I don't need anything like that. 255 00:20:00,899 --> 00:20:02,358 He's not even using a transmutation circle. 256 00:20:13,953 --> 00:20:15,413 That's quite something. 257 00:20:17,499 --> 00:20:18,750 Excellency! 258 00:20:23,338 --> 00:20:27,383 There might be those out there who would assassinate VIPs like this, 259 00:20:27,467 --> 00:20:31,221 so maybe you should reconsider how you conduct examinations. 260 00:20:36,601 --> 00:20:39,604 You must have nerves of steel. 261 00:20:39,687 --> 00:20:42,398 But you do not know the breadth of the world. 262 00:20:47,570 --> 00:20:53,368 Good luck on the rest of your exam, my overly young alchemist. 263 00:20:54,661 --> 00:20:57,163 When did he draw his sword? 264 00:21:00,917 --> 00:21:03,962 I wonder if Brother is doing all right on his exam. 265 00:21:05,463 --> 00:21:09,008 - Say, Al... - What? 266 00:21:09,092 --> 00:21:14,597 If Ed becomes a State Alchemist, are you leaving the village? 267 00:21:19,853 --> 00:21:22,772 This is proof of your state certification: a silver pocket watch. 268 00:21:22,856 --> 00:21:23,940 EAST CITY, EASTERN COMMAND CENTER 269 00:21:24,023 --> 00:21:27,944 Your certificate of appointment and detailed regulations are here. 270 00:21:28,027 --> 00:21:30,780 The Fuhrer has given you quite the ironic title. 271 00:21:30,864 --> 00:21:34,284 - What? - Nothing. Congratulations. 272 00:21:34,367 --> 00:21:36,452 You are hereby an official Dog of the Military. 273 00:21:37,245 --> 00:21:42,125 "In the name of Fuhrer King Bradley, I appoint thee, Edward Elric..." 274 00:21:42,208 --> 00:21:47,714 to be a State Alchemist, and grant the title, "Fullmetal". 275 00:21:49,215 --> 00:21:50,216 Fullmetal? 276 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:56,347 Yes, it's a second name given to State Alchemists. 277 00:21:57,515 --> 00:22:00,059 The name that you now bear is the Fullmetal Alchemist. 278 00:22:01,144 --> 00:22:04,189 Nice, it has an oppressive feel to it. 279 00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:07,233 Sure, I'll take that on. 280 00:22:11,154 --> 00:22:13,907 Brother, we're just about there. 281 00:22:18,578 --> 00:22:20,663 Liore? 282 00:22:20,747 --> 00:22:26,294 Will there be any leads to getting Al's body back in that town? 283 00:22:26,377 --> 00:22:27,921 The Philosopher's Stone.