I’ve been a big fan of anime for the last few years, but when my former “Anime Consultant” (that’s you Rob) took off for a job up in the NorthEast, I was kinda left to the whims of Adult Swim‘s anime decisions. Some of what they come up with is just too weird for me, (Bobobo-bo bo-bobo comes to mine), but they’ve recently started pulling some really great stuff like Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Full Metal Alchemist falls into that latter bin. Placed in a world where Alchemy has replaced both Technology & Magic, those who practice it range from the Military to the criminal . Following the stories of Ed & Alphonse Elric as they strive to find the secrets behind the Philosopher’s stone, the one item capable of ignoring the first law of Alchemy: The Law of Equivalent Exchange. With it they hope to restore their bodies that were lost while attempting the forbidden transmutation: Human Resurrection. The journey leads them into discoveries about their father, another great Alchemist, and discoveries about the limitations of Alchemy itself, and from what I’ve seen there’s even a fairly religious angle in the tone that “Some transmutations are reserved for god”. The animation is excellent quality, although nothing revolutionary. The greatness of this is in the story.

I went ahead and added all the available DVD’s to my Amazon Wishlist, but they only have the first season. I’ve been watching some of the Second season (I think) on Adult Swim and it doesn’t disappoint. I’m looking forward to seeing how this shapes up :)

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