But what is equal to a life? To a soul? What did it cost them? Even human transmutation must follow the law of equal exchange. Forbidden in the practice of alchemy, the grief stricken young brothers had attempted to resurrect their dead mother. Two, in fact.įullmetal Alchemist is the story of Edward and Alphonse Elric, two talented brothers who got in over their heads and have been paying the price ever since. I have been reading this series for nearly 10 years, and yes, I’ve got the t-shirt to prove it. A lot of what I read in Fullmetal Alchemist, a lot of the philosophy, I took to heart. The idea that everything costs something, that you can’t take without giving, that everything must be in balance, these are concepts that have resonated with me for a long time. Alchemy has one, and only one rule, a rule that can not be broken – the law of equal exchange: to obtain something, something of equal value must be given. A trained alchemist takes the materials at hand, draws a transmutation circle and can create something else of similar mass and volume. The science the steampunk-lite country of Amestris is alchemy. Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist is contemporary shonen, with plenty of action and comedy, and just a teensy bit of romance. Fullmetal Alchemist wa redhead san no ichiban shonen! New to Manga? Check out Manga 101: Let’s talk about Manga and Manga 102.įullmetal Alchemist is one of my favorite manga series, definitely my favorite shonen series.
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