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- Oct 4, 200392% CONFIDENCEfrom myanimelist.net
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- Oct 2, 200492% CONFIDENCEfrom myanimelist.net
Fullmetal Alchemist Premieres
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Bones' Fullmetal Alchemist begins broadcast, following brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, alchemists searching for the Philosopher's Stone to restore the bodies they lost attempting to resurrect their mother.
- Fullmetal Alchemist aired Oct 4, 2003 to Oct 2, 2004 (Fall 2003) in 51 episodes, Saturdays at 18:00 JST, by Bones[1]
- After a failed human transmutation to resurrect their mother, Edward Elric loses two limbs and Alphonse his body, his soul bound to armor; they seek the Philosopher's Stone to restore themselves[1]
- The manga was still ongoing, so the anime diverged midway and has an anime-only ending, unlike the later Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood[1]
- Won the TV Feature Award at the 9th Animation Kobe Awards and was a Jury Recommended Work at the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival; FUNimation's license expired Jul 31, 2016; sequel movie The Conqueror of Shamballa; MAL score 8.12[1]
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- [1]92%Fullmetal Alchemist Premieresmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Oct 4, 2003· Ends Oct 2, 2004 ✓· 100% of score
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