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-Fullmetal Alchemist, commonly abbreviated as ''FMA'' or ''Hagaren'' by fans, is a manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa and serialized in ''Monthly Shonen Gangan''. It has also been adapted into an anime TV series and Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa|a movie sequel, as well as several spin-off novels and video games.+[http://www.example.com link title]{{anime-manga-stub}}
-The manga is still running in Japan, and 14 volumes have been released so far. The anime, on the other hand, is finished, and consists of 51 episodes and a full-length movie sequel. Both incarnations (the manga and the anime) have seen massive popularity in both Japan and North America; last year the anime was voted #1 best liked anime of all time in Japan in a September 2005 TV Asahi web poll. It was put down for #1 again for 2006 in a recent poll.+{{Infobox animanga/Header
 +| title_name = Fullmetal Alchemist
 +| ja_name = 鋼の錬金術師
 +| ja_name_trans = Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Alchemist of Steel)
 +| genre = Adventure, Science, Fantasy, Steampunk
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Anime
 +| title = Fullmetal Alchemist
 +| director = Seiji Mizushima
 +| composer = Mitsuma Masafumi<br />Oshima Michiru
 +| animator = Kouji Sugiura
 +| writer = Sho Aikawa
 +| studio = Bones
 +| num_episodes = 51
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Movie
 +| title = Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
 +| director = Seiji Mizushima
 +| studio = Bones
 +| release_date = Japan: July 2005<br />US: August 2006
 +| runtime = 105 min.
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Other
 +| title = Related
 +| content =
 +*[[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]
 +}}
 +{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
 +'''Full Metal Alchemist''' is a manga and anime series from Bones and distributed in the US by FUNimation. The series follows Edward and Alphonse Elric in their quest to regain their original bodies after losing them to a failed human transmutation (an attempt to revive their late mother). While searching for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, the two become entangled in a deep rooted government plot, which goes deeper than the military itself. The manga, written by Hiromu Arakawa, first began publication is 2001 and is still on-going. The anime started in October of 2003 with music by Mitsuma Masafumi and Oshima Michiru. The series has 51 episodes, with a movie released in July 2005.
 +__TOC__
 +==Characters==
 +{{spoiler}}
 +===Main Characters===
 +*[[Edward Elric]]
 +*[[Alphonse Elric]]
 +===Military===
 +These characters are all part of the State Military, though some are protagonists while others antagonists.
 +*[[Maes Hughes]]
 +*[[Alex Louis Armstrong]]
 +*[[Riza Hawkeye]]
 +*[[Fuhrer Bradley]]
 +*[[Roy Mustang]]
 +*[[Zolf J. Kimbley]]
 +*[[Basque Gran]]
 +*[[Shou Tucker]]
 +===The Homunculi===
 +A Homunculus is a result from a failed human transmutation, the ultimate taboo in alchemy. Although the Homunculi appear to be human, they are different in the fact they that possess no souls. They have a Philosopher's Stone as the core of their body, which enable them to automatically regenerate any lost flesh. While this makes them nearly immortal, they have one setback: they die when their Stone is completely used up. Most of the Homunculi are commanded by Dante in the 2003 anime series; however, Greed lives and acts of his own accord, and Wrath is not even discovered until later in the series. Lust is shown to abandon Dante at the end before she is sealed by Wrath. The Homunculi follow Dante because she has told them that if they are able to obtain the Philosopher's Stone, she will make them into humans. The seven Homunculi of this series are named after the Seven Deadly Sins as classified by Pope Gregory the Great in 6th century.
 +*[[Lust]]
 +*[[Gluttony]]
 +*[[Envy]]
 +*[[Wrath]]
 +*[[Sloth]]
 +*[[Greed]]
 +*[[Pride]]
 +===Alchemists===
 +Here are other notable alchemists who were not mentioned in another category.
 +*[[Hohenheim of Light]]
 +*[[Dante]]
 +*[[Izumi Curtis]]
 +*[[Scar]]
 +===Civilians===
 +These people are not alchemists, homunculi, nor in the military, but they do play a notable role in the story.
 +*[[Rose]]
 +*[[Nina Tucker]]
 +*[[Winry Rockbell]]
 +*[[Sheska]]
 +==Plot==
 +The series begins as Edward and Alphonse Elric fail in their attempt to revive their dead mother, an act seen as a taboo of alchemy. This act and the Law of Equivalent Exchange are core themes in the series; with the law stating that in order to gain something, something else of equal value must be sacrificed. Consequently, their attempt at human transmutation cost Al lost his entire body, and Ed his left leg. Ed then further sacrificed his right arm in order to bind Al's soul to an empty suit of armor so that he could remain in this world. Ed is then affixed with automail, advanced metal prosthetic limbs, which happen to be custom-made by their childhood friend Winry Rockbell and her grandmother. From that point on, the two brothers vowed to seek out a means to return themselves to their original bodies, which led them to the quest to obtain the Philosopher's Stone. They decide to become State Alchemists, or "dogs of the military" as Ed prefers to put it. In the middle of the examination, Al agrees to not go through to the end because of a complication, so only Ed passes and joins the military (giving him access to all of the military libraries, which contained vast amounts of books about alchemy). Ed receives the second title "Fullmetal Alchemist," because of his automail. He is known to citizens all over as the alchemist of the people: one who combats unjust behavior displayed by corrupt military members, despite being in the military himself. Ed reports to Colonel Roy Mustang, who agrees to allow Ed to search for the Philosopher's Stone when he has no other tasks for the military, and even gives him some leads as to where he might find it. 3 years after joining the military, this leads them to city of Lior. The citizens of Lior are all loyal to a priest named Cornello, who performs "miracles" to maintain loyalty, though these miracles are simply alchemy amplified by the use of the Red Stone, an incomplete version of the Philosopher's Stone. Ed and Al see this right away, and go on to battle the priest and reveal him as a fake. They meet a girl named Rose who is set on having Cornello revive her dead boyfriend with his "miracles," and is angry with Ed and Al for exposing Cornello and ruining the city's hope. Ed says that they just need to move forward. They bid farewell to Rose (for now) and Ed leaves the city believing he saved it, though in actuality it later breaks out in riots and rebellion. The two brothers continue their search for the Philosopher's Stone, leading them down some dangerous paths, eventually putting them face to face with the deadly Homunculi, military corruption, Ed and Al's estranged father Hohenheim of Light (not an adversary), his former lover and expert alchemist Dante, as well as the State Alchemist murderer known as Scar.
 +{{endspoiler}}
 +==Episodes==
 +===Season 1===
 +Season 1 contains Episodes 1-28 which are listed, in order, below.
-==Anime==+<br />1. Those Who Challenge the Sun<br />2. Body of the Sanctioned<br />3. Mother<br />4. A Forger's Love<br />5. The Man with the Mechanical Arm<br />6. The Alchemy Exam<br />7. Night of the Chimera's Cry<br />8. The Philosopher's Stone<br />9. Be Thou for the People<br />10. The Phantom Thief<br />11. The Other Brothers Elric (part one)<br />12. The Other Brothers Elric (part two)<br />13. Fullmetal vs. Flame<br />14. Destruction's Right Hand<br />15. The Ishbal Massacre<br />16. That Which is Lost<br />17. House of the Waiting Family<br />18. Marcoh's Notes<br />19. The Truth Behind Truths<br />20. The Soul of the Guardian<br />21. The Red Glow<br />22. Created Human<br />23. Fullmetal Heart<br />24. Bonding Memories<br />25. Words of Farewell<br />26. Her Reason<br />27. Teacher<br />28. All Is One, One Is All
 +===Season 2===
 +Season 2 contains Episodes 29-51.
-===Production broadcast history===+<br />29. The Untainted Child<br />30. Assult on South Headquarters<br />31. Sin<br />32. Dante of the Deep Forest<br />33. Al, Captured<br />34. Theory of Avarice<br />35. Reunion of the Fallen<br />36. The Sinner Within<br />37. The Flame Alchemist, the Bachelor Lieutenant, and the Mystery of Warehouse 13<br />38. With the River's Flow<br />39. Secret of Ishbal<br />40. The Scar<br />41. Holy Mother<br />42. His Name Is Unknown<br />43. The Stray Dog<br />44. Hohenheim of Light<br />45. A Rotten Heart<br />46. Human Transmutation<br />47. Sealing the Homunculus<br />48. Goodbye<br />49. The Other Side of the Gate<br />50. Death<br />51. Laws and Promises
-The animation studio BONES (studio) adapted the manga into a 51-episode anime series, produced by Sony's anime production unit Aniplex, which ran on Japanese television from October 4 2003 to October 2 2004. A one-hour Original Video Animation, ''Fullmetal Alchemist: Reflections'', was released in 2005. ''Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa'' was made by the same studio, and theatrically released in Japan on July 23 2005. The film serves as a sequel to the TV series. In March 2006 a DVD featuring 3 brand new OVAs as well as the "State Alchemists vs the seven Homunculi" feature that was previously shown only at Universal Studios Japan in Tokyo was released on DVD in Japan.+
 +==Music==
 +====Openings====
 +Ep. 2-13 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G16vy_ybZ4&feature=related Melissa by Porno Graffiti]<br />Ep. 14-25 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nwcGYutooU&feature=related Undo by COOL JOKE]<br />Ep. 26-41 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tj6YtFUHlo&feature=related Ready Steady Go by L'Arc-en-Ciel]<br />Ep. 42-51 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIXu8hpK6Jg&feature=related Rewrite by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION]
 +====Endings====
-As there was a limited amount of manga material available to adapt at the time of production, the storyline of the anime diverges from that of the manga around the middle of the series (around the end of book 6/start of book 7). The anime's later story and conclusion by BONES is different from the manga, which is still ongoing. This divergence in story from the manga source material, however, was planned from the beginning of production, and was not done "just because" the anime caught up with the manga source material. 
- +==Links==
-===DVD releases===+*[http://www.animegalleries.net/album/6478 Fullmetal Alchemist Wallpaper Gallery]
- +*[http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/fmalchemist Anime Lyrics dot Com - Fullmetal Alchemist Lyrics]
-The DVDs of the anime have been licensed by various companies for different languages and regions (refer to infobox on right). Some known firms releasing the DVDs are:+[[Category:Anime Series]]
-*Aniplex, the original producers of the anime series, across Japan (Region 2) and Taiwan (Region 3)+[[Category:Manga Series]]
-*Asia Animation, across Hong Kong (Region 3)+[[Category:Anime Movies]]
-*Focus Filmes, across Brazil (Region 4)+[[Category:Full Metal Alchemist]]
-*TIGA, across Thailand (Region 3) - 17 volumes with 3 episodes each+
-*FUNimation, across North America (Region 1), R4(MX, SA)+
-*Madman Entertainment, across Australia (Region 4)+
-*MVM, across the United Kingdom (Region 2)+
-*Odex, across Singapore (Region 3)+
-*Panini Video, across Italy (Region 2)+
- +
-The 51 episodes in the series are divided into 13 DVD volumes (both for the Japanese and US releases, at least, and presumably for releases in other regions as well). On the original Japanese DVDs, volume 1 consisted of the first two episodes, volume 13 contained the last five, and all of the volumes in between had four episodes each. FUNimation's English DVDs all have four episodes each, except for the last, which has three.+
- +
-*Volume 01: The Curse (Ep. 1-4)+
-*Volume 02: Scarred Man of the East (Ep. 5-8)+
-*Volume 03: Equivalent Exchange (Ep. 9-12)+
-*Volume 04: The Fall of Ishbal (Ep. 13-16)+
-*Volume 05: The Cost of Living (Ep. 17-20)+
-*Volume 06: Captured Souls (Ep. 21-24)+
-*Volume 07: Reunion on Yock Island (Ep. 25-28)+
-*Volume 08: The Altar of Stone (Ep. 29-32)+
-*Volume 09: Pain and Lust (Ep. 33-36)+
-*Volume 10: Journey To Ishbal (Ep. 37-40)+
-*Volume 11: Becoming The Stone (Ep. 41-44)+
-*Volume 12: Truth Behind Truths (Ep. 45-48)+
-*Volume 13: Brotherhood (Ep. 49-51)+
- +
-All thirteen DVD volumes, as well as the movie, ''The Conqueror Of Shamballa'', have been released in the United States. A limited special edition of the movie is set for release on November 14, 2006. MVM has released the first seven volumes in the UK; volume eight is set for release in October with volume nine following in November and the movie ''The Conqueror of Shamballa'' in 2007.+
- +
-===Opening Quotes===+
- +
-*Episode 2-36, 38-42: Alphonse Elric: "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth."+
- +
-*Episode 37: Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye: "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. Here at Central Headquarters there was a group of brave soldiers all willing to make that sacrifice in the name of peace. This is a tale of love and courage, a tale of the Flame Alchemist Colonel Mustang and his loyal team."+
- +
-*Episode 43-50: Edward Elric: "The Philosophers' Stone: those who possess it, no longer bound by the laws of Equivalent Exchange in Alchemy, may gain without sacrifice, create without equal exchange. We searched for it, and we found it."+
- +
-:Note: FUNimation's 11th DVD volume incorrectly uses the first monologue (episodes 2-36) at the beginning of episode 43. Both the Japanese and American TV airings use the correct monologue.+
- +
-===Opening and end themes===+
-;Openings:+
-#''"Melissa"'' by Porno Graffitti (Episodes 2-13, also used as ending for episode 1)+
-#''"Ready Steady Go"'' by L'Arc~en~Ciel (Episodes 14-25)+
-#''"Undo"'' by Cool Joke (Episodes 26-41)+
-#''"Rewrite"'' by Asian Kung-fu Generation|Asian Kung-Fu Generation (Episodes 42-51)+
- +
-*"Ready Steady Go" and "Rewrite" are the only openings playing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim because of a deal with L'Arc~en~Ciel and Asian Kung-Fu Generation to promote their songs. The DVD releases from FUNimation include all openings in their original places and format.+
- +
-;Endings:+
-*''"Kesenai Tsumi"'' (Indelible Sin) by Nana Kitade (Episodes 2-13)+
- +
-The alternate title used by some fansubbers is "Unerasable Sin", which is also the title given to it on the American release of the first soundtrack but not on the American DVD releases.+
- +
-*''"Tobira no Mukou e"'' ("To the Other Side of the Door") by YeLLOW Generation (Episodes 14-25)The alternate title used by some fansubbers is "Beyond the Door"+
- +
-*''"Motherland"'' by Crystal Kay (Episodes 26-41)+
- +
-*''"I Will"'' by Sowelu (Episodes 42-50)+
- +
-*Episode 51 - This is the only Full Metal Alchemist episode that doesn't end with music. Alphonse reads: "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth. But the world isn't perfect, and the law is incomplete. Equivalent Exchange does not encompass everything that goes on here, but I still chose to believe in its principle: that all things do come at a price, that there's an end and a way, that the pain we work through did have a reward, and that anyone who's determined and perseveres will get something of value in return, even if it's not what they're expecting. I don't think of Equivalent Exchange as a law of the world any more. I think of it as a promise between my brother and me. A promise that someday we'll see each other again."+
- +
-*Each of the theme songs were performed by artists under Sony Music Entertainment Japan's label, whose anime distribution unit, Aniplex, handled the production and music for the series. +
- +
-*All the ending theme songs and animation on Adult Swim are edited down for time. The DVD releases from FUNimation include the unedited full endings.+
- +
-*Episode 51's ending is from the english version. +
- +
-*In Japan, some time after the series' end, all four opening and all four ending songs were released together in a single CD titled "Fullmetal Alchemist Complete Best", including a special DVD containing the series' creditless openings and endings. An American music-only version of "Complete Best" was released recently.+
- +
-*The ending of episode 25 consists of a piece of very short music from the series followed by "Tobira no Mukou e" ("To the Other Side of the Door"). The end credits for the episode on DVD are presented on a black background.+
- +
-*The bombing of London by zeppelins in episodes 49 & 50 is accompanied by a music track titled "Unmei," also known as the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.+
- +
-*Episode 51 includes two performances of a piano piece called "Wakare no Kyoku", also known as Frédéric Chopin's Etude in E major op.10 no.3. The first performance, a piano solo, begins when Lt. Hawkeye begins to cry over the body of Gen. Mustang (whom she believes to be dead) and continues through Envy's disappearance into the gate. The second performance, piano accompanied by oboe, begins when Winry sees Alphonse and Izumi off on their train through Edward's packing for his journey to where he can study rocketry with Hermann Oberth.+
- +
-*The composer of Fullmetal Alchemist is Michiru Oshima.+
- +
- +
-== Please submit additional info on music or music links if you find them. NO DOWNLOADS. ==+

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Fullmetal Alchemist
鋼の錬金術師
(Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (Alchemist of Steel))
Genre Adventure, Science, Fantasy, Steampunk
Anime : Fullmetal Alchemist
Directed by Seiji Mizushima
Animation by Kouji Sugiura
Music by Mitsuma Masafumi
Oshima Michiru
Script by Sho Aikawa
Studio Bones
Network {{{network}}}
Original run {{{first_aired}}} – {{{last_aired}}}
No. of episodes 51
Movie: Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
Directed by Seiji Mizushima
Studio Bones
Released Japan: July 2005
US: August 2006
Runtime 105 min.
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Full Metal Alchemist is a manga and anime series from Bones and distributed in the US by FUNimation. The series follows Edward and Alphonse Elric in their quest to regain their original bodies after losing them to a failed human transmutation (an attempt to revive their late mother). While searching for the legendary Philosopher's Stone, the two become entangled in a deep rooted government plot, which goes deeper than the military itself. The manga, written by Hiromu Arakawa, first began publication is 2001 and is still on-going. The anime started in October of 2003 with music by Mitsuma Masafumi and Oshima Michiru. The series has 51 episodes, with a movie released in July 2005.

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Characters

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Main Characters

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Military

These characters are all part of the State Military, though some are protagonists while others antagonists.

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The Homunculi

A Homunculus is a result from a failed human transmutation, the ultimate taboo in alchemy. Although the Homunculi appear to be human, they are different in the fact they that possess no souls. They have a Philosopher's Stone as the core of their body, which enable them to automatically regenerate any lost flesh. While this makes them nearly immortal, they have one setback: they die when their Stone is completely used up. Most of the Homunculi are commanded by Dante in the 2003 anime series; however, Greed lives and acts of his own accord, and Wrath is not even discovered until later in the series. Lust is shown to abandon Dante at the end before she is sealed by Wrath. The Homunculi follow Dante because she has told them that if they are able to obtain the Philosopher's Stone, she will make them into humans. The seven Homunculi of this series are named after the Seven Deadly Sins as classified by Pope Gregory the Great in 6th century.

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Alchemists

Here are other notable alchemists who were not mentioned in another category.

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Civilians

These people are not alchemists, homunculi, nor in the military, but they do play a notable role in the story.

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Plot

The series begins as Edward and Alphonse Elric fail in their attempt to revive their dead mother, an act seen as a taboo of alchemy. This act and the Law of Equivalent Exchange are core themes in the series; with the law stating that in order to gain something, something else of equal value must be sacrificed. Consequently, their attempt at human transmutation cost Al lost his entire body, and Ed his left leg. Ed then further sacrificed his right arm in order to bind Al's soul to an empty suit of armor so that he could remain in this world. Ed is then affixed with automail, advanced metal prosthetic limbs, which happen to be custom-made by their childhood friend Winry Rockbell and her grandmother. From that point on, the two brothers vowed to seek out a means to return themselves to their original bodies, which led them to the quest to obtain the Philosopher's Stone. They decide to become State Alchemists, or "dogs of the military" as Ed prefers to put it. In the middle of the examination, Al agrees to not go through to the end because of a complication, so only Ed passes and joins the military (giving him access to all of the military libraries, which contained vast amounts of books about alchemy). Ed receives the second title "Fullmetal Alchemist," because of his automail. He is known to citizens all over as the alchemist of the people: one who combats unjust behavior displayed by corrupt military members, despite being in the military himself. Ed reports to Colonel Roy Mustang, who agrees to allow Ed to search for the Philosopher's Stone when he has no other tasks for the military, and even gives him some leads as to where he might find it. 3 years after joining the military, this leads them to city of Lior. The citizens of Lior are all loyal to a priest named Cornello, who performs "miracles" to maintain loyalty, though these miracles are simply alchemy amplified by the use of the Red Stone, an incomplete version of the Philosopher's Stone. Ed and Al see this right away, and go on to battle the priest and reveal him as a fake. They meet a girl named Rose who is set on having Cornello revive her dead boyfriend with his "miracles," and is angry with Ed and Al for exposing Cornello and ruining the city's hope. Ed says that they just need to move forward. They bid farewell to Rose (for now) and Ed leaves the city believing he saved it, though in actuality it later breaks out in riots and rebellion. The two brothers continue their search for the Philosopher's Stone, leading them down some dangerous paths, eventually putting them face to face with the deadly Homunculi, military corruption, Ed and Al's estranged father Hohenheim of Light (not an adversary), his former lover and expert alchemist Dante, as well as the State Alchemist murderer known as Scar.

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Episodes

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Season 1

Season 1 contains Episodes 1-28 which are listed, in order, below.


1. Those Who Challenge the Sun
2. Body of the Sanctioned
3. Mother
4. A Forger's Love
5. The Man with the Mechanical Arm
6. The Alchemy Exam
7. Night of the Chimera's Cry
8. The Philosopher's Stone
9. Be Thou for the People
10. The Phantom Thief
11. The Other Brothers Elric (part one)
12. The Other Brothers Elric (part two)
13. Fullmetal vs. Flame
14. Destruction's Right Hand
15. The Ishbal Massacre
16. That Which is Lost
17. House of the Waiting Family
18. Marcoh's Notes
19. The Truth Behind Truths
20. The Soul of the Guardian
21. The Red Glow
22. Created Human
23. Fullmetal Heart
24. Bonding Memories
25. Words of Farewell
26. Her Reason
27. Teacher
28. All Is One, One Is All

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Season 2

Season 2 contains Episodes 29-51.


29. The Untainted Child
30. Assult on South Headquarters
31. Sin
32. Dante of the Deep Forest
33. Al, Captured
34. Theory of Avarice
35. Reunion of the Fallen
36. The Sinner Within
37. The Flame Alchemist, the Bachelor Lieutenant, and the Mystery of Warehouse 13
38. With the River's Flow
39. Secret of Ishbal
40. The Scar
41. Holy Mother
42. His Name Is Unknown
43. The Stray Dog
44. Hohenheim of Light
45. A Rotten Heart
46. Human Transmutation
47. Sealing the Homunculus
48. Goodbye
49. The Other Side of the Gate
50. Death
51. Laws and Promises

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Music

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Openings

Ep. 2-13 Melissa by Porno Graffiti
Ep. 14-25 Undo by COOL JOKE
Ep. 26-41 Ready Steady Go by L'Arc-en-Ciel
Ep. 42-51 Rewrite by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

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Endings

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Links

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