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This article is about the comic series. For the title character, see Edward Elric. For other uses, see Fullmetal Alchemist (disambiguation).

Fullmetal Alchemist

Cover of the first manga volume featuring Edward (right) and Alphonse Elric (left).

鋼の錬金術師

(Hagane no Renkinjutsushi)

Adventure[1][2]
Genre
Dark fantasy[3][4]

Steampunk [5][2]

Manga

Written by Hiromu Arakawa

Published by Enix (2001–03)

Square Enix (2003–10)

English publisher AUS

 Madman Entertainment

NA

Viz Media

Yen Press (digital)

SG

Chuang Yi

Imprint Gangan Comics

Magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan

Demographic Shōnen

Original run July 12, 2001 – June 11, 2010

Volumes 27 (List of volumes)

Light novel

Written by Makoto Inoue

Illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa

Published by Square Enix

English publisher NA

Viz Media

Original run February 28, 2003 – April 22, 2010

Volumes 10 (List of volumes)

Anime television series

 Fullmetal Alchemist (2003–04)

o Conqueror of Shamballa (2005 film)

 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood  (2009–10)

o The Sacred Star of Milos (2011 film)

 Live-action film

 Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

 Anime and manga portal

Fullmetal Alchemist (Japanese: 鋼の錬金術師, Hepburn: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, lit. "Alchemist of Steel") is a Japanese manga series written

and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan shōnen manga anthology magazine between July
2001 and June 2010; the publisher later collected the individual chapters into twenty-seven tankōbon volumes. The steampunk world of Fullmetal
Alchemist is primarily styled after the European Industrial Revolution. Set in the early 20th century, in a fictional universe in which alchemy is a
widely practiced science, the series follows the journey of two alchemist brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, who are searching for
the philosopher's stone to restore their bodies after a failed attempt to bring their mother back to life using alchemy.

Fullmetal Alchemist has been adapted into various anime—two television series and two films, all animated by Bones—as well as light novels.
The series has generated original video animations, video games, supplementary books, a collectible card game, and a variety of action figures
and other merchandise. A live-action film based on the series was released in 2017. In North America, the manga was localized and published in
English by Viz Media. Yen Press has the rights for the digital release of the volumes since 2014.

The manga has sold over 80 million volumes worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series. It received the 49th Shogakukan Manga
Award for the shōnen category in 2004, the UK's Eagle Award for favorite manga in 2010 and 2011 and the Seiun Award for best science fiction
comic in 2011. The English release of the manga's first volume was the top-selling graphic novel during 2005. Reviewers from several media
outlets positively critiqued the series, particularly for its character development, action scenes, symbolism, and philosophical references.

Contents

 1Synopsis
o 1.1Setting
o 1.2Plot

 2Production
o 2.1Development
o 2.2Conclusion
o 2.3Themes and analysis

 3Publication

 4Related media
o 4.1Anime series
o 4.2Theatrical films

 4.2.1Animation
 4.2.2Live-action
o 4.3Light novels
o 4.4Audio dramas
o 4.5Video games
o 4.6Art and guidebooks
o 4.7Merchandise

 5Reception
o 5.1Popularity

 5.1.1Sales
o 5.2Critical response

 6See also

 7References

 8External links