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Fullmetal Alchemist
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Romi Park
Edward Elric (voice)
51 eps
Rie Kugimiya
Alphonse Elric (voice)
51 eps
Megumi Toyoguchi
Winry Rockbell (voice)
51 eps
Toru Okawa
Roy Mustang (voice)
51 eps
Ryotaro Okiayu
Scar (voice)
51 eps
Naomi Wakabayashi
Sheska (voice)
51 eps
Nana Mizuki
Wrath (voice)
51 eps
Miyoko Aso
Pinako Rockbell (voice)
51 eps
Michiko Neya
Riza Hawkeye (voice)
51 eps
Mayumi Yamaguchi
Envy (voice)
51 eps
Houko Kuwashima
Rose Thomas (voice)
51 eps
Masashi Ebara
Van Hoenheim (voice)
51 eps
Kenji Utsumi
Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)
51 eps
Keiji Fujiwara
Maes Hughes (voice)
51 eps
Junichi Suwabe
Greed (voice)
51 eps
Hidekatsu Shibata
King Bradley (voice)
51 eps
Yuuko Satou
Lust (voice)
51 eps
Yoshino Takamori
Juliet Douglas/Sloth (voice)
51 eps
Yumi Kakazu
Lyra (voice)
51 eps
Showko Tsuda
Izumi Curtis (voice)
51 eps
Miho Shiraishi
Psiren/Clara (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Fullmetal Alchemist actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Fullmetal Alchemist reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E07
Night of the Chimera's Cry
Now an official State Alchemist, Ed takes a closer look at Tucker's chimera experiments and begins to realize there's something very wrong going on.
- Directed by Kenji Yasuda
- Written by Sho Aikawa
S01E15
The Ishbal Massacre
As the Strong Arm Alchemist defends them from the surrounding chaos, Marcoh reveals to the Elrics the vast atrocities of the Ishbal Massacre.
- Directed by Kenji Yasuda
- Written by Sho Aikawa
S01E42
His Name Is Unknown
With Ed busy aiding the people of Liore, Scar is the only one who can help Alphonse when his armor begins transforming into an explosive compound.
S01E34
Theory of Avarice
With Ed, Izumi and Sig in his custody, Lt. Col. Archer reinstates Shou Tucker as State Alchemist and orders his men to hunt down Greed.
- Directed by Jun Fukuda
S01E08
The Philosopher's Stone
A disenchanted Ed resigns from his position as State Alchemist, and when Winry arrives in town, she may be the serial killer's next victim.
- Directed by Yoshito Hata
- Written by Sho Aikawa
S01E51
Laws and Promises
Edward Elric realizes he must make the ultimate sacrifice if he wants to retrieve his brother from the Gate. Hawkeye breaks free from her captors.
- Directed by Kazuki Kakuta, Kenji Yasuda
- Written by Sho Aikawa
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Hideo Katsumata
Executive producer
Seiji Takeda
Executive producer
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Koji Taguchi
Executive producer
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Manabu Ishikawa
Writer
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Aya Yoshinaga
Writer
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Katsuhiko Takayama
Writer
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Natsuko Takahashi
Writer
Sho Aikawa
Writer
Toshiki Inoue
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Hideo KatsumataExecutive Producer
- Ryo OyamaProducer
- Seiji TakedaExecutive Producer
- Hiroo MaruyamaProducer
- Koji TaguchiExecutive Producer
- Masahiko MinamiProducer
Writing
- Manabu IshikawaWriter
- Aya YoshinagaWriter
- Katsuhiko TakayamaWriter
- Natsuko TakahashiWriter
- Sho AikawaWriter
- Toshiki InoueWriter
Direction
- Yoshito HataDirector
- Shigeru UedaDirector
- Kazuki KakutaDirector
- Kazuki TsunodaDirector
- Atsushi OtsukiDirector
- Jun FukudaDirector
Cinematography
- Toru FukushiDirector of Photography
Music
- Michiru OshimaOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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