Full Metal Alchemist 1 - The Curse (Animated) (DVD)

Advantages: Brilliant concept and story line
Disadvantages: The animation isn't really the best I have seen

Introduction: The Full Metal Alchemist is a show about people that can change matter of different objects, rearrange this matter and make something completely different, this is the science of alchemy. The show is based on the law of equivalent exchange which states... "Human kind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return, to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost." The Full Metal Alchemist was origionally a ...
...about 50 episodes with a full motion picture movie at the end of it all, so I think if you like the first four episodes it will be worth watching to the end. Although as there are only four episodes on each DVD this can and will get very expensive that's probably the only downside I can think of apart from the animation not being the best around, although after you get into the story you can easily look past that. I recommend this show for anyone ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping storyline
Disadvantages: Expensive

Undoubtedly one of the best Anime films ever made. I have seen every episode and the movie and will comment on the whole series and not just this DVD becuase once you start watching this you will find it hard to stop and may find yourself buying the whole series. The plot is set in another land with different religions and where science is replaced with alchemy. Although it is fiction a lot of it is based on fact and the morals and side stories ...
...in the past. The animation is fantastic compared with other Anime and the storyline it completely different to anything that I have ever watched. The story is about two young brothers that try to bring their mother back from the dead and fai, one loses his leg then sacrifices his arm to save his brother, confining his soul to a suite of armor. The pair set off on a mission to get their original bodies back and save their world from corruption. ... Read review

Advantages: Some fantastic characters, DVD features both Japanese and English dub
Disadvantages: Takes a while to get to grips with the basic storyline

It was the characters that drew me into purchasing Fullmetal Alchemist - Volume 1. I'd never even seen the show, simply read around about the general storyline, and thought I'd give it a chance. I must admit, I've never really been an anime fan, but for FMA, I seemed to make an exception. The first few episodes, I must admit, are not some of my favourites. But watching them is kind of essential if you are to understand the rest of the series - these ...
...I suppose the age rating (in the UK anyway), being a 12, means I shouldn't really recommend it to anyone under 12! But really, this is a fantastic show, and well worth watching. I myself didn't find it hard to get into to, and the storyline becomes increasingly gripping, so once you're in, there's not much getting out! The fascination I had with this DVD was the ability to be able to switch between Japanese audio with English subtitles, or an English ... Read review

Advantages: A wonderfully written anime, with undeniably realistic characters
Disadvantages: You might get hooked?

This DVD has the first 4 episodes of an anime series which is 51 25-minute episodes long - the series continues into a Full-Length Movie called Conqueror of Shamballa. It follows the Brothers Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric as they embark on a long journey to 'restore that which they lost'. As an anime, Fullmetal Alchemist has to be one of the best I've ever seen - the characters not only age, but develop over the course of the series. The plotline ...
...to 'alchemy' than I'd witnessed before. The main protaganist [Edward Elric] is someone you cannot hate - and his emotions and reactions to events are so genuine. The relations between all the characters are realistic and understandable, and by the end of the series I found that I had fallen in love with them all. (Although perhaps not the 'bad-guys') Overall this anime is filled with humour, suspense, mystery and also sadness. If you haven't watched ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing
Disadvantages: nothing at all exept it ends

The Story - At the start of the story Al and Ed Elric who have special abilities to manipulate objects and transform those objects into other objects try to bring their mother back to life doing this makes ed lose his arm and leg and makes al lose his whole body but luckily ed moulds his soul to a suit of armour. After these events they both embark on a fantastic journey to become masters of alchemy and more importantly to save al from his metal ...
...Review - Now what can i say about fullmetal alchemist its the best anime i've watched its got all aspects from every genre its story is the most complex and thrilling. It just gets better and better as the series goes on. You start to learn more about each character and their background further the program progresses. The story even makes you wish it didn't end so quick, but if you like this series you've only got to wait a little while for the movie. ... Read review