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Fullmetal Alchemist: Season 1, Part 1 Box Set 
Actors : Fullmetal Alchemist
Studio : Funimation Prod
by Funimation Prod
Brand : FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS, LTD
Release Date : 2007-09-18
Publisher : Funimation Prod
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 4
EAN : 0704400081767
UPC : 704400081767
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 24 reviews)
List Price : $49.98
Our Price : $21.99
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Under stormy skies, Edward and Alphonse Elric exploited the clandestine science of Alchemy in attempt of the forbidden - To resurrect their dearly departed mother. But every art form has its taboos and every science its laws not to be broken. The tragic failure of the young brothers unleashed an unholy reaction that ripped their bodies apart and their innocence asunder. Four years later, an evil lurks behind the false face of freedom, its growth unchecked. A lone State Alchemist combs the countryside in search of a mythological stone. If found, the stone could amplify natural talents and harness a power equal to the restoration of things once held precious, now lost. If found, the stone would also allow the State Military to senselessly obliterate countless more in the ongoing struggle. The youngest State Alchemist in history is soon faced with harsh truth: The power to create is but a breath away from the power to destroy… |
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Sometimes sacrifices have to be made to reach your goal |
Edward and Alphonse Elric are two brothers who made a huge sacrifice. Too bad they came up very short and missed their goal by a light year. The Elric brothers learned a science driven practice based on equivalent exchange called alchemy. After their mother died, they attempted a forbidden science to bring her back. The spell back fired. Edward had to bond his brothers soul into steel armor, plus he lost an arm and leg in the process. Together they try to find an artifact called the Philosopher's Stone to repair the damage.
I'll try to keep this short because there's three more sets to cover. And the series continues to get better. This is a very strong and well crafted start. Full Metal Alchemist(FMA) accomplishes so many things in these first 16 episodes, other series can't pull off in 26. There is a nice blend of comedy, drama, and action. The characters are easy to identify with and the writing is superb so far. The stories are not repetitive rehash slop. Yes, some earlier situations are revisited but this is working towards the character development. There's quite a bit of imagination here.
The soundtrack is excellent and I never get tired of the opening and closing themes. The animation is very good with nice character designs and the CGI works out pretty well.
I've seen the entire series and I do believe this is a series worth getting. The only problem(which is small) that I really have is the use of comedy. Yes, it's one of FMA's strengths and it can be very funny at times. But I just feel it happens at the wrong times and this is often. You have to see it to get what I'm sayin'. Other than that, I find this series very entertaining and I do recommend picking this up. The first set is 4 DVD's containing the first 16 episodes. |
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Excellent series, nice production, but... |
One of the best anime series to come along in recent years, Fullmetal Alchemist is an action-adventure series set in an alternate Earth, where alchemy rather than physics is the rule of the universe. Two young boys, both geniuses, try to bring their mother back from the dead, with horrific consequences that echo down the run of the series, and finally come full-circle in the final story arc. Engrossing, well-characterized storytelling.
Though I normally prefer the original Japanese voice actors to English dubs, the voice casting and directing on the English soundtrack is excellent.
Now for my nitpick, which has to do with how Funimation chose to package their DVDs. One of my pet peeves are previews/advertisements on DVDs that you cannot fast-forward through or skip. Funimation has put a long advertisement for Dragonball Z at the beginning of each and every disc in this boxed set, and you cannot fast-forward or skip it. Argh! It's extremely annoying. |
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Great Series |
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Cool series. Interestingly twisted theme. just right mix of action, drama and violence. |
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Strange series |
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This series is great but strange, and the part when that little girl i forgot her name was combined with that dog that really had me that was sad and a little frightnig but this was great a nice work and great storyline. This is about two brother's that have a dad that's an alchemist, and then there mother always smiled at edward because he reminded her of there dad, then edward and elric's mother died so edward and elric went and got one of there dad's book to try to bring there mother back but an accident happend, edward lost one of his arm and leg and elric's soul got transported into a armor, edward saw something that was disgusting and that was'nt there mom. Edward was wondering were his brother went then when elric spoke edward was shocked and upset, elric took edward to that old lady's house to get help then edward recovered and then recived a metal arm and a metal leg. Edward's arm has alchemy that can make thing's appear like his sword, a wall, and make the ground colapse when targeting enemys and fix thing's, the use of edward's alchemy don't need a circle to summon his weapons' or to fixable use. His brother recived alchemy as well but he has to draw a circle in order to use his alchemy, edward he just put his hand's together and face them on the floor or the wall, and what ever he summon's will appear, that's cool. So this was a great series i saw all of this 1season know iam on season2 thats great to, this was a great series. |
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Anime-zing!!!! |
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Truely deserved to be ranked as one of the greatest anime of all time! View where it all began, tons of bonus features and a well presented set of guidebooks that explains the anime in detail and contains brilliant concept art from the show. |
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