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The Best Episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist

Every episode of Fullmetal Alchemist ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist!

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...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Night of the Chimera's Cry" is the best rated episode of "Fullmetal Alchemist". It scored 9/10 based on 957 votes. Directed by Kenji Yasuda and written by Sho Aikawa, it aired on 11/15/2003. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Words of Farewell".

  • Night of the Chimera's Cry
    9.0/10957 votes
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    #1 - Night of the Chimera's Cry

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2003

    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.

    Director: Kenji Yasuda

    Writer: Sho Aikawa

  • Words of Farewell
    8.9/10701 votes
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    #2 - Words of Farewell

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/27/2004

    When Ed and Al take Winry on a quest to tail Scar and learn more about the Stone, they discover a connection between Lab 5 and the war in Ishbal.

    Director: Seiji Mizushima

    Writer: N/A

  • Death
    8.7/10533 votes
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    #3 - Death

    Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 9/25/2004

    Edward Elric arrives in World War I after being pulled through the Gate. Roy Mustang confronts his enemy, Homunculus Pride.

    Director: Masahiro Ando

    Writer: Sho Aikawa

  • The Scar
    8.6/10490 votes
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    #4 - The Scar

    Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 7/17/2004

    After Lust and Gluttony drop in on Edward's confrontation with Scar in Liore, the seventh and final homunculus is finally revealed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • His Name Is Unknown
    8.6/10497 votes
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    #5 - His Name Is Unknown

    Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 7/24/2004

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Created Human
    8.5/10552 votes
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    #6 - Created Human

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/2004

    As Envy, in the form of Basque Grand, gathers the human ingredients to form the Stone, Maes Hughes sets out to rescue the Elrics from Laboratory 5.

    Director: Tomoki Kyoda

    Writer: N/A

  • Holy Mother
    8.5/10488 votes
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    #7 - Holy Mother

    Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 7/24/2004

    With the help of Rose, the Holy Mother, Scar instructs the inhabitants of Liore not to provoke violence as they lure the military into town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Red Glow
    8.4/10545 votes
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    #8 - The Red Glow

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/28/2004

    Barry sets off a series of explosions that inadvertently free Greed and the other prisoners. Tucker returns from the dead in a surprising new form.

    Director: Tomoki Kyoda

    Writer: N/A

  • Theory of Avarice
    8.4/10511 votes
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    #9 - Theory of Avarice

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 6/5/2004

    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.

    Director: Jun Fukuda

    Writer: N/A

  • Sealing the Homunculus
    8.4/10478 votes
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    #10 - Sealing the Homunculus

    Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 9/4/2004

    Wrath believes that Sloth is his real mother. Sloth battles Shou Tucker. Ed realizes that Al has been tricked by Tucker.

    Director: Shingo Kaneko

    Writer: Sho Aikawa

  • The Ishbal Massacre
    8.3/10569 votes
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    #11 - The Ishbal Massacre

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/2004

    As the Strong Arm Alchemist defends them from the surrounding chaos, Marcoh reveals to the Elrics the vast atrocities of the Ishbal Massacre.

    Director: Kenji Yasuda

    Writer: Sho Aikawa

  • Soul of the Guardian
    8.2/10533 votes
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    #12 - Soul of the Guardian

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/21/2004

    Several malfunctions in their armor impede Ed and Al as they face off against some tortured souls bound to empty suits.

    Director: Tomoki Kyoda

    Writer: N/A

  • Hohenheim of Light
    8.2/10469 votes
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    #13 - Hohenheim of Light

    Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 8/7/2004

    As the Elrics' father, Hohenhelm of Light, sets out to confront the leader of the Homunculi, Lyra and Rose find a secret stairway in an old church.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Other Side of the Gate
    8.2/10479 votes
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    #14 - The Other Side of the Gate

    Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 9/18/2004

    King Bradley comes home to give his son a birthday gift. Edward meets with Russell in an abandoned church. Maria and Denny arrive to support Izumi.

    Director: Tamaki Nakatsu

    Writer: Sho Aikawa

  • Mother
    8.1/10779 votes
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    #15 - Mother

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2003

    A young Ed and Al are determined to bring back their dead mother, who was their pillar of strength during dreary times of war.

    Director: Shingo Kaneko

    Writer: N/A

  • The Philosopher's Stone
    8.1/10636 votes
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    #16 - The Philosopher's Stone

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2003

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Untainted Child
    8.1/10499 votes
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    #17 - The Untainted Child

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/24/2004

    Edward and Alphonse discover that the young boy on Yock Island is, all at once, an alchemist, a homunculus and able to transmute his own body.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sin
    8.1/10492 votes
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    #18 - Sin

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/8/2004

    Envy disguises herself as Bradley and plucks the homunculus child from Izumi. Meanwhile, the boy remembers his past after he eats Stone fragments.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Rotted Heart
    8.1/10468 votes
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    #19 - A Rotted Heart

    Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 8/21/2004

    A complex and entangled history reveals itself as Van Hohenheim of Light battles Dante, the leader of the Homunculi.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stray Dog
    8.0/10468 votes
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    #20 - The Stray Dog

    Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 7/31/2004

    While the Elric Brothers flee Liore, Winry meets a complete stranger in Resembool who is later introduced to her as Ed and Al's father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Human Transmutation
    8.0/10465 votes
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    #21 - Human Transmutation

    Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 8/28/2004

    The brothers are in danger when they become separated. Ed returns to Dante's mansion to look for clues. Al meets with the deranged Shou Tucker.

    Director: Shigeru Ueda

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye
    8.0/10476 votes
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    #22 - Goodbye

    Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 9/11/2004

    Armstrong declares an uprising against the Führer on the northern border while Ed, joined by Izumi, fights the remaining Homunculi in Central.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fullmetal vs. Flame
    7.9/10581 votes
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    #23 - Fullmetal vs. Flame

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/2003

    Ed reports back to Mustang in East City, where discussion of Doctor Marcoh and the Philosopher's Stone leads to a duel between Ed and the colonel.

    Director: Masahiro Ando

    Writer: Sho Aikawa

  • The Truth Behind Truths
    7.9/10515 votes
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    #24 - The Truth Behind Truths

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/2004

    Ed and Al are horrified when they learn what the key ingredient in making a Philosopher's Stone is, but they forge ahead to explore an abandoned lab.

    Director: Tomoki Kyoda

    Writer: N/A

  • Teacher
    7.9/10509 votes
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    #25 - Teacher

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/10/2004

    Edward and Alphonse fear for their lives when they come face to face with Izumi Curtis, their former teacher, who brings them back to Dublith.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A