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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!

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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  1. 7.2/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Night of the Chimera's Cry

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    S1:E7

    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.

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    Director:Kenji Yasuda
    Writer:Sho Aikawa
  2. 7.1/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Body of the Sanctioned

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    S1:E2

    Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the truth behind Cornello's miracles -- and possibly ruin the townspeople's lives.

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    Director:Kenji Yasuda
    Writer:Sho Aikawa
  3. 7.1/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Mother

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    S1:E3

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

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    Director:Shingo Kaneko
    Writer:N/A
  4. 6.7/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Those Who Challenge the Sun

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    S1:E1

    When Edward and Alphonse meet a so-called religious leader who can invoke miracles, they believe he's carrying the philosopher's stone.

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  5. 6.7/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Soul of the Guardian

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    S1:E20

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

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    Director:Tomoki Kyoda
    Writer:N/A
  6. 6.6/10(8 votes)

    #6 - The Man with the Mechanical Arm

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    S1:E5

    Ed and Al hop aboard a train to Central City and quickly find themselves defending the passengers -- including Gen. Hakuro -- from terrorists.

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  8. 6.6/10(8 votes)

    #7 - The Philosopher's Stone

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    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  9. 6.6/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Be Thou for the People

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    S1:E9

    Ed and Al go on assignment to inspect a small mining colony and discover its inhabitants are being heavily taxed by a tyrant and his Alchemist.

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  10. 6.6/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Words of Farewell

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    S1:E25

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  11. 6.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - His Name Is Unknown

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    S1:E42

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  12. 6.5/10(8 votes)

    #11 - The Alchemy Exam

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    S1:E6

    Once in Central City, Ed and Al move into the vast mansion of sewing-life alchemist Shou Tucker and begin to prepare for the Alchemy Exam.

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    Director:N/A
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  13. 6.5/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Ishbal Massacre

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    S1:E15

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

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    Director:Kenji Yasuda
    Writer:Sho Aikawa
  14. 6.5/10(6 votes)

    #13 - The Red Glow

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    S1:E21

    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.

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    Director:Tomoki Kyoda
    Writer:N/A
  15. 6.4/10(7 votes)

    #14 - The Other Brothers Elric (1)

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    S1:E11

    Ed and Al head to Xenotime in hopes of finding the Philosopher's Stone, but they find only two boys creating a strange red water.

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  16. 6.4/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Her Reason

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    S1:E26

    As Ed, Al and Winry arrive in Rush Valley to retrieve automail, Mustang figures that a high-ranking officer must be responsible for Hughes' death.

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    Director:N/A
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  17. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #16 - The Untainted Child

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    S1:E29

    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.

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  18. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Assault on South Headquarters

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    S1:E30

    As the military captures the mysterious Yock Island boy and imprisons him in South Headquarters, Yoki spots Scar among a group of Ishbalans.

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  19. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Theory of Avarice

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    S1:E34

    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.

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    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:N/A
  20. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - The Scar

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    S1:E40

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

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  21. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Holy Mother

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    S1:E41

    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.

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  22. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - The Stray Dog

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    S1:E43

    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.

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  23. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Hohenheim of Light

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    S1:E44

    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.

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  24. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - A Rotted Heart

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    S1:E45

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

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  25. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Human Transmutation

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    S1:E46

    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.

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    Director:Shigeru Ueda
    Writer:N/A
  26. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Sealing the Homunculus

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    S1:E47

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

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    Director:Shingo Kaneko
    Writer:Sho Aikawa

Best Episodes Summary

"Night of the Chimera's Cry" is the best rated episode of "Fullmetal Alchemist". It scored 7.2/10 based on 8 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, "Body of the Sanctioned".