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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. Background image for Night of the Chimera's Cry
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Night of the Chimera's Cry

    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. Background image for Mother
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Mother

    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:Unknown
  3. Background image for Body of the Sanctioned
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Body of the Sanctioned

    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
  4. Background image for His Name Is Unknown
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #4 - His Name Is Unknown

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Man with the Mechanical Arm
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #5 - The Man with the Mechanical Arm

    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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  6. Background image for Soul of the Guardian
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Soul of the Guardian

    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:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Philosopher's Stone
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #7 - The Philosopher's Stone

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Be Thou for the People
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Be Thou for the People

    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. Background image for The Ishbal Massacre
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - The Ishbal Massacre

    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
  11. Background image for The Red Glow
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #10 - The Red Glow

    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:Unknown
  12. Background image for Words of Farewell
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Words of Farewell

    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:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Untainted Child
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Untainted Child

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Assault on South Headquarters
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Assault on South Headquarters

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Theory of Avarice
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Theory of Avarice

    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:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Scar
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - The Scar

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Holy Mother
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Holy Mother

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Stray Dog
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #17 - The Stray Dog

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Hohenheim of Light
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Hohenheim of Light

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for A Rotted Heart
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #19 - A Rotted Heart

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Human Transmutation
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Human Transmutation

    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:Unknown
  22. Background image for Sealing the Homunculus
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Sealing the Homunculus

    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
  23. Background image for Goodbye
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Goodbye

    S1:E48

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Death
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Death

    S1:E50

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

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    Director:Masahiro Ando
    Writer:Sho Aikawa
  25. Background image for Laws and Promises
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Laws and Promises

    S1:E51

    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.

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  26. Background image for Those Who Challenge the Sun
    6.9/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Those Who Challenge the Sun

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Night of the Chimera's Cry" is the best rated episode of "Fullmetal Alchemist". It scored 7.6/10 based on 9 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, "Mother".