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 thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.
The best episode of "Fullmetal Alchemist" season 1 is "Those Who Challenge the Sun", rated 7.7/10 from 860 user votes. It was directed by Seiji Mizushima, Kazuki Tsunoda and written by Sho Aikawa. "Those Who Challenge the Sun" aired on 10/4/2003 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Body of the Sanctioned".
When Edward and Alphonse meet a so-called religious leader who can invoke miracles, they believe he's carrying the philosopher's stone.
Director: Seiji Mizushima, Kazuki Tsunoda
Writer: Sho Aikawa
Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the truth behind Cornello's miracles -- and possibly ruin the townspeople's lives.
Director: Kenji Yasuda
Writer: Sho Aikawa
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
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While on their way to seek out an important man from their childhood, Ed and Al come across a town haunted by a ghostly woman.
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Ed and Al hop aboard a train to Central City and quickly find themselves defending the passengers -- including Gen. Hakuro -- from terrorists.
Director: Shigeru Ueda
Writer: Aya Yoshinaga
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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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
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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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.
Director: Atsushi Otsuki
Writer: Katsuhiko Takayama
While trying to avoid their meeting with Mustang, Ed and Al end up in a small town and become embroiled in a manhunt for a female Robin Hood.
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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.
Director: Kazuki Kakuta
Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
Ed and Al uncover a conspiracy involving the Tringham Brothers' father, his involvement with the red water and the disease that's stricken Xenotime.
Director: Masakazu Amiya
Writer: Manabu Ishikawa
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
While the shape-shifting Envy disguises himself as Cornello, Ed and Al find Marcoh and learn about the Stone's involvement in the Ishbal Rebellion.
Director: Tarou Iwasaki
Writer: Sho Aikawa
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
As Marcoh faces a deadly encounter with Lust, Armstrong and the Elrics flee to Resembool. Ed is sent into a rage when they lose Al in the process.
Director: Masakazu Hashimoto
Writer: Sho Aikawa
While resting and receiving repairs back in Resembool, Ed visits his mother's grave and Al reveals his concerns about his fading memories.
Director: Kazuki Kakuta
Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
Ed and Al are forced to go in search of another source for Marcoh's book after Lust, Gluttony and Scar burn the First Branch Library to the ground.
Director: Atsushi Otsuki
Writer: Manabu Ishikawa
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
Several malfunctions in their armor impede Ed and Al as they face off against some tortured souls bound to empty suits.
Director: Tomoki Kyoda
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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
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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
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Edward upsets Winry with his refusal to talk, and Alphonse decides to confront Edward with his questions about artificial souls.
Director: Tomoki Kyoda
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Alphonse runs off and comes face to face with Scar, who's been hiding out among the mercenary-plagued refugees of Ishbal.
Director: Tomoki Kyoda
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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
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