The Best Episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(1051 votes)

   #1 - Those Who Challenge the Sun

   S1:E110/4/2003

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

   Directors:Seiji Mizushima, Kazuki Tsunoda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa

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   Directors:Seiji Mizushima, Kazuki Tsunoda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
2. 

   7.6/10(945 votes)

   #2 - Body of the Sanctioned

   S1:E210/11/2003

   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

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   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
3. 

   7.7/10(944 votes)

   #3 - Mother

   S1:E310/18/2003

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Shingo Kaneko

   Writer:Unknown
4. 

   7.1/10(868 votes)

   #4 - A Forger's Love

   S1:E410/25/2003

   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.

   Director:Kazuhisa Ono

   Writer:Toshiki Inoue

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   Director:Kazuhisa Ono

   Writer:Toshiki Inoue
5. 

   7.4/10(824 votes)

   #5 - The Man with the Mechanical Arm

   S1:E511/1/2003

   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

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   Director:Shigeru Ueda

   Writer:Aya Yoshinaga
6. 

   7.3/10(813 votes)

   #6 - The Alchemy Exam

   S1:E611/8/2003

   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.

   Director:Johei Matsuura

   Writer:Natsuko Takahashi

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   Director:Johei Matsuura

   Writer:Natsuko Takahashi
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7. 

   8.0/10(1202 votes)

   #7 - Night of the Chimera's Cry

   S1:E711/15/2003

   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

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   Director:Kenji Yasuda

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
8. 

   7.5/10(771 votes)

   #8 - The Philosopher's Stone

   S1:E811/22/2003

   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:Yoshito Hata

   Writer:Sho Aikawa

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   Director:Yoshito Hata

   Writer:Sho Aikawa
9. 

   7.5/10(753 votes)

   #9 - Be Thou for the People

   S1:E911/29/2003

   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

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   Director:Atsushi Otsuki

   Writer:Katsuhiko Takayama
10. 

    7.0/10(740 votes)

    #10 - The Phantom Thief

    S1:E1012/6/2003

    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.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    7.3/10(701 votes)

    #11 - The Other Brothers Elric (1)

    S1:E1112/13/2003

    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

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    Director:Kazuki Kakuta

    Writer:Natsuko Takahashi
12. 

    7.2/10(691 votes)

    #12 - The Other Brothers Elric (2)

    S1:E1212/20/2003

    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

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    Director:Masakazu Amiya

    Writer:Manabu Ishikawa
13. 

    7.1/10(714 votes)

    #13 - Fullmetal vs. Flame

    S1:E1312/27/2003

    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

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    Director:Masahiro Ando

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
14. 

    7.0/10(679 votes)

    #14 - Destruction's Right Hand

    S1:E141/10/2004

    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

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    Director:Tarou Iwasaki

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
15. 

    7.7/10(699 votes)

    #15 - The Ishbal Massacre

    S1:E151/17/2004

    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

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    Director:Kenji Yasuda

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
16. 

    7.4/10(653 votes)

    #16 - That Which Is Lost

    S1:E161/24/2004

    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

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    Director:Masakazu Hashimoto

    Writer:Sho Aikawa
17. 

    7.3/10(665 votes)

    #17 - House of the Waiting Family

    S1:E171/31/2004

    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

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    Director:Kazuki Kakuta

    Writer:Natsuko Takahashi
18. 

    7.0/10(636 votes)

    #18 - Marcoh's Notes

    S1:E182/7/2004

    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

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    Director:Atsushi Otsuki

    Writer:Manabu Ishikawa
19. 

    7.1/10(634 votes)

    #19 - The Truth Behind Truths

    S1:E192/14/2004

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.6/10(655 votes)

    #20 - Soul of the Guardian

    S1:E202/21/2004

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    7.4/10(674 votes)

    #21 - The Red Glow

    S1:E212/28/2004

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    7.4/10(694 votes)

    #22 - Created Human

    S1:E223/6/2004

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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23. 

    7.1/10(638 votes)

    #23 - Heart of Steel

    S1:E233/13/2004

    Edward upsets Winry with his refusal to talk, and Alphonse decides to confront Edward with his questions about artificial souls.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

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24. 

    7.0/10(629 votes)

    #24 - Bonding Memories

    S1:E243/20/2004

    Alphonse runs off and comes face to face with Scar, who's been hiding out among the mercenary-plagued refugees of Ishbal.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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25. 

    7.5/10(875 votes)

    #25 - Words of Farewell

    S1:E253/27/2004

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Seiji Mizushima

    Writer:Unknown