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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 4 - A Forger's Love
    7.0/10(812 votes)

    #1 - A Forger's Love

    S1:E4

    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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  2. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 26 - Her Reason
    7.3/10(572 votes)

    #2 - Her Reason

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 10 - The Phantom Thief
    7.4/10(689 votes)

    #3 - The Phantom Thief

    S1:E10

    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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  4. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 11 - The Other Brothers Elric (1)
    7.4/10(649 votes)

    #4 - The Other Brothers Elric (1)

    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.

    Director:Kazuki Kakuta
    Writer:Natsuko Takahashi

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  5. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 12 - The Other Brothers Elric (2)
    7.4/10(642 votes)

    #5 - The Other Brothers Elric (2)

    S1:E12

    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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  6. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 38 - With the River's Flow
    7.4/10(526 votes)

    #6 - With the River's Flow

    S1:E38

    After an argument splits up Ed, Al and Winry, Al bumps into a familiar face, and Winry decides to investigate Hughes' murder with Sheska.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 51 - Laws and Promises
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Directors:Kenji Yasuda, Kazuki Kakuta
    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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  8. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 16 - That Which Is Lost
    7.5/10(612 votes)

    #8 - That Which Is Lost

    S1:E16

    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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  9. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 36 - The Sinner Within
    7.5/10(531 votes)

    #9 - The Sinner Within

    S1:E36

    Ed and Alphonse hope to learn more about the Philosopher's Stone when they lend a hand to a group of Ishbalan refugees being shipped further south.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 5 - The Man with the Mechanical Arm
    7.6/10(771 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Shigeru Ueda
    Writer:Aya Yoshinaga

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  11. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 18 - Marcoh's Notes
    7.6/10(596 votes)

    #11 - Marcoh's Notes

    S1:E18

    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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  12. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 32 - Dante of the Deep Forest
    7.6/10(546 votes)

    #12 - Dante of the Deep Forest

    S1:E32

    Izumi drops in on Ed and Al's fight with Wrath, a new homunculus who seeks the rest of Edward's body in order to make himself human.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 1 - Those Who Challenge the Sun
    7.7/10(983 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Directors:Seiji Mizushima, Kazuki Tsunoda
    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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  14. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 2 - Body of the Sanctioned
    7.7/10(887 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Kenji Yasuda
    Writer:Sho Aikawa

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  15. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 23 - Heart of Steel
    7.7/10(596 votes)

    #15 - Heart of Steel

    S1:E23

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

    Director:Tomoki Kyoda
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 24 - Bonding Memories
    7.7/10(587 votes)

    #16 - Bonding Memories

    S1:E24

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 33 - Al, Captured
    7.7/10(541 votes)

    #17 - Al, Captured

    S1:E33

    When Martel takes over Al's armor and brings him to Greed's headquarters, it's up to Izumi and Edward to come to the rescue

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 35 - Reunion of the Fallen
    7.7/10(546 votes)

    #18 - Reunion of the Fallen

    S1:E35

    As Edward and Alphonse head out to the Ishbal camp with Winry, Lust is sitting down at a restaurant when a man from her past enters the room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 37 - The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant & The Mystery of Warehouse 13
    7.7/10(566 votes)

    #19 - The Flame Alchemist, The Bachelor Lieutenant & The Mystery of Warehouse 13

    S1:E37

    While he investigates Mustang, Lt. Havoc orders his man Falman to find him a girlfriend. Later, Mustang must investigate the haunted Warehouse 13.

    Director:Shingo Kaneko
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 6 - The Alchemy Exam
    7.8/10(763 votes)

    #20 - The Alchemy Exam

    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.

    Director:Johei Matsuura
    Writer:Natsuko Takahashi

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  21. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 9 - Be Thou for the People
    7.8/10(702 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Atsushi Otsuki
    Writer:Katsuhiko Takayama

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  22. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 14 - Destruction's Right Hand
    7.8/10(632 votes)

    #22 - Destruction's Right Hand

    S1:E14

    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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  23. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 13 - Fullmetal vs. Flame
    7.9/10(667 votes)

    #23 - Fullmetal vs. Flame

    S1:E13

    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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  24. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 17 - House of the Waiting Family
    7.9/10(621 votes)

    #24 - House of the Waiting Family

    S1:E17

    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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  25. Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 19 - The Truth Behind Truths
    7.9/10(592 votes)

    #25 - The Truth Behind Truths

    S1:E19

    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:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Forger's Love" is the worst rated episode of "Fullmetal Alchemist". It scored 7/10 based on 812 votes. Directed by Kazuhisa Ono and written by Toshiki Inoue, it aired on 10/25/2003. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Her Reason".