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The Worst Episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist

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The Worst 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. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Laws and Promises

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    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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  2. 7.0/10(737 votes)

    #2 - A Forger's Love

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  3. 7.3/10(512 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. 7.4/10(624 votes)

    #4 - The Phantom Thief

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  5. 7.4/10(588 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. 7.4/10(585 votes)

    #6 - The Other Brothers Elric (2)

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    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.

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  8. 7.4/10(475 votes)

    #7 - With the River's Flow

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    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.

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  9. 7.5/10(550 votes)

    #8 - That Which Is Lost

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    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.

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  10. 7.5/10(482 votes)

    #9 - The Sinner Within

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  11. 7.6/10(697 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. 7.6/10(537 votes)

    #11 - Marcoh's Notes

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    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.

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  13. 7.6/10(493 votes)

    #12 - Dante of the Deep Forest

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    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.

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  14. 7.7/10(891 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. 7.7/10(806 votes)

    #14 - 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
  16. 7.7/10(535 votes)

    #15 - Fullmetal Heart

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    S1:E23

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

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    Director:Tomoki Kyoda
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  17. 7.7/10(525 votes)

    #16 - Bonding Memories

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    S1:E24

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

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    Director:Tomoki Kyoda
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  18. 7.7/10(488 votes)

    #17 - Al, Captured

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    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

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  19. 7.7/10(489 votes)

    #18 - Reunion of the Fallen

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    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.

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  20. 7.7/10(516 votes)

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

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    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.

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    Director:Shingo Kaneko
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  21. 7.8/10(689 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. 7.8/10(632 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. 7.8/10(570 votes)

    #22 - Destruction's Right Hand

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    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.

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    Director:Tarou Iwasaki
    Writer:Sho Aikawa
  24. 7.8/10(558 votes)

    #23 - House of the Waiting Family

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    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.

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  25. 7.9/10(599 votes)

    #24 - Fullmetal vs. Flame

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    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.

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    Director:Masahiro Ando
    Writer:Sho Aikawa
  26. 7.9/10(532 votes)

    #25 - The Truth Behind Truths

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    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.

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    Director:Tomoki Kyoda
    Writer:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"Laws and Promises" is the worst rated episode of "Fullmetal Alchemist". It scored 6.4/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Kenji Yasuda, Kazuki Kakuta and written by Sho Aikawa, it aired on 10/2/2004. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Forger's Love".