

For what could equal the value of a human soul?”Īs young children grieving the loss of their mother, Edward and Alphonse Elric transgressed this law in an attempt to resurrect her. In accordance with this law, there is a taboo among alchemists: human transmutation is strictly forbidden. This is the Law of Equivalent Exchange, the basis of all alchemy. “If one wishes to obtain something, something of equal value must be given. You had never imagined that alchemy could be used for something so horrific. By the episode’s end, tears are leaking from your eyes. In Episode 4, you meet Shou Tucker, the Sewing Life Alchemist, and his daughter Nina. In Episode 2, you truly understand Edward and Alphonse Elric, the innocence they had lost, and the cruel misfortunes they had suffered. By the episode’s end, you’re a little confused, and a little less than impressed. There’s a Freezing Alchemist, two brothers, and several slightly confusing fight scenes. You are 15 with yearlies around the corner when you press play on Episode 1 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It is a song by Yui, and it is called Again. Two brothers stand in front of a giant moon. The screen pans up to unleash a view of Central City gleaming in the dark. A transmutation circle is drawn in chalk, runes forming lines and curves within it.
