Fullmetal Alchemist

Two anime that start with the same story and end as different ones, plus three live-action films.

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Where to start with Fullmetal Alchemist

Two anime tell the same story twice and neither is a season of the other. Most people should watch one of them, and the usual answer is Brotherhood, because it is the complete version of the story the manga actually tells.

  1. 1
    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    Sixty-four episodes that adapt the whole manga and finish it properly, with almost no filler. If you only ever watch one version of this, it is this one.

  2. 2
    The Sacred Star of Milos Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

    A side story in the Brotherhood continuity, set at roughly episode 21. It changes nothing, so it works best after the series rather than paused in the middle.

  3. 3
    Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Fullmetal Alchemist

    The older series, slower and darker, which follows the manga for about half its run and then goes somewhere else entirely. Watch it as a different telling, not as a prequel or sequel.

Then what? If you take the 2003 series, finish it with Conqueror of Shamballa, which is its ending and makes no sense attached to anything else. The three live-action films are their own continuity and connect to neither anime, so they can go anywhere or nowhere. Nobody recommends interleaving the two series; they contradict each other from the first few episodes.

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The 2003 Series

  • Fullmetal Alchemist 2003, 1 season, 51 episodes
  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa 2005

Brotherhood

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 2009, 1 season, 64 episodes
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos 2011

The Live-Action Films

  • Fullmetal Alchemist 2017
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar 2022
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy 2022

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