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Fullmetal Alchemist

by Hiromu Arakawa

Fullmetal Alchemist is set in a fantasy version of Europe during the Industrial Revolution. Edward and Alphonse are studying alchemy, a sort of magical chemistry, and decide to use it to resurrect their dead mother. This ends badly: Edward ends up with a prosthetic leg and arm, while Alphonse needs to have his entire body replaced with a body of metal. Edward goes to work for the military, hoping to get access to enough resources to regrow his limbs and his brother’s body. However, the brothers eventually stumble upon a conspiracy and, with the help of some of Edward’s military buddies, have to save their country.

You can look it up on Wikipedia. You can also read a little bit online at the publisher’s website.

Where to Find It

You can get it from the public library.

June 12th, 2009 Tags: alchemy, conspiracy, Science, technology | Category: Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Manga, Science Fiction, Steampunk | Write a comment |