Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 8 - The Altar of Stone

Based on the fantastic manga by Hiromu Arakawa, Fullmetal Alchemist
the anime is doing wonderfully on DVD. The show tells the tale of two brothers
in search of the Philosopher's Stone to undo a mistake from the past. When
Edward and Alphonse Elric were younger the disobeyed basic fundamental rules of
alchemy and attempted to bring their mother back from the dead. The process
literally claimed the brother's lives but thanks to the magic of alchemy and
some nifty machine work by their friend Winry the two pulled through.

Unfortunately they weren't able to escape the tragedy completely unscathed
and as a constant reminder of the blunder their bodies were altered. Edward lost
his right arm and left leg forcing him to have them replaced with mechanical
limbs called automail. Alphonse lost his body all together but his soul was
saved (thanks to Ed) and fused to a...
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