Fullmetal Alchemist

"A lesson without pain is meaningless. That's because no one can gain without sacrificing something. But by enduring that pain and overcoming it, he shall obtain a powerful, unmatched heart... A Fullmetal Heart."

~Edward Elric

   Fullmetal Alchemist has got to be my favorite manga/anime...ever. I don't know why I haven't drawn or posted about FMA yet, probably because, oh, I don't know. 

    Anyway, the manga is about two brothers, Edward and Alphonse, who are searching for the legendary Philosopher's Stone. They had an interest in alchemy from even when they were small. When their mother died, the boys attempted to bring her back through alchemy. Alas, the transmutation did not work, and each boy payed a terrible price: Alphonse (the younger brother more commonly called Al) lost his entire body, and Edward (Ed) lost his left leg. In desperation, Ed sacrificed his right arm in a second transmutation to bind Alphonse's soul to a nearby suit of armor. Ed's childhood friend and automail mechanic, Winry,  made an automail (kind of like a high-tech prosthetic) arm and leg for him.

    Edward soon became a state alchemist, working for  the government, in order to search for the philosopher's stone that could restore his and Al's bodies. (Al's body is now a suit of armor that can talk and move about, even though it's empty.) The brothers begin to travel the country, searching, and never wavering in their determination or their goal.

And that's just the beginning of their story...

I would recommend it to any and all manga fans 13 and up (because of violence).

These are the FMA fan art I drew. I'm sorry, I didn't draw Al because I have a hard time drawing armor...

Awwwww! Don't you just love Ed's smile?

This mini comic should make sense to FMA fans. If you're not, all you need to know is that Al has a soft heart for stray cats... ;) lol

I want to include a few of my favorite FMA quotes before I close.
[To Envy] "Now I see. You're Jealous. You're jealous of humans, aren't you? According to you, humans are supposed to be a lot weaker than Homunculi. And yet, even if they get discouraged after being beaten, and even if they get close to falling down after losing their paths, they continue to get up and fight. Everyone around them helps them get back up. And you're envious of that."  -Ed

"It's true, I don't have a body, but I'm here. This is my punishment for setting foot on holy ground where mortals are forbidden. We made a mistake, Rose, and we're paying for it."  -Al

And some funnies...
"It was just a rebound! Don't make a big deal over one or two arms!"  -Ed

"Oh this is perfect! Now my arm's fallen off too! Today is a terrible day!"  -Al

Haha! That was pretty long...It'll be shorter next time. ;)