In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Fullmetal Alchemist”, also known by the following titles:
- 鋼の錬金術師
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
- FMA
- Full Metal Alchemist
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is FINISHED. ✅
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- All related entries are marked as finished on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as ended on Trakt
- The original source material has been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
These sources consistently confirm that the main story of Fullmetal Alchemist has been fully concluded.
Watch order#
Fullmetal Alchemist ↗ ↖
Full Metal Alchemist
Summary
Alchemists are knowledgeable and naturally talented individuals who can manipulate and modify matter due to their art. Yet despite the wide range of possibilities, alchemy is not as all-powerful as most would believe. Human transmutation is strictly forbidden, and whoever attempts it risks severe consequences. Even so, siblings Edward and Alphonse Elric decide to ignore this great taboo and bring their mother back to life. Unfortunately, not only do they fail in resurrecting her, they also pay an extremely high price for their arrogance: Edward loses his left leg and Alphonse his entire body. Furthermore, Edward also gives up his right arm in order to seal his brother's soul into a suit of armor.Years later, the young alchemists travel across the country looking for the Philosopher’s Stone, in the hopes of recovering their old bodies with its power. However, their quest for the fated stone also leads them to unravel far darker secrets than they could ever imagine.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Fullmetal Alchemist won the 49th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen category in 2003, along with Yakitate!! Japan. Hiromu Arakawa also won the 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in the New Artist Prize category for the series in 2011. In the same year, the manga won the Seiun Award in the Best Comic category. As of July 2021, over 80 million copies of the series have been sold worldwide. The series was published in English by VIZ Media from May 3, 2005, to December 20, 2011, and digitally by Yen Press on April 15, 2014. A 3-in-1 omnibus edition and complete box set, which included the novel Fullmetal Alchemist: Sorezore no Kizuna, were later released by VIZ Media. The manga was also published in Italian by Panini Comic from July 13, 2006, to September 3, 2011; in Polish by Japonica Polonica Fantastica from January 2006 to April 2012; in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC in 54 volumes from February 2007 to April 2011; in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea from December 9, 2016, to March 21, 2019; and in Spain by Norma Editorial.
Fullmetal Alchemist ↗ ↖
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Summary
The mining town of Xenotime has seen better days. Once renowned for its skilled goldsmiths, it now lies forgotten in a sea of sand, its mines empty and its fields barren. The townsfolk's only hope lies with the talented state alchemist Edward Elric and his brother, Alphonse. But who is the real Edward Elric? When the Fullmetal Alchemist and his brother arrive in Xenotime searching for the Philosopher's Stone, they discover that two strangers have stolen their names and their reputations! Will the real Elric brothers set things right, or will the battle between the true and false brothers shatter Xenotime's only chance for survival?(Source: VIZ Media)
Background
Fullmetal Alchemist was published in English by VIZ Media from October 4, 2005, to October 12, 2021. The novels are published under the subtitles The Land of Sand, The Abducted Alchemist, The Valley of White Petals, Under the Faraway Sky, The Ties that Bind, and A New Beginning. The Land of Sand novel inspired episodes 11, 12, and part of 37 in the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist TV anime.
Fullmetal Alchemist ↗ ↖
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Summary
Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation, Edward loses his brother as well as two of his limbs. With his supreme alchemy skills, Edward binds Alphonse's soul to a large suit of armor.A year later, Edward, now promoted to the fullmetal alchemist of the state, embarks on a journey with his younger brother to obtain the Philosopher’s Stone. The fabled mythical object is rumored to be capable of amplifying an alchemist’s abilities by leaps and bounds, thus allowing them to override the fundamental law of alchemy: to gain something, an alchemist must sacrifice something of equal value. Edward hopes to draw into the military’s resources to find the fabled stone and restore his and Alphonse’s bodies to normal. However, the Elric brothers soon discover that there is more to the legendary stone than meets the eye, as they are led to the epicenter of a far darker battle than they could have ever imagined.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Fullmetal Alchemist won the TV Feature Award in the 9th Animation Kobe Awards and was one of the Jury Recommended Works in the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival in the anime division. As the manga was still on-going at the time, the anime midway through diverged from the manga. This led to it having an anime-only ending, unlike Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood which would air years later. On July 31, 2016, FUNimation Entertainment's license to the series expired.
Fullmetal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Book ↗ ↖
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 20th Anniversary Book
Summary
A memorial book featuring side stories of Fullmetal Alchemist and other content.- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Gaiden: Moumoku no Renkinjutsushi
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Gaiden: Shishou Monogatari
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Gaiden: Nagai Yoru
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 44.5: Tsukanoma
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Tobenai Tenshi Prologue
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 2: Akai Elixir no Akuma Prologue
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo Prologue
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Akatsuki no Ouji Prologue
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Tasogare no Shoujo Prologue
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Gaiden: Tabi no Hajimari
Background
Fullmetal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Book was published in English by VIZ Media on October 31, 2023.
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi ↗ ↖
鋼の錬金術師
Fullmetal Alchemist: Reflections ↗ ↖
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Tabi no Hajimari
Summary
A reflection on what happened during the FMA TV series.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa ↗ ↖
劇場版 鋼の錬金術師 シャンバラを征く者
Summary
In desperation, Edward Elric sacrificed his body and soul to rescue his brother Alphonse, and is now displaced in the heart of Munich, Germany. He struggles to adapt to a world completely foreign to him in the wake of the economic crisis that followed the end of World War I. Isolated and unable to return home with his alchemy skills, Edward continues to research other methods of escaping the prison alongside colleagues who bear striking resemblances to many of the people he left behind. As dissent brews among the German citizenry, its neighbors also feel the unrest of the humiliated nation.Meanwhile, Alphonse continues to investigate Edward’s disappearance, delving into the science of alchemy in the hopes of finally reuniting with his older brother.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa won the Best Animation Film Award in the 2005 Mainichi Film Awards, the Animation of the Year and Best Original Story awards in the 5th Tokyo International Anime Fair, and the Best Animated Film prize in the 2006 Fantasia International Film Festival.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection ↗ ↖
鋼の錬金術師 PREMIUM COLLECTION
Summary
1. State Alchemists vs Seven Homunculi A 10 minute film featuring: Ed, Al, Mustang and many other members of the State doing battle with the deadly Homonculi in an alternate reality Amestris.Chibi Party (Enkai-hen) Short 6 minute Skit drawn in Super Deformed style where every character in the series (including bad guys) are celebrating an “After Party” of the Conqueror of Shambala movie.
Kids (Kodomo-hen) Short 3 minute story which features Edward and his grandkids in present day 2005.
(Source: ANN)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ↗ ↖
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist
Summary
After a horrific alchemy experiment goes wrong in the Elric household, brothers Edward and Alphonse are left in a catastrophic new reality. Ignoring the alchemical principle banning human transmutation, the boys attempted to bring their recently deceased mother back to life. Instead, they suffered brutal personal loss: Alphonse's body disintegrated while Edward lost a leg and then sacrificed an arm to keep Alphonse's soul in the physical realm by binding it to a hulking suit of armor.The brothers are rescued by their neighbor Pinako Rockbell and her granddaughter Winry. Known as a bio-mechanical engineering prodigy, Winry creates prosthetic limbs for Edward by utilizing “automail,” a tough, versatile metal used in robots and combat armor. After years of training, the Elric brothers set off on a quest to restore their bodies by locating the Philosopher’s Stone—a powerful gem that allows an alchemist to defy the traditional laws of Equivalent Exchange.
As Edward becomes an infamous alchemist and gains the nickname “Fullmetal,” the boys’ journey embroils them in a growing conspiracy that threatens the fate of the world.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Akatsuki no Ouji/Tasogare no Shoujo ↗ ↖
鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 暁の王子-黄昏の少女