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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Alchemy is built on the law of Equivalent Exchange: you can't gain anything without giving up something of equal value. Edward and Alphonse Elric learn this the hardest way possible when, as young boys, they try to bring their dead mother back using forbidden alchemy. The attempt fails horribly, costing Edward his left leg and, soon after, his right arm, both of which he later replaces with mechanical automail, while Alphonse loses his entire body, his soul bound to a suit of armor by Edward's desperate last act. Years later, Edward becomes a State Alchemist known as the Fullmetal Alchemist, and the brothers travel across the nation of Amestris in search of the Philosopher's Stone, a legendary object that could restore what they lost. But the closer they get, the more they uncover a vast conspiracy tied to the military and to the stone itself, and the path to getting their bodies back grows far darker than they ever imagined. It's a rich, emotional adventure that blends sharp humor, thrilling alchemy battles, and a deep bond between brothers, with a story that asks what we owe one another and what we're willing to sacrifice.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Watch Order
Watch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in the order below.
Filler Note: Episode ranges below show full broadcast totals and do not separate out filler episodes. To check if this series has skippable non-canon filler episodes, open the Filler List tab.
Watch Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in the order below.
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Episodes 1–64): Start here with the Fifth Laboratory and Dublith arcs through the Briggs and Promised Day arcs.
Note
This is the end of the main watch order, and everything below is optional.
Besides the main story, there are bonus specials, a non-canon movie, and an earlier standalone anime adaptation that aren't part of it, and you can watch them if you want.
OVAs:
- The Blind Alchemist (OVA 1; adapts a bonus manga side story that you can watch after Episode 14)
- Simple People (OVA 2; adapts a bonus manga side story about Winry and Riza that you can watch after Episode 19)
- The Tale of Teacher (OVA 3; adapts a bonus manga backstory about Izumi Curtis's survival training that you can watch after Episode 35)
- Yet Another Man's Battlefield (OVA 4; adapts a bonus manga backstory about young Roy Mustang and Maes Hughes that you can watch after Episode 30)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 4-Koma Theater (16 short comedic gag specials included on the home video volumes; watch after Episode 64)
ONAs:
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Specials (4 short promotional web episodes featuring an in-character interview and lessons from Mustang on the history of Creta and Milos; watch right before the movie)
Non-canon films:
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (after Episode 20)
Non-canon films don't have an exact place in the main timeline, so this film is placed at the end of a completed arc where watching it doesn't interrupt the story.
Related standalone series:
- Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (an earlier 51-episode series that caught up with the manga while it was still being written, so the studio made an original story and ending at the manga author's request, finishing with the sequel movie Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa; Brotherhood was made later to follow the manga all the way through, so most viewers watch Brotherhood for the true manga story, or watch the 2003 version first if they want to compare both)
Episode 27 (Interlude Party) is a mid-series recap episode framed through a dream by Van Hohenheim, while streaming platforms and home video sets either list all 64 episodes as one continuous season or divide them into 5 parts matching the opening themes.