This is the details page for the manga "Fullmetal Alchemist". Here you can see what the manga is about and what the main characters are. You can also read the manga.

Plot synopsis:

Edward and Alphonse Elric are brothers living in the village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father Hohenheim left home when Edward and Alphonse were still very young. Years later, their mother Trisha, dies of a terminal illness. After their mother's death, Edward becomes determined to bring her back through the use of alchemy. However, this attempt failed, ultimately resulting in the loss of Edward's left leg and Alphonse's entire body. In a desperate effort to save his brother, Edward sacrifices his right arm to affix his brother's soul to a suit of armor. After that, Edward's left leg and right arm are fitted with two sets of automail, a type of advanced prosthetic limb. Edward sets out to become a State Alchemist, enabling him to use the resources available to State Alchemists to discover a way to restore what he and Alphonse had lost. The brothers eventually learn of the Philosopher's Stone and set off in search of it as a means to restore their bodies. Along the way they discover secrets about the Philosopher's Stone they never wanted to know, and find others who seek it as well, doing almost whatever they can to get their hands on it.

Main characters:

Edward "Ed" Elric (Edowado Erurikku) The main protagonist of the series. Edward is famous for being the youngest State Alchemist of the country winning the title of "Fullmetal Alchemist". His left leg and right arm are automail prosthetics, because of a failed transmutation and a transmutation to save his little brother Alphonse. After the failed transmutation Edward and Alphonse start their journey for the Philosopher's Stone in order to recover the body of his younger brother as well as his missing limbs.

Alphonse "Al" Elric (Arufonsu Erurikku) Edward's younger brother and the secondary protagonist. For most of the series, his soul is trapped in a large suit of armor as a result of performing human transmutation, causing other characters throughout the series to confuse Al with the "Fullmetal" Alchemist. Alphonse is the calmer of the two, and can be seen as a foil to Edward's character.

Winry Rockbell (Winri Rokkuberu) A mechanical expert who is a childhood friend of the Elrics. She, along with her grandmother Pinako, built Edward's automail, and she also helps maintain the automail when it gets broken. Her parents were called into service as doctors during the Ishvalan Civil War and were killed while treating the injured.

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