
Ed then meets a young boy who has been friends with Ruby before they came to Wisteria, and Ed learns of the poverty in the town that falls upon those who cannot work like everyone else. After exploring the town, Al considers staying there forever, while Ed questions the town's system. Ruby introduces the brothers to the mayor of the town, and explains that the town runs on the law of Equivalent Exchange, so everyone works to get in reward their needs. Ed and Al are granted entrance into the town after helping Ruby, a girl who lives in Wisteria and serves as one of the best guards of the town to keep unwanted people from coming in. However, the town really does exist but is isolated from outside contact. Roy sends Edward and Alphonse on a search for a supposedly nonexistent town named Wisteria, which has been rumored to be a paradise, in a desert, surprisingly. Edward and Alphonse join in on investigations to catch the terrorists but soon finds themselves in the middle of a kidnapping, too.įullmetal Alchemist: The Valley of White Petals Roy suspects that the two crimes sprees are connected, but he's having a tough time convincing his superiors in Central Command. Civilian anger mounts with each passing day, and the authorities seem powerless to catch the insurgents. At the same time, a string of kidnappings targeting those related to the military takes place.
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Train lines are being destroyed in a series of terrorist strikes. While Edward and Russell argue and fight over the name, the two younger brothers talk.įullmetal Alchemist: The Abducted Alchemist When they arrive, they discover two brothers, Russell and Fletcher Tringham are using the Elric brothers' names to continue their father's research in the alchemic lab run by town leader Mugear. Volume list Light novels No.Įdward and Alphonse Elric continue their search for the Philosopher's Stone in the mining town of Xenotime where it is rumored that someone is trying to create gold out of stone to revive the dying city. The new release concluded with the new edition of The Ties That Bind in September 2022. Starting from December 2021 re-release of The Land of Sand, Viz published second editions of the first five light novels with new cover designs, and unlike the original releases they are also available digitally. The sixth novel, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash and Asumi Shibata, was released in October 2021. The first five novels were released in North America from October 2005 to December 2007. The Fullmetal Alchemist novels were one of the premiere titles for Viz's new Fiction imprint and were translated by Alexander O.
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Viz Media acquired the license for an English language release of the light novel series simultaneously with the license for the original manga. However, none of these have been published in English. The first novel was written by Makoto Inoue the next two by Jun Eishima, and the last by Sōji Machida. Square Enix has also published novelizations of their three Fullmetal Alchemist PlayStation 2 action role-playing video games: Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel, Curse of the Crimson Elixir, and The Girl Who Succeeds God and two Wii games: Prince of the Dawn and Daughter of the Dusk (in one volume). The first novel was published in February 2003, and the sixth in March 2007. The first novel of the series, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand, was used as the source material for episodes 11 and 12 of the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime adaptation. The novels follow the Elric brothers on their continued quest for the Philosopher's Stone. Square Enix has published a series of six light novel adaptations based on the series, all written by Makoto Inoue with illustrations provided by Arakawa. Fullmetal Alchemist began serialization in Square Enix's monthly manga anthology Monthly Shonen Gangan its August 2001 issue and concluded in June 2010.

The Fullmetal Alchemist light novels are based on the manga series of the same name by Hiromu Arakawa.


Cover of the Japanese release of the first Fullmetal Alchemist light novel
