Brotherhood Path (Recommended)Recommended
0 / 2 watchedStart here for the complete manga story. No film required.
- 1 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 64 episodes, 2009 to 2010. The complete manga adaptation.
- 2 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Optional side story set inside the Brotherhood continuity. Released 2011.
2003 Path (Alternate Continuity)
0 / 2 watchedThe earlier anime-original route. Watch as its own timeline, not mixed with Brotherhood.
- 1 Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) 51 episodes, 2003 to 2004. Diverges from the manga midway with original villains.
- 2 Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa The 2003 ending. Required if you watch the 2003 series. Released July 23, 2005.
About Fullmetal Alchemist
Edward and Alphonse Elric hunt the Philosopher's Stone after a failed transmutation. Bones made two separate versions: the 2003 series, 51 episodes, which leaves the manga around episode 25 and invents its own villains and ending, and Brotherhood, 64 episodes from 2009 to 2010, which adapts Hiromu Arakawa's complete manga.
The two are not parts one and two. Pick one continuity at a time. Brotherhood stands alone. The 2003 series needs its 2005 film to finish. The Sacred Star of Milos (2011) is an optional side story in the Brotherhood lane.
Good to know
The split sits near Maes Hughes's death: episode 25 in the 2003 series, episode 10 in Brotherhood. Conqueror of Shamballa (July 23, 2005) is required only for the 2003 path. The Sacred Star of Milos is non-canon and skippable. OVAs on both sides are extras for completionists.
