As of July 2026, Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 aired in 2003 with 51 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1

2003 51 Episodes Animation · Action & Adventure ⭐ 8/10

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 is available on streaming right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 1,056 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Romi Park leads a cast that never lets the concept overwhelm the characters. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 through its more ambitious moments. Season 1 of Fullmetal Alchemist includes 51 episodes. It aired from October 2003 to October 2004. This season stars Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya and Megumi Toyoguchi. Romi Park and Rie Kugimiya lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2003. The rules of Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 genuinely rewarding. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Watch for Romi Park in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.

📡 Where to Watch Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1

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🎬 Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 — Episode Guide

Those Who Challenge the Sun

When Edward and Alphonse meet a so-called religious leader who can invoke miracles, they believe he's carrying the philosopher's stone.

Body of the Sanctioned

Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the truth behind Cornello's miracles -- and possibly ruin the townspeople's lives.

A young Ed and Al are determined to bring back their dead mother, who was their pillar of strength during dreary times of war.

A Forger's Love

While on their way to seek out an important man from their childhood, Ed and Al come across a town haunted by a ghostly woman.

The Man with the Mechanical Arm

Ed and Al hop aboard a train to Central City and quickly find themselves defending the passengers -- including Gen. Hakuro -- from terrorists.

The Alchemy Exam

Once in Central City, Ed and Al move into the vast mansion of sewing-life alchemist Shou Tucker and begin to prepare for the Alchemy Exam.

Night of the Chimera's Cry

Now an official State Alchemist, Ed takes a closer look at Tucker's chimera experiments and begins to realize there's something very wrong going on.

The Philosopher's Stone

A disenchanted Ed resigns from his position as State Alchemist, and when Winry arrives in town, she may be the serial killer's next victim.

Be Thou for the People

Ed and Al go on assignment to inspect a small mining colony and discover its inhabitants are being heavily taxed by a tyrant and his Alchemist.

The Phantom Thief

While trying to avoid their meeting with Mustang, Ed and Al end up in a small town and become embroiled in a manhunt for a female Robin Hood.

The Other Brothers Elric (1)

Ed and Al head to Xenotime in hopes of finding the Philosopher's Stone, but they find only two boys creating a strange red water.

The Other Brothers Elric (2)

Ed and Al uncover a conspiracy involving the Tringham Brothers' father, his involvement with the red water and the disease that's stricken Xenotime.

Fullmetal vs. Flame

Ed reports back to Mustang in East City, where discussion of Doctor Marcoh and the Philosopher's Stone leads to a duel between Ed and the colonel.

Destruction's Right Hand

While the shape-shifting Envy disguises himself as Cornello, Ed and Al find Marcoh and learn about the Stone's involvement in the Ishbal Rebellion.

The Ishbal Massacre

As the Strong Arm Alchemist defends them from the surrounding chaos, Marcoh reveals to the Elrics the vast atrocities of the Ishbal Massacre.

That Which Is Lost

As Marcoh faces a deadly encounter with Lust, Armstrong and the Elrics flee to Resembool. Ed is sent into a rage when they lose Al in the process.

House of the Waiting Family

While resting and receiving repairs back in Resembool, Ed visits his mother's grave and Al reveals his concerns about his fading memories.

Ed and Al are forced to go in search of another source for Marcoh's book after Lust, Gluttony and Scar burn the First Branch Library to the ground.

The Truth Behind Truths

Ed and Al are horrified when they learn what the key ingredient in making a Philosopher's Stone is, but they forge ahead to explore an abandoned lab.

Soul of the Guardian

Several malfunctions in their armor impede Ed and Al as they face off against some tortured souls bound to empty suits.

🎭 Cast of Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1

Romi Park

Edward Elric (voice)

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Alphonse Elric (voice)

Megumi Toyoguchi

Megumi Toyoguchi

Winry Rockbell (voice)

Toru Okawa

Toru Okawa

Roy Mustang (voice)

Ryotaro Okiayu

Naomi Wakabayashi

Naomi Wakabayashi

Sheska (voice)

Nana Mizuki

Nana Mizuki

Wrath (voice)

Miyoko Aso

Miyoko Aso

Pinako Rockbell (voice)

Michiko Neya

Michiko Neya

Riza Hawkeye (voice)

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Mayumi Yamaguchi

Envy (voice)

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