The 2003 Series · Adaptation A
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
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Fifty-one episodes. Faithful at first, then it runs out of manga and goes somewhere considerably bleaker on its own.
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Can you skip Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)?
No. It carries part of the main Fullmetal Alchemist throughline, and what comes after it assumes you have seen it. See the full Fullmetal Alchemist order.
Fullmetal Alchemist guides
Where it sits in the Fullmetal Alchemist order
- Release order
- #1 of 4
- Chronological order
- #1 of 4
- Released
- 4 October 2003
- In-universe era
- The 2003 Telling
What to watch next
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