Full Metal Alchemist follows the two brothers Edward and Alphonsoe Elric during their search for the philosopher's stone in order to get their bodies back to normal, after an alchemy experiment went horribly wrong. That's the summary of the show more or less, but what I really make me like the series was that its main focus was what people are willing to do in order to get someone they loved back or honor their legacy no matter the cost.
And here is were Alchemy fits perfectly for the main principal of that SCIENCE is "For anything of value to be create something of equal value must be sacrificed, that is the law of equivalent exchange". So in the series we meet any characters who either throw this rule of the widow to get what they want, use it as an excuse to do horrible things or on the bright side use it as a motivation to do some good in the world. In general alchemy is portrait as a science which makes the user seem all powerful and god like, but break those rules and something terrible is going to happen ,much like with the science of our world, dismissed it, make fun of it and in the end the rules, who spare neither good nor evil, nor rich nor poor, will come and beat you in the ass.
But to elaborate to the subject of grief and in general on the human relationships in the show. Even character that look at first goofy and immature, when you past some time with them you see that their clever, responsible where is absolutely necessary and loyal to the core, in simple words persons that in a case of life and death are the best for the job, OK anyone who saw the series is going to thing Alex Louis Armstrong and Maes Hughes ,amn what a character! Also the villains are also motivated by a desire to either avenge lost friends and family ,or to get power, wealth, respect or the deepest of all a sense of goal in life. In short we see every kid of motivation from the shallower to the the most though provoking and meaningful.
Overall I recommended the series as a gate-anime for anyone who wants, as I, to start watching anime series and movies and doesn't know from where to begin, here is a way.
And here is were Alchemy fits perfectly for the main principal of that SCIENCE is "For anything of value to be create something of equal value must be sacrificed, that is the law of equivalent exchange". So in the series we meet any characters who either throw this rule of the widow to get what they want, use it as an excuse to do horrible things or on the bright side use it as a motivation to do some good in the world. In general alchemy is portrait as a science which makes the user seem all powerful and god like, but break those rules and something terrible is going to happen ,much like with the science of our world, dismissed it, make fun of it and in the end the rules, who spare neither good nor evil, nor rich nor poor, will come and beat you in the ass.
But to elaborate to the subject of grief and in general on the human relationships in the show. Even character that look at first goofy and immature, when you past some time with them you see that their clever, responsible where is absolutely necessary and loyal to the core, in simple words persons that in a case of life and death are the best for the job, OK anyone who saw the series is going to thing Alex Louis Armstrong and Maes Hughes ,amn what a character! Also the villains are also motivated by a desire to either avenge lost friends and family ,or to get power, wealth, respect or the deepest of all a sense of goal in life. In short we see every kid of motivation from the shallower to the the most though provoking and meaningful.
Overall I recommended the series as a gate-anime for anyone who wants, as I, to start watching anime series and movies and doesn't know from where to begin, here is a way.