(Japanese: 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, Hepburn: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi) Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are raised by their mother Trisha Elric in the remote village of Resembool in the country of Amestris. Their father Hohenheim, a noted and very gifted alchemist, abandoned his family while the boys were still young. While in Trisha's care, Ed and Al began to show an affinity for alchemy and became curious about its secrets. However, when Trisha died of a lingering illness, they were cared for by their elderly neighbor Pinako Rockbell and her granddaughter Winry Rockbell, the boys' closest friend. Ed and Al traveled the world to advance their alchemic training under teacher Izumi Curtis. Upon returning home, the brothers desperately decide to try to bring their mother back to life with alchemy. However, human transmutation is a serious alchemical taboo, as it is impossible to do so properly. In the failed transmutation, Al's body is completely disintegrated, and Ed loses his left leg. In a last attempt to keep his brother alive, Ed sacrifices his right arm to return Al's soul and binds it to a nearby suit of armor.
