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Fullmetal Alchemist - Season 2, Part 2 Box Set | 
| Actor: Fullmetal Alchemist
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 2432
Format: Animated, Color, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Tagalog (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 315 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 0
UPC: 704400081798
EAN: 0704400081798
ASIN: B00127R2WY
Theatrical Release Date: November 6, 2004
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
These episodes bring the Fullmetal Alchemist series to its appropriately moving climax. Director Seiji Mizushima and screenwriter Shou Aikawa ratchet up the emotional intensity as they draw together the threads of the narrative, beginning with the terrible night when Al and Ed tried to resurrect their mother. In Liore, Scar uses the arcane knowledge of the Ishbalans and the lives of hundreds of soldiers to create a Philosopher's Stone. But the Elric Brothers have no time to explore its power: The Homunculi and the Military are circling them like sharks. Complicating matters further is the appearance of Hohenheim of Light, the boys' long-lost father. Newly promoted General Mustang and Major Armstrong launch a revolt against King Bradley as disagreements among the Homunculi escalate into violence. Alphonse tries to learn how to use the Philosopher's Stone to aid his brother, asking the despicable Shou Tucker for instruction. The fate of their world (and, possibly, this one) is at stake as Ed and Al are put to the ultimate test: If they fail, the Homunculi will continue their murderous rampage. But Fullmetal Alchemist isn't just a simple good versus evil story, as revelations about the origins of Envy and the role of Hohenheim prove. A truth even greater than the law of Equivalent Exchange prevails: the love between Alphonse and Edward Elric. The skillful blend of drama, adventure, and comedy make Fullmetal Alchemist a truly noteworthy series in the history of anime, one whose influence is sure to be felt for years to come. At the end of the last disc, viewers may feel the sort of emptiness readers experience when Sherlock Holmes goes over Reisenbach Falls. But the final episodes set up the feature, The Conqueror of Shamballa and Hiromu Arakawa's manga continues. (Rated TV PG: violence, grotesque imagery, nudity, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Description
As the chaos surrounding the quest for the Philosopher's Stone boils over, Edward Elric is left to face his destiny and bear the burdens of his actions alone. Scar, determined to reenact the horrors of the past, must be stopped at all cost. But when those who sought to save lives are instead sought as fugitives of the State, the Elric brothers will be forced to flee…Alliances shift and factions fracture as undeniable truths glare in the light of day and the rumor of civil war drives unrest. And yet all seek the Philosopher's Stone. Al has been changed into something impossible to comprehend and as the brothers are separated, his suit of armor begins to disintegrate. Ed has precious little time left to find his sibling. These weary young men have traveled a long and difficult path, seeking to regain what was lost. Enemies have been toppled, friends have been buried and the State will be remade. Even the one inevitable truth will be called into question - The Law of Equivalent Exchange.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Great ending to a great series. July 16, 2008
THE MAIN MAN (Central Bookin', NY)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
"One of the greatest series of all time." This is a title that is thrown around quite often in the world of anime. And numerous times I often found myself wondering what all the hype was about. After watching Fullmetal Alchemist again. I see what all the hype was about and to me, it is one of the greatest series ever. And could easily fit into my top ten list. Which I haven't even got around to create(I need to see another three hundred series and movies to cook up that list).
For a pretty long running series(51 episodes). Fullmetal Alchemist started out right and managed to stay on a great track through out. There aren't many series that ran this long without getting repetitive at the very least. FMA stays fresh the entire time. To include there isn't a single recap episode. This was a budget well used. The creators knew what they wanted, what they were doing and it shows.
This series steps on its toes with the strengths. The characters are very well developed and well used. This is the most well rounded group of characters in recent memory. They all served a purpose and I found myself feeling for the anti heroes and anti villians. Just as much as the main cast. They can really play with your emotions and I found myself wanting many characters to succeed. Even the ones with twisted goals.
The plot was very well thought out and progressed nicely. Numerous plot twist took place all the way to the end. The ending was pretty satisfying and didn't feel like a cop out. For this, I'm very grateful because it sucks to hang around so long and receive an ending with a barrel load of questions. Also, for those who may not for some reason be satisfied with the ending. Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa is a nice bookend to the series but I don't think it was really needed.
Action scenes are plenty and they never stopped being interesting. The gore and blood never became too excessive. But it was still very well done. The dialogue shined as well and at times was too funny. There is a small bit of profanity. The comedy as I mentioned in another review can be very funny at times but also misused. I have a feeling this was done intentionally though.
The animation progresses every bit as nicely as the story. The use of CGI is very well used and blends in with the quality animation. The voice actors for both languages are very well done but I do favor the english version. The soundtrack is excellent and fits very well with the mood. Plus there's a new opening and ending theme every dozen episodes or so.
Lots of action, comedy, drama, angst, though out plot, and no fan service at all. There just really isn't too many reasons not to like FMA. I highly recommend seeing this series anyway you can. Whether you're a new fan or vet. FMA can most likely satisfy anyone. This set contains episodes 41-51 on three disk.
 CHeper at other sites March 18, 2008
Joseph Meyer (Berkeley Ca)
2 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Reason why i shop here at amazon. is that i can get it quicky and. it is usaully the cheapest on the market. but i have found that i can get each box set from $25.00 to 31.00 dollars at most other sights.
Great Ending to a Phenomenal Series March 27, 2008
Alcibiades (Washington, DC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
SOME SPOILERS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS REVIEW
Fullmetal Alchemist is an amazing series, but one of its greatest achievements, in my mind, is that it managed to not only maintain its stellar quality over time, it consistently got better and better until it actually hurt to see the series come to an end. Seeing all of the plot threads that have been building throughout the whole series coming to fruition is a great payoff, sure, but it's made all the better by the fact that nothing feels like a cop-out; there wasn't a single moment where I thought "Oh, these guys were running out of time and so they just threw that up there." No, everything flows to a logical, incredibly satisfying and poignantly melancholy conclusion. It certainly isn't a Hollywood-style happy ending, but that was never what the series was about in the first place. And even more gratifying than the ending was being able to look back on how all of these characters had grown and changed throughout the series: Lust springs to mind first and foremost, having gone from being your stereotypical femme-fatale to a multi-layered, incredibly sympathetic and tragic heroine. And I never, ever thought I'd be able to empathize with a psychopathic monster like Envy, but the final scenes of episode 50 made me come really close to doing so, even as he... well, I won't spoil it for you here.
In short, Fullmetal Alchemist is an incredibly well done, superbly animated and acted show. The Japanese and English voice tracks are both equally impressive (one of the RARE few animes in which this has happened, the only other to my knowledge being Samurai Champloo). And sure, if you're reading this product description you're probably going to buy this anyway and you've seen the series before, but in case you haven't, just know that you're about to see some of the finest episodes of one of the best anime series ever. This world definitely goes out with a bang, and not a whimper.
Awesome Series March 24, 2008
Matthew S. Shaffer (Elmendorf AFB, Alaska)
The final episodes to one of the best anime of all time! If you are looking at this you probably have all the other episodes. If not BUY THIS SERIES now. One of the best you will not be disappointed I promise!
The Best Of Fullmetal Alchemist Stories Ever April 17, 2008
Pookney (USA)
This DVD Box Set is one of the most beautiful Fullmetal Alchemist stories, that I've saw a while back, its GREAT stories and the best Anime, that once of my favorites and I love it :)
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