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Fullmetal Alchemist: Season 1 Box Set | 
| Director: Seiji Mizushima
Actors: Romi Pak, Rie Kugimiya, Shun Oguri, Kazuko Kato, Masane Tsukayama
Studio: Funimation Prod
Category: DVD
List Price: $69.98
Buy New: $51.99
You Save: $17.99 (26%)
Sales Rank: 32673
Format: Box Set, Color, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled
Languages: Japanese (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 4
Running Time: 660 Minutes
UPC: 704400082603
EAN: 0704400082603
ASIN: B001K98M78
Release Date: January 27, 2009 (In 21 Days)
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Not yet released
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The Fullmetal Alchemist theatrical feature, The Conqueror of Shamballa, takes place two years after the last episode of the popular broadcast series. Edward Elric has been transported to Earth and is living in Weimar-era Munich with Alphonse Heiderich, a young engineer who reminds him of Al. This Alphonse is working for the Thule Society, a group of Aryan fanatics who hope to cross dimensions to the world they call Shambala and acquire weapons that will ensure a German victory in the next war. Back in the world where the broadcast series took place, a restored Alphonse Elric searches for a way to bring Ed back. A combination of science and alchemy finally reunites the brothers--with unexpected consequences. Although the film is an exciting adventure that includes many of the familiar characters, viewers who haven't watched the TV series may have trouble sorting out who's who and what's where. Sadly, The Conqueror of Shamballa marks the end of director Seiji Mizushima's and screenwriter Shou Aikawa's work with the Elric brothers: together, they preserved the essence of Hiromu Arakawa's winning characters while adapting them to a new medium. Arakawa is continuing the manga, so fans may one day see further animated adventures of Ed and Al. (Rated PG: violence, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) The Limited Edition includes a second disc with commentaries by the Japanese cast and crew and the American voice cast. A booklet bound into the DVD case features interviews with Sho Aikawa (screenwriter), Michiru Oshima (original score), Masafumi Mima (sound direction), and Seiji Mizushima (director), drawings and model sheets of many of the characters, definitions of alchemical and technological terms, and a long appreciation by critic Ryusuke Hikawa. There's also an envelope of postcards of Ed, Al, and the other principal characters. This handsome package will delight serious Fullmetal Alchemist fans. --Charles Solomon
Description
See how it all began! Innocence and flesh were sacrificed when two young brothers ignored the laws of Alchemy in an attempt to resurrect their mother. The horrors they recklessly unleashed that night marked the beginning of a journey that leads from darkness to light and back. In an era of war and corruption, State Alchemist Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse desperately search for the Philosopher’s Stone. The legendary artifact is their last hope to restore what was lost – or it could be their undoing. The grisly truths found in the quest for the relic will test their souls in ways unimaginable. Murder stalks the brothers from the shadows and false prophets conspire to steal their faith. Morality is assaulted by military atrocities and scientific abominations. Amid the ashes of their childhood, Edward and Alphonse will discover the power to create is but a breath away from the power to destroy. The bond of brotherhood will be their greatest weapon in the fight for their lives.
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