Product Details

• Actors: Aaron Dismuke, Vic Mignogna, Romi Pak, Rie Kugimiya, Tôru Ôkawa
• Writers: Jared Hedges, Joel Bergen, Mike McFarland
• Producers: Hideo Katsumata, Hirô Maruyama, Justin Cook, Masahiko Minami, Ryo Ôyama
• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Japanese, English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
• Run Time: 884 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001OMZYDG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,836 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Second Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

When the Elric brothers recklessly attempted to raise their mother from the dead, the horrors they unleashed marked the beginning of a long journey into the darkest corners of the cruelty of mankind. Now, destinies are converging for those who remain to fight for the light of salvation.

The hunt for the truth behind truths is growing more desperate, and ruined Ishbal waits at the end of a road choked with wreckage both human and soulless. Amid rumors of new war and resurrected horrors of the past, hidden masters rush their pawns down this path of betrayal and doubt. As these seekers of the Philosopher’s Stone grasp for answers, the most sacred tenet of Alchemy is questioned – The Law of Equivalent Exchange. But the harshest judgment is reserved for the belief on which the Elrics have built their lives – the faith in an unbreakable bond between brothers. Weary and broken, Edward and Alphonse must face the ultimate sacrifice. Will it be enough to make them whole?

The Season 2 Box Set contains the Complete Second Season - Episodes 26-51.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The second half of the Fullmetal Alchemist anime series, February 8, 2011

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Lesley Aeschliman (Enumclaw, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Second Season (DVD)

Fullmetal Alchemist The Complete Second Season is a four-disc set that contains episodes twenty-six through fifty-one of the series. The first disc contains seven episodes, the second disc contains six episodes, the third disc contains six episodes, and the fourth disc contains six episodes, a commentary on episode fifty-one, and the extras. On the discs, you can watch with either English or Japanese audio, and you can choose whether or not to have the English subtitles.

The first extra included on the fourth disc is a thirty-one minute documentary titled, "The Transmutation of a Phenomenon." This documentary includes interviews with some of the actors for the English dub, and they talk about various aspects of the series and their characters.

The next feature is labeled as "Square Enix Commercial." It runs for two minutes, and is an ad for the Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir videogame. The third special feature on the disc is the textless openings and closings. This feature includes two of the openings and two of the closings for the series. Unlike the first box set, you don't get the English subtitles on the openings and closings if you're watching with Japanese audio. The final extra are trailers for Project Blue Earth SOS, One Piece, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Glass Fleet, Ragnarok, Tsubasa, and Case Closed.

When this DVD set was put together, FUNimation included the booklets from the seven individual discs that were released that included these episodes. The first booklet starts with episode twenty-five, which was released on the first Fullmetal Alchemist box set. Outside of that, everything else lines up. Each booklet contains at least one write-up from someone involved with the series (the first six booklets contain a write-up from one of the Japanese voice actors, while the final booklet contains write-ups from two of the actors from the English dub who also directed the dubbing sessions). There is also character information and images, information from the series, artwork, and episode write-ups. The booklets are very well-done and contain a lot of information.

The quality of the series continues to be very high on this box set. That, along with the quality of the booklets, make this a release worth owning. If you're a fan of Fullmetal Alchemist who wants to own the whole series on DVD, then this box set should be part of your anime collection.

In order to write this review, I watched a copy of this DVD box set that was given to me as a gift by my husband.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Second Half of a Brilliant Story, November 16, 2009

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R. C. Bowman (Elyllon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Second Season (DVD)

"Fullmetal Alchemist" follows the adventures of two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, in a parallel world called Amestris, which closely resembles our own. There is one fundamental difference: in Amestris, the science of alchemy has superceded all of our sciences in importance. It's obvious why: alchemy combines all of them. If you understand the composition of matter, you can almost instantly take something--lead, say, or dirt--and create gold or flowers out of it. Matter is matter; matter of any kind can become matter of anything. There is one rule to this science, however: the law of equivalent exchange. To gain, something of equal value must be lost. The one exception to this rule is life: there is no matter of any kind that can be traded for life.

After the sudden death of their mother, Edward and Alphonse ignore this crucial rule, and try to bring her back. The attempt ends in disaster: Alphonse loses his human body, and Edward is maimed. The creature they made is nothing like their mother: it is a monster.

In order to restore Al's body, Edward has no alternative but to find the Philosopher's Stone, the only object on earth that can skirt the rule of equivalent exchange. However, the military is the only organization with real information on the Stone. So, in order to obtains what he needs, Edward must join the military--losing most of his freedom in the process. It's equivalent exchange all over again.

In the second season, the consequences grow more dire, the storylines deeper, more emotional, more moving, and more tragic. Pursued by evil, inhuman creatures known as the Homunculi who are also after the Stone, Edward ends up separated from Alphonse, and the two brothers embark on individual, parallel courses in order to do what they must, courses that could end the life of one or both before their goal is reached--or before they ever see each other again.

"Fullmetal Alchemist" has a brilliant story populated with brilliant characters. Both the plot and the people are among the best I have ever encountered in a fictional work of any kind. I'm not even an anime fan; I stumbled on this because I thought the story sounded cool. It's beyond cool; I don't often use this word, but I will repeat: it is brilliant. I can't recommend it enough.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full Metal Achmeist!, August 22, 2010

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Svjetlana Tatic "d(^_^)b" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Second Season (DVD)

When you think of Anime, most people will picture poor animation and terrible dubs.

Part two of the Full Metal Alchemist series is just as good as the first with some of the best dubs I've heard in a long, long time. The animation is good and the storyline is touching.
It is a continuation of a tragic storyline of lost innocence, the desire to set things right, and power among other things.

Another thing that needs to be said is that Full Metal Alchemist- this version at least does not follow the story in the manga. Although it does not follow the manga story arch it is able to stand alone, solidly I might add, and present to you the world and the characters in it. It makes you care for them- feel sad or angry or even astonished. You get a distinct feeling that despite the main characters and everyone else the storyline is bigger than them and for that reason, it wins. :)

I strongly recommend this product to any fan of FMA or even people who are interested in a good anime/show- it is well worth the money spent.