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• 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, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: May 31, 2005
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007LXOU0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,090 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 3: Equivalent Exchange (Episodes 9-12)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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As the popular fantasy-adventure Fullmetal Alchemist continues, Edward Elrich uses his wits, as well as his professional skills, to give a corrupt military officer a well-deserved comeuppance. Based on the story "The Mining Town" in the first collection of Hiromu Arakawa's original manga, this adventure proves that "Be Thou for the People" isn't just a motto for the Elrich Brothers. The citizens of the played-out gold rush town of Xenotime refuse to accept Edward and Alphonse for who they are because two strangers have assumed their identities. Both pairs of brothers learn and teach valuable lessons as they defeat a murderous land baron who's after the Philosopher's Stone. Every episode of this winning series delivers what the viewers want: adventure, magic, slapstick, and Edward's inevitable rants about his diminutive stature. But Fullmetal Alchemist also delivers something that's become rare in American and Japanese animation: heart. (Rated TV PG: violence, minor risqué humor, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

Product Description

"This is one anime series you can’t afford do miss"" –Chris Johnston, NewtypeUSA The Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric, is given his first assignment. He is to inspect the coalmines of Youswell, a task he believes to be Mustang’s attempt to deter his search for the Philosopher’s Stone. Ignoring direct orders Ed and Al take a detour to a popular tourist town hoping to uncover the smallest fragment of truth behind the Stone’s growing legend. Includes 4 episodes and 20 page art booklet. Approximate Running Time: 105 minutes.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars red water, miners, and.... food poisoning?, November 27, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 3: Equivalent Exchange (Episodes 9-12) (DVD)

yeah, that's right, in the episode "The Phantom Theif", Ed gets food poisoning, which leads to some very funny dialogue (I'll turn you all into fish). These are, given, not the most mind blowing episodes of Full Metal Alchemist, but even if they scream filler episodes on the outside, they aren't, really. The first episode on this disc, "Be Thou for The People" introduces Lyra and Yoki, who, in turn, are essential characters in the series. "The Phantom Theif", the second episode, is very light hearted and VERY funny, even if it's not very important to the story. The only important line in this episode was "go to the city of Xenotime." In the last two episodes on the disc, "the Other brothers Elric, pt.1-2", Ed and Al do go to Xenotime and there they learn some important factors on the creation of the Philosopher's stone, and gain a new friend and rival. These episodes great, even though the outer exterior of them doesn't show us so.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars still top notch, July 10, 2005

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[e-mail] "[e-mail]" (Beaumont, tx USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 3: Equivalent Exchange (Episodes 9-12) (DVD)

Volume 3 is my least favorite of the 3 released dvds. It is still a great collection of episodes, they just fall furthest off the storyline. "Be Thou For the People" is Ed's first assignment to inspect a coalmine, which doesn't further his search for the philsopher's stone. It shows Ed and Al's character, just how good of people they are, but not one of my favorite episodes. "The Phantom Theif" is a fun episode but still one that doesn't further the main storyline. Then the other two episodes is the two part "The Other Brothers Elric" which once again puts us on the path to the philosopher's stone with Elric brothers imposters. Good episodes, but they don't live up to the first eight episodes. Which brings me to one of my main gripes, you only get four episodes and no extras for a heafty price. I know this is characteristic of anime, but I wish they would do better. Still, I almost gave this five stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the best, February 5, 2007

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A. G Primack "Master of Zen" (Hamilton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 3: Equivalent Exchange (Episodes 9-12) (DVD)

I am not a spring chicken, so I get introduced to anime through my daughter. Some of it is fluffy love stories or improbable characters or situations that appear from nowhere to solve the day. Full Metal is none of these. The characters are believable even when they are a talking metal suit of armor. Ed and Al are young boys. Their mother dies. They desparately want her back. They do something forbidden. They pay. And they learn what the costs are. The world is a confusing place. They navigate, sometimes on their own and sometimes with people who they meet along the way. Not everyone is who they seem at the start. Finally they confront the costs of their and other peoples violations of the rules. Through the story there is humor and growth. The story is told from their point of view. They do not give in to the tragedies that surround them and keep fighting for the truth and for each other. I highly recommend this series for young teens and old fogies (that's me). Much better than most things available for teens these days. I rank this up with Dante and Faust as literature about pacts made by people not understanding the full consequences of their actions fighting to restore the balance of their lives.