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, 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: April 5, 2005
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007LPT4E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,410 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 2: Scarred Man of the East (Episodes 5-8)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A serial killer stalks the streets of Central searching for his State-sponsored prey. He is a refugee a loner from a land scarred from the wounds of war tortured by memories of a happier time. His mandate is from the heavens: exterminate all State Alchemists. This assassin believes it his duty alone to purge the world of the cursed Alchemists defying the natural order of his Master's almighty creation.His body is riddled with tattoos of alchemical symbols which allow him to use the ancient art for his murderous purpose. It is his curse and he accepts this as his fate. If he must draw upon the taboo practice of Alchemy then let it be to redeem his people and reclaim the land stolen by the State.Under these pretenses he haunts the shadows and alleys of Central a willing martyr for the countless many who fell during the war. Perhaps more than fate has brought young Edward Elric to Central as well newly certified as a State Alchemist.Volume Two DVD Includes Episodes 5-8 and 20 page art booklet. Extras on the DVD are textless songs production art japanese commercials image gallery character profiles and trailers. Fullmetal Alchemist has both English & Japanese Languages with English subtitles.System Requirements:Running Time: 105 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM UPC: 704400081347 Manufacturer No: FN-08134

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KILLER ON THE ROAD AND RAIL, September 4, 2005

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Sesho "www.sesho.libsyn.com" (Pasadena, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 2: Scarred Man of the East (Episodes 5-8) (DVD)

Volume 2 of Fullmetal Alchemist takes us back in time to the beginnings of Ed and Alphonse's quest to become State Alchemists. First, they must board a train to meet Roy Mustang, their sponsor for the state test, only to find that terrorists have seized it! If they can live through that, there's an even harder task before them. They must pass the Alchemy Exam to even enter the program and find a way to restore their bodies back to normal. Mustang rooms them with a brillant if somewhat strange alchemist named Shou Tucker, who rumor tells was able to create a talking chimera. He also has a young daughter named Nina. While all this is going on, a serial killer is stalking the streets, killing innocent women at his leisure. His next victim might be someone Ed and Al know!

Volume 2 had moments of darkness and light. Its humor and playfulness, especially with the interaction between Ed, Al, and Nina was very wistful. But there is a tragedy beneath it all, and when you inject terrorists and serial killers into the mix, it's hard to keep a light mood. But that's what life is like. This show is brillant and always keeps a balance of its different facets. Really unique. The animation is first-rate. But the extras are second-rate as usual. Japanese commercials, art galleries, character profiles and openings/closings.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I See Now What Everyone's Talking About, June 11, 2006

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Antonio D. Paolucci "Collector of Entertainment" (Beaver Falls, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 2: Scarred Man of the East (Episodes 5-8) (DVD)

It took me a long time to find my way to Fullmetal Alchemist but eventually, after getting so many recommendations and reading all of the many, many reviews, I decided to take the chance on what I had thought appeared to be a childish series. Now, two volumes in, I have no regrets. FMA has proved to me with these four episodes that it has everything that makes an anime great, including a good story, lovable characters, fluid animation, with an emotional soundtrack backing all of this. This series certainly is shaping up to be everything that the critics say, and I can't wait to hurry on to the next volume in line.

First, however, the review for Fullmetal Alchemist: 2: Scarred Man of the East.

In volume one, the story begins with the Elric Brothers journeying to find the Philosopher's Stone, but soon after it takes a trip into the brother's dark past. This volume continues along in that thread, showing the history of how Edward and Alphonse became associated with the State Alchemists, and of Edward's first missions as a government appointed alchemist. After the explosive start to this series, I remained somewhat skeptical. Good starts for an anime never mean the anime will stay good (Tenjho Tenge and Desert Punk are two examples). But this volume was able to keep up with what the first volume presented. The story was still as dark as it was earlier, and the characters become even more lovable as we see just how strong-willed Edward is, and how kind-hearted the cursed Alphonse is.

To be completely honest, I'm in love with this series. Don't judge a book by its cover, as the cliche goes, and in this case it's definitely true. While not so mature as to scare away children, this series contains just enough maturity within the story to entertain adults. Plus, when it calls for comedy, FMA delivers in loads. I highly recommend this volume and this series to anyone who wants to see a good anime. From what I hear, this series has an amazing ending, but for now let's start with the amazing beginning.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among 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 2: Scarred Man of the East (Episodes 5-8) (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.