Product Details

• Actors: Aaron Dismuke, Vic Mignogna, Romi Pak, Rie Kugimiya, Tôru Ôkawa
• Writers: Jared Hedges, Joel Bergen, Mike McFarland, Shô Aikawa
• Producers: Hideo Katsumata, Hirô Maruyama, Justin Cook, Masahiko Minami
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, 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
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Funimation Prod
• DVD Release Date: March 7, 2006
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BZ8IGM
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,475 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 8 in The Fullmetal Alchemist (anime) Series.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The eighth volume of Fullmetal Alchemist contains some of the most powerful and emotionally wrenching material in the series. The filmmakers reveal more of what happened when Edward and Alphonse Elric attempted to bring their mother back from the dead--and disturbed the order of the universe more deeply than they could imagine. Ed remembers losing his leg and sacrificing his right arm to save his brother's soul, and confronting a mysterious gate that seemed to guard the way to all knowledge. The artists based their designs on Rodin's Gates of Hell, and its swirling human forms lend an appropriate power and dread to the sequence. While Ed wrestles with his guilt and grief, other parts of the story continue to unfold. Col. Roy Mustang pursues Scar and the Ishbalan refugees, while a new officer, Lt. Col. Frank Archer, spies on the Elric brothers. The Elrics' sensei (teacher) Izumi reveals the terrible secret of the origins of the Homunculi, who continue their own evil plots. Anyone who wonders why Fullmetal Alchemist enjoys such a devoted following can find out by watching The Altar of Stone. (Rated TV PG: violence, grotesque imagery, tobacco and alcohol use, nudity) --Charles Solomon

Product Description
The universe follows a greater law that is beyond our imagination. To understand, disassemble, and reconstruct under this law...that is ALCHEMY. Follow the continuing saga of the the Elric brothers in this top rated anime series.

Customer Reviews

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning of understanding the Homunculus, December 22, 2005

By	Keith A. Jones "Sonic Jones... I'm Kind Of A ... (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews

In vol.8 the Elric brothers stumble into a strange young boy on Yock Island while trying to leave. The child has no memory of who he is, how he got on the island, and why he's there. What's even crazier is that the child can perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. He can also transmute his body and merge with things around him like stone and wood. This kid scares everybody because not only is his body weird he's full of fear but you can tell he's hideing something evil behind it. Izumi takes the kid in for some odd reason and tells Ed and Al to stay away from him. The amoral Lt. Colonel Archer tries to capture the strange child but Izumi is willing to put her life on the line for the kid but why.

Things just get worse for everyone as more of the truth comes out about Izumi's past and her physical health. The mystery of the Homunculus unravels and explaining how they're born and this truth shocks some but not all. Ed also discovers something about the arm and leg that were taken from him four years ago and man is he ticked off when he finds the secret. This DVD contains episodes 29-32 (29-The untainted child, 30-Assult on south headquarters, 31-Sin, and 32-Dante of the deep forest). Every episode is great and proves that Full Metal Alchemist is worthy to be called a classic. None of these episodes get boring or dull it pulls you in even more. This volume will not dissappoint because there is not just one there are many surprises.

DVD Features: Textless Songs, Production Art, Image Gallery, Character Profiles, Trailers.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!! GET IT NOW, February 8, 2006

By	anime freak "Ed is MINE" (Stuck in America) - See all my reviews

This is my favorite show of all time. I own all the dvds as well as box sets, wall calendar and all manga (yes, I am obsessed). If you have seen the show up to this point you know just how good it is. In this volume the plot just keeps getting better. We learn of Izumi-Sensei's mysterious past, the truth about that strange child on Yock Island, and, best of all, the truth about how a homunculus is created. This volume will not dissapoint, and I know I am definatly going to buy it. And be ready for the rest of this show, the action does not slow down, it is amazing untill the end!!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enter Greed {The New Sin Remix}, January 14, 2006

By	Brigader General Hughes "The Ultra-Fan" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

Yes, mark your calanders. This is taking a turn for the best. If you didn't buy the last DVD, or at least watched it, you were missing alot. However, the ass kicking you love is back. New characters introduced:
-Greed-the ultimate shield-a new sin, or rather an old one...
-Dante-teacher's teacher-the wise lady of the forest, who lives in a mansion!!
-Archer-the sadistic lt.col.-he has a plan, and will stop at nothing to complete it...
-Wrath-many secrets behind this sin-buy the DVD, I can't reveal it now!

Also, Lyra and Tucker wil be reappearing!! That's good for the fans of those characters....

Also, back on that Alchemist's Gate topic from my last review. If you ever wondered why the pocketwatch and tansmutation circle were not thee when Ed transmuted in the very first DVD, buy this DVD....