Fullmetal Alchemist Watch Order
2 entries · 65 episodes total
If you're new to Fullmetal Alchemist, start with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and treat everything else as a bonus. It's the definitive version of Hiromu Arakawa's manga, tracking the Elric brothers as they hunt for a way to rebuild the bodies they wrecked in a single reckless act of alchemy. Across 64 episodes the show runs the whole arc from that opening mistake to the ending it was always building toward, so nothing feels padded or cut short. After the series, the standalone film The Sacred Star of Milos is a purely optional side-trip that sends the brothers into a fresh, self-contained adventure. That's the entire order: the complete series first, then the movie only if you're hungry for more.
- 01
TV · 2009 · 64 eps
The definitive series and the one truly essential watch: 64 episodes that adapt Arakawa's manga in full, from the brothers' fateful mistake to the conclusion it was always building toward. Start here, because everything else is a bonus.
- 02
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
OptionalMovie · 2011 · 1 eps
A standalone side-story film, best saved for after Brotherhood: the Elric brothers get swept into a rebellion in a distant valley, in a self-contained adventure that stands apart from the main series. Completely optional, so skip it with no regrets if you only want the core story.
FAQ
Start with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It's the complete, self-contained telling of the story across 64 episodes, so you don't need any prior viewing or outside reading to jump in. Once it's done, the film The Sacred Star of Milos is there if you want a little more.