Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time researching rocketry together with Alphonse Heiderich, a young man who resembles his own brother, hoping to one day find a way back home. His efforts so far had proven fruitless, but after lending a hand to a troubled gipsy girl, Edward is thrown in a series of events that can wreak havoc in both worlds. Meanwhile, at his own world, Alphonse Elric ventures deeper into the mysteries of alchemy in search for a way to reunite with his older brother.
Direction
Mizushima juggles two worlds with genuine visual ambition.
Writing
Brazenly connects alchemy to Nazi occultism—messy but memorable.
Acting
Romi Park's Edward has never sounded more lost.

Director
Seiji Mizushima
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film explicitly ties the Thule Society's real occult beliefs to the FMA universe's 'Shamballa,' making it one of the few anime films to engage seriously with Weimar Germany's political collapse.
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