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Jul 12, 2009 1:03 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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live human being as the main ingredient for the philosopher's stone.
that's a hell of an ingredient alright.
Sep 6, 2009 1:21 PM
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=O
I knew it....It would be something like another life being the sacrifice....
Ooo thats awful QwwwQ
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Sep 10, 2009 1:26 PM
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OMG, good episode
Jan 5, 2010 9:40 AM
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great episode.
May 4, 2010 11:01 AM
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Very nice episode, this anime is very verygood
Sep 17, 2010 1:45 AM
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enkil said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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live human being as the main ingredient for the philosopher's stone.
that's a hell of an ingredient alright.


:) Nice episode!
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Sep 30, 2010 1:08 PM
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Jutse said:
OMG, good episode
Junipermouse said:
great episode.
TheSilverWarrior said:
Very nice episode, this anime is very verygood
Doom_Master said:
:) Nice episode!
these.
Oct 2, 2010 11:38 PM
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vizhmaster_vizhu said:
Jutse said:
OMG, good episode
Junipermouse said:
great episode.
TheSilverWarrior said:
Very nice episode, this anime is very verygood
Doom_Master said:
:) Nice episode!
these.


Agree! lol

Oct 31, 2010 5:05 AM
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This episode was as good as it was in brotherhood! I cant wait to start the different plotline
May 2, 2011 3:31 PM

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Loved this episode.
Found out things and plenty of stuff happened.
May 13, 2011 5:30 AM

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Nice episode, indeed. Actually I expected Scar or the Homunculus(as they were called now) to attack the boys, but it's not the first time episode of FMA is not ending the way I expected it. So it's living human being, after all. I wonder how the boys are going to do anything about their bodies now.
May 25, 2011 12:23 PM

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damn, that really sucks, such a great thing is made that way? now i wonder what their gonna do now?


Sep 5, 2012 12:13 PM

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Great episode but quite fucked the stone requires a living human to operate!
Sep 24, 2012 11:12 PM

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man so the stone uses humans as sacrifice huh??

Sheska is soo good at remembering things, that fact that she can write a single book let alone multiple books despite being fired quite awhile ago.

plus it seems Edward has alot of money :P

so we learned that the scar man fought the group called homunculus.

and yeah we also learned there are still alot of Ishbal people from all over the land.

i wonder how they'll be able to revert back to their original bodies???

man the plot get's better and better :)
Dec 31, 2012 7:50 PM
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oh god! Gluttony isn't human, that way he survived Scar's attack. Homunculus eh? now Scar gotto handle her too! there's definitely more to this going on as Edward gets closer to unraveling the philosopher's stone!
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Aug 17, 2013 4:11 PM

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^ well yeah, ofc Gluttony isn't human. When Lust got "killed" by Dr. Marco in a previous ep, she didn't even die. That should've clarified that her partner in crime isn't human either.
Sep 2, 2013 10:35 AM

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Ugh. I hate Gluttony.
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Jan 22, 2014 7:55 PM

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i am not sure if i can predict the ending right since this anime can be pretty surprising but i really feel like i know how it will end now that we know that the philosopher stone needs a living human as sacrifice.

i really loved this episode with knowing more about the philosopher stone and stuff but i wonder now that is known what they will bring next.

scar is really strong if he can fight both the homunculus but i wonder why she said oh there is still someone who believes in us does that mean they are mythical beings or something?? well i guess we will see sooner or later

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oh god! Gluttony isn't human,
this shouldn't be so surprising seeing how far he can open his mouth and that he eats living humans i think i would be more surprised if he was actually human lol.
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Feb 10, 2014 9:29 AM

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I must admit, Lust is hot. Haha....

and it was pretty hilarious when the strong wind blew away the book ashes. Damn pipsqueak should've thought about it sooner.


May 16, 2014 6:36 AM

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dat frustration after working so hard
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy."
Jul 6, 2014 1:10 PM

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I couldn't believe live human flesh was the main ingredient! D:
Sep 19, 2014 11:54 PM

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My favourite up till this point.
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Dec 26, 2014 4:10 PM
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How can they fire someone with such convenient talent?!?!
So, no Philosopher's Stone then?? I can understand Ed's frustration.
Dafuq is wrong with Scar.
Jan 25, 2015 10:55 AM

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Well that's kind of a problem, don't think they'll make such a stone now ._.
Jan 29, 2015 5:48 AM

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Well, I kind of expected something like that.
Apr 10, 2015 8:28 AM

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This episode brought back so many memories of what's in store. So hyped for this rewatch.
May 26, 2015 8:20 PM

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Wow that blew my mind. I wonder what they're going to do. I'm expecting they won't make a stone, but maybe something will happen. I can't wait to see this
Jul 6, 2015 6:56 PM

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Really enjoyed this, maybe the best ep so far.

I'm not sure I understand Lust though; she wants them to find the Philosopher's Stone, but didn't seem to mind the library was destroyed? What's up with that?
Jul 7, 2015 2:12 PM

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Wow =O
And those book ashes lol
Jul 30, 2015 11:11 AM

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More Lust and Gluttony, yay! What exactly are they if they can't seem to be killed? And I'm definitely interested in who Lust really is/was from Scar's memories, and what happened to make her the way she is now!

And wow about the ingredient of live human beings... I hadn't given it much thought before, so I didn't see that coming. I don't understand why Lust needs Ed and Al though... -- 4/5
Aug 6, 2015 12:48 PM

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This was a really good episode though can't believe the Philosopher's Stone main ingredient is human lives...
Sometimes I wonder why I do one thing and not do something else...
Oct 26, 2015 8:47 AM

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Episode that gives wings to the history both of the two protagonists, that's the main one, many background to come to light, exciting! Good script, the plot apparently going to have a further push in the next episode. The cast expands, I'm happy!
Nov 21, 2015 6:22 AM
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The conversation between Roy and Hughes was hilarious, find yourself a wife! Haha, brilliant.
Dec 7, 2015 3:10 PM

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The philosophers stone is people!!! It's people!!
Such junk...
Jan 22, 2016 5:17 PM

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Well that's a massive roadblock. The Philosopher's Stone isn't something that can be easily made, in that case.
Feb 2, 2016 8:33 PM

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Roy needs to find himself a wife LOL

Confrontation between Scar and the homonculi was intense!

Good luck trying to make a philosopher stone now.
Feb 6, 2017 3:20 PM

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And this is why libraries should be digitised -_- just have multiple backups.
May 16, 2017 12:16 PM

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Good to see that girl can actually have a job again, despite thinking all she could do was read ... but who the hell can remember so many books O.O

Also the evil duo are "homunculi" or something and we see the Ishbalan's still doing fine despite almost going extinct back then.


How ironic, the Phiosopher's Stone needs live human beings ... and Edward wants to bring his mother back with it, a life for a life. - Equivalent exchange.
Jun 12, 2017 8:02 PM

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Really enjoyed this, maybe the best ep so far.

I'm not sure I understand Lust though; she wants them to find the Philosopher's Stone, but didn't seem to mind the library was destroyed? What's up with that?

We could assume that she knew about Sheska, or is just that confident in Edward's abilities, but I personally have a hard time believing either. Then there's also the matter of how she, Gluttony, & Scar managed to sneak into a government compound in the first place. They already had word that Scar was there, shouldn't there have been more security instead of less?

I really want to like this anime, but it ticks me off how poorly they explain the details. Guess I'll just have to keep watching and hope the explanation is randomly dumped off like with the circle-less transmutation technique.
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Feb 24, 2018 10:54 PM

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Wow....gotta sac some humans to make this thing. Ed will find a way around it though!

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Jan 24, 2019 4:47 PM

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Sheska is so freaking adorable, omg *^*

Jun 20, 2019 9:57 AM

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Great episode, the secret of the stone is revealed, not much different from the manga or the Brotherhood Anime this episode.
Jun 20, 2020 1:41 PM

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Blackouting said:
Really enjoyed this, maybe the best ep so far.

I'm not sure I understand Lust though; she wants them to find the Philosopher's Stone, but didn't seem to mind the library was destroyed? What's up with that?

We could assume that she knew about Sheska, or is just that confident in Edward's abilities, but I personally have a hard time believing either. Then there's also the matter of how she, Gluttony, & Scar managed to sneak into a government compound in the first place. They already had word that Scar was there, shouldn't there have been more security instead of less?

I doubt that she knew about Sheska, otherwise the girl would've been Gluttony's next meal. They want Ed to continue his search for the philosopher's stone since (i assume) this plays into their plans. She even said in this episode that they need him as a sacrifice. I think she doesn't want him to read Marcoh's notes because there might be some clue hidden in them about "the truth behind the truth".

About security: they knew Scar was in town but so far he was only targeting state alchemists, not books. So I think security would focus on other buildings.

Oh, and it looks like Lust use to be Ishbalian since she was shown alongside Scar's brother.
Jun 3, 2021 9:54 AM
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Well that is one crazy reveal. Sheska is quite underrated and likeable lol




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Oct 7, 2022 5:08 PM

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Time to mush up some yucky humans and become omniscient haha
Oct 21, 2022 9:37 PM
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2022 rewatch. i sometimes forget to add that i'm rewatching in episode discussions whoops.
anyways, another banger episode! sheshka is such an underrated character, she's really cute! and we also learn how the philosopher stone is actually made. i already knew how, of course, but it still shook me.

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