荒川弘
The Japanese manga "Fullmetal Alchemist" was written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It has been serialized in Square Enix's "Monthly Shōnen Gangan" since its August 2001 issue (published on July 12, 2001) and concluded on its July 2010 issue (published in June 2010) with a total of 108 chapters. The plot follows the adventures of two alchemist brothers named Edward and Alphonse Elric. They are striving to find the legendary Philosopher's Stone so that they may recover parts of their bodies that they lost in an attempt to bring their mother back to life. Therefore, Edward joins the state military and discovers that several members of the military are also attempting to get the stone.