Written and drawn by Hiromu Arakawa, Fullmetal Alchemist is a manga series about two brothers--Edward and Alphonse Elric. The story starts with the first book where after an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward loses his arm and his leg, and his brother became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies...the legendary Philosopher's Stone.