Blue Reflection Ray Ruka Hanari, Ryoka Tachibana, Saya and her friends

There is no such thing as a perfect story, but Fullmetal Alchemist comes extremely close. Doesn’t matter if you’re into action/adventure, fantasy/scifi, comedy, tragedy, drama, suspense, romance...FMA’s got something in it for everyone.

Now I’m a nerdy bookworm, not an anime “otaku”; though I do appreciate it as a wonderful form of art and storytelling. And yet Fullmetal Alchemist has become as dear to me as any of the precious books sitting on my shelves. (Seriously, the last time I cared so much about a story this epic was Lord of the Rings.) I don’t even CARE that it’s an...