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Series · Fantasy, Action, Drama, Animated · 2009 · TV-14

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: parents' guide

13+our pick

Best for ages 13 and up. Rated TV-14.

A rich, emotional fantasy epic for young teens that mixes adventure, humor and real horror. Two brothers try to bring their dead mother back with alchemy; one loses his body and the other an arm and a leg, and they set out to undo the damage while uncovering a government conspiracy. Violence is frequent and can be gory, with monsters that eat people and the slaughter of an ethnic minority in flashback. A scientist fusing his little girl with her dog is deeply upsetting, and later episodes include a villain killing itself and an attempted suicide bombing. Language is mild and sex nearly absent, so age 13 fits.

What's in it

Violence

Strong

Frequent, sometimes gory: people are impaled, blown up, shot and eaten, leaving pools of blood. A young girl and her father are killed, a family man is murdered, a wounded fighter cuts off her own arm, and a genocide appears in flashbacks.

Language

Mild

Mild: "hell," "crap" and "dammit," plus plenty of shouted insults like "bastard" from the hot-tempered older brother.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Almost none. A villain named Lust wears a low-cut gown, a muscular officer rips off his shirt for laughs, and a slow-building romance ends in a bashful confession.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Moderate

A soldier is almost never without a cigarette and an elderly mechanic smokes a pipe. Adults drink occasionally. No drug use.

Scary or intense scenes

Strong

Genuine horror: a failed resurrection produces a twisted, barely living body, a girl is turned into a talking chimera, a monster's stomach holds a sea of blood and bones, and a defeated villain kills itself by tearing out its own core.

Sensitive topics

  • Suicide
  • Death of a parent
  • Death of a child
  • Child abuse
  • Animal death
  • Racism

Worth talking about

The brothers learn that some losses can't be undone, no matter how clever you are. How does the show handle grief and the urge to reverse it?

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