Fullmetal Alchemist remains a masterpiece 16 years later

But any conversation about the boundary-pushing shonen anime is incomplete without Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist, which concluded its official manga serialization on June 11, 2010. While 16 years and two anime adaptations, countless light novels, and three live-action films have come and gone since Arakawa gifted her best-selling dark fantasy manga to the world, Fullmetal Alchemist continues to be a timeless classic. This is not just because of its breathtaking action and complex approach to alchemy, but thanks to its scathing dissection of capitalism, imperialism, and the pursuit of power at any cost.