I used to watch this anime as a child. Of course I enjoyed the fantastic magical part of it, but despite everything I still remember the opening quote:
"Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only truth."
much more than just a cartoon.
much more than just a cartoon.