2003/Epic Titles

Edward and Alphonse Elric are brothers who were born with an extraordinary gift for the magical science known as alchemy. Their father, also very gifted in the craft of alchemy, disappeared leaving their ordinary mother to raise them in the country. But when their mother passed away, the boys vowed to learn the arts of alchemy to the fullest. The goal -- to bring their mother back to life, one of two things Alchemist are forbidden from doing. They attempt to bring back their mother with devistating consequences. Edward loses an arm and a leg and Alphonse loses his body, his soul sealed into a suit of armor by Edward at the last moment. For all of this, the thing they created wasn't even human and didn't live long.

From the manga of the same title, this follows the adventures of Kagome, a modern day Japanese teenager, and Inuyasha, an ancient and powerful hanyou (half youkai/half human) warrior, as they scour the landscape of mythical Japan for the pieces of the legendary jewel, the Shikon no Tama. Together with Miroku, Sango, and Shippou, they must keep the powerful hanyou Naraku from obtaining the full gem.