Q 01/05

Who wrote and illustrated the Fullmetal Alchemist manga?

A) Hiromu Arakawa

B) Hajime Isayama

C) Tite Kubo

D) Masashi Kishimoto

Answer · why

A) Hiromu Arakawa

Arakawa grew up on a dairy farm and draws herself as a bespectacled cow in her author notes.

Q 02/05

In which magazine was the manga serialized from 2001 to 2010?

A) Weekly Shōnen Jump

B) Monthly Shōnen Gangan

C) Weekly Shōnen Magazine

D) Monthly Shōnen Sunday

Answer · why

B) Monthly Shōnen Gangan

Gangan is the anthology of a video game giant, which is why the publisher of Final Fantasy owns this series.

Q 03/05

How many tankōbon volumes collect the complete manga?

A) 30

B) 33

C) 27

D) 36

Answer · why

C) 27

Arakawa originally expected the story to fit in 21 volumes before it grew by six more.

Q 04/05

Which company publishes the manga in Japan?

A) Shueisha

B) Kadokawa Shoten

C) Shogakukan

D) Square Enix

Answer · why

D) Square Enix

The series sits alongside Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest as one of the company's best-selling properties.

Q 05/05

In which fictional country is the story mainly set?

A) Amestris

B) Xingese Empire

C) Drachma

D) Creta

Answer · why

A) Amestris

Its politics and look are modeled on Europe around the turn of the 20th century.