After sacrificing everything to save his brother, Edward Elric finds himself in Munich, Germany, post-World War I. Adapting to this unfamiliar world amid an economic crisis, Edward, unable to use his alchemy, seeks a way back home. With colleagues resembling his past companions, he researches escape methods. As tensions rise in Germany, Alphonse, Edward's brother, studies alchemy to bring his sibling back, unaware of the brewing dissent and turmoil spreading beyond the nation's borders.