Fullmetal Alchemist features a range of killer characters, symbols, mythology, and magic elements that make bad ass tattoo applications.

The Japanese manga series Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood are two of the most popular fantasy titles to connect across the Pacific. This connection extends to an amazing array of tattoo designs and ideas.

For the uninitiated, the Fullmetal Alchemist story follows Edward and Alphonse Elric, brothers with the supernatural ability to transform matter, known as alchemy. After losing their mother to illness – and almost obliterating themselves in the attempt so save her – Edward loses his left leg and right arm, and Alphonse’s entire body is destroyed.

Alphonse binds himself to a massive alchemical suit of armor, while Edward gets almost magic prosthetics. Together they move through the world seeking to find the Philosopher’s Stone and heal themselves, while fighting some memorable bad guys and meeting other mystical alchemists along the way.

Read on for the top 60+ best Fullmetal Alchemist Tattoos to help you plan for you next tattoo:

1. Black and Gray Fullmetal Alchemist Tattoos

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These black and gray tattoos depicting characters, scenes, and ideas from Fullmetal Alchemist apply just about every technical application to bring them to life. Whether it’s putting grayscale detail into Alphonse’s suit of armor, fuzzy scudding shadow amidst the sharp lines of Eric’s prosthetic arm, or much thicker black ink, these Anime style tattoos work beautifully.