Episode 40: The Dwarf in the Flask (2009 series)

Long ago, the blood of a simple slave was used in an experiment which created a strange, shapeless being. In exchange for the gift of existence, the being gave the slave a name – and cursed him with immortality.

Episode Notes

 * The Japanese text for this episode's title is written as "The Little One in the Flask", but read as "Homunculus".
 * The Transmutation Circle that appears in the background of this episode's title card is the Philosopher's Stone array seen in the ruins of Xerxes.
 * This episode is adapted from content in Chapter 74: The Dwarf in the Flask, Chapter 75: The Last Days of Xerxes and Chapter 76: Shape of a Person, Shape of a Stone.
 * Edward's explaination of how Kimblee's alchemy works is omitted from the episode. This was possibly done to avoid mention of a hexagram which forms when Kimblee puts his palms (tattoed with triangles) together, because hexagrams can be regarded as a reference to Judaism.