Episode 32: Dante of the Deep Forest (2003 series)

Synopsis
The Elric brothers went to their teacher to learn more about alchemy, but their are things even she doesn't know. Of course, even a teacher needs a teacher, and there is an alchemist at the edge of town who knows a lot about the practice.

Episode Notes

 * The title of this episode may be a reference to opening lines of the first book in The Divine Comedy series, Dante's Inferno.
 * Wrath's relief and warm emotions in being rescued by his mother's embrace is a prime example of a Homunculus's conflicted psyche; the state of being torn between the dual identities of the person they were meant to be and the individuals that they are themselves. (See: here for more information.) It is also the first indication that Wrath's love for his mother still resonates deeply inside of him, beneath even all of the hatred, rage and bitterness.
 * The Elric brother's difficulty on talking to each other about how homunculi are born hints that they have begun to suspect who was born as a result of their own transgression with Human Transmutation. This subject is brought up again during Episode 41.