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I have a project due where I have to compare and contrast two magical realist
stories. I thought that it would be better to include a manga because they are
very different from normal books, and I chose _Fullmetal Alchemist_.

A magical realist story is a story where society is much like real life, or
similar to somewhere in real life. In this society, a certain magical element
is commonplace. In this case, the science "Alchemy" is commonplace in a
realistic Military Dictatorship type rule.

Is _Fullmetal Alchemist_ considered as such?


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Is Fullmetal Alchemist considered as a magical realist type story?


Fullmetal Alchemist is a mostly steampunk genre, A retrofuturistic subgenre of
science fiction that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by
19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.

Not really magical because with magic you mostly get reactions like "What the
hell how did that happen?".

While alchemy is more systematical like science. Although the thing with his
brother being a soul in a suit of armor made no sense. Except for things
related to souls, everything else is mostly science/technology-based.

Even if you consider alchemy a form of magic it is mostly based on the 19th-
century industrial steam-powered era with barely any form of electricity so
not really realism either. And there is also the automail prosthetics that are
more advanced and almost fantastical.


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