Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the most meaningful mangas a person could ever read. Its purpose isn't just to tell some kind of cliché, boring story. It changes your way of thinking and your view about the things in life.

The plot doesn't seem that interesting at first, but as you read more and more, you find that there is a lot more depth to it. And as a person, who doesn't get surprised that easily, who expects that "things will turn out this way" from reading only half of the manga, I must say, that the author really surprised me many times.

The author is someone I really admire. Really original and a true professional. When I was almost at the end of the series, I realised something: things, that had happened more than 40 chapters earlier, now seemed to make sense. Like the author knew how it would all end, even when she was only the middle of the story. And she really has a way with words.(I have a MS Word document with 8 pages full of quotes :D)

The art is something I really liked. And the way some of the characters change, not drastically, with the passing of time, is really admireable. The art is a really big part of the manga (obviously) and even if the story is great but the art is bad, it would make the whole experience less enjoyable.

The enjoyment. What really appeals is that there are a lot of funny moments in a serious and deep manga like this. Even in very very serious situations, there is still made room for jokes :D.

If you are not sure wether to read Fullmetal Alchemist, I highly recommend you do. You won't regret it and you may learn a lot of things, which can be very useful.