Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese anime television series loosely adapted from the original manga series of the same name. It was broadcast on MBS in Japan from October 2003 to October 2004. The series follows the adventures of brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric, who are searching for the Philosopher's Stone. Dante, a former lover of Hohenheim and mentor to the Elric brothers' teacher, is the series' central antagonist.