Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy

The story explores various types of relationships and identities beyond typical heterosexual norms. It presents a diverse range of identities without focusing on specific romantic pairings.

Women play key roles in driving the plot with their intellect and physical strength. The story avoids the damsel in distress cliché, showing women as crucial figures in political and scientific changes.

The fantasy world mirrors real-world ethnic and national diversity. Different groups face systemic exclusion and fight against centralized authority.

The film criticizes established institutions, showing state-run military and religious structures as potentially corrupt. It emphasizes individual moral choice over strict institutional truths.

Characters experience significant physical and mental changes. The story focuses on the impact of bodily transformations on identity, avoiding the use of disability as mere tragedy.