Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 5
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Summary
Bargain omnibus editions of one of the bestselling manga series of all time！
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong， Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg， and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor。 Equipped with mechanical ""auto-mail"" limbs， Edward becomes a state alchemist， seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies。。。the legendary Philosopher's Stone。
Contains volumes 13， 14 and 15 of Fullmetal Alchemist！
In the midst of heated battle， Ed， Envy and Prince Lin of Xing are swallowed whole by the homunculus Gluttony。 When they finally escape， they find themselves face-to-face with the “father” of the homunculi， who offers Lin immortality as the new Greed。 Meanwhile， Colonel Mustang learns the military’s corruption goes all the way to the top， and the truth of what really happened in the Ishbalan War is revealed。
Reads R to L （Japanese Style） for teen audiences。
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong， Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg， and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor。 Equipped with mechanical ""auto-mail"" limbs， Edward becomes a state alchemist， seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies。。。the legendary Philosopher's Stone。
Contains volumes 13， 14 and 15 of Fullmetal Alchemist！
In the midst of heated battle， Ed， Envy and Prince Lin of Xing are swallowed whole by the homunculus Gluttony。 When they finally escape， they find themselves face-to-face with the “father” of the homunculi， who offers Lin immortality as the new Greed。 Meanwhile， Colonel Mustang learns the military’s corruption goes all the way to the top， and the truth of what really happened in the Ishbalan War is revealed。
Reads R to L （Japanese Style） for teen audiences。
Reviews
Abi
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I'm not particularly fond of this arc （Kimblee is a psycho and not the fun kind）， but the manga continues to be excellent I'm not particularly fond of this arc （Kimblee is a psycho and not the fun kind）， but the manga continues to be excellent 。。。more
Marianne
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I understand now why Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the classic manga series out there that stood the test of time。 It has conflicting themes that make you question life versus death， war versus saving humanity， etc。 Impressive storytelling and art Himoru Arakawa！ Wonderful job！ Well-worth the read 📖😊
M。D。 Williams
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Ishbalan Past + Gluttony stomach
Pflanzis
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Diesen Band mag ich unheimlich gerne， weil er Rückblenden zu einem sehr wichtigen Ereignis in der Geschichte Amestris' enthält， die es dem Leser erst ermöglichen， die Handlungen und den Antrieb einiger Militärangehöriger und Staatsalchemisten besser zu verstehen。 Man erfährt mehr über die Geschehnisse und Grausamkeiten， die sie erleben und ausführen mussten。 Mehr sogar als im Anime。 Nach meinem Empfinden konnten die vielschichtigen Gefühle auf dem Papier besser transportiert werden， als auf dem Diesen Band mag ich unheimlich gerne， weil er Rückblenden zu einem sehr wichtigen Ereignis in der Geschichte Amestris' enthält， die es dem Leser erst ermöglichen， die Handlungen und den Antrieb einiger Militärangehöriger und Staatsalchemisten besser zu verstehen。 Man erfährt mehr über die Geschehnisse und Grausamkeiten， die sie erleben und ausführen mussten。 Mehr sogar als im Anime。 Nach meinem Empfinden konnten die vielschichtigen Gefühle auf dem Papier besser transportiert werden， als auf dem TV-Bildschirm。 。。。more
Alan Fricker
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War eh？
Zerousek
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If only for the flashback part， I have to give it 5 stars。
Brandon
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Well， this volume certainly answered a lot of questions。 It's probably the first time I've finished one of these with less questions than where I started！ Wow this book is dark though。 Our heroes reach their lowest point， as the villains prove themselves more powerful than ever and the heroes having less allies than they'd hoped。 Everything goes wrong， up until the point where we finally get told what happened in Ishbal。 Yup， a whole arc dedicated to a flashback and how gruesome the war was。 And Well， this volume certainly answered a lot of questions。 It's probably the first time I've finished one of these with less questions than where I started！ Wow this book is dark though。 Our heroes reach their lowest point， as the villains prove themselves more powerful than ever and the heroes having less allies than they'd hoped。 Everything goes wrong， up until the point where we finally get told what happened in Ishbal。 Yup， a whole arc dedicated to a flashback and how gruesome the war was。 And it holds no punches！ Every character featured in it comes out less dignified （but more complex and interesting） than before。 Hiromu Arakawa really digs in and shows just how terrible the war was- and hell， we barely see the villains， it's just our protagonists being told to do bad things and then they do it without question。 Jeeze。 But this feels like a real turning point in the series- everyone is at their lowest， but they're also more knowledgable and with a few leads that might turn into something better。 。。。more
Quirks
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I've been putting this review off for almost a week。 I considered writing a small one for GR， but I've written a proper review for all the other volumes， and I want to continue that till the end。 Besides， we're over halfway there！ Things are heating up， the team is coming together， and what's more important is that the main characters are more informed now。 They know about the homunculus， and they know King Bradley is one of them—it took me until now to realize that his name was King and that he I've been putting this review off for almost a week。 I considered writing a small one for GR， but I've written a proper review for all the other volumes， and I want to continue that till the end。 Besides， we're over halfway there！ Things are heating up， the team is coming together， and what's more important is that the main characters are more informed now。 They know about the homunculus， and they know King Bradley is one of them—it took me until now to realize that his name was King and that he wasn't a king because I'm an idiot who conveniently overlooked the part where he's the fucking president！Anyway。。。 we start in the midst of a battle which has。。。 an unexpected consequence， thanks to Gluttony's rage-a-thon。 The good part of said rage-a-thon is that Gluttony is finally scary。 That bad is also that he's scary。 And really fucking powerful。The first two volumes are in present-time。 Both kinda deal with what happened during the fight against Gluttony。 And we finally get a proper face-to-face with the villain！ The third is a backstory volume。 I've been told it's the last backstory volume， and I'm glad about that， but it was still one of the best volumes in this series。 It was about the Isbalan war， which we've only heard about until now。 And to see it like this， see the actions that the military took against Isbalans。。。 It was genocide， plain and simple， and it was horrifying。 Arakawa did an exceptional job of portraying it， all sides of it。You know， seeing the war and the role State Alchemists played in it。。。 I mean， the State Alchemists were the tipping point。 It makes sense now why Scar hates them。 I can even say that I don't blame him for wanting to kill most of them。 Except that he also tried to kill two children。 Ed might be a state alchemist， but wasn't even in the war！ So yeah， I still don't like Scar。 Or his god-complex。 But I understand him more now。And。。。 I think that's all I wanted to say。 It's hard to discuss these things without giving out spoilers。 I don't even know what synopsis to give since I always go in without reading one。 All I can say is that I love this manga and that these might have been my favourite three volumes so far。 。。。more
Michael Sorbello
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This is a review of the entire series。Fullmetal Alchemist takes place in the fictional country of Amestris which is heavily based on the Industrial Revolution。 Amestris is a unitary state under the rule of a parliamentary republic， run by state alchemists that serve the king utilizing the mystifying arts of alchemy。 Alchemy is the power to alter the physical world utilizing its natural elements， performing magic and miracles in the form of science。 Alchemy follows the law of equivalent exchange， This is a review of the entire series。Fullmetal Alchemist takes place in the fictional country of Amestris which is heavily based on the Industrial Revolution。 Amestris is a unitary state under the rule of a parliamentary republic， run by state alchemists that serve the king utilizing the mystifying arts of alchemy。 Alchemy is the power to alter the physical world utilizing its natural elements， performing magic and miracles in the form of science。 Alchemy follows the law of equivalent exchange， you must sacrifice something that is of equal value to what you create。 You must sacrifice a life to create a life， you must extinguish one flame to ignite another， you have to sacrifice one home to build another， etc。。。After being abandoned by their father as children and subjected to watching their mother die， Edward Elric and his brother Alphonse once attempted to utilize the power of alchemy to bring their mother back from the grave， ignoring the dangers of creating a life by offering something of equal value。 Edward loses an arm and a leg while Alphonse loses his entire body; his soul placed in a hollow suit of armor that can't feel the touch of others。 As neither of them sacrificed their lives in their entirety， the exchange failed and the boys created an abomination in place of their dead mother。After burning their own home down and dealing with the abomination they created， Edward and his brother enlist themselves in the military to atone for their sins and learn more about the many secrets of alchemy; potentially learning how to recover their original bodies in the process。 While serving in the military， the brothers begin to realize how the wonders of alchemy can be abused for nefarious purposes。 Immortal life can be gained by sacrificing hundreds of innocents souls， wars can be staged and foreign nations can be annihilated under false charges， human experimentation aided by alchemy can lead to unnatural mutations， the world of alchemy is more dark and dangerous than either of them could've bargained for。Fullmetal Alchemist grew on me the longer I read it。 When I first started reading， it seemed like it was going to be generic shounen material， but it gets deeper and darker the further it goes on。 The way it handles political and religious corruption， the dangers of advanced states abusing their technology and resources at the expense of foreign nations caught in the turmoil， and the sad futility of revenge are all very well done。The characters all bear the weight of what alchemy is capable of。 Edward and Alphonse carry the burden of abusing alchemy for selfish purposes。 Their master Izumi loses her womb after attempting to resurrect her dead child。 Scar takes many lives after his entire country is desecrated and gets trapped in a pointless cycle of revenge。 Roy and Riza endure the regret of committing brutal war crimes for the sake of protecting their own nation。 Alchemy creates and destroys in equal measure and no one is free from the consequences of tipping the balance。The fight scenes are flashy and exciting without being too over-the-top because of the dangerous limitations that alchemy involves。 The law of equivalent exchange keeps the power scaling in check and adds plenty of tension to the action。 The female characters are especially well done， all of them are strong and unique in their own way。 The lead heroine Winry being a skilled mechanic， Riza being an honorable warrior of the military， Olivier Armstrong as cold and vicious as the snowy fortress she guards， and that's just a few of them。The villains are an interesting parody of the seven deadly sins。 Each of them represent the darkness and regrets of each of the main characters and they can only be conquered by coming to terms with their own flaws and sins。 The characters having to overcome their personal demons to take on the greater demons trying to overthrow the world from the shadows made the struggles of every single person in the story feel personal。 Every character， no matter how minor had their moments to shine。 Everyone had a vital role to play and the camaraderie between friend and foe alike never felt cheesy of forced。Unlike most shounen series I've read， the final arc was my favorite。 A lot of long-running shounen series have a habit of being dragged out， losing touch with what made them great or breaking their own rules in messy， plot-hole-filled final arcs that leave a lot to be desired。 Fullmetal Alchemist has no lose ends， all characters have complete arcs where they learn and grow from their dark pasts， the romance and comedy are handled well without relying on cheap fanservice， the action scenes are great but they don't overshadow the plot and the final chapters tie everything together beautifully。 It's not my favorite manga by any means as I usually tend to favor seinen， but it's definitely one of the greatest stories to ever come out of the shounen demographic in my opinion。 The ending is a tearjerker but it left me in good spirits。***My Social MediaMy Instagram Account: https://www。instagram。com/michael_sor。。。My YouTube Channel: https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCPPs。。。My Wattpad Account: https://www。wattpad。com/user/Michael-。。。My Twitter Account: https://twitter。com/SorbelloHorrorMy Facebook Account: https://www。facebook。com/michael。sorb。。。 。。。more
Kim
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"I wish my life to be the last one taken in this war。"-Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 60 volume 15。As one continues to read through this series of Manga it gets increasingly hard to write reviews。 Not because the books aren't great。 Mainly， it's because many people might not tough it out or read it。I really enjoyed this edition of FMA it filled in the gaps where we had been previously left in the dark and it was intense。 I think it was the point where things will be changing in the series。 Things w "I wish my life to be the last one taken in this war。"-Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 60 volume 15。As one continues to read through this series of Manga it gets increasingly hard to write reviews。 Not because the books aren't great。 Mainly， it's because many people might not tough it out or read it。I really enjoyed this edition of FMA it filled in the gaps where we had been previously left in the dark and it was intense。 I think it was the point where things will be changing in the series。 Things will be more intense and more people will come away with tears in their eyes。 The last few chapters hit the hardest for me。 As someone who is in the military it really does。 Arakawa did her research very well when it came to scenes of war。 It was intense and the drawings really encapsulated war and what it brings with it。 I am fully ready to continue on with this story line no matter how gut wrenching it will be。 such a great。 This is the book that will blur reality and fiction， blending them together to really make you think。 。。。more
Mayank Bawari
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Portal of Truth - Meeting Father & Flame Alchemist’s resolve
Arnis
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https://poseidons99。wordpress。com/202。。。 https://poseidons99。wordpress。com/202。。。 。。。more
aj
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ishbal chapters are such a big OOF even rereading aaaaaaaa
Eke
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*4。5/5 stars。This was so cool！ The story is I'd think at its height at this point and I cannot wait to see what happens further。 Ugh I'm also itching to watch the anime now。 *4。5/5 stars。This was so cool！ The story is I'd think at its height at this point and I cannot wait to see what happens further。 Ugh I'm also itching to watch the anime now。 。。。more
Barbara
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In the midst of a battle with the homunculus known as Gluttony， Ed， Envy， and Prince Ling are swallowed and tossed into a strange dimension。 When they finally escape， they are face-to-face with a being known as "Father"， who is the creator of the homunculi and who offers Ling immortality--by bonding him to Greed， which Ling readily accepts。 Colonel Roy Mustang， who has been working with Ed and Al for some time now， learns how deep the corruption in the Amestrian military goes。 Chapter 15 of the In the midst of a battle with the homunculus known as Gluttony， Ed， Envy， and Prince Ling are swallowed and tossed into a strange dimension。 When they finally escape， they are face-to-face with a being known as "Father"， who is the creator of the homunculi and who offers Ling immortality--by bonding him to Greed， which Ling readily accepts。 Colonel Roy Mustang， who has been working with Ed and Al for some time now， learns how deep the corruption in the Amestrian military goes。 Chapter 15 of the manga deals extensively with the genocidal war between Amestris and Ishval。 It's a difficult read， and it's beautifully handled in both the manga and 2009 anime （"The Ishvalan War of Extermination"）。 Such an amazing story。 I have to give Arakawa credit for her strong female characters。 We have Izumi Curtis， who describes herself as a "housewife" but who is also a strong alchemist and martial artist in her own right; Winry Rockbell， a genius engineer; and Riza Hawkeye， a military sniper and moral guidepost for Roy。 。。。more
Mathilde Paulsen
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Outstanding！ I love Fullmetal Alchemist so much。
Bradley
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What an excellent piece of manga。 My head tilted inwards during those lose last few chapters。 We see， just like in Berserk， how we could live in such a sad state of affairs and for Fullmetal we all turn towards the past at a war in Ishbal。 Now， I felt split about this。 I suppose I still do。 If Ishbal remained a mystery I’d be perfectly content。 The need to flesh out every nook and cranny of a plot can really kill the spirit for me。 So far we’ve been given snippets of Ishbal from each character What an excellent piece of manga。 My head tilted inwards during those lose last few chapters。 We see， just like in Berserk， how we could live in such a sad state of affairs and for Fullmetal we all turn towards the past at a war in Ishbal。 Now， I felt split about this。 I suppose I still do。 If Ishbal remained a mystery I’d be perfectly content。 The need to flesh out every nook and cranny of a plot can really kill the spirit for me。 So far we’ve been given snippets of Ishbal from each character creating a jigsaw of a puzzle that never has all the pieces。 We make those pieces。 So here’s the deal， the last volume reveals a LOT about Ishbal。 And Ishbal is depicted as war。 I could use words like horrendous， awful， bloody， mad and all the rest of it。 But it’s war。 Mad might be the only thing that can really describe it。 For me personally， since the war was hinted at being what war is really about， I felt like the curtain shouldn’t be pulled back。 This is a manga。 It can’t do it… To my surprise Hiromu Arakawa does it。 She mentioned earlier that she buckled down and did a lot of research， so props to her， but not only that she maintained the fluency and spirit of Fullmetal Alchemist all the while portraying quite frighteningly the realities of war。 Now I’m not the one to say much about this， but I feel like this deserves some extra attention for what I believe to be the care and guided penmanship of a master。 We’re introduced to new characters， parts of the plot come full circle， the dark， shrouded past is darker。 The manga is coming clean with its characters。 These characters are not exactly who you thought they were。 Or maybe they are， and you’re just judging them based on the past… For me this is by far the best installment to Fullmetal Alchemist。 My review focuses on maybe 10% of what this book is about。 A lot of things happen before all this that are just as good。 I just feel like I had to put some more awareness on what I felt was the beating heart to volume 15 （and maybe the whole series）。 Ishbal could make or break the series and I feel like its remade Fullmetal。 Arakawa is going at Fullmetal like Winry with her automail。 It’s better each time。 。。。more
Maya
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utterly devastating
Francine
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No one dies in the first two volumes， which surprised me， but then thousands of people die in the third one and I wasn't surprised at all。 😅I enjoyed the long flashback in this omnibus。 I feel like the main story isn't progressing very fast， but instead of that we got a lot of backstory， so my emotional connection towards （some of） the characters is growing stronger。 I like what happened to Lin， it seems to suit his character。 No one dies in the first two volumes， which surprised me， but then thousands of people die in the third one and I wasn't surprised at all。 😅I enjoyed the long flashback in this omnibus。 I feel like the main story isn't progressing very fast， but instead of that we got a lot of backstory， so my emotional connection towards （some of） the characters is growing stronger。 I like what happened to Lin， it seems to suit his character。 。。。more
Rine
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Can't wait for payday to buy the remaining volumes I have left to finish Can't wait for payday to buy the remaining volumes I have left to finish 。。。more
Karissa
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Series Info/Source: This is the 5th 3-in-1 volume in the Fullmetal Alchemist series and contains volumes 13-15 of the original series。 I purchased this copy。Story （4/5）: The first part of the story is spent with Ed， Envy， and Prince Lin stuck in Gluttony’s stomach。 They struggle to find a way out of this disgusting domain。 I really enjoyed this part of the story and how we learn more about the homunculi and about the Father of all Homunculi。 The second part of the story is spent mostly with Colo Series Info/Source: This is the 5th 3-in-1 volume in the Fullmetal Alchemist series and contains volumes 13-15 of the original series。 I purchased this copy。Story （4/5）: The first part of the story is spent with Ed， Envy， and Prince Lin stuck in Gluttony’s stomach。 They struggle to find a way out of this disgusting domain。 I really enjoyed this part of the story and how we learn more about the homunculi and about the Father of all Homunculi。 The second part of the story is spent mostly with Colonel Mustang as he struggles to figure out how high the corruption goes in the government。 This leads to a flashback where we learn what really happened in the Ishbalan War。 I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first half， although the flashback to the war did provide a lot of interesting background。Characters （5/5）: I continue to really enjoy all the characters in this series。 We meet a couple of new characters in the flashback and they are well done。Setting （4/5）: This volume jumps around a lot between different locations and settings。 I still really enjoy the world created here， but felt like all the jumping around really disjointed things some。 Writing/Drawing Style （4/5）: This continues to be a very well drawn manga series， lots of details。 Some of the fight scenes in Gluttony’s stomach were a bit hard to follow and some of the complex battle scenes in the Ishbalan War flashback were also a bit tough to follow as well。 I continue to enjoy how the story is put together and the dialogue is really well done too。Summary （4/5）: This was a solid continuation of the Fullmetal Alchemist but my least favorite of the series so far。 There was just too much jumping around and too much time spent on politics。 Hopefully the next volume will spend more time with Ed and Al and their quest for the Philosopher’s Stone。 。。。more
Ben Howard
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This was one of my favs so far。 The flashback to （view spoiler）[the Ishbalan war was heartbreaking。 （hide spoiler）] This was one of my favs so far。 The flashback to （view spoiler）[the Ishbalan war was heartbreaking。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Lauma
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Pārmaiņas pēc bez līķiem tagadnē。 Šoreiz tikai par tiem， kas reiz karā gājuši bojā。
Jorge Pinto
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So badass and funny and awesome。 I really love this series。。。
Estrella
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Luckily for me， the next volume is already in my possesion， cause o my I am loving this series and I must keep reading it for the sake of my own sanity。Arakawa put so much depth and thought into this story。 She does not shy away from the gruesomness of war and makes you rethink everything you once believed to simply "be as it is"。 Also， I love the extras in this one。 Especially the short story from volume 14 was very cute。 Luckily for me， the next volume is already in my possesion， cause o my I am loving this series and I must keep reading it for the sake of my own sanity。Arakawa put so much depth and thought into this story。 She does not shy away from the gruesomness of war and makes you rethink everything you once believed to simply "be as it is"。 Also， I love the extras in this one。 Especially the short story from volume 14 was very cute。 。。。more
Francisca Pinto
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Like Always。。。 Fullmetal Alchemist lo mejor de la vida！ Me encanta y siempre lo voy a amar ❤
Just As Sane As I Am
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3。5 out of 5 stars
LJ
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I have never known a manga to make me so emotional。 This volume was incredible。 So dark and real。 It was able to make me laugh then cry within a few pages。 I loved it so much。 Also， the cover is awesome。 Fav cover so far。
aleksandra
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this series really just takes it all outta me but in the best way
Jessie_Book
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