Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 8
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Summary
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。
With the Day of Reckoning at hand， war breaks out in Central City。 On one side， the homunculi and corrupt military; on the other， the Elric family， Ishbalan refugees， and a ragtag alliance of soldiers loyal to Major General Armstrong of Fort Briggs and Roy Mustang。 While Hohenheim confronts the homunculi's "father，" Mustang finally learns the truth about Hughes's murder。 Will he be consumed by hatred and do the unthinkable？
With the Day of Reckoning at hand， war breaks out in Central City。 On one side， the homunculi and corrupt military; on the other， the Elric family， Ishbalan refugees， and a ragtag alliance of soldiers loyal to Major General Armstrong of Fort Briggs and Roy Mustang。 While Hohenheim confronts the homunculi's "father，" Mustang finally learns the truth about Hughes's murder。 Will he be consumed by hatred and do the unthinkable？
Reviews
Quirks
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4。5 StarsReview to come
M。D。 Williams
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So Good！ Will write a full review later
Bummel Eule
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Viel kann ich so weit in der Geschichte nicht mehr sagen， ohne von der Handlung zu reden。 Lasst mich nur sagen， die Handlung und die Charaktere begeistern mich immer noch。 Ich freue mich jetzt schon auf nächsten aber auch leider dem letzten Band。
Alan Fricker
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Getting close to the end and no idea how it will
Brandon
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The big final battle is underway！ Kind of！ I guess！ Well， it's almost at the end， so it's some near-final battle。 Alphonse gets to kick a lot of ass， compared to how he's in the background of most series。 Older characters like Izumi come back and get a chance to shine， the homunculi get some cool scenes， and it ends on a hell of a cliffhanger。 I'm tearing through these chapters so quickly， can't wait to see where it ends。 The big final battle is underway！ Kind of！ I guess！ Well， it's almost at the end， so it's some near-final battle。 Alphonse gets to kick a lot of ass， compared to how he's in the background of most series。 Older characters like Izumi come back and get a chance to shine， the homunculi get some cool scenes， and it ends on a hell of a cliffhanger。 I'm tearing through these chapters so quickly， can't wait to see where it ends。 。。。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
Arnis
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https://poseidons99。wordpress。com/202。。。 https://poseidons99。wordpress。com/202。。。 。。。more
Bradley
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Let's go Alphonse！Go Bradley！ King Bradley。。。 I shall walk like a king， talk like a king and one day all will know that I've always been king。Check the name kids。 I'll see ya back at home！ Let's go Alphonse！Go Bradley！ King Bradley。。。 I shall walk like a king， talk like a king and one day all will know that I've always been king。Check the name kids。 I'll see ya back at home！ 。。。more
Mathilde Paulsen
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Aaaaahhhh it's all happening now！！！！！ Aaaaahhhh it's all happening now！！！！！ 。。。more
Eke
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this was the most epic and unexpected volume yet！！
Lauma
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Lieliski， ja neskaita to "tu vari nogalināt tikai tad， ja dari to pareizo iemeslu dēļ" daļu。 Lieliski， ja neskaita to "tu vari nogalināt tikai tad， ja dari to pareizo iemeslu dēļ" daļu。 。。。more
LJ
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This。 was。 intense。 I can't take it！ This。 was。 intense。 I can't take it！ 。。。more
Anna lost in stories *A*
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At this point in the series， there’s no way for me to talk about the events of the later installments without some major spoilers… so instead I decided to just finish the series and write one review for the last four volumes :） the story begins with two brothers， who after a failed attempt at an alchemy experiment lose parts of themselves… one of them loses his arm and leg， the other his whole body… now they are on a journey to regain what they’ve lost… along the way they meet a lot of interesti At this point in the series， there’s no way for me to talk about the events of the later installments without some major spoilers… so instead I decided to just finish the series and write one review for the last four volumes :） the story begins with two brothers， who after a failed attempt at an alchemy experiment lose parts of themselves… one of them loses his arm and leg， the other his whole body… now they are on a journey to regain what they’ve lost… along the way they meet a lot of interesting characters and discover plots that are much bigger and more dangerous that they could’ve ever anticipated… the further you get into the series， the more complex and serious it gets… don’t get me wrong， there’s plenty of adventures and humor， but in the later installments there are many more complicated and serious themes… specifically the last two are very fast paced and action packed… they actually take place mostly over the span of less than one day… I really liked how the whole series ended， it was a very satisfying finale :） I will definitely reread the series at some point in the future， when I will be able to concentrate more on each individual installment， but overall the whole series is a worthy 5 stars read :） I highly recommend it :）XOXOA 。。。more
Filipa
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the stakes are so high and my favourite characters are suffering left and right oh my ， I'm not ready to finish this journey the stakes are so high and my favourite characters are suffering left and right oh my ， I'm not ready to finish this journey 。。。more
Karissa
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Series Info/Source: This is the 8th volume in the Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1 series and covers the original volumes 22 to 24。 I bought this。Story （5/5）: At this point the story is pretty darn complicated so I won't rehash it all。 This volume sees some interesting twists and revelations。 We finally get to see a confrontation between Hohenheim and the Father。 We also get to see more of Mustang。 Major General Armstrong and her brother have an awesome fight scene against Sloth that I really enjoyed。 Series Info/Source: This is the 8th volume in the Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1 series and covers the original volumes 22 to 24。 I bought this。Story （5/5）: At this point the story is pretty darn complicated so I won't rehash it all。 This volume sees some interesting twists and revelations。 We finally get to see a confrontation between Hohenheim and the Father。 We also get to see more of Mustang。 Major General Armstrong and her brother have an awesome fight scene against Sloth that I really enjoyed。 Characters （5/5）: Love the characters in this series， they are incredibly well done。 Every single one of them has a backstory and a lot of depth and I enjoy them all so much。 Setting （5/5）: I continue to love this steampunkish world driven by alchemy and dicey politics。Writing/Drawing Style （5/5）: This whole series is beautifully drawn and amazingly written。 This is definitely one of the highest quality manga series I have ever read。Summary （5/5）: Overall I loved this and feel like my reviews of these books are getting a bit repetitive。 This series has amazing characters， in a wonderful world， with an exciting and complex story。 I love the drawing style and these are just truly a treat to read。 I am a bit sad that the next volume is the last in this series。 。。。more
Slartibartfast
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Holy crap。 I usually don't review individual volumes of manga I read， but the profoundness in this one was too damn high！ Holy crap。 I usually don't review individual volumes of manga I read， but the profoundness in this one was too damn high！ 。。。more
Estrella
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"Believe in yourself。 Search your heart and choose a path that you won't be ashamed of。" I am so close to finishing this series！ Yet， one daunting thought remains: What will I read after Fullmetal Alchemist to save me from a series hangover？ "Believe in yourself。 Search your heart and choose a path that you won't be ashamed of。" I am so close to finishing this series！ Yet， one daunting thought remains: What will I read after Fullmetal Alchemist to save me from a series hangover？ 。。。more
Nicole aka FromReading2Dreaming
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What a great fucking read
The Damsel in the Library
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3。5 starsA lot of fighting and not much movement in plot。 Still enjoyable though and I'm ready for the last one。 3。5 starsA lot of fighting and not much movement in plot。 Still enjoyable though and I'm ready for the last one。 。。。more
connie
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-i spent this whole volume just :O at literally everything。。。。。。 the reunions。。。。。。 the deaths。。。。。。。。。 the FIGHTS。。。。。。。。。。 losing my mind over how hot and badass every character is-THE ENDING！！！ i was so taken by surprise omg -only one left :（-greed looks amazing this volume that is the end of the review -i spent this whole volume just :O at literally everything。。。。。。 the reunions。。。。。。 the deaths。。。。。。。。。 the FIGHTS。。。。。。。。。。 losing my mind over how hot and badass every character is-THE ENDING！！！ i was so taken by surprise omg -only one left :（-greed looks amazing this volume that is the end of the review 。。。more
Theresa
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1 more omnibus to go and I'm not ready to let it end 1 more omnibus to go and I'm not ready to let it end 。。。more
Vyou
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#MangaMadnessReadathon
Celestine
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*actual rating: 4。5 out of 5 stars*Um。。。What？
Maja Helena
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*The story of Fullmetal Alchemist， following the Elric brothers， is the perfect story。 It has everything: The balance between dramatic moments and moments of comic relief is amazing， the characters are well rounded and has great growth and， finally， it deals with difficult subjects in a nuanced and respectful manner。Also， the art style is amazing – especially in those comic relief moments！ It’s just priceless！ That in memoriam part at the end of each volume is just hilarious！ *Another perfect vo *The story of Fullmetal Alchemist， following the Elric brothers， is the perfect story。 It has everything: The balance between dramatic moments and moments of comic relief is amazing， the characters are well rounded and has great growth and， finally， it deals with difficult subjects in a nuanced and respectful manner。Also， the art style is amazing – especially in those comic relief moments！ It’s just priceless！ That in memoriam part at the end of each volume is just hilarious！ *Another perfect volume… I mean， what else can I say？ I freaking love this manga！We are getting so close to the conclusion: things are getting intense， lives are a stake， there are fights going on left and right and it’s soooo awesome！ I loved the ‘situation’ that played out between Envy and Mustang。 It was so interesting！ Also the way it showed how strong the trust is between Mustang and Hawkeye！Also。。。 I’m just kinda of losing my mind over whether or not there is something romantic between them？！ Like， comeon！ But that’s a side note and not important in any way in relation to the plot… But never the less， it’s driving me crazy。 。。。more
Adam Spanos
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Really， by this point in the series， do you need any further information？ It's just epic now！ Really， by this point in the series， do you need any further information？ It's just epic now！ 。。。more
Melissa
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Excellent。 This one was definitely one of my favorites。 4。5 stars。
Taylor Ramirez
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Gee， judging by the cover of this book， I wonder if Bradley survived the train bridge collapse。Al you trapped yourself with Pride！Maria is back！ And so is Havoc。 The gang is coming back。This is why you don’t create immortal beings。 It backfires。Fuuuuuuuck Red Lotus bro got Pride out。Al has a Philosopher’s Stone！FUCK FUCK FUCK ENVY GOT IT’S BODY BACK。Alex has come to Olivier’s rescue！Well Pride just ate the Red Lotus。“Olivier: Don’t worry about it！ I’ve decided to give the family mansion to Musta Gee， judging by the cover of this book， I wonder if Bradley survived the train bridge collapse。Al you trapped yourself with Pride！Maria is back！ And so is Havoc。 The gang is coming back。This is why you don’t create immortal beings。 It backfires。Fuuuuuuuck Red Lotus bro got Pride out。Al has a Philosopher’s Stone！FUCK FUCK FUCK ENVY GOT IT’S BODY BACK。Alex has come to Olivier’s rescue！Well Pride just ate the Red Lotus。“Olivier: Don’t worry about it！ I’ve decided to give the family mansion to Mustang if I die！”—Page 250What？？Everyone is meeting up！ Hopefully Roy’s team and Ed’s team will help out the Armstrongs。ENVY V MUSTANG SHOW DOWN！！！！！！！“Roy: Lower your gun， Lieutenant。 I’m sorry。”Royyyyyy。 I CRYYYY！THE ARMSTRONG SIBLINGS AND CURTISES ARE BATTLING SLOTH！ THIS IS AMAZING！Bradley is back。OH HELL YEAH GREED/LIN V WRATH FIGHT！Izumi， Ed， and Al have been captured？ What the hell？？？ 。。。more
Ines
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The final day is here。 Enter Wrath。
Brittany
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I can’t believe I am almost done 😭
NatashiasBooks
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