The conclusion to Roy Mustang's first major battle against the secret cabal is quite exciting and action packed, yet the creator still makes time for all the character moments that really are the reason I keep reading. I like how she keeps working in the human toll this kind of action fantasy takes on those who are involved in it.

The second half slows down with some exposition and the set-up for the next arc.

“I hate to lose..but if I must die. I’m glad it’s at the hands of a man like you. Those eyes, so clear and foccused. I love them. I look forward... to seeing those eyes become clouded from suffering. That day will come...very soon...”

He vuelto al manga y decir que lo dejé en una de las batallas más interesantes hasta el momento, tanto que tuve que releer unos capítulos anteriores para recordar exactamente el contexto. Creo que otra cosa que destaco es la profundidad de los personajes, poco a poco los vamos viendo evolucionar, sobre todo los personajes secundarios. Estos poco a poco están cogiendo más relevancia a la historia y no puedo estar más contenta. Qué gran manga tengo entre manos.

“You humans are such sad and weak…foolish creatures”.

CAN I just say how much I love the little extras at the end of each volume?! They are always so funny and cute and I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! Also this volume was excellent! So many of the characters I love were in danger and it was seriously giving me heart trouble. The fight scenes were amazing and I think the art style is so awesome. I'm starting to really love Roy Mustang (it's taken a while!) because he cares so much about his team and is a badass in fights. The ending was really good as always with this manga so now I'm super excited to keep reading and find out what happens with Edward and his father.

This manga never fails to take me on an adventure and throw a curve ball that I don't expect, but this time I can say I was ever so grateful for this one!

I totally confess I had planned to take a break from reading the series because I felt there were too many characters dying even though I'm sure it wasn't THAT bad. (I'm just use to not reading militaristic reads and honestly felt every time I started to like someone, they ended up dying. :p)

Al for the win though! He is growing so much and SO proud of him! I loved his declaration and how he wanted to protect those around him, but OHHHHH BOYYYYY Roy Mustang! I feel he really exceeds my expectations when he's on page and do echo Al in that Ed and Roy are really similar. Both of them are fantastic characters and was SO happy to see of Ed in this volume too because I was sad when our brothers had to "split up."

Though goodness, I'm pretty sure I know who the ultimate villain is now? Can't say I'm happy about it and hoping the people this person has come in contact with are okay.

I feel really excited to start diving back into this series and not worrying about all these characters dying. LOL! Such a silly thing I realize, but I really love this whole cast of characters, even though I say that the one character death in this one is one I wasn't sad about it. LOL! (However, the other one I WAS sad about and never expected I would feel that way. *sobs*)

Overall, a really on the edge volume with some good twists!

STANNO SUCCEDENDO TROPPE COSE ASSIEME CON CALMA IO HO BISOGNO DI RIPRENDERMI

9/10 stars.

Firstly, I apologise to Roy Mustang, for calling him baka. He is one hell of a clever man! I was mad hearing Ross died, but then she is alive! Thanks, Roy Mustang, for keeping my faith in you.
The battle between Lust and Roy was terrific!
And then woah! Things are going to get real. Edward's father returned! I am excited to see where the hell he was. And of course, the confortation between Ed and father.

all my fma reviews may as well be appreciation posts tbh

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jean havoc appreciation post
what a babe ♕☼

amo al coronel Mustang

4.25. Ohhh the next one is going to get spicy.

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Wow.

Just wow.

Where do I begin?

Maybe with the showdown between Lust and the good guys. Yes, I'll start there.

So there will always be really intense battle scenes in these sorts of novels. And there already had been quite a bit of action in the Fullmetal Alchemist series before Volume 10. But this long, drawn-out battle in which Lust actually really seemed to be winning took it up an intensity level such as has only been done maybe once or twice before, if even that. I was reading, shocked, as Lust mortally wounded not just Havoc, but one of my favorites, Mustang. Of course, I could not believe that our author Arakawa would actually kill off Mustang just yet, but even then, between her killing off Maria Ross and now seemingly Havoc and then giving Mustang a really close call (I would NOT believe he'd die just yet), I could not get over thinking, "HOW CAN YOU JUST KILL SO MANY PEOPLE AT ONCE?!!"

I really think I was reacting like Hawkeye when Lust told her she had killed Mustang. Oh yeah, I reacted like Hawkeye. Maybe not bawling over the pages literally, but still in that state of shocked mind where I wanted to shoot the crap out of Lust. Even if I KNEW that all these people couldn't be dead yet.

And they weren't, I'm happy to say. Usually I get annoyed at the author for "bringing characters back to life" through some plot twist just to give readers some happy sentimentality --- but I REALLY was grateful and happy to see that Arakawa preserved all three of the above names. Especially since I had come to believe Mustang killed Ross. I really, really hated that he had, and was a bit disturbed when I read that scene in the previous Volume of FMA, thinking something didn't add up with his character, but I failed to see how a twist could be made. Reading through what actually occurred behind the scenes between him and Barry made my jaw drop and my absurdly happy self celebrate this unexpected twist in plot.

Believe me, unexpected twists of plot are hard to come by when I've read so much. I can usually predict half a book or half a series before I'm halfway through it. Not so with FMA. Great twist in plot right there; it shows Mustang's big heart and it makes me smile.

So, that spoken of, I'll move to something else important:

Lust DIED!

Yes, that was pretty awesome to see. I almost want Arakawa to be toying with me, though. But judging from Gluttony's reaction to her death, maybe it is legitimate.

And then there's the scene where Barry's on the phone with Mustang and he pretends to be one of his ladies. Hilarious. Whenever Barry's face pops up on the pages, I immediately perk up, because I know something fun and epic is about to happen. I am usually not disappointed either.

Well, I guess here ends my review. If I can really call it a review. It's probably more of a babbling as I type out my reaction to having just finished it. But you know, whatever. The only people who are going to be reading this review are probably those who have gone through a significant portion of FMA anyway and are in the same state of mind: excited to be reading this series.

And the great thing is that I have people who have read to the end and can assure me this:

It'll only keep getting better.

This volume had lots of revelations. First of all one of the biggest secret behind the Homunculis was revealed. Col. Mustang fights with his life on the line to save his subordinates. The Central gets pretty chaotic. Also a new Homunculi was mentioned but his face wasn't shown yet in this volume. Then the grand scheme made by Col. Mustang was revealed as well when Edward goes to visit the Xerxes Ruin in the desert. There he meets with more Ishvalians and learns from them the identity of Winry's parents' murderer. Lastly Elric brother's Father returns to their Hometown and Ed comes face to face with this incredibly mysterious man. What will come out of this chance meeting is waiting to be discovered in the next volume.