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LONG LIVE THE LIBRARY
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鋼の錬金術師 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi] #3
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3
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Accompanied by their bodyguard, Alex Louis Armstrong, our heroes seek out their closest childhood friend, mechanic Winry Rockbell, to fix their battered "auto-mail" bodyparts. Soon their quest for the Philosopher's Stone takes them to the great central library, where the Stone's formula may be hidden...if the mysterious figure named Lust doesn't get there first! But the secret of the Philosopher's Stone may be even more frightening than the beings who guard it...
182 pages, Paperback
First published September 21,2002
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182 pages, Paperback
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September 6, 2005 by VIZ Media LLC
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9781591169253
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1591169259
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English
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Hiromu Arakawa (author: 荒川弘) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師 Hagane no renkinjutsushi).
Her real name is Hiromi Arakawa (荒川弘美).
Arakawa was born and raised on a dairy farm in Hokkaidō.
She thought of being a manga artist since she was little. After graduating high school, she took oil painting classes while working on her family's farm. During that time, she also created dōjinshi manga with her friends and drew yonkoma for a magazine. After eight years she moved to Tōkyō and started out as assistant writer for Hiroyuki Etō.
Her debut as manga artist is in 1999 with STRAY DOG. In 2001 she started working on her famous and award winning series Fullmetal Alchemist, that soon gets a successful anime adaptation.
Other works include Silver Spoon (銀の匙 Silver Spoon, Gin no saji Silver Spoon).
Her real name is Hiromi Arakawa (荒川弘美).
Arakawa was born and raised on a dairy farm in Hokkaidō.
She thought of being a manga artist since she was little. After graduating high school, she took oil painting classes while working on her family's farm. During that time, she also created dōjinshi manga with her friends and drew yonkoma for a magazine. After eight years she moved to Tōkyō and started out as assistant writer for Hiroyuki Etō.
Her debut as manga artist is in 1999 with STRAY DOG. In 2001 she started working on her famous and award winning series Fullmetal Alchemist, that soon gets a successful anime adaptation.
Other works include Silver Spoon (銀の匙 Silver Spoon, Gin no saji Silver Spoon).
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3,5 ⭐
Me gustaron mucho los personajes nuevos, espero que la abuela y Winry aparezcan más. Estoy intrigada con quién es el padre de ellos y quién es el padre de los malos
Me gustaron mucho los personajes nuevos, espero que la abuela y Winry aparezcan más. Estoy intrigada con quién es el padre de ellos y quién es el padre de los malos
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The lore starts to get spicy in this one. Also loved seeing the flame vs fullmetal skit and getting Winry and Pinako on page at long last.
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This was a great volume!
As Al and Ed go to their hometown Resembool they meet Winry and her Grandma who took them in after the incident and they fix him up and we see their childhood memories here and them coming home and as they go to find Dr Marcoh's notes in the library and are met with a challenge and they decipher nots on how to make the stone, they find some astonishing things and then they go secretly to someplace but are confronted by two killers - Slicer and Barry the chopper and its gonna be a big challenge for the Elric brothers.
This volume gets us closer to finding the real origins of the philosophers stone and what it really is and I love how they hint it as something thats evil too. I like how Ed and Al grew close to others during this arc and pose some existential questions. And also the new villain designs are cool and some big storyline is coming for sure!
The art just gets better and is very easy on the eyes!
As Al and Ed go to their hometown Resembool they meet Winry and her Grandma who took them in after the incident and they fix him up and we see their childhood memories here and them coming home and as they go to find Dr Marcoh's notes in the library and are met with a challenge and they decipher nots on how to make the stone, they find some astonishing things and then they go secretly to someplace but are confronted by two killers - Slicer and Barry the chopper and its gonna be a big challenge for the Elric brothers.
This volume gets us closer to finding the real origins of the philosophers stone and what it really is and I love how they hint it as something thats evil too. I like how Ed and Al grew close to others during this arc and pose some existential questions. And also the new villain designs are cool and some big storyline is coming for sure!
The art just gets better and is very easy on the eyes!
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A lot happened in this volume 3 of Fullmetal Alchemist. Ed and Al found some secret of Philosopher's stone - and with it, some philosophy trickled in. The characters ponder on the importance of family
We got a glimpse of Al and Ed's home and previous life, their strong determination and the courage to risk everything, and the secret behind granny's hairstyle.
The storyline here got serious - we see Ed being defeated more and more, being disappointed even more often. Simultaneously we get quotes like - "Being so passionate about something is a talent in itself" and "I kill, therefore I am" (a twisted version of the original "I think, therefore I am" or "Cogito, ergo sum" written by René Descartes the great mathematician and philosopher - told you! It has philosophy). And the philosophy doesn't end there - Al had an existential crisis and Ed started accepting their body as the new normal. And just read this quote made by granny Pinako and tell me if it doesn't sound philosophical -
The graphics as always are excellent. I wish Hiromu Arakawa shown us more fight scenes between Gluttony and Scar - but I guess it's gonna come later after all.
Overall 4.5 Star
We got a glimpse of Al and Ed's home and previous life, their strong determination and the courage to risk everything, and the secret behind granny's hairstyle.
The storyline here got serious - we see Ed being defeated more and more, being disappointed even more often. Simultaneously we get quotes like - "Being so passionate about something is a talent in itself" and "I kill, therefore I am" (a twisted version of the original "I think, therefore I am" or "Cogito, ergo sum" written by René Descartes the great mathematician and philosopher - told you! It has philosophy). And the philosophy doesn't end there - Al had an existential crisis and Ed started accepting their body as the new normal. And just read this quote made by granny Pinako and tell me if it doesn't sound philosophical -
And because he is so strong, I worry that when he finally does find an obstacle he can't overcome, will he be able to get back on his feet?
The graphics as always are excellent. I wish Hiromu Arakawa shown us more fight scenes between Gluttony and Scar - but I guess it's gonna come later after all.
Overall 4.5 Star
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I’m flying through this manga because it’s so addictive. Now I have to wait for the next volumes to come but boy, am I excited to receive them. I loved the different themes covered in Vol 3, especially the question of ‘what makes a human, human?’. Excellent stuff.
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MAN oh man I am powering through this series. This is what happens when you buy a 27 volume boxset and also have no self control... you just keep reading lol so brace yourselves for plenty more FMA reviews in the coming days!!
This one was a lot of fun! I seriously love Winry SO MUCH! There was a lot of great stuff in this one, learning more about the Elric brothers and their past. Towards the end we get into some more action which was great. The fight scenes are excellent- easy to follow and exciting. I love seeing alchemy used in combat, it's awesome! Gotta keep reading now because omg that ending!
This one was a lot of fun! I seriously love Winry SO MUCH! There was a lot of great stuff in this one, learning more about the Elric brothers and their past. Towards the end we get into some more action which was great. The fight scenes are excellent- easy to follow and exciting. I love seeing alchemy used in combat, it's awesome! Gotta keep reading now because omg that ending!
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OK, I'm enjoying this enough that I figure I'll be sticking with it for a while. Looking ahead, I bought volumes 4-6 in a single, combined volume. LoL
Perfect stuff for a break from work grind.... Not light reading in the happiness and joy category, and surprisingly heavy going in parts, but perfect for a break from the drudgery of the computer screen.
Perfect stuff for a break from work grind.... Not light reading in the happiness and joy category, and surprisingly heavy going in parts, but perfect for a break from the drudgery of the computer screen.
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