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鋼の錬金術師 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi] #8
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 8
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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.
The raid on the Devil's Nest becomes a slaughter, as government troops - led by the Fuhrer President himself, King Bradley - exterminate the half-human forces of the Homunculus Greed. But will Ed and Al survive the battle unchanged? As Greed is sent to meet his maker, foreign travelers arrive in Amestris, having crossed the great desert from the eastern country of Xing. Their names are Mei and Ling, and they've come for the Philosopher's Stone...and a secret even the Elric brothers never imagined...
The raid on the Devil's Nest becomes a slaughter, as government troops - led by the Fuhrer President himself, King Bradley - exterminate the half-human forces of the Homunculus Greed. But will Ed and Al survive the battle unchanged? As Greed is sent to meet his maker, foreign travelers arrive in Amestris, having crossed the great desert from the eastern country of Xing. Their names are Mei and Ling, and they've come for the Philosopher's Stone...and a secret even the Elric brothers never imagined...
170 pages, Paperback
First published July 22,2004
This edition
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170 pages, Paperback
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July 18, 2006 by VIZ Media LLC
- ISBN
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9781421504599
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1421504596
- Language
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English
About the author
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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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Another volume with an intriguing reveal for the homunculi's creator that adds more questions to the overarching plot regarding these evil creatures and their mission regarding the Philosopher's stone. The rest of it introduces us to two new and mysterious characters from the country of Xing who have a particular interest in the stone as well. While mostly a setup for things to come, it was an engaging story arc that promises a lot of great things to come.
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Yours truly,
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MAN oh man I'm such trash for this series but I'm kind of running out of things to say about each volume because I'm reading them so quickly. The pacing is really excellent and I'm a big fan of the art style. The characters in general are awesome and I love that there is plot twist after plot twist. It's great!
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I don't recommend reading volume eight right after the previous one. You have to let the steam off first before reading this. Volume 8 starts a new arc, even expanding the FMA world as Arakawa introduces characters from the east, oriental region of Xing, this of course is implied to be China.
The payoff in the Greed arc was totally awesome, so I also have high hopes for this one.
The payoff in the Greed arc was totally awesome, so I also have high hopes for this one.
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If this was a television show, this volume would be a good candidate for the start of the second season. We had a finale with an ominous fight (more a massacre, really), the first look at the main antagonist, a whole boatload of eerie foreshadowing and new unanswered questions, and the brothers learned a few good lessons and took a crucial step or two towards their ultimate goal. Then on to a new season with the introduction of a new major character and a couple quirky sidekicks, and a new direction for the heroes to explore and look forward to. Even Scar is making a return.
It's also where the (first) anime makes its final and decisive deviation from the manga. I don't have too many good memories of the anime from this point on, which may have further enhanced my enjoyment of the manga as a contrast, a better alternative.
It's also where the (first) anime makes its final and decisive deviation from the manga. I don't have too many good memories of the anime from this point on, which may have further enhanced my enjoyment of the manga as a contrast, a better alternative.
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This was such a great volume and we have Bradley fighting Greed and saving the brothers and maybe finding their secrets and we come to know of his real nature. While Ed and Al return to Rush valley for repairs they are soon attacked by Ling Yao from the country of Xing and its a massive fight and some panels are gorgeous and it is this part we come to know of the country they live in aka AMESTRIA and its neighboring countries which will serve as antagonists in future maybe?
And finally we have the big revelations, reunions and there's an epilogues that sets up a future arc maybe in New Hiessgast. That one was weird but okayish.
This volume was a lot of fun with so many cool fight scenes, brotherly moments and finally getting to know more about this world and future threats and also seeing the Ouroboros/Sins and their "secrets" which just turns the series around for the better. I loved this one. And the art is gorgeous some funny scenes especially.
And finally we have the big revelations, reunions and there's an epilogues that sets up a future arc maybe in New Hiessgast. That one was weird but okayish.
This volume was a lot of fun with so many cool fight scenes, brotherly moments and finally getting to know more about this world and future threats and also seeing the Ouroboros/Sins and their "secrets" which just turns the series around for the better. I loved this one. And the art is gorgeous some funny scenes especially.
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Hawkeye is amazing, and no one is ever going to be a scary as Izumi.
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Every review I put up for each volume in this series is just gonna be me going I LOVE THIS SERIES.
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