Екшънът е само в началото, а останалото е по-скоро посветено на хумора и придвижването на няколко второстепенни сюжетни нишки. Краят е ознаменуван с относително изненадващо и натъжаващо убийство!

Este volumen me ha puesto triste porque me recordó dos cosas por las cuales siempre lloro:

1. La duda que le implantaron a Alphonse sobre si es una persona real, o no.

2. El miedo de Edward al querer preguntarle a su hermano si le guarda rencor por lo que sucedió con ellos.

3. Una vez más dando muestras de que ellos son increíbles y preciosos hermanos. Además de Winry siendo parte de esa familia bonita.

4. El asesinato de Hughes. Su hijita y Mustang llorando por él.

Scar is here.

I for some reason always liked scar, he is intimidating and i feel like rooting for him.

Idk why but scar also looks extremely hot to me.
Like those sunglasses were to die for.

Tucker you fuxking asshole.

There are terrible days for rain. Your school parade day, your camping out day, your date night out at a town with crappy drainage, your wedding day . . .

But none is a worse day for rain than a funeral. And seeing your favourite with the rain running down their cheeks is what makes it such a terrible day for raining.

Drat it, Arakawa, why did you have to hit me so hard where it hurts? I'm a Strong, Independent Woman and have a hard stomach that can withstand spice and third world food poisoning and Stephen King, but I have a weak spot: I don't like to see my favourite characters cry! That's my kryptonite.

I mean, I give the emotional blackmailer kitty at home an extra helping on its plate if it cries...

It's a testament to Arakawa's skill that she could land such a strong punch to the gut with Hughes, given how short the story arc is and what a huge nuisance he was. I was completely caught off guard by his death as I didn't see it coming, and I'm not one to be blindsided this easily. What could he possibly have discovered here? I'm dying to find out, but I suspect I won't be spoon-fed the answer, and I'm still reeling from the finale to this arc and the rain that I can't think straight to start speculating and come up with my own crackpot.

I should also say that now I like Lust less. Freaking woman! Why would you do that? You're supposed to be the doom of men through their little sausages, not through that thing you did here! Freaking woman. Now I gotta look out for another Sin to like, and do you have any idea how hard it is to find a villain worth their salt to enjoy? I'm so furious at you right now that I'd take up Wrath, whenever that bastard shows up, over you.

Speaking of the Deadly Sins, I've not seen anyone comment on this, and maybe it's just me and my hyperactive fancy, but . . . does Envy look like a dark version of Edward? I mean . . . look at her:


Same age, long hair, makes similar facial gestures . . . It's almost like she is Girl Edward, brunette version, and dislikes him for that, which would make sense given what Sin she is. But it also could be merely Arakawa drawing them like that, in manga characters tend to look samey unless deliberately differentiated (the Elrics look alike too, but they're brothers). On the other hand, given how intricately Arakawa seems to be plotting the arcs, I wouldn't be surprised if this resemblance is intentional either.

Anyway, what a terrible day for raining! The only good thing to come out of this rain is Mustang's decision to become Führer President Duce Comrade Party Secretary Pope God-Emperor Mister Universe, or whatever the title of the supreme leader of the military is in this world. That's one promising arc to come, small consolation as it is, and things are starting to become super interesting from this volume onwards.

HUGHES.
Every time, man.
Gets me. EVERY. TIME.

That, hit me in the gut. This is so sad. WHY IS THIS SO SAD???!!!!! AH!

A cada volume a história melhora e a leitura fica mais gostosa. Muito triste pelo personagem que morre nesse volume. Ele era simplesmente perfeito. Acho que já dá pra gente saber quem do exercício está por trás dessa merda toda. Curtindo demais!

WELL this volume made me sad oh wow! There is a lot of stuff that happens in this one and I have to say I was really surprised and upset by some of it :(( the art is absolutely awesome- seriously, the way the panelling is used in certain important moments is clever and helps those scenes to REALLY pack a punch. I'm so invested in this series and the characters now!!

It seems that whenever the brothers get close to solving something, something happens that sends them to square one. Of course, this should happen, or how else can the manga continue? I absolutely loved the extra omakes at the end of this volume. Also, this manga is making me sympathize with some of the bad guys. good job on the characterization and story building.

2024 review:
- I can't shake the feeling that Ed is hiding something else from Al.
- I'm pretty sure that the military isn't like it seems and they are hiding a lot of ulterior motives, especially their president. some of it stuff the brothers might not like and it might even drive a wedge between them and the military
- the lieutenant didn't have to die, dammit!

I'm deeply hooked into this series now and things are getting pretty much emotional very fast!

**Spoiler Alert**
This volume of the series has to be the most heartbreaking, tearful, and painfully emotional of its entire series. I have never read any book that made me weep every time I read it. When reading I laughed so hard because of the character Hughes. He had to be my all time favorite with is overflowing father personality. But when Envy turned into his wife and shot him killing knowing he couldn't hurt his wife was so painful. When it was the funeral and his little daughter is just crying out for her father and thought he was asleep killed me. The author truly knew what they were doing when they added that pure innocent child element into the mix. I have to say that with out a doubt no one could read this book and not end tear up.

OOOOOF. the page of the elrics talking about col. hughes and then the flip of a page and the scene changes from joyful to sad.....oooof. still really enjoying the story though. picked up 5&6 to keep going.