Manj zabavna kot prvi del, prevod mestoma resno šepa.

O několik levelů lepší než jednička a mám chuť číst dál. Je to klasickej šonen s typickými anime archetypy, ale bavil jsem se. Scénář by potřeboval místy dopilovat (úvodní příběh má super námět, ale zpracování je dost fádní), problém s manga stylem trvá.

Volim❤
U trećem tankobonu ću sumirati utiske da se ne ponavljam.

Bu seride hoşuma giden bir şey var, sanırım bazı yönleri bana çocukken izlediğim çizgi filmleri anımsatıyor, Ed'in çıldırması, o sıradaki görüntüsü gibi şeyler.
Şimdilik hoşuma gitti, devam etmei düşünüyorum, okuması zevkli ve rahatlatıcı. İyi zaman geçiriyorsunuz.

Well, ouch. I picked this up looking for an fun, action-y read in the style of volume 1. I did not expect it to perforate my heart quite so quickly, or to haunt me for so long afterwards. The story still has its cute and slapstick moments, but their ephemerality is painfully evident. There's now little doubt that the stakes are high, and that the unthinkable is actually very thinkable for certain people. The early part of the story is so chilling that it kinda overshadowed everything that came after. However, there is more of a continuous storyline compared to the episodic style of volume 1, which I thought was an improvement.

Estoy muy sentimental

The second volume is darker than the first, and we're moving more into the story proper.

I keep noticing all sorts of little details which I'd probably ignore if I didn't know the story already - I love this, the little picture of Armstrong in Mustang's pile of documents when he looks for Shou Tucker, Bradley's darkened image in a panel about the war. That's pretty cool.

Only in the second volume and already loving this series!

I quite enjoyed the first volume as an introduction, but for me this one delivered so much more.

There's something so special in seeing the bond between the Elric brothers, and seeing the journey in righting the wrongs from their past.

I really appreciated the world building that was set in this volume, and mixed with panels packed with action and emotion, with a touch of a sense of humor makes the reading process go by so fast. Absolutely brilliant!!

While the first volume establishes the essentials in Fullmetal Alchemist, volume two expands this industrial-mechanical world as it introduces evem new characters and storylines.

Volume 2 also does not veer away from elements which are pretty much hard to stomach, alchemy and political issues that display the dark side of this world. Kudos to Arakawa for being bold im writing these darmer elements.

But FA is not Attack of Titan. It may be heavy on certain scenes, but the humor and the deliberate goofy art are abundant! This volume is very much balanced in action, comedy and drama.

Buddy read adventures with Bhavik AKA Roy Mustang

Haha. I just realised which volume this is.

Oh no.



Chapter 5: The Alchemist's Suffering" (錬金術師の苦悩 Renkinjutsushi no Kunō
Mega spoilers for those who haven’t seen FMA or FMAB/ read the manga
First: in all honesty, the original FMA made this a hell of a lot sadder.

I absolutely love the relationship between Ed and Mustang. Their dynamic makes me happy.

In this volume, Roy owes Ed for apprehending some baddies. And so, Roy introduces them to Nina and Tucker . Tucker AKA single dad with glasses syndrome is a state alchemist (known as the life-binding alchemist) who is trying his best to create chimera that can speak.




And so the tears begin.

Alrighty. So Alexander and Nina are the sweetest beings on this earth. And to top it off, the time they spend with Ed and Al is awesome.




There are a lot of questions in this one: is what Tucker did just as bad as what Ed did? Well, I don’t think so.

And so enter Scar.


Chapter 6: The Right Hand of Destruction" (破壊の右手 Hakai no Migite
Okay, more feels.


We finally get to see how Ed and Al were with their mother. We also experience the PTSD from which Ed suffers.


But Hughes! My favourite FMA character of all time (other than my other favourites of all time). Also Major Armstrong, who is always great.



We find out a little about Scar and his motives behind killing national alchemists. Scar reminds me so much of The Crow


There is so much introspection in this chapter, as well as kick-ass fight scenes.



Chapter 7: After the Rain" (雨の後 Ame no Ato
”We’re all beat up. There’s no way we can suck this much. But we’re alive. We’re alive.

This is an INTENSE chapter where all our favourite national alchemists gang up against Scar, and we get awesome humour as always.


This chapter really made me appreciate the gorgeous artstyle of this manga. And then BAM! Roy Boy is back in town.



And Riza shows off her skills!

But Armstrong shows off his muscle and Maes shows, his smarts.



Chapter 8: The Road of Hope" (希望の道 Kibō no Michi
This is when admit to you guys that I have a dog named Winry. She’s adorable, but also crazy and fierce. So she’s aptly named.

This is a good chance at enjoying some humour after hectic events. We really get to see the sweet and loving side of Armstrong.




Wait. Never mind. It gets emotional and intense again.

We finally visit Ed and Al’s hometown of Liesenburgh.


And Pride, Gluttony and Lust are always at play. The plot is really starting to come together, and all the loose pieces are tying up.

At the end of every volume of FMA is a very small panel depicting all the characters who died with halos over their heads and wings on their backs, ascending to Heaven.

It's worth noting that Shou Tucker is shown wallowing in Hell. Even Father gets to go to Heaven, but Tucker goes to Hell. That makes me bizarrely happy, because I hate Tucker more than I hate any other character in the series, bar none - not Pride, though he creeps me out; not Envy, even after all he's done; not even Kimblee, who's almost as much of a human monster as Tucker is.

The events that he's involved in break my heart every single time. To be honest, if they don't make you feel something, I worry about your emotional range. It's horrible, and at the same time that I'm sick with rage and sorrow, I can't help but take a step back and admire it, because really - it's a brilliant piece of writing to evoke such emotion.

Oblique spoiler for Volume 4: It's also an uncanny bit of almost-foreshadowing that Tucker's transmutation of Nina takes place in the same book as Ed and Armstrong's visit to Marcoh, since it's from Marcoh's research that they learn what the Philosopher's Stone is made of - I don't remember if it's exactly referenced, but there's no doubt in my mind that seeing what happened to Nina is a large part of their reaction to that discovery.

My favorite and yet least-favorite moment is after Scar has killed Tucker and Nina/Alexander looks up at him and just says "Daddy" over and over and over. Oh god. That just breaks me into pieces.


The second half of the volume, which deals mostly with Scar, really pales next to the first, even though it has its own fair share of rich moments. The way Ed and Al react to things feels very real, true to their experiences and their age - they may act like adults, as Hawkeye says, but they're really just children, and here we see that in action as that uncommon maturity fails. At the same time, despite everything, they have an incredible internal strength - they turn pain into determination and just refuse to back down; I can't help but admire them.


I actually don't remember exactly what happens in Volume 3, so I'm looking forward to re-reading it. Not, however, to Volume 4. That one is going to hurt.

"This is because humams are so very simple. Bloodshed begets bloodshed, hatred begets hatred... No matter how many times they repeat it, they're unable to learn from it. Humans are such stupid and sad creatures."

I consider the day over only after I've had at least a couple of good existential quotes to contemplate