I don't really know why I'm not into this series as I should be. Maybe it's the lack of an overarching plot, or villain - sure, there's the general theme of Edward and Alphonse trying to get their old bodies back, but the events of this volume and the last one didn't really work towards that theme. The lack of tension that this causes is pretty much all I can think of, in terms of why this isn't wowing me the way it seems to wow most people. Because this really was good. Arakawa's writing is consistently unpredictable, in spite of the patterns I try to find, and the ending scene of this volume was very intense and effective. The character development is also really well done, with Edward and Alphonse showing themselves to be significantly more complex than I expected. I'm definitely waiting in suspense for the next book.

Sorry if you keep seeing random updates from me, but for the past week or two I've been combing through all the old manga I have lying (laying?) around. Bit of a nostalgic trip! Of course, nothing hit quite like Fullmetal Alchemist when it was at its peak (actually, it never dipped in quality). And the author definitely pulled no punches right out the gate! This volume is the infamous one. You know, the one with that one scene. I know I'm being infuriatingly vague, but I don't want to spoil it! I will say that it made me just as emotional reading it today as it did way back when. Anyway, it feels good to be back!

Also Ed is a short king.

4.5* love it!!!!!

ja kiedy plakalam ze smiechu czytajac tom 1, a potem ten tom

Lieutenant Hawkeye is my favorite. XD

These two are one of a kind!

9/10

My life is being absorbed by this.

The brothers' search for a remedy to their 'fullmetal' situations sees them visit a bio-alchemy authority, but things don't turn out anything like they expected; meanwhile someone is viciously killing state alchemists!
I found the first volume of this series underwhelming, but this volume has the series heading in the right direction for me now; with more definitive character and reality building, more restrained humour and the full introduction of the supporting cast, as well as a delightfully dangerous antagonist. 7 out of 12 Three Stars this time. :)

2024

Tehlu misericordioso ¿Por qué?

¿Por qué?


Esto es perturbadoramente insuperable, es monstruoso, e imperdonable, hay poco que pueda decir sin hacer spoilers, pero les digo que Fullmetal Alchemist tiene elementos psicológicos que paran los pelos, y que en este tomo hacen llorar a cualquiera.

Para saber porque deberías empezar a leer este grandioso manga puedes ver mi reseña del primer tomo de Fullmetal Alchemist #1  Aquí  

No lo lamentaran ;-)

از اولی بهتر بود.

ANOTHER great volume! I loved learning more about our two main characters as we get deeper into the story. I haven't watched the anime so all of this is new and exciting for me and I AM LOVING IT.

Meeting new characters was a lot of fun, especially Roy Mustang because I've heard a lot about him. It was really cool as well to meet a villain character and see some awesome fight sequences. Scar seems like he'll be a really interesting antagonist. The art style is still great and I found fights easy to follow (which isn't always the case with fights in mangas so wooh). On to volume three!!

After the slow-paced and mellow first volume, volume two kicks into high gear almost right outside the gate. The main storyline triggers properly and breaks an arm. In the span of a few pages the pace goes from zero to hundred... which is a bit of a problem, really. I think it could have used another whole volume at least, maybe two, of short single-chapter stories, to establish the characters and the setting and give us some time to breathe and get our bearings before bringing out the big guns.

Upon further reflection, the problem I think is the introduction of Dr. Marcoh, which is what gets the main plot going more than anything else here... and which was introduced to us essentially at random, in the middle of the characters trying to do something else. I believe it would have been better to move it a little later into the story - another two or three volumes in, with a couple filler chapters to pad up the middle - and make it less reliant on chance and more deliberate.

Still, the pacing gets very good in the climactic battle against Scar, and we're also introduced to some more of the most memorable cast members and antagonists, especially Armstrong. So it could have gone a whole lot worse.