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Alchemy: the mystical power to alter the natural world; something between magic, art and science. When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabbled in this power to grant their dearest wish, one of them lost an arm and a leg...and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living steel. Now Edward is an agent of the government, a slave of the military-alchemical complex, using his unique powers to obey orders...even to kill. Except his powers aren't unique. The world has been ravaged by the abuse of alchemy. And in pursuit of the ultimate alchemical treasure, the Philosopher's Stone, their enemies are even more ruthless than they are...
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Born in Hokkaido (northern Japan), Hiromu Arakawa first attracted national attention in 1999 with her award-winning manga Stray Dog. Her series Fullmetal Alchemist debuted in 2001 in Square Enix's monthly manga anthology Shonen Gangan.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is amazing! It follows the story of two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, two alchemists trying to find the legendary Philosopher's Stone, to right the greatest misdeed in alchemy (the attempted ressurection of a person, their mother) that has trapped Al's soul in a suit of armour and lost Ed his left leg and right arm. I don't want to spoil it too much. Ed's size related outbursts are hilarious! It's a great read, doesn't drag and keeps you interested. The two four panels at the end are great too. This has now become my favourite manga, (I've read it like, three times a day since i bought it!) Give it a try! You won't be disappointed! Basically, it rawks, you should have ordered it, like, yesterday!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having seen the entire anime before the manga I was somewhat sceptical to buy this. I was expecting to be slightly bored reading something that I already knew almost by heart. To an extent with this volume - I was wrong. While the first two chapters are similar it does vary in a number of areas and these differences only increase as the manga goes on. (For those still wondering whether to purchase, in later volumes the story goes in a completely different direction to the anime).
The manga itself, regardless of the anime, is fantastic. It follows the adventures of `The Elric Brothers', who are both gifted alchemists (think magic but following a strict science). After an alchemical experiment gone wrong Edward - the protagonist - loses his arm and leg, while his brother Alphonse loses his entire body, with his soul embedded in a suit of armour. Their aim is to eventually find the Philosopher's Stone - a powerful item that will disregard the rules of alchemy (to gain, something of equal value must be lost) and get their bodies back to normal.
Edward differs from his anime counterpart in many ways. His fuse is far shorter and is a lot more arrogant. However, this slight change is character is refreshing for those who have seen the anime and is still a great character for those who are new to `Fullmetal'. Alphonse is my only gripe (with this volume) as he has far less to say than practically any character. Still, rest assured that there most definitely is a soul stuck in that armoured body.
This review has been basic. It's covered only two characters from a very character-driven manga and I haven't described the story in any detail at all. That is, however, for the best, as `Fullmetal Alchemist' is meant to be discovered one storyline and character at a time. I won't give a way much but I will say - buy this manga. It's cheap, looks nice and at least you gave it a go.
The manga itself, regardless of the anime, is fantastic. It follows the adventures of `The Elric Brothers', who are both gifted alchemists (think magic but following a strict science). After an alchemical experiment gone wrong Edward - the protagonist - loses his arm and leg, while his brother Alphonse loses his entire body, with his soul embedded in a suit of armour. Their aim is to eventually find the Philosopher's Stone - a powerful item that will disregard the rules of alchemy (to gain, something of equal value must be lost) and get their bodies back to normal.
Edward differs from his anime counterpart in many ways. His fuse is far shorter and is a lot more arrogant. However, this slight change is character is refreshing for those who have seen the anime and is still a great character for those who are new to `Fullmetal'. Alphonse is my only gripe (with this volume) as he has far less to say than practically any character. Still, rest assured that there most definitely is a soul stuck in that armoured body.
This review has been basic. It's covered only two characters from a very character-driven manga and I haven't described the story in any detail at all. That is, however, for the best, as `Fullmetal Alchemist' is meant to be discovered one storyline and character at a time. I won't give a way much but I will say - buy this manga. It's cheap, looks nice and at least you gave it a go.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I started to read the manga after watching the anime, which I fell in love with. If you liked the anime, you *must* read the manga, as in a typical fashion it varies slightly from the anime, giving a different aspect to the story as a whole. I'm up to the second volume and have already found many differences- which to be honest I though would ruin it...but in fact it makes it so much better.
Fullmetal Alchemist is by far one of the best animes, purely because there is a logical story line; which is not only in depth and emotionally complex, but hilarious at times.
Buy it! But it now!!
Fullmetal Alchemist is by far one of the best animes, purely because there is a logical story line; which is not only in depth and emotionally complex, but hilarious at times.
Buy it! But it now!!
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Very interesting, but not sure it lives up to the hype. Probably cos...
we first see a a boy, kneeling and calling for someone in what looks like a scientific experiment goes wrong. Yes that is his leg that is missing. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Nina from Death Books and Tea
The next thing for me
Having a new craving for some new manga to read, I scouted out for what are the most popular mangas out there, and this was one of them. Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. Eismont
Brilliant
I bought this as a present for a friend and he was thrilled with it. It came in extremely good quality and he is now looking at getting the next few volumes, i will defiantly be... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ellie
EXCELLENT
As far as manga goes, in my opinion this is the best. Superb artwork, excellent character developement, and a well written storyline that will keep you hooked right til the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Wychkin
FMA
This is an exccedingly good manga, well worth a read. it does start off quite slowly and genericaly, but once it gets going it is AMAZING!! Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2009 by Bing
Simply Perfection.
Ever since the launch of the original Anime series Fullmetal Alchemist has been my all time favourite series. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2009 by Jehuty
Alchemical action
The Fullmetal Alchemist anime is one of my favourite anime series at the moment and I have wanted to read the original manga for a while now, and if anything the manga is even... Read more
Published on 2 July 2009 by T. R. Alexander
AMAZINGNESS IN MANGA FORM! XD^^
The reason I bought this manga was because I watched the Full Metal Alchemist anime so many times and I finally decided that I should find out more about it's origins and see where... Read more
Published on 23 May 2009 by Warrior Goddess
Going to have to invent some new words to describe how good it is...
There's nothing scarier to a newcomer to a fandom than seeing its rabidly enthusiastic fanbase, so I'll try to keep my FMA review short and I'll attempt not to gush. Read more
Published on 2 April 2009 by fullmetal elf
Fantastic, has everything you could want in a series
I am a huge fan of fullmetal alchemist and started with the anime series. Having finished the anime (which I would also highly recommend) I was a little hesitant about reading the... Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2009 by silverfox21
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