Fullmetal Alchemist vol. 10

by Hiromu Arakawa

Comic book, 2007

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Available

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Description

When an alchemical ritual goes awry causing Edward Elric to lose limbs and his brother to become trapped in a suit of armor, Edward begins a quest to recover the one thing that can restore them, the legendary Philosopher's Stone.

User reviews

LibraryThing member slothman
The plot moves on in high gear, leading to more revelations about the history of alchemy and international events.
LibraryThing member exlibrisbitsy
In Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 10 the whole volume is filled with surprises as the plot does another twist revealing new surprises and new information on the homunculi. I also noticed in this volume for the first time how old Edward has gotten, especially in his picture on the cover. He has been
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drawn very believably growing older and growing up throughout the series. The plot thickens and things get complex as you are trying to figure out who knew what when but Arakawa keeps you engaged and keeps the plot explanations from getting too out of control with skill.

She also keeps the plot from getting too bogged down in action sequences and gore and complex story lines with moments of lightness and humor. Hitting just that right tone is something she manages to deftly handle throughout the series, but I thought there were several sparkling moments in particular in this volume.

There were of course some very sad moments as well. Characters experience loss and receive horrible news or come to terrifying conclusions as the story unfolds. At the end of the day its still not clear who will ultimately come ahead. But two things are clear: one, these are still boys who want more than anything to have their original bodies back, two they do not want to have anyone else get hurt in that quest and will do anything to ensure that.
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
The conclusion to Roy Mustang's first major battle against the secret cabal is quite exciting and action packed, yet the creator still makes time for all the character moments that really are the reason I keep reading. I like how she keeps working in the human toll this kind of action fantasy takes
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on those who are involved in it.

The second half slows down with some exposition and the set-up for the next arc.
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Language

Original language

Japanese

Original publication date

2005-03-11

ISBN

981-269-639-3 / 9789812696397

Barcode

343
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