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Fullmetal Alchemist Complete Box Set: Volumes 1-27 by Hiromu Arakawa
4 reviews
sofipitch's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I was absolutely obsessed with this series as a teen and it still holds up. The plotting is excellent, the characters and their arcs are great. One thing that I wouldn't have realized as a teen is the political message in it surrounding the Ishballan war. Other themes as well are well done. I'm thankful I read this bc no doubt it shaped me. Very little of this aged poorly which is rather impressive given how one episode of Friends (which ppl are still obsessed with now) delivered so much psychic damage. HA said she wanted her message to be to not get numbed at injustice, we get told that we can't get outraged at everything, but to actually never lose that desire to make things right, hats off to her she did such a good job, J K R*whaterver could never
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, War, Colonisation, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
yoursam's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
nothing i can say after reading this except holy shit
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Violence, War, Death, Grief, and Body horror
Moderate: Gore and Murder
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
nickshutter's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Xenophobia
glittergrandma's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
One of the best comics and fantasy series of all time. Rarely does a series take on so many themes and characters and explores them all with such depth and care. This is a series so ahead of its time, that is explicity anti-imperialist and anti-military, featuring incredibly dark content regarding genocide and government atrocities, and yet is so humanist and hopeful. Each character is so unique and loveable in their own way and each one is changed by the epic story that unfolds over 27 volumes. Cannot recommend highly enough
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Genocide, and Violence
Moderate: Gore and Racism
Minor: Religious bigotry
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