Reviews

Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 3 by Hiromu Arakawa

laraprates3's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

andre93na's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

khaleesi15698's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

dakotach7's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

So much happened! It's great seeing some of the more mysterious aspects of the plot drawn out, and I continue to love how the intensity and humor is balanced - from the... phone booth scene and subsequent scenes, to the brothers + Winry meeting Paninya and starting the process of delivering a baby - it was all so well done! 

axelle's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

haynoelle96's review

4.0

I loved this installment of Fullmetal Alchemist, although it was definitely the saddest. The art style was the same so it was just perfect as always.

This installment was used to set up the rest of the series and you could tell that it was more of a filler manga than a more important one. Important events did happen, but you can tell that even more are coming later.

My only complaint was that Roy Mustang and his crew were barely in this volume. If that's the main complaint, then that's pretty good.

Again, I recommend this wholeheartedly. Happy Reading everyone!!

canton_everett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

lnluck13's review against another edition

5.0

5☆ NLROMV

rnbhargava's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this volume. Things really come to a head. The emotions and the literal story action and suspense is ratcheted up so much in this volume. This is clearly about where most will decide whether they enjoy the series completely or say this isn’t for me. I’m loving it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Classism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Hate crime

There is a highlight on social inequalities and the minor crimes that go along with it, military abuses, a character goes into labor, perhaps most triggering for some would be the funeral of a character that has a young daughter and the trauma that child shows through that portion of storytelling. This is a story with sides that are trying to kill each other off too so be forewarned. There’s a sense of existential angst through much of this volume that’s also interesting but keep it in mind for if you’d recommend this series to anyone. This volume also highlights how our main characters are essentially disabled people who need to have a close bond with the person that can redesign and repair essentially their on body mobility aids. I’m loving this series.

quitesimplyreading's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0