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eesh25's review against another edition
5.0
I've been putting this review off for almost a week. I considered writing a small one for GR, but I've written a proper review for all the other volumes, and I want to continue that till the end. Besides, we're over halfway there! Things are heating up, the team is coming together, and what's more important is that the main characters are more informed now. They know about the homunculus, and they know King Bradley is one of them—it took me until now to realize that his name was King and that he wasn't a king because I'm an idiot who conveniently overlooked the part where he's the fucking president!
Anyway... we start in the midst of a battle which has... an unexpected consequence, thanks to Gluttony's rage-a-thon. The good part of said rage-a-thon is that Gluttony is finally scary. That bad is also that he's scary. And really fucking powerful.
The first two volumes are in present-time. Both kinda deal with what happened during the fight against Gluttony. And we finally get a proper face-to-face with the villain! The third is a backstory volume. I've been told it's the last backstory volume, and I'm glad about that, but it was still one of the best volumes in this series. It was about the Isbalan war, which we've only heard about until now. And to see it like this, see the actions that the military took against Isbalans... It was genocide, plain and simple, and it was horrifying. Arakawa did an exceptional job of portraying it, all sides of it.
You know, seeing the war and the role State Alchemists played in it... I mean, the State Alchemists were the tipping point. It makes sense now why Scar hates them. I can even say that I don't blame him for wanting to kill most of them. Except that he also tried to kill two children. Ed might be a state alchemist, but wasn't even in the war! So yeah, I still don't like Scar. Or his god-complex. But I understand him more now.
And... I think that's all I wanted to say. It's hard to discuss these things without giving out spoilers. I don't even know what synopsis to give since I always go in without reading one. All I can say is that I love this manga and that these might have been my favourite three volumes so far.
Anyway... we start in the midst of a battle which has... an unexpected consequence, thanks to Gluttony's rage-a-thon. The good part of said rage-a-thon is that Gluttony is finally scary. That bad is also that he's scary. And really fucking powerful.
The first two volumes are in present-time. Both kinda deal with what happened during the fight against Gluttony. And we finally get a proper face-to-face with the villain! The third is a backstory volume. I've been told it's the last backstory volume, and I'm glad about that, but it was still one of the best volumes in this series. It was about the Isbalan war, which we've only heard about until now. And to see it like this, see the actions that the military took against Isbalans... It was genocide, plain and simple, and it was horrifying. Arakawa did an exceptional job of portraying it, all sides of it.
You know, seeing the war and the role State Alchemists played in it... I mean, the State Alchemists were the tipping point. It makes sense now why Scar hates them. I can even say that I don't blame him for wanting to kill most of them. Except that he also tried to kill two children. Ed might be a state alchemist, but wasn't even in the war! So yeah, I still don't like Scar. Or his god-complex. But I understand him more now.
And... I think that's all I wanted to say. It's hard to discuss these things without giving out spoilers. I don't even know what synopsis to give since I always go in without reading one. All I can say is that I love this manga and that these might have been my favourite three volumes so far.
writrtay's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
khaddock's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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
galexywitch's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4.5
febber's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
evieintheshire's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.5
thetashc's review against another edition
4.0
In this instalment Edward, Lin and Envy are swallowed by Gluttony and must find a way out, Kind Bradley thwarts Mustang’s investigations and brings them to a halt and we learn the backstory of what happened on the front is the Ishbala War.
We definitely learned a lot in this volume. We now know a lot more about Roy Mustang and Hawkeye as well as some new information about The Truth. We also gain a new mystery when we learn that the sins’ father is not Hohenheim as first suspected, but someone who looks exactly like him.
We definitely learned a lot in this volume. We now know a lot more about Roy Mustang and Hawkeye as well as some new information about The Truth. We also gain a new mystery when we learn that the sins’ father is not Hohenheim as first suspected, but someone who looks exactly like him.
that_reader_naomi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Oh my GOD this part of the story is emotionally intense. Like obv I already know what happens but there’s slightly more than was included in the anime and it’s just OUCH. The right kind of ouch for this story. Akkhhh I cannot explain but these three are my favorite.