Reviews

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa

adown's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

katxh's review against another edition

5.0

Loved the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime, about to start Fullmetal Alchemist, but this manga is so damned good.

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

girl_vs_books's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

da_bonkerz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

th_written_off's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

j_milla_04's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

wayward_flowers's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

4.5

wojevan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense medium-paced

4.5

mdevlin923's review against another edition

3.0

The Elric Brothers, Alphonse and Edward, are both alchemists. When they attempted to bring their mother back to life, Edward lost his leg and his arm and Alphonse lost his body entirely. Now, Alphonse's soul lives in a suit of armor, and Edward (an alchemist for the state) uses the name Fullmetal Alchemist. As they travel across the land to find a way to fix their bodies, they come across fake holy leaders, crooked politicians, alchemists who break alchemy laws, and a mysterious vigilante murderer.