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Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 03 (Fullmetal Alchemist #3)
Accompanied by their bodyguard, Alex Louis Armstrong, our heroes seek out their closest childhood friend, mechanic Winry Rockbell, to fix their battered "auto-mail" bodyparts. Soon their quest for the Philosopher's Stone takes them to the great central library, where the Stone's formula may be hidden...if the mysterious figure named Lust doesn't get there first! But the se...more
Paperback, 185 pages
Published
September 13th 2005
by VIZ Media LLC
(first published September 21st 2002)
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An addicting manga with unforgettable characters and enough twists to build a story labyrinth that you will WANT to be trapped in forever! I was delighted in practicing the equilalent exchange of forfeiting a few minutes of my free time in exchange for this unforgettable storyline.
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I like that we get more details about Ed and Al when they visit their hometown to get patched up. Winry and her grandma, Pinako, were great fun, and I love how welcoming they were to the brothers. (Also, I love how egalitarian this series is regarding gender roles: there are women in the military, the villains are a mixed group of men and women, and no one blinks an eye that the engineers and metalworkers who help repair the Elric brothers are two women.)
The secret of the Philosopher's Stone is...more
The secret of the Philosopher's Stone is...more
This is one of my favorite early volumes because it introduces some of my favorite characters in Winry, Pinako, Sheska, Maria Ross and Denny Brosh. Humor and drama continues to be an easy mix for Arakawa but it is her distinctive characters, characters that you think will disappear but she never forgets, that is something I really appreciated.
Ed & Al return to Resembol to be fixed by his auto mail mechanics and family friends, Pinako Rockbell and Winry, her granddaughter. In quick succession...more
Ed & Al return to Resembol to be fixed by his auto mail mechanics and family friends, Pinako Rockbell and Winry, her granddaughter. In quick succession...more
Wow! I was totally blown away by this book. Thanks to my friends Trent and Reid, I now know how to read manga! It was because of them I was inspired to go to the library, pick up a Japanese manga, and see if I could read it the proper way, which is right to left. At first it was sort of confusing, but I soon got used to it.
Thanks guys!!!
Without you guys, Reid and Trent, I wouldn't have know how to read manga and I probably wouldn't have tried!!!!!
When I arrived at the library...What do you know...more
Thanks guys!!!
Without you guys, Reid and Trent, I wouldn't have know how to read manga and I probably wouldn't have tried!!!!!
When I arrived at the library...What do you know...more
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Jan 06, 2011
Jenny
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In lieu of a plot summary for each of the volumes (as they do tend to run together in my memory), I've decided on a brief character summary. Perhaps the character will be relevant to the volume in question, but perhaps it won't. It's anyone's game.
This time, I'll go with the simpler of the two characters on the cover: Alex Louis Armstrong, AKA the big shirtless guy in the background.
Major Armstrong, the Strong-Arm Alchemist, the third child and only son of the venerable Armstrong family, is a wa...more
This time, I'll go with the simpler of the two characters on the cover: Alex Louis Armstrong, AKA the big shirtless guy in the background.
Major Armstrong, the Strong-Arm Alchemist, the third child and only son of the venerable Armstrong family, is a wa...more
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I really enjoyed this one. The readers got to see where the Elric brothers were born, and see his "adoptive family", their mechanics for their metal limbs. It very inspiring to see people that are not even related to the Elric brothers, act like family towards them. That was really nice to see.
In this story we get to find out more about their story of when they were little, what they did after losing their mother and trying to transmute to get their mother back, but failing. The struggle and des...more
In this story we get to find out more about their story of when they were little, what they did after losing their mother and trying to transmute to get their mother back, but failing. The struggle and des...more
Aug 02, 2011
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Great book! There was more action in this one than the previous ones, and the artwork seemed much better to me. The plot of this one was great, I love the twist that the Philosopher's Stone is made out of people, it creates a great internal conflict for the brothers. I also enjoy the internal conflict that Barry the Butcher creates for Alphonse, telling him that he might not be a real person. I wasn't sure at first, but now I am: I definitely like the Fullmetal Alchemist manga better than the an...more
Real rating 4.5 Stars
So, the last volume ended on a slight cliffhanger and this one doesn't really acknowledge it until the middle of it. Which is fine with me, because in the beginning it introduces some more characters. the new characters are from the Elric brother's past, so we also get a better look on there past and how they got to where they are today.
The plot in this book is really good. In the beginning not much is happening, but I was okay with that, because like I said it tells you som...more
So, the last volume ended on a slight cliffhanger and this one doesn't really acknowledge it until the middle of it. Which is fine with me, because in the beginning it introduces some more characters. the new characters are from the Elric brother's past, so we also get a better look on there past and how they got to where they are today.
The plot in this book is really good. In the beginning not much is happening, but I was okay with that, because like I said it tells you som...more
Chapter Nine is where Fullmetal Alchemist finally fully clicked for me. Before, I was like, "yay, it's fun, it has a good premise" and that sort of basic thing. But chapter nine, where Ed, Al, and Armstrong go back to the Elric brother's village to repair the two brothers, absolutely made me smile and laugh and just enjoy the characters for being who they are.
Following chapter nine, the plot continues smoothly. Whereas a lot of manga books I have read feel slightly disjointed between volumes and...more
Following chapter nine, the plot continues smoothly. Whereas a lot of manga books I have read feel slightly disjointed between volumes and...more
I had been reading manga regularly back about five or six years ago but I lost the momentum. Part of my problem was I really didn't want to have to buy volume after volume for something I was reading so quickly and the old branch of the library didn't have enough shelf space to show off their collection. The library has since moved to a much larger location and I've found that mangas make the perfect quick reads for when I need a break from my library science homework.
I currently have six (at la...more
I currently have six (at la...more
Volume 3 has the Elric brothers finally arrive in their hometown to visit their mechanic Winry Rockbell. Their bodyguard Alexander Louis Armstrong learns along with us more details about the brothers’ past and how they came to lose their limbs, gain their new metal bodies and decide to join the military and never turn back. It’s nice to finally get some more back story on the main characters and also find out just how committed they are to their present course.
After their repairs Ed and Al retur...more
After their repairs Ed and Al retur...more
I'd honestly forgotten what took place in this volume, and even though the pacing felt smooth while I was reading it, afterwards I was surprised to note that the Lab 5 plot started here - somehow it was all tied up in the events of the fourth volume for me, so realizing that I had recalled incorrectly was a tad bit jarring.
That being said, it doesn't really reach its fruition until the next few chapters, so the highlight of this volume is definitely the chapter about Ed and Al returning to Resem...more
That being said, it doesn't really reach its fruition until the next few chapters, so the highlight of this volume is definitely the chapter about Ed and Al returning to Resem...more
I don't like the Strongarm Alchemist's portrayal that much; I liked him much more in the anime, but he's very entertaining. I absolutely loved Winry and Pinako, as well as Sheska. This book is short, it takes maybe an hour to read, and it still managed to show us Ed's humanity.
The anime actually brought in one of the characters previously, so it was much more interesting there, watching someone be brought back.
I absolutely adore Arakawa-san's (I probably committed some sort of Japanese grammar a...more
The anime actually brought in one of the characters previously, so it was much more interesting there, watching someone be brought back.
I absolutely adore Arakawa-san's (I probably committed some sort of Japanese grammar a...more
Introduces the Winry/Ed/Al dynamic, which I adore, though it only gets one chapter, which is sad. Ed and Al get into some serious trouble in their search for the Philosopher's Stone, and while I don't think the action works quite as well in a manga medium as it does in the anime (fight scenes are generally better with actual movement as opposed to panels), you still get the impression that the boys know how to throw their punches. Hilarious extras, as always.
And we're back to the funny. I am really, really liking this series. I am a little embarassed to read it in public, just because I feel like maybe I'm too old for it? Or...something, I don't know. The utter geek in me is thrilled to be seen reading it, but the part of me that loves to be seen reading feels like I'm wasting the opportunity to show how smart I am.
It's the kind of inner conflict I enjoy.
It's the kind of inner conflict I enjoy.
More creepy characters started to showing up: the 2 transmuted robots? who were really 3 brothers -assassins- when they were alive.
The only light moment may be when Ed and Al were at Granny's home, getting fixed. Oh, and when this bookworm Seska helped them with a book. (OMG to burn a library with thousands and thousands of books! Sacrilege!)
The only light moment may be when Ed and Al were at Granny's home, getting fixed. Oh, and when this bookworm Seska helped them with a book. (OMG to burn a library with thousands and thousands of books! Sacrilege!)
Dans ce tome-ci, il n'y a pas tellement d'actions mais plutôt d'informations. Enfin, c'est ce que j'en ai pensé en tout cas. A part peut-être vers la fin, là on pourrait dire qu'il y a de l'action. Mais c'est pas pour autant que ça m'a désintéressé ! Non, pas du tout. J'attends de lire la suite avec impatience.
Ed and Al are still looking for any info on the Philosopher's Stone but when they think they found something, it turns out that maybe they rather had not found out at all. All the while the mysterious Lust and Glutton are keeping an eye on the brothers. Another good suspenseful read in the series.
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Apr 24, 2009
Natalie
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Eh. Not a fan of Winry, though I like her more than most females in her position in these kinds of manga. Anyway, most of the build up, except for what the making of the Philosopher's Stone involves, is pretty forgettable.
Awesome! I am really loving how this series is put together; just the right amount of humor, the perfect balance between text and image.... And did I mention an extremely creative plotline?
I absolutely loved the side-story at the end. Though, I'll admit that I was cheering for Ed. Sad that he lost. :(
Great job, though. Shouldn't watch the anime, first though. Makes the manga kind of dull.
Great job, though. Shouldn't watch the anime, first though. Makes the manga kind of dull.
Oh whow, whow, whow. Where is the rest?
Books should not end in the middle. It's not fair!
Btw, I love the brothers, they make me laugh with their personalities. :)
It's epic!
Books should not end in the middle. It's not fair!
Btw, I love the brothers, they make me laugh with their personalities. :)
It's epic!
Good continuation of the story, but not quite the gut-wrencher that the second one was - still enjoyable though and I'm more than ready to keep going in the series.
Okay this is the third one I've read today and I'm still no where close to being tired of it. Definitely a favorite, I need to start watching the show again. Sooo good.
This book just keeps being awesome. Plus this volume gets points for adding several females to the cast, which the earlier books had been a little weak on.
Volume 3 continues the strong tradition of approaching serious moral dilemmas and providing no easy out to them. A solid all around manga with a good cast of characters.
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Hiromu Arakawa, 荒川 弘, is a Japanese mangaka famous for the series Fullmetal Alchemist. Her real name is Hiromi Arakawa.
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