Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12

by Hiromu Arakawa

Book Overview

Breaking the laws of nature is a serious crime

In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical "auto-mail" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies...the legendary Philosopher's Stone.

The hunters become the hunted when the Elric brothers and Prince...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421508397
• ISBN13: 9781421508399
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

The big setup for FMA13.

Hiromu Arakawa, Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 12 (ViZ, 2005) So you know you want to capture a homunculus. How to go about it? Ed, of course, has a hare-brained plan-- since the homunculi are after Scar, and Scar is after the alchemists, Ed draws attention to himself until Scar confronts him, at which point the homunculi will pop up and try to take Scar down, and Lin can capture one of them. It's crazy, of course, as everyone tries to explain to Ed, but, well, it's Ed. This one's setup for the next volume, but it's good setup. *** ½

Improving some characters, continuing the saga

At this point the manga has separated itself completely from the storyline of the anime, but it's all for the better. The manga has more story to tell, and the author and illustrators are giving all kinds of mysteries and excitement for the readers. I'm not going to give away the mysteries to anyone who hasn't read the manga, or seen the anime (although, as I said, they have gone in completely different directions); I'll leave that to those who actually want to make the effort to understand the intricacy of this masterpiece of storytelling ... Suffice to say, this isn't just a simple comic, this is a long-lasting, intricate, mysterious series that builds upon what has already been revealed and shows what can happen when men become to greedy for what they cannot have.

Extremely intense

The action is brutal, fast-paced and still manages to move the plot along with every page! And in true FMA tradtion, there are some shocking and powerful revelations revealed. Don't sleep on the manga just because you've seen the anime all the way. This is a whole other ball game!

awesome

first of all FMA is the greatest and secondly this manga just gets you pumped for the next one...well don't they all. lol