Fullmetal alchemist

Format:

Book

Title:

Fullmetal alchemist

Other title(s):

Full metal alchemist.

Author:

Arakawa, Hiromu, 1973-

ISBN:

9781591169208

9781421508399

9781421521619

9781421503196

9781421504605

9781421504582

9781421513799

9781421504612

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9781421511580

9781421504599

9781421525365

9781421501758

9781421513812

9781591169239

9781591169291

9781591169253

9781421530345

9781421532325

9781421534138

9781421536309

9781421538129

9781421539249

9781421539621

9781421539843

9781421519777

9781421525686

9781435214033

9781421540184

Publication Information:

San Francisco, Calif. : VIZ Media, 2005-

Physical Description:

v. : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.

General Note:

$9.99.

Alchemy can turn base metal into gold, mend broken toys and buildings...and turn humans into monsters. A brilliantly realized manga of miltary politics, human experimentation, religious and cultural conflict, and unbridled hubris -- all wrapped around the tale of two young brothers who made a terrible mistake out of grief and are struggling to put things right. -- Library Staff Review (Hillary D.).

Book reads left to right.

Contents:

V. 1: Ch. 1. Two Alchemists -- Ch. 2. Price of life -- Ch. 3. Mining town -- Ch. 4. Battle on the train -- V. 2: Ch. 5. Alchemist's suffering -- Ch. 6. Right hand of destruction -- Ch. 7. After the rain -- Ch. 8. Road of hope -- V. 3: Ch. 9. Home with a family waiting -- Ch. 10. Philosopher's stone -- Ch. 11. Two guardians -- Ch. 12. Definition of human -- Side story: Military festival -- V. 4: Ch. 13. Fullmetal body -- Ch. 14. An only child's feelings -- Ch. 15. Fullmetal heart -- Ch. 16. Separate paths -- Side story: Dog of the military? -- V. 6: Ch. 22. Masked man -- Ch. 23. Knocking on Heaven's door -- Ch. 24. Fullmetal alchemist -- Ch. 25. Master and apprentice -- V. 7: Ch. 26. To meet the master -- Ch. 27. Beasts of Dublith -- Ch. 28. Fool's courage -- Ch. 29. Eye of the king -- Side story: Second Lieutenant goes to battle! -- V. 8: Ch. 30. Truth inside the armor -- Ch. 31. Snake that eats its own tail -- Ch. 32 Emissary from the East -- Ch. 33. Showdown in Rush Valley -- PS2 game prologue: Fullmetal alchemist and the broken angel -- V. 9: Ch. 34. Footsteps of a war comrade -- Ch. 35. Sacrificial lamb -- Ch. 36. Alchemist in distress -- Ch. 37. Body of a criminal. -- V. 10: Ch. 38. Signal to strike -- Ch. 39. Complications at Central -- Ch. 40. Philosopher from the West -- Ch. 41. On the palm of an arrogant human being -- V. 11: Ch. 42. The father standing before a grave -- Ch. 43. River of mud -- Ch. 44. The unnamed grave -- Ch. 45. Scar's return -- V. 12: Ch. 46. The distant image of their backs -- Ch. 47. A girl in the grip of battles past and present -- Ch. 48. A promise made by those who wait -- Ch. 49. A monster among men -- V. 13: Ch. 50. In the belly of the beast -- Ch. 51. A portal in the darkness -- Ch. 52. Lord of the demon's lair -- Ch. 53. Signpost of the soul -- V. 14: Ch. 54. The fool's struggle -- Ch. 55. The avarice of two -- Ch. 56. The lion of the round table -- Ch. 57. Scars of Ishbal.

Summary:

As young boys, Edward & Alphonse Elric dabbled in alchemy to try to resurrect their dead mother. As a result, Ed lost one arm and one leg, while Al lost his entire body and had his spirit sealed into a suit of armor. Now, they are searching for the fabled Philosopher's Stone to restore what they've lost.

Reading Level:

Rated T for Teen.

Subject(s):

Alchemy -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Young adult fiction.

Brothers -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Young adult fiction.

Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. -- Young adult fiction.

Graphic novels -- Young adult fiction.

Elric, Alphonse (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Elric, Edward (Fictitious character) -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Alchemy -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Brothers. -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Fathers and sons. -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Elixir of life -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. -- Young adult.

Comic books, strips, etc. -- Young adult.

Graphic novels -- Young adult.

Young adult nonfiction.

Fantasy fiction.

Fantasy comic books, strips, etc.

Added Uniform Title:

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi. English.

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Summary

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.

Alchemy: the mystical power to alter the natural world; something between magic, art and science. When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabbled in this power to grant their dearest wish, one of them lost an arm and a leg...and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living steel. Now Edward is an agent of the government, a slave of the military-alchemical complex, using his unique powers to obey orders...even to kill. Except his powers aren't unique. The world has been ravaged by the abuse of alchemy. And in pursuit of the ultimate alchemical treasure, the Philosopher's Stone, their enemies are even more ruthless than they are...

Author Notes

Born in Hokkaido, Japan, Hiromu Arakawa first attracted attention in 1999 with her award-winning manga Stray Dog . Her series Fullmetal Alchemist was serialized from 2001 to 2010 with a story that spanned 27 volumes and became an international critical and commercial success, receiving both the Shogakukan Manga Award and Seiun Award and selling over 70 million copies worldwide. Fullmetal Alchemist has been adapted into anime twice, first as Fullmetal Alchemist in 2003 and again as Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in 2009. The series has also inspired numerous films, video games and novels.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

This manga inspired the popular series now airing on the Cartoon Network and captures the show's brand of mystical, action-packed adventure. Set in a steam-powered locale that isn't necessarily in our world, the series follows two teenage brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric-one bearing two cybernetic replacement limbs while the other's soul animates a cumbersome suit of armor. The two are government agents wielding prodigious abilities in alchemy who carry out the hazardous assignments issued by their handlers. Their exploits range from thwarting the machinations of a fraudulent and ambitious priest who abuses the faith of his oblivious flock to cunningly extracting an impoverished mining community from the exorbitant clutches of a corrupt official and dealing with a train-hijack situation that owes a serious debt to the film Under Siege. In a market glutted with too many like-minded efforts, Arakawa's work grabs readers and shakes them with simple yet eloquent visuals and a bizarre concept. To give away more would ruin the story, but the snippets of the brothers' origin hint at much darker things to come, and such portents herald fun in upcoming installments. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

In this series' science-fantasy world, alchemy's rule of "equivalent exchange" states that for something to be created, something of equal value must be sacrificed. When the prodigiously talented young alchemists Edward and Alphonse Elric attempted a forbidden alchemical procedure to resurrect their mother, the results were disastrous. Not only did they fail, but Edward lost an arm and a leg and Alphonse's soul was trapped inside a suit of armor. Now Edward, with cybernetic replacement limbs, is a State Alchemist working for the military government, traveling with his brother in search of the Philosopher's Stone that may be able to help them become whole again. Along the way, they find themselves fighting corrupt leaders and righting wrongs. The anime TV show based on this manga, shown on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, has made quite a splash among fans. The more formative manga is, so far, less emotionally compelling than the anime, and closer to a typical shonen (boys') quest adventure story, with cartoony artwork and exaggerated action scenes to match. But both versions are entertaining, with moments of comedy among the fights and the drama, and the manga is recommended for teens and adults. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.