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鋼の錬金術師 完全版 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Kanzenban] #5
Сталевий Алхімік, Том 5
За битвами й біганинами Едвард геть забув про щорічне оцінювання державних алхіміків. Аби не прокліпати свою ліцензію, він на кілька днів залишає Альфонса з учителькою та мчить у Південний штаб. Однак навіть короткої відсутності Едварда вистачає, щоб його молодшого брата викрали бандити. Лідер ватаги свято вірить, що завдяки Альфонсові розкриє секрет вічного життя… Але натомість дізнається, як зробити Сталевого алхіміка своїм ворогом.
На підмогу братам поспішає сам фюрер-президент Кінґ Бредлі. Та в чому його інтерес? Які таємниці ховаються за знаком уробороса? І чи повернуться зрештою до Елріка-молодшого спогади про мить, коли він утратив тіло?
На підмогу братам поспішає сам фюрер-президент Кінґ Бредлі. Та в чому його інтерес? Які таємниці ховаються за знаком уробороса? І чи повернуться зрештою до Елріка-молодшого спогади про мить, коли він утратив тіло?
272 pages, Paperback
First published August 22, 2011
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About the author
Hiromu Arakawa
355 books2,868 followersHiromu Arakawa (author: 荒川弘) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師 Hagane no renkinjutsushi).
Her real name is Hiromi Arakawa (荒川弘美).
Arakawa was born and raised on a dairy farm in Hokkaidō.
She thought of being a manga artist since she was little. After graduating high school, she took oil painting classes while working on her family's farm. During that time, she also created dōjinshi manga with her friends and drew yonkoma for a magazine. After eight years she moved to Tōkyō and started out as assistant writer for Hiroyuki Etō.
Her debut as manga artist is in 1999 with STRAY DOG. In 2001 she started working on her famous and award winning series Fullmetal Alchemist, that soon gets a successful anime adaptation.
Other works include Silver Spoon (銀の匙 Silver Spoon, Gin no saji Silver Spoon).
Her real name is Hiromi Arakawa (荒川弘美).
Arakawa was born and raised on a dairy farm in Hokkaidō.
She thought of being a manga artist since she was little. After graduating high school, she took oil painting classes while working on her family's farm. During that time, she also created dōjinshi manga with her friends and drew yonkoma for a magazine. After eight years she moved to Tōkyō and started out as assistant writer for Hiroyuki Etō.
Her debut as manga artist is in 1999 with STRAY DOG. In 2001 she started working on her famous and award winning series Fullmetal Alchemist, that soon gets a successful anime adaptation.
Other works include Silver Spoon (銀の匙 Silver Spoon, Gin no saji Silver Spoon).
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September 9, 2019
Is anyone surprised
March 8, 2023
Epic battles ensue in this awesome fifth volume! Izumi (on the cover) is a top favorite side character for me. I don't know that I trust Fuhrer President King Bradley guys, we got a big reveal on him in this volume and it's fishy, I am eager for more. Tally ho to volume 6!
August 29, 2020
248/365
Nuevos villanos, momentos cómicos, profundización en los personajes, homúnculos y un giro de tuerca fascinante: ¿y si los buenos descubren que su bando es el de los malos? Intrigante, entretenido y lleno de acción.
Nuevos villanos, momentos cómicos, profundización en los personajes, homúnculos y un giro de tuerca fascinante: ¿y si los buenos descubren que su bando es el de los malos? Intrigante, entretenido y lleno de acción.
February 5, 2022
Izumi es uno de mis personajes favs, la portada es lindisima y los bocetos 10/10. He recordado la relación tan bonita que tienen Al y Ed con su maestro, casi maternal, y como Izumi acaba tratandolos como si fueran sus niños.
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April 9, 2025
This was a fun one… teacher and Fuhrer on top of the brothers…. Cool story, fights, etc… now just waiting for my holds on the next of the series to come in…
September 23, 2022
Super tome où l'on apprend de plus en plus à connaître Winri, et idem pour l'enfance des deux personnages principaux. Petit à petit mais sûrement.
February 28, 2020
The previous volume had a lot of intriguing backstory and character development. But volume 5 is full of action scenes—lots of fights between characters who, at a glance, look a lot alike. It’s not my favorite kind of story, so this book was a bit tedious for me. I’m hopeful that the next book will move the story forward in more interesting ways.
April 11, 2018
Greed!!
May 8, 2024
Curiouser and curiouser! I need to read the next one and find out what's going on!
April 9, 2024
I just love feisty, stubborn, fierce, loyal, smart and often angry Ed. A lot of action in this volume with Izumi and Sig and a **little** more Hawkeye.
September 21, 2021
Greed!
January 2, 2025
Their teacher is the real MVP in this one.
September 27, 2020
Although all previous volumes had their own highlights for me, I feel like in this one things finally started to heat up and I loved it!
January 5, 2024
rating 4.5/5
finalmente cominciano a scoprirsi cose interessanti...
finalmente cominciano a scoprirsi cose interessanti...
December 6, 2020
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This sucks. Why do dogs have to be so loyal?
Gosh, this was always one of the strangest parts of the series for me. I think, throughout every rewatch and every reread I've ever done of this series, I'm always surprised by how much I love Greed and his gang. They're not exactly on the right side, but they go against the major villains of the story. Not to mention, they're extremely intriguing and surprisingly likable characters. Just barely introduced before they leave, and I already have so many feelings about them.
Greed and The Gang
I think a lot of my love for these characters comes with my adoration of Dolcetto. I don't think I'd be nearly as attached to Greed's gang without him. That said, there's something to note with how much they care for each other. Even Greed, selfish bastard that he is, has some clear emotions for his people. And it's honestly so wonderful.
Against all odds, what with him ordering Al's kidnapping and pissing off both Izumi and Ed, Greed is shockingly likable. It's funny, because when you think about the series as a whole and which homunculus we care about most...the majority of Fullmetal Alchemist fans will cite Greed first. And sure, there are some of us who like Lust or Envy...or even Gluttony. But I think, universally, Greed is the one we actually find ourselves loving. And why?
Well, there's just something about his sincerity. Even in his selfishness, we can relate to him in a strange way. Add in the fact that he had so many people shamelessly loyal to him? Like, damn. Later on there will be an added factor, but for now even this small glimpse allows us to feel truly connected to this character.
Finality
So, we learn a few other things in this installment of Fullmetal Alchemist. Namely, there's a secret surrounding Fuhrer King Bradley that is revealed toward the end. Alphonse is looking for a way to get his memories of the "truth" back to help them further their quest along, and that's about it. It definitely made for a very involved section of the story, sans the usual goofery that makes you laugh while reading and watching this story.
It's a more serious moment with some deeply devastating events. And all I can say now is that I'm eager to read the next one.
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This sucks. Why do dogs have to be so loyal?
Gosh, this was always one of the strangest parts of the series for me. I think, throughout every rewatch and every reread I've ever done of this series, I'm always surprised by how much I love Greed and his gang. They're not exactly on the right side, but they go against the major villains of the story. Not to mention, they're extremely intriguing and surprisingly likable characters. Just barely introduced before they leave, and I already have so many feelings about them.
Greed and The Gang
I think a lot of my love for these characters comes with my adoration of Dolcetto. I don't think I'd be nearly as attached to Greed's gang without him. That said, there's something to note with how much they care for each other. Even Greed, selfish bastard that he is, has some clear emotions for his people. And it's honestly so wonderful.
Against all odds, what with him ordering Al's kidnapping and pissing off both Izumi and Ed, Greed is shockingly likable. It's funny, because when you think about the series as a whole and which homunculus we care about most...the majority of Fullmetal Alchemist fans will cite Greed first. And sure, there are some of us who like Lust or Envy...or even Gluttony. But I think, universally, Greed is the one we actually find ourselves loving. And why?
Well, there's just something about his sincerity. Even in his selfishness, we can relate to him in a strange way. Add in the fact that he had so many people shamelessly loyal to him? Like, damn. Later on there will be an added factor, but for now even this small glimpse allows us to feel truly connected to this character.
Finality
So, we learn a few other things in this installment of Fullmetal Alchemist. Namely, there's a secret surrounding Fuhrer King Bradley that is revealed toward the end. Alphonse is looking for a way to get his memories of the "truth" back to help them further their quest along, and that's about it. It definitely made for a very involved section of the story, sans the usual goofery that makes you laugh while reading and watching this story.
It's a more serious moment with some deeply devastating events. And all I can say now is that I'm eager to read the next one.
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May 18, 2019
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With this Volume 5, we are deep in the story with Al and Ed still seeking the means to return their bodies to them. They've teamed up with Izumi, their former teacher, and she is one tough character. Although there wasn't much development on Al and Ed's quest, events have caused the President to do some questionable decisions that have the boys wondering just what's going on in the capitol.Story: Al and Ed learn more about Izumi and then are summarily thrown out of her school due to their desire to study transmutation further. But neither give up and soon they find themselves a part of Izumi's family. As E heads off to do his re-certification test, Al finds he is the object of interest to some strange people. When Al ends up being kidnapped, Ed will find some interesting allies to help free his brother.
In this issue, we get a bit of a turning point in the story as Al and Ed both realize that the 'something rotten' in the capitol may have to do with the President himself. So we set the stage for the brother to return to the capitol, along with a relocated Mustang and crew, to discover more about the experimentation on humans with alchemy.
The presentation here is clean, translations excellent, and there are even some color pages in the middle. In all, a great read for the excellent story. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.
July 3, 2019
God this is probably my favorite volume. It brings back such good memories of reading it for the first time. Izumi giving Ed and Al a hug and them saying they were sorry, destroys my soul. Al is so precious when he’s interacting with the Greed gang. And Greed being like “oh shit, I’m sorry about your brother” So good. Alex and Sig meeting and THE FRIENDSHIP FORGED FROM MUSCLE. Literal perfection. Alex’s interactions with Bradley and THE REVEAL! So good.
Also I found something interesting. I’m pretty sure Bradley stabbed Dolcetto in a similar place that Bradley gets stabbed in towards the end of the series. Which is fitting because they both don’t die from it.
Also my favorite part of the book:
“Grumman: But what would really please this old man is you taking my granddaughter as your future first lady.
Roy: You’re jumping the gun.”—Page 26
Also I found something interesting. I’m pretty sure Bradley stabbed Dolcetto in a similar place that Bradley gets stabbed in towards the end of the series. Which is fitting because they both don’t die from it.
Also my favorite part of the book:
“Grumman: But what would really please this old man is you taking my granddaughter as your future first lady.
Roy: You’re jumping the gun.”—Page 26
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April 15, 2024
Un tomo un poco promedio después de lo que fue el pasado, pero que sigue manteniendo el desarrollo de personajes, de su mundo y haciendo preguntas interesantes.
No pasó mucho, pero lo poco que pasó ya nos dice mucho: el gobierno es uno corrupto, manejado por los pecados para cumplir un objetivo quizás letal, quizás destructivo para la humanidad. Uno que solo actúa cuando le conviene, que recluta personas jóvenes (a pesar de que en teoría no debería) y ofrece muy poco a cambio de lo que exige. Trata a sus ciudadanos como herramientas, donde cuando dejan de servir se dejan a un lado, a su suerte.
Como siempre, te sigue animando a querer saber qué más pasa. Y claro, que terminara en una nota graciosa y usara un elemento algo oscuro de su historia para hacerlo, solo le da más puntos.
No pasó mucho, pero lo poco que pasó ya nos dice mucho: el gobierno es uno corrupto, manejado por los pecados para cumplir un objetivo quizás letal, quizás destructivo para la humanidad. Uno que solo actúa cuando le conviene, que recluta personas jóvenes (a pesar de que en teoría no debería) y ofrece muy poco a cambio de lo que exige. Trata a sus ciudadanos como herramientas, donde cuando dejan de servir se dejan a un lado, a su suerte.
Como siempre, te sigue animando a querer saber qué más pasa. Y claro, que terminara en una nota graciosa y usara un elemento algo oscuro de su historia para hacerlo, solo le da más puntos.
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October 23, 2018
Homunculus, manusia yang diciptakan oleh manusia. Manusia yang bukan manusia. Al diculik seorang homunculus bernama Greed dengan tato Ouboroborous, yang pernah dilihat Al saat berhadapan dengan musuhnya di Central.
Greed terobsesi dengan keabadian dan menginginkan 'resep' memiliki tubuh yang hanya berjiwa seperti Al. Dia menawarkan pertukaran informasi dengan Al, yang juga menginginkan jiwanya kembali ke tubuhnya. Kesepakatan gagal dengan kemunculan Fuhrer menghabisi Greed dkk dengan sadis, terutama saat menusuk makhluk di dalam baju zirah Al.
Misteri... misteri... kenapa Fuhrer membantai makhluk-makhluk ini?
Greed terobsesi dengan keabadian dan menginginkan 'resep' memiliki tubuh yang hanya berjiwa seperti Al. Dia menawarkan pertukaran informasi dengan Al, yang juga menginginkan jiwanya kembali ke tubuhnya. Kesepakatan gagal dengan kemunculan Fuhrer menghabisi Greed dkk dengan sadis, terutama saat menusuk makhluk di dalam baju zirah Al.
Misteri... misteri... kenapa Fuhrer membantai makhluk-makhluk ini?
August 22, 2021
10/10 stars
Another great volume with some new characters thrown in the mix.
My, my, the homunculi get more diverse by the minute. I must say that's a welcome change for as their initial mystery started to fade their goals and behaviors became too stereotypical for my liking. But here we have a rogue homunculus with his own agenda, which means they actually can possess some agency and will of their own. Greed is a sweetie, he and his gang of misfits, and I didn't expect that.
The story really gets better too, kicking in the higher gear and revealing more about the stakes that the various factions have in the long game. And a good thing that I had next few volumes lined up already - this stuff is addictive!
Another great volume with some new characters thrown in the mix.
My, my, the homunculi get more diverse by the minute. I must say that's a welcome change for as their initial mystery started to fade their goals and behaviors became too stereotypical for my liking. But here we have a rogue homunculus with his own agenda, which means they actually can possess some agency and will of their own. Greed is a sweetie, he and his gang of misfits, and I didn't expect that.
The story really gets better too, kicking in the higher gear and revealing more about the stakes that the various factions have in the long game. And a good thing that I had next few volumes lined up already - this stuff is addictive!
June 7, 2021
I think this might be my favorite volume so far.
There was a lot of development in some of the over all plot and I felt like some of the characters that have been sitting in the wings finally came onstage.
I really liked some of the development in the plot though Al and Ed didn't grow too much in this volume. I also think Teacher is my favorite character.
There was a lot of development in some of the over all plot and I felt like some of the characters that have been sitting in the wings finally came onstage.
I really liked some of the development in the plot though Al and Ed didn't grow too much in this volume. I also think Teacher is my favorite character.
October 30, 2021
Perkembangan cerita yg luar biasa dan membuat kejutan!
Senang sekali bisa menyelam kembali ke dunia Elric bersaudara setelah sekian lama! Saya takut kurang menghargai pekerjaan Arakawa sensei dari sepuluh tahun yang lalu, tetapi sama sekali tidak: Saya masih sangat menyukainya. Dan versi yang diterbitkan ulang ini luar biasa!!!
Senang sekali bisa menyelam kembali ke dunia Elric bersaudara setelah sekian lama! Saya takut kurang menghargai pekerjaan Arakawa sensei dari sepuluh tahun yang lalu, tetapi sama sekali tidak: Saya masih sangat menyukainya. Dan versi yang diterbitkan ulang ini luar biasa!!!
May 25, 2020
After the hefty SPQR, it was nice to hop into something quick and fun - blitzed through this in a couple of hours.
Greed is a lot more interesting in the manga than the anime, and has a fair bit more BDE. There I said it.
Greed is a lot more interesting in the manga than the anime, and has a fair bit more BDE. There I said it.
May 19, 2019
I changed the editions (thank you, boyfriend) but this is still going strong!
November 15, 2020
Love it!
5/5 stars! ✨✨✨✨✨
5/5 stars! ✨✨✨✨✨
February 19, 2021
Zero answers and even more questions but really thrilling (spannend)!
June 13, 2021
*Takes popcorn out*
This was entertaining.
This was entertaining.
August 18, 2021
Another great volume. More action packed than last volume’s more story development heavy content. But it’s enjoyable to get to see how badass some of these characters are in action.
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