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鋼の錬金術師 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi] #8
Fullmetal Alchemist, Tome 8
Dans les égouts de Dublith, Greed et ses hommes sont vaincu par Bradley tandis que Al tente de secourir Martel enfermé dans son corps. Mais le Président est sans pitié et le sang de la jeune femme éclabousse la marque de sang de Al, lui rendant ses souvenirs de la Vérité.
De son côté, Ed doit retourner à Rush Valley pour faire réparer son automail.
De son côté, Ed doit retourner à Rush Valley pour faire réparer son automail.
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 22, 2004
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About the author
Hiromu Arakawa
355 books2,869 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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March 16, 2024
omggggggg
March 24, 2018
I don't recommend reading volume eight right after the previous one. You have to let the steam off first before reading this. Volume 8 starts a new arc, even expanding the FMA world as Arakawa introduces characters from the east, oriental region of Xing, this of course is implied to be China.
The payoff in the Greed arc was totally awesome, so I also have high hopes for this one.
The payoff in the Greed arc was totally awesome, so I also have high hopes for this one.
August 24, 2018
Every review I put up for each volume in this series is just gonna be me going I LOVE THIS SERIES.
July 1, 2021
Por cada tomo que voy leyendo, más me está gustando este manga. Pronto llegaré a la parte donde lo "abandoné" en su momento por la traducción. Asimismo, la historia me parece que sigue muy bien hilada ( por el momento, igual luego me llevo una sorpresa para mal), Alphonse es mi protegido. Es un amor. Solo quiero abrazarlo y decirle que todo va a ir bien. También para Winry y la alquimista del ejército son unos personajes muy buenos.
May 30, 2021
Another volume with an intriguing reveal for the homunculi's creator that adds more questions to the overarching plot regarding these evil creatures and their mission regarding the Philosopher's stone. The rest of it introduces us to two new and mysterious characters from the country of Xing who have a particular interest in the stone as well. While mostly a setup for things to come, it was an engaging story arc that promises a lot of great things to come.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
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Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
July 5, 2017
MAN oh man I'm such trash for this series but I'm kind of running out of things to say about each volume because I'm reading them so quickly. The pacing is really excellent and I'm a big fan of the art style. The characters in general are awesome and I love that there is plot twist after plot twist. It's great!
August 15, 2016
Hawkeye is amazing, and no one is ever going to be a scary as Izumi.
June 17, 2021
This was such a great volume and we have Bradley fighting Greed and saving the brothers and maybe finding their secrets and we come to know of his real nature. While Ed and Al return to Rush valley for repairs they are soon attacked by Ling Yao from the country of Xing and its a massive fight and some panels are gorgeous and it is this part we come to know of the country they live in aka AMESTRIA and its neighboring countries which will serve as antagonists in future maybe?
And finally we have the big revelations, reunions and there's an epilogues that sets up a future arc maybe in New Hiessgast. That one was weird but okayish.
This volume was a lot of fun with so many cool fight scenes, brotherly moments and finally getting to know more about this world and future threats and also seeing the Ouroboros/Sins and their "secrets" which just turns the series around for the better. I loved this one. And the art is gorgeous some funny scenes especially.
And finally we have the big revelations, reunions and there's an epilogues that sets up a future arc maybe in New Hiessgast. That one was weird but okayish.
This volume was a lot of fun with so many cool fight scenes, brotherly moments and finally getting to know more about this world and future threats and also seeing the Ouroboros/Sins and their "secrets" which just turns the series around for the better. I loved this one. And the art is gorgeous some funny scenes especially.
July 7, 2020
If this was a television show, this volume would be a good candidate for the start of the second season. We had a finale with an ominous fight (more a massacre, really), the first look at the main antagonist, a whole boatload of eerie foreshadowing and new unanswered questions, and the brothers learned a few good lessons and took a crucial step or two towards their ultimate goal. Then on to a new season with the introduction of a new major character and a couple quirky sidekicks, and a new direction for the heroes to explore and look forward to. Even Scar is making a return.
It's also where the (first) anime makes its final and decisive deviation from the manga. I don't have too many good memories of the anime from this point on, which may have further enhanced my enjoyment of the manga as a contrast, a better alternative.
It's also where the (first) anime makes its final and decisive deviation from the manga. I don't have too many good memories of the anime from this point on, which may have further enhanced my enjoyment of the manga as a contrast, a better alternative.
February 7, 2021
Arakawa keeps introducing a slew of new characters every volume, but fortunately she keeps killing off the old ones so I don't feel overwhelmed. At least one of those deaths is pretty rough though as the bad guys become increasingly ruthless. Balanced against all the slapstick in other sections, this series is seeming more like a Coen Brothers movie each volume.
May 6, 2021
Winry and Edward are the cutest thing ever 😭
**this gif is not actually from this volume, but it's just so darn cute, I can't
**this gif is not actually from this volume, but it's just so darn cute, I can't
June 21, 2024
VALORACIÓN: 4'5 estrellas
En este tomo se introducen un montón de nuevos personajes. Algunos de ellos recuerdo que son bastante importantes para la trama, aunque tengo bastantes lagunas. La vuelta a Central me va a doler tanto como a los hermanos Elric y a Winry 🥲
En este tomo se introducen un montón de nuevos personajes. Algunos de ellos recuerdo que son bastante importantes para la trama, aunque tengo bastantes lagunas. La vuelta a Central me va a doler tanto como a los hermanos Elric y a Winry 🥲
September 27, 2025
Освен че предостави традиционното за серията доволно количество екшън, в този брой се появиха и нови доста шантави пе'Лсонажи (така говорят) от източната страна Шин. А полковник Рой Мъстенг по някое време (проверих, случило се е още в миналия брой №7) е станал Рой Мустанг, леко учудващо, при положение, че преводачът е същия.
November 18, 2020
9.1/10 (CAWPILE)
February 18, 2017
Adoro *.* Letto in una seduta, questo volume ha il giusto mix di azione e comicitá！Le espressioni di Ed e Al nei momenti comici sono inpagabili！Al ora è in grado come il fratello di usare l'alchimia senza l'utilizzo del cerchio, e Ed si sente “minacciato” nel ruolo di fratellone piú saggio. Ho amato la vignetta dove pesa le caratteristiche che li contraddistingue！
Per non parlare di tutte le volte in cui Ed arriva da Winry con il braccio rotto per farglielo nuovamente aggiustare xD Diciamo che Winry non la prende mai troppo bene！Ahah adoro tutto di questo manga. Tutto！
Per non parlare di tutte le volte in cui Ed arriva da Winry con il braccio rotto per farglielo nuovamente aggiustare xD Diciamo che Winry non la prende mai troppo bene！Ahah adoro tutto di questo manga. Tutto！
September 7, 2010
Definitely a very dark beginning for Volume 8. After the huge plot twist at the end of Volume 7 the rest of the fall out occurs in the start of Volume 8. It’s very dark and very sinister and while some pieces of the puzzle have fallen into place many more questions remain unanswered. I also thought the soldiers at the beginning wondering who wasn’t human (the chimeras and Greed or the alchemists and King Bradley) was very illuminating of where things are in the series right now.
The plot lightens up a bit after that as several new characters (and a whole new country!) gets introduced in the form of Xing. A country that uses a different form of alchemy that is more focused on the healing arts, and as a result thinks of alchemy in a very different way from the war-centric Amestris. Some very humorous scenes commence, especially the ones with the little girl Mei and her reaction on learning about Edward, the Fullmetal Alchemist.
Volume 8 was definitely a turning point in the series as new characters, new countries and a whole new viewpoint is brought into the manga. The moments of darkness offset with scenes of humor and witty banter that are true throughout the series really come to play in this volume. Another winning chapter in the Fullmetal Alchemist saga.
The plot lightens up a bit after that as several new characters (and a whole new country!) gets introduced in the form of Xing. A country that uses a different form of alchemy that is more focused on the healing arts, and as a result thinks of alchemy in a very different way from the war-centric Amestris. Some very humorous scenes commence, especially the ones with the little girl Mei and her reaction on learning about Edward, the Fullmetal Alchemist.
Volume 8 was definitely a turning point in the series as new characters, new countries and a whole new viewpoint is brought into the manga. The moments of darkness offset with scenes of humor and witty banter that are true throughout the series really come to play in this volume. Another winning chapter in the Fullmetal Alchemist saga.
January 24, 2015
3.5, kind of slow and boring since Ed's arm is messed up, sigh.
October 1, 2018
Ummm. Wrath?! What?!
June 5, 2020
3.5 of 5 stars
July 18, 2022
Gah, another epic plot twist I did NOT see coming!! I mean, I got the feeling one specific character was pretty bad to the bone so to speak, but I didn't realize HOW bad. Very shocked, but in a good way, though I definitely DON'T like his character! Plus, something tragic happens to another character and was pretty bummed because I really liked that character.
We get to meet some new characters though and really enjoyed how one of them is going to bring some good humor! I feel she is going to be SORELY disappointed when she realizes that her imagination is not going to meet reality. 😅 The other guy seems pretty cool! I'm hoping he is a good guy?
Really enjoyed the action in this one and how the story continues to go ever forward! Though I will confess that this one had surprisingly a lot more blood in it and was really bummed more people died in this one, even though it definitely reflects on one character purposely.
I'm nervously excited for the next volume!
We get to meet some new characters though and really enjoyed how one of them is going to bring some good humor! I feel she is going to be SORELY disappointed when she realizes that her imagination is not going to meet reality. 😅 The other guy seems pretty cool! I'm hoping he is a good guy?
Really enjoyed the action in this one and how the story continues to go ever forward! Though I will confess that this one had surprisingly a lot more blood in it and was really bummed more people died in this one, even though it definitely reflects on one character purposely.
I'm nervously excited for the next volume!
February 25, 2023
i love this series so much and reading it always makes me feel happy !! this volume was especially good, including but not limited to:
-learning more about the sins
-lieutenant hawkeye being a badass (as always)
-a killer plot twist!!
-the death of a character that i liked 💔 rip
-the introduction of a new character named may!! she’s tiny but very powerful and she has a little panda that emotes with her and that i love very much 😭
-my wife (winry)
-winry yelling at ed for ruining her auto-mail again (this always makes me chuckle)
-paninya!! (okay yes i simp for every female character what about it??)
-learning more about the sins
-lieutenant hawkeye being a badass (as always)
-a killer plot twist!!
-the death of a character that i liked 💔 rip
-the introduction of a new character named may!! she’s tiny but very powerful and she has a little panda that emotes with her and that i love very much 😭
-my wife (winry)
-winry yelling at ed for ruining her auto-mail again (this always makes me chuckle)
-paninya!! (okay yes i simp for every female character what about it??)
August 16, 2022
Ling Yao is hilarious 😂
September 8, 2024
Loved this volume - such great reveals!
December 27, 2020
Only rating the last couple 4 stars instead of 5 because they were more about the overarching, linking story than adventures with Ed and Al (which is what I prefer to read).
September 13, 2011
Volume 8 of Fullmetal Alchemist is the first firm step on the road that leads the manga away from the plot developments of the first anime series. It introduces characters and a new way of doing alchemy that weren't shown in the first series but are shown in Brotherhood.
First and foremost there is the kingdom of Xing which is looking for the secret of immortality. Competing half siblings, Prince Ling Yao and Princess May Chan come across the border on separate quests to find a gift that will make their clan immortal and therefore the strongest of all the Xing clans.
Meanwhile, Ed after all his doubts about his past, regains his memories. With them comes the certainty that he and Al must continue to look for a way to undo their mistakes. There's also an added urgency that he might be a ticking time bomb. How long, he wonders, can a soul stay separate from a body before both begin to rot?
This volume includes a map of Amestris and the surrounding countries. Amestris like Baum's Oz is placed in the center of things, with four countries, one in each of the cardinal directions and a desert or wasteland area separating of them from Amestris. Central, the capital, sits in the middle just like the Emerald City. Just as the Wizard was a false leader, so of course is Bradley, except he won't leave in a balloon if he's asked nicely.
First and foremost there is the kingdom of Xing which is looking for the secret of immortality. Competing half siblings, Prince Ling Yao and Princess May Chan come across the border on separate quests to find a gift that will make their clan immortal and therefore the strongest of all the Xing clans.
Meanwhile, Ed after all his doubts about his past, regains his memories. With them comes the certainty that he and Al must continue to look for a way to undo their mistakes. There's also an added urgency that he might be a ticking time bomb. How long, he wonders, can a soul stay separate from a body before both begin to rot?
This volume includes a map of Amestris and the surrounding countries. Amestris like Baum's Oz is placed in the center of things, with four countries, one in each of the cardinal directions and a desert or wasteland area separating of them from Amestris. Central, the capital, sits in the middle just like the Emerald City. Just as the Wizard was a false leader, so of course is Bradley, except he won't leave in a balloon if he's asked nicely.
December 2, 2016
Fantastik ögeler olur da ölümsüzlük olmaz mı? Özellikle fantastik ögelerin bulunduğu neredeyse her kitap-film gibi şeyde ölümsüzlük mutlaka kendine yer buluyor, daha doğrusu ölümsüzlük hırsıyla yanıp tutuşanlar. bu seride de bu tür kişilerin sayısı giderek artıyor, umarım bu artış böyle devam etmez, seride kendini tekrara sebep olur. Onun dışında güzel bir ciltti, yeni katılan karakterlerin seriye baya renk katacağını düşünüyorum.
July 25, 2016
I absolutely adore this series.
June 27, 2017
Dopo il triste epilogo della banda iniziano a saltar fuori gli altarini. Intanto, tipi strani sono arrivati da Xing…
June 3, 2023
3.5 ⭐️
September 10, 2010
First thing: for those of you reading this in email form, follow the link and check out the cover showing Ed practicing his unique form of unarmed combat. I'll wait.
Back? Done giggling/wondering what's wrong with me? Okay, now for the volume eight character review!
There are a lot of people I'd love to cover, and some of them I don't want to mention until later, to save some spoilers for those who haven't yet read any/all of the books (but do intend to do so), so after much deliberation, I've settled on Maes Hughes.
Lieutenant Colonel Hughes works for military intelligence. He lives, however, for his wife and daughter, to the point of annoying everyone around him with his effusive praise—and frequent photo sharing—of them. He's also Roy Mustang's closest friend and strong supporter, incredibly fond of the Elric brothers, generous, kind, deceptively intelligent, and a skilled knife-fighter.
Like so many others, he served his time in the war with Ishbal and, although not guilty of the wholesale slaughter committed by State Alchemists, he fired his share of bullets and was complicit in the murder of an incompetent superior officer. He was also good for keeping morale up and liaising between the regular soldiers and the alchemists—the former of whom were as terrified of the latter as the Ishballans were. Following a specific moment in the war, he was completely disillusioned by his country. Consequently, he and Mustang decided to work toward changing it so that more young men and women couldn't be forced into becoming murderers.
Maes is among the most popular characters in the entire run of the series, very likely because there is passion, dedication, loyalty, and a fierce desire to better life to everyone buried beneath a doofy exterior, and he can flip between the two with absolutely no warning.
Back? Done giggling/wondering what's wrong with me? Okay, now for the volume eight character review!
There are a lot of people I'd love to cover, and some of them I don't want to mention until later, to save some spoilers for those who haven't yet read any/all of the books (but do intend to do so), so after much deliberation, I've settled on Maes Hughes.
Lieutenant Colonel Hughes works for military intelligence. He lives, however, for his wife and daughter, to the point of annoying everyone around him with his effusive praise—and frequent photo sharing—of them. He's also Roy Mustang's closest friend and strong supporter, incredibly fond of the Elric brothers, generous, kind, deceptively intelligent, and a skilled knife-fighter.
Like so many others, he served his time in the war with Ishbal and, although not guilty of the wholesale slaughter committed by State Alchemists, he fired his share of bullets and was complicit in the murder of an incompetent superior officer. He was also good for keeping morale up and liaising between the regular soldiers and the alchemists—the former of whom were as terrified of the latter as the Ishballans were. Following a specific moment in the war, he was completely disillusioned by his country. Consequently, he and Mustang decided to work toward changing it so that more young men and women couldn't be forced into becoming murderers.
Maes is among the most popular characters in the entire run of the series, very likely because there is passion, dedication, loyalty, and a fierce desire to better life to everyone buried beneath a doofy exterior, and he can flip between the two with absolutely no warning.
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