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Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12 by Hiromu Arakawa

konvineo's review against another edition

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4.0

I don't remember if Lin is a fan favourite, but I don't really like him. Maybe if he was serious more often, but the silly persona he puts on is annoying to me. The "conflict" between Scar and Winry is interesting, but I'm ultimately happy that she didn't act when she had the chance.
I'm also looking forward to the fight with Gluttony in the next volume.

nmussarrat's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

traitorjoe's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

mossiefae's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kerrycat's review against another edition

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5.0

Roy's "I'm the Flame Alchemist" song in the afterward - thermodynamics! absolutely hilarious.

dreamereternal's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

princessrobotiv's review against another edition

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5.0

Great plot progression here on multiple fronts. We see the characters of Lin and Lanfan provided depth and a great action sequence, a reckoning between Mustang and Gluttony occurs, Scar confronts his past via Ed and Winry, the enigmatic Pride gets some pagetime, and the identity of Wrath finally makes its way back to Mustang and Hawkeye.

Most importantly, it's confirmed that Ed and Al's dad is not quite human.

Overall, a dynamic, satisfying volume that never once sacrificed plot or character development for flashy fights (though we get plenty of those, too!)

ghostsversion's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I definitely didn’t read this to get out of my reading slump. That’s just crazy talk I would never do that. Anyways Winry 🥹🥹🥹. I just love how the scene where
she failed to take the shot at Scar
was handled. Like
no she couldn’t kill him because that’s not who she is and that’s okay! Not every story has to be a revenge story! Also the slight (read: Wirny literally says she’s in love with Ed) Winry x Ed details were neat!
Also not gonna lie at one moment I was like wait where’s Fu? And then I was like
oh wait isn’t he dead? but apparently at this point he’s not but he does die eventually so. There’s that.
And to conclude, WHAT DO YOU MEAN ED’S DAD IS HOMUNCULUS????

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nonesensed's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

5.0

Rereading and having a great time!

jack_jack231's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0