A review by rnbhargava
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This series has an interesting premise and world. It’s also quite thematically rich and dark at times. The ways that it makes you question certain institutions of society is creative. The characters are quite varied as well. It’s very good, not quite perfect for an introduction but I definitely see why it’s such a revered manga title.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism