"Then you might be able to reach the truth that lies within the truth..." FMA is a bittersweet manga for me. I began the first anime series just after my first relationship began and ended that relationship just after both animes and the manga concluded. rereading it now I can so easily remember the emotions I felt then and invested.

This volume has the story of Shou Tucker & Nina, the appearance of Scar, Armstrong, Havoc, Envy, and Hughes. And in hindsight ALL of what Hughes' says is heart breaking. ( )

I liked this more than volume 1, but I'm not sure how to feel about it. The overall point of this volume showcases the weakness of us, faulty humans. We can be ignorant and hurt others, and even those of science are not above these shortcomings. It made for a decent read but I wouldn't consider it ground-breaking, personally-touching material.

- Scientists are not the government's dogs or the devil, they are simply human beings. They have shortcomings and regrets: militaristic creations, costing the lives of many people; human testing for the desperate sake of results; and defying the laws of science to return what was lost.
- Everything falls under the laws of science. Science is a part of reality, and thus death is a part of science.
- Certain evangelics despise science as unnaturally architecting God's world. This may play into the idea that humans are foolish as they easily succumb to dogma and bloodshed. History repeats itself.
- To be alive means to have an opportunity to improve the lives of others. To abandon your life so willingly is beyond forgiveness.
- Military is a scam where you're lured by its benefits, but find that you must become a human weapon. ( )

Estoy muy sentimental ( )

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Along with a new baddy Scar who doesn't do the whole tear things apart and put them back together again... he just tears them apart:



And of course, the creepy old baddies are back again:



We're starting to get hints at just how horrifying the world of Fullmetal Alchemist can be, from--well, the above, to someone that figure out how to transmute people into little bitty bits and then another that merged his daughter and dog together. Oy. Just oy.

Wonderful story, in a sometimes gritty and violent sort of way. Worth the read. ( )

After the first volume , I am glad I stuck along. This volume was amazing. It had everything , amazing moments that clearly proved not to take this world lightly. The arc with Dr. Tucker kept me in a state of horrific suspense. Surprisingly , I enjoyed the fight sequences to a great extent. The entry of the 's philosopher's stone, the Ishwarite's history the world this writer is building up is interesting.
This is one of the first times I felt a manga was able to portray subtle emotions (of horror or desperation) beautifully. The despair in the face of Dr. Tucker set the mood of the coming horror and the sudden shift of the scenario during Edward Elric's dream were amazing moments.

The only complain I have of the writer , not necessarily for this volume , is the character sketch of Lust. Unlike gluttony , her behavior sans her looks does not match up to the sin she is portraying. I would have loved this series even more if I writer was able to show that or surprised me by his interpretation of lust. Right now she is just a amazing villain nothing lustful in her except her looks (which I find to be very juevenille attempt to show her as LUST). ( )