It's been over 10 years since I've watched Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. I actually grew up with the original series but brotherhood is a better version (despite loving some scenes from the original series too) but I never did read the manga. So I thought why not give it a read with these hardcover fullmetal edition with much nicer paper.

This is about the two brothers who decided to try and bring their mother back with alchemy and of course it didn't go well. TO get something you must give up something, this is the rules of alchemy. So now one brother has a metal body while the other is half robotic thanks to their fuck up. So they are trying a way to fix their bodies by going around the world finding a stone that'll help them do just that.

The first volume is strong though it gets REALLY good in the second half, especially final two chapters. The first chapter is kind of a build up of how the world works, who the brothers are, and sets the stage. The middle chapter is kind of character building for the brothers. But the final arc in this book focuses on Nina, a girl just living her best life with her doggie and father. But something dark awaits her future that ruins everything.

Overall, the first arc is solid fun but the next two arcs grow into something better. The final arc alone pushes this from a 3 to a 4 all tougher with some heartbreaking moments to say the least. Art is fantastic as well as solid writing. A 4 out of 5 all together.