The death of the Colonel guy was very contrived, especially with the wife and kid and it being shortly after his daughter's birthday. I laughed at his funereal lol.

Still, the volume was very funny so I'll give it that. The little brother asking his older brother if his memories were artificial was sweet, but their reasoning on why they aren't is because they "feel" real and I'm not fully convinced by that. For a series on transmutations (alchemy), I'm surprised at how much of an anti-transhumanism stance the author has. ( )

I only half remember the anime, which apparently diverges at some point anyways. So it's a combination of half remembered things and being surprised over and over again. Imagine, being saved by Lust/Envy/Gluttony et al -- knowing that there's far more to them, but not exactly what. It's crazy.

A few random lovely scenes?



What happened? Strongarm happened.



Fist bump!

It is lovely to see the brothers talk things out. They have such a bond... and have been through so much. I like seeing that. They fight like brothers would, but their relationship is not only that... as it should be.



BLOOM



Dog training...

Also, the author has quite the sense of humor. And a thing for cows it seems?



You know, I don't think I'd mind.
( )

It was a normal volume up till the end. Hughes death spiced things up. I initially thought Lust and her contingent were workers of the Brass but this volume has disproved it to a great extent. Can't wait for the remaining sins to be shown. I liked Al's arc but the ending was sweet and simple. I was expecting it to shimmer and grow into a bigger trench. ( )

Increasingly, this seems like an action manga written by someone who'd rather be writing anything other than an action manga. This issue leans hard on humor and character development, which is all good with me since I'd rather be reading anything other than an action manga. ( )

This is the sad volume. I knew it was coming, but it was still sad. ( )