12/24/2023 0 Comments Fma metal editionThe primary one is "The Land of Sand." The shorter bonus story is "The Phantom of Warehouse 13." Both of these stories were adapted into episodes in the original anime series.Įdward and Alphonse arrive at the dying former gold mining town of Xenotime and are shocked to learn that two boys who say their names are Edward and Alphonse Elric have been living in Xenotime for a while, researching how to make a Philosopher's Stone in order to revitalize the town. I'm glad to finally own a copy, and I think it goes without saying I'm looking forward to reading the other light novels and reviewing them as well! (Additionally, the short side story at the end, "The Phantom of Warehouse 13", is also worth mentioning because it really helps add an extra dose of humor and fun into the book.) Serious props and kudos should be extended to Makoto Inoue because she's got a fun writing style that I think translated well into the English adaptation of this light novel. It's a quick and easy read, very engrossing, and it has a hopeful resolution at the end. Overall, this novel has a very light-hearted and fun feeling to it. (I suppose I can't fault Makoto Inoue for not remembering it, if that's the case after all, it's Hiromu Arakawa's concept and not hers, and that's a lot of detail to remember about a world you've been asked to write for.) I'm pretty sure it happens in the anime, so I'm wondering if that's a consistency error the series fixed. The only reason I don't personally consider this a full five stars is due to the fact that during this entire conflict regarding the Tringham brothers using the Elric brothers' identities is the fact that Edward never stops to take out his pocketwatch to produce as proof that he is in fact, the real Edward Elric. I had been hoping to start rewatching the series before reading any of the light novels, but whoops. In fact, this was one of the light novels that was made into episodes in the original anime if memory serves correctly. I enjoyed the story, as well as the introduction to the Tringham brothers (Russell is a fun foil to Edward, and Fletcher is just downright precious,) and I think it was executed in a manner very fitting and reminiscent to both the manga and the two anime series. With that embarrassing admission out of the way, I would like to note my actual rating for this particular light novel is about 4.8 out of 5 stars. How is it that a teenaged girl who bummed off her friends just to watch anime never picked up any of the manga or light novels for an anime she really came to like? Seriously, as a teenager I'd had the opportunity to borrow the light novels (and the manga) for FullMetal Alchemist from friends who had way more pocket money to blow on manga than I did, and just never took the opportunity, despite my interest. I give this book 4/5 stars because the ending is obvious, the jokes about Edward being to short are really old, and that's all the bad things I have to say about this great book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the anime, or anyone who likes action/adventure books. That scene is and has to be my favorite scene out of may the book has to offer. My favorite scene has to be when Edward and Russell are duking it out, single hand to hand combat. There are more reasons but this one is the one I know people will also agree on. My favorite character is Fletcher, because this little kid can hold his own in a fight, like in this fight scene where Fletcher uses very powerful alchemy. The book is about Edward and Alphonse who then wandered into a town and wanted to find the philosopher stone, (a stone that grants the user unlimited power of alchemy.) Luckily there was word around town that two other boys are creating their own prototype, but are using the identities of Edward and Alphonse to work on this project. Fullmetal Alchemist: Land of The Sand is a action, adventure, and science fiction novel, written by Makoto Inoue.
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