Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 8 Paperback – Illustrated, July 18, 2006

A must have for any FMA fan. The original source material of the hit anime. I really recommend it for any manga fan.

Got 3-13 for my brother for christmas and he absolutely loved them!

my son will love this! it is for Xmas and he's going to be so excited! thank you so much!

The book was just as described and an excellent deal! Thank you very much, we will be sure to come back for more!

The big battle wraps up as we discover the Fuhrer President King Bradley (no, they don't explain how he can be Fuhrer, President, and King all at the same time) seems to be part of the grand conspiracy revolving around the Philosopher's Stone. Other dots are starting to connect as the story goes on. To give the story a twist, some people show up from the country of Xing. A large desert separates the Xing from the lands Bradley controls, so only people on serious missions cross the wasteland. Both of the new visitors want the same thing--to become immortal by using the Philosopher's Stone.The story is getting more interesting as it goes along. I'm still having a great time and will read more.Recommended.

Christmas gift, loved it!

very good

Definitely a very dark beginning for Volume 8. After the huge plot twist at the end of Volume 7 the rest of the fall out occurs in the start of Volume 8. It's very dark and very sinister and while some pieces of the puzzle have fallen into place many more questions remain unanswered. I also thought the soldiers at the beginning wondering who wasn't human (the chimeras and Greed or the alchemists and King Bradley) was very illuminating of where things are in the series right now.The plot lightens up a bit after that as several new characters (and a whole new country!) gets introduced in the form of Xing. A country that uses a different form of alchemy that is more focused on the healing arts, and as a result thinks of alchemy in a very different way from the war-centric Amestris. Some very humorous scenes commence, especially the ones with the little girl Mei and her reaction on learning about Edward, the Fullmetal Alchemist.Volume 8 was definitely a turning point in the series as new characters, new countries and a whole new viewpoint is brought into the manga. The moments of darkness offset with scenes of humor and witty banter that are true throughout the series really come to play in this volume. Another winning chapter in the Fullmetal Alchemist saga.

Perfect it also arrived with a transparent cover, cool

Daughter happy!

Well worth the read, just as good if not better than the books before it, I definitely would recommend it to anyone who likes manga