Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 8: The Altar of Stone (Episodes 29-32)
by Seiji Mizushima
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Actor: Michiko Neya, Miyoko As?, Ry?tar? Okiayu, Tomoyuki Shimura, Yasunori MatsumotoDirector: Seiji Mizushima
Brand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); Portuguese (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); Tagalog (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-07
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Funimation Prod
Movie Reviews of Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 8: The Altar of Stone (Episodes 29-32)
Movie Review: A Darker Side to Alchemy
Summary: 5 Stars
Fullmetal Alchemist has achieved so much in such a short time. Many anime critics consider this the best anime of the last few years, and some even go as far as to say the best anime ever. Even more people are finding their way into anime because of the TV airing of this show. And me, well I began buying this series only a month ago (as of the time of this writing), and now I'm broke at eight volumes in. And never have I regretted spending so much cash on something so trivial.
This volume ups the anti on the series itself, as it finally shows everything that Ed had to go through in the moments after he and his brother Alphonse attempted to resurrect their mother. This volume also shows a darker side to alchemy, a kind of other dimension that Ed and someone else (I say "someone else" so as not to spoil) had to experience when the laws of alchemy were broken. While all of this is happening, a new enemy is slowly coming forth, yet another Humonculi that has powers that the other Humonculi want.
This volume has a lot to offer, and if you've been collecting FMA, then I wouldn't stop at volume seven. Volume eight is loaded with plenty of revelations, great action sequences, and a lot of drama (not melodrama).
Summary of Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 8: The Altar of Stone (Episodes 29-32)
The universe follows a greater law that is beyond our imagination. To understand, disassemble, and reconstruct under this law...that is ALCHEMY. Follow the continuing saga of the the Elric brothers in this top rated anime series.The eighth volume of Fullmetal Alchemist contains some of the most powerful and emotionally wrenching material in the series. The filmmakers reveal more of what happened when Edward and Alphonse Elric attempted to bring their mother back from the dead--and disturbed the order of the universe more deeply than they could imagine. Ed remembers losing his leg and sacrificing his right arm to save his brother's soul, and confronting a mysterious gate that seemed to guard the way to all knowledge. The artists based their designs on Rodin's Gates of Hell, and its swirling human forms lend an appropriate power and dread to the sequence. While Ed wrestles with his guilt and grief, other parts of the story continue to unfold. Col. Roy Mustang pursues Scar and the Ishbalan refugees, while a new officer, Lt. Col. Frank Archer, spies on the Elric brothers. The Elrics' sensei (teacher) Izumi reveals the terrible secret of the origins of the Homunculi, who continue their own evil plots. Anyone who wonders why Fullmetal Alchemist enjoys such a devoted following can find out by watching The Altar of Stone. (Rated TV PG: violence, grotesque imagery, tobacco and alcohol use, nudity) --Charles Solomon
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