Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 16: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 16
- ISBN
- 9781421513812
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 192
Fullmetal Alchemist 16 follows the brothers' search for May Chang after their alchemy has failed under unfamiliar conditions. Her abilities and Scar's remained usable, making that difference the reason to seek answers. Read this after the preceding encounters, since the investigation depends on a failure the brothers have already experienced. The distinction between the powers that failed and those that remained usable gives the search a specific question, rather than a general desire to grow stronger.
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The brothers have a useful observation before they have a theory: their powers stopped working while May Chang and Scar could still act. That makes the pursuit of May more than a search for a stronger technique. She represents evidence that the apparent rule is not universal. VIZ also describes Scar seeking help with his brother's knowledge and a new homunculus appearing. These threads put discovery in competition with the arrival of another threat. The analytical interest is in who can explain a limit that its victims had not known existed. Familiar expertise has become insufficient, which gives unfamiliar knowledge practical authority.
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