Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 19: Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 19
- ISBN
- 9781421525686
- Publisher
- VIZ
- English release
- Pages
- 192
- Chapters
- 74–78
- Anime
- Full series ep. 1–64
Fullmetal Alchemist 19 starts the material collected in the seventh 3-in-1 paperback. The standard single continues the military intrigue and the investigation into knowledge left by Scar's brother. Check which edition you own before buying: the collected book also includes Vols. 20 and 21. For a singles collection, this continues from Vol. 18; for someone who owns that seventh collected book, it would repeat the opening part of the same material.
Spoilers — why this volume matters. Tap to reveal.
VIZ pairs a serious injury to Ed with the disclosure of Hohenheim's origin and further work on Scar's brother's notes. The premises put immediate vulnerability beside knowledge that may change how earlier events are understood. A successful idea does not necessarily leave its author safe: Ed's plan against an enemy is followed by a physical cost. That is the useful qualification to a story often organized around solving problems. Understanding a mechanism and escaping its consequences are different achievements. The account of Hohenheim's past offers another kind of answer, but the publisher's synopsis does not establish its details, which remain outside this note.
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