![]() IPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11 Pro Max: 1242x2688 IPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone 11 Pro: 1125x2436 ![]() IPhone 6 plus, iPhone 6s plus, iPhone 7 plus, iPhone 8 plus: 1242x2208 IPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8: 750x1334 IPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone SE: 640x1136 IPhone: iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS: 320x480 Hiromu Arakawa’s characters prove themselves as being truly timeless.MacBook Pro 13.3" Retina, MacBook Air 13" Retina, MacBook Air 13.3"(2020, M1): 2560x1600 Dual monitor: Containing hidden gems that are being released outside of Japan for the first time, this release is a treasure trove of content. Overall, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics deserves a place in every Fullmetal Alchemist fan’s collection. I also really liked how the top of every page notes where that particular four-panel comic came from. The change in translator proves not to be an issue and the book reads well. The translation has been handled by Lillian Diaz-Przybyl, who’s a different translator to the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. Backgrounds are well detailed when needed but panels are never overcrowded and Arakawa gives her cast a wide range of detailed and comical expressions from scene to scene.Īs previously mentioned, this release comes to the West thanks to Viz Media. They’re obviously not quite as high quality as the main series itself, given that their very nature is to accompany much bigger releases, but Arakawa is a very talented mangaka, so each strip is still a real joy. Where artwork is concerned, the strips look great. Having said that, if you’re new to the world of Fullmetal Alchemist you’ll want to be a little wary of reading this book as there are some spoilers for the end of the series. VIZ Media are in the midst of releasing Fullmetal Alchemist in hardback ‘Fullmetal’ editions, and newcomers jumping on board with those (or those of us replacing older editions of the manga) will certainly welcome the opportunity to own the four-panel comics in their own release. ![]() However, as best as I can tell, none of the other content has previously made it into English, so even those of us who’ve seen the graphic novel content before will find something to enjoy. In some ways this is a shame because the four-panel comics from the graphic novels have already been released in English (they’re in VIZ Media’s current 3-in-1 editions of Fullmetal Alchemist). The bulk of this 130-paged book are the four-panel comics collection from the Fullmetal Alchemist graphic novels, which comes in at 57 pages all on its own. Viz has collected every four-panel comic in existence for the series and split them into five sections in this release: There are some great fourth wall-breaking jokes in here too, my favourite being centred around a valentine Mustang receives. ![]() Despite the gags sometimes stretching the Fullmetal Alchemist universe to its limits, the characters always behave as you’d expect them to. As a fan of the series, the collection is a reminder of how much we, too, love the cast. Even when just quickly flipping through the book, you can see how much Arakawa cares about the characters she created. These range from Mustang proclaiming that he’ll change the army uniforms to miniskirts, to Al’s armor being home to a huge collection of cats, to Ed using any means necessary to become a little bit taller (even if it means taking advantage of his cowlick). This largely comes in the form of four-panel manga, where the cast are chibified and tell short, visual jokes. Is it worth your time? Let’s find out!įullmetal Alchemist is a gripping, high stakes shonen series, but between the life-or-death situations Arakawa finds plenty of time to have some fun. Today I’m here to check out the latest release from VIZ Media, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics, which brings together all of Arakawa’s four-panel manga across the series’ history. Despite having ended in Japan in 2010, the franchise has been kept alive by Western publishers introducing newly translated books like The Complete Art of Fullmetal Alchemist. Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the most beloved shonen manga in the world. ![]()
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