Book Review: Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 27 by Hiromu Arakawa

Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 27 by Hiromu Arakawa

The final volume of this story does not disappoint. The heroes have their big battle with the main homunculus, who seems initially invulnerable thanks to his use of multiple philosopher's stones and his assuming God-like powers. The heroes make some interesting combination attacks and some self-sacrifices to gain the victory. The fight is exciting to the end. The aftermath nicely wraps up various plot points and personal relationships between characters. It's a great finale for a well-developed story.

This series is well worth reading, even though it's twenty-seven volumes long. The occasional lulls in excitement and story development are more than made up for by the great world-building, fascinating characters, and overall plot excellence. Each volume takes less than half an hour to read, so it does go quickly if the reader is focused. I borrowed this volume by volume from the library, which worked great for me.

Highly recommended.