The battle has begun, and Ed and company jump into action! But will the military fight them off by activating the philosopher’s stone-powered unkillable artificial soldiers? Is trapped Selim Bradley as helpless as he appears? Tim and Patrick examine FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 90 ..read more

Soldiers do return in FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 89 - a number of soldier characters that we haven’t seen in quite some time! As Mustang’s gang and the troops from Briggs begin their attack, we see what good leadership can do - an advantage that the homunculi definitely DON’T have. But will leadership be enough? Tim and Patrick discuss the chapter ..read more

As our heroes battle Pride in FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 87, a character who’s been around almost since the beginning leaves the stage for good! Can Ed and Al survive the experience? Tim and Patrick discuss, and mostly stay on topic ..read more

Al’s armor has been taken over by Pride! Can Ed, Lin, and the chimeras defeat him? And how was Pride able to locate them? Some surprise character returns punctuate FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 86! Tim and Patrick break it down, and get into a somewhat contentious discussion about (what else?) sound effects ..read more

The Briggs troops make a surprise move against a dangerous enemy. Will it be successful? Meanwhile, Ed finally meets up with Al again, but….something is different about him. Is Al’s armor now a threat? Tim and Patrick discuss FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 85 ..read more

In FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 84, Arakawa gives us a taste of Hokkaido (again), a comedic kerfuffle at Winry’s house, the return of a homunculus, and Al in danger. We talk about all that plus - Star Wars! Huh ..read more

In FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 83, Ed makes a surprising ally, the Armstrongs battle each other, and other characters play a clandestine game of “telephone.” Tim and Patrick are joined by CBR.com writer Louis Kemner to discuss the chapter, as well as transliteration of foreign names in katakana, Japanese dog breeds, and… what happened to the third “klang”?? Louis on our major Fullmetal PTSD moment, chapter 5 ..read more

At the Briggs military base, Ed and Al face a previously unknown homunculus, and face the dilemma of showing they know how to deal with it without revealing their own secrets to Major General Olivier Armstrong. As we discuss FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 66, we have our own guest, fully human and much more welcome than the one who burrowed into Briggs: our most vocal fan on Twitter, Memory Echo ..read more

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 82 is one of the funniest in a while! But it has serious moments, as well, as Al catches up with his long-missing dad, and Lin/Greed makes an irreversable decision. Also, Tim and Patrick come across a deja vu scene - didn’t the same thing happen earlier in the series ..read more

How does the first conversation between Al and Hoenheim in ten years go? How has Rosé changed since volume 1? What are the names of the “chimera guys”? Can a pocket watch make the same sound as a suit of armor? These questions and more are answered as Tim and Patrick discuss FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST chapter 81 ..read more