Fullmetal Alchemist

[omg laser pew pew!]

Ed and Al are finally being funny again

Been awhile

[Taxman]

yep...we're left waiting again to see the importance of that general....>__>

and yes, it has been a long time since we've seen Ed and Al being funny....

[Zaru]

Roy, seeing it all like a chess game <3

[Talim Himura]

I personally like the manga better than the anime. It seems more original and funnier than the anime. ^^

[omg laser pew pew!]

I personally like the manga better than the anime. It seems more original and funnier than the anime. ^^

The manga has Mei Chan, she is funnier than any anime part except the Fire Alchemist episode

From 'Edward-sama' to 'Alphonse-sama'. Who next?

[Taxman]

mustang.......xDDDD

[Kero-Chan]

I finished the downloads, I just need to know which 1 is after the guy dies. So I can start from there.

Thanks!

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I finished the downloads, I just need to know which 1 is after the guy dies. So I can start from there.

Thanks!

Alot of guys die, who are you talking about

[Taxman]

most likely hughes.....

but since you have all the chapters...why don't you start from the beginning....:oh

[Kero-Chan]

Cause its the same story plot <.<.

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Cause its the same story plot <.<.

Actually there are a fair few differences. It's recommended that you read them so you don't confuse a anime scene with the manga

[Taxman]

I told this to him in a PM 9 days ago:

you should start from the beginning...since there are many differences from there...and you'd really be lost with some of the stuff that they bring up after Hughes' death.

Hughes' funeral occurs in chapter 16.....

but I reccommend that you read it all.

and I sent you the chapters with the idea that you would start from the beginning ...

[omg laser pew pew!]

When it comes to Full Metal Alchemist, heeding the words of TheBlindHyuuga would be most wise

[Yamato]

Marcoh is quite an alchemist, he changed this chimera into human's corpse... It's *scary* how much he can do...

[Megaharrison]

Doubt Marcoh can save his face XD. He really deserved it though.

[Taxman]

Volume 14 was released with a 8-9 page gaiden concerning Ed and Al as kids with Ed having a convo with hoenheim about motherly love since Ed thought that mom hated him...this in turn got Ed to start protecting Al...

cute gaiden...if anyone wants it...you can ask for it in the pimping thread...same goes for the Izumi and Mustang gaidens

The Izumi gaiden has her learning all is one, one is all as she struggles to live an entire month in the mountains

Mustang's gaiden is a convo between himself and Hughes in Ishbal before they go on their mission

[Moridin]

mustang gaiden sounds pretty interesting, shall drop by the thread later on ^^

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The Izumi gaiden is very funnai.

I didn't know about the others, I think I'll get pimped for it

[Zaru]

Lol @ the Izumi gaiden. So that's how she got that strong?

[Taxman]

well....she was apparently already strong...she took down a bear for god's sake...xD...

[Zaru]

well....she was apparently already strong...she took down a bear for god's sake...xD...

That was at the end of the month, so she was trained already ~~

[Taxman]

but you don't see her doing any training at all....you just see her say "I'm not going to DIE" and starts going after wolves and everything....she took down a guard near the beginning...so she obviously knew something about fighting before that month in the mountain...and had strength to take him down in one hit.

[ydraliskos]

There is another gaiden, one with another alchemist that managed to do Human transmutation, and Ed /Al investigating him.

[Taxman]

yeah...the blind alchemist gaiden....I believe it's in pack 5 in the FMA pimping project....

[Yamato]

^ The Blind Alchemist Special.

To late :(

But I must admit that I liked Izumi's gaiden best, especially the very ending :kukuku

[omg laser pew pew!]

Izumi is a beast. She's physically capable to even lift a bear

She's clearly DBZ level

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Read the Ed&Al gaiden and I have to say that was so funny, chibi Ed looks so adorable with the upside down 'V' mouth. Al is so cute and Hohenheim is funny teaching Ed a lesson while on the dunny

[Taxman]

yep....the lessons of Hoenheim...while sitting on the can...:rotfl

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That made me wonder, I always though he left not long after Ed/Al were born (blame the anime) but if he's there then I wonder when he leaves

Also Trisha also seems to know something about what he does

Hmmmmmmmmm

I wanna see Hohenheim VS Father

[Taxman]

oh yeah....they still have to show why Hoenheim was up in that mountain area....>__<

he probably leaves shortly there after...

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My personal thought is that the alchemy that Amestris use (not the one Xin or Scar uses) has been twisted some way by Father, that might explain why Father could pwn all alchemists with a footstep

[Chakra Cyclone]

Its really good

[Taxman]

*places bets that the user above me is talking about the anime in the manga thread...:oh*

My personal thought is that the alchemy that Amestris use (not the one Xin or Scar uses) has been twisted some way by Father, that might explain why Father could pwn all alchemists with a footstep

that's feasible....

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*places bets that the user above me is talking about the anime in the manga thread...:oh*

I want to take that bet just for the sake of it even though I know you're right

that's feasible....

Come on TBH! You're like the Fullmetal Alchemist encyclopedia here, share with your loyal acolyte your views on the matter :P

[Taxman]

well....I really don't know what to say...a part of me is thinking of saying it's like put a person in a different room...tell them a basic theory and see what each person comes up with. Considering how different the alchemies are and how they are all from different regions.

Though...that would lead me to believe that Father is behind Amestris' version of alchemy.

Databook timeline goodness:


Before recorded history:
Country of Xing is founded.
Country of Amestris is founded.
Collapse of the city of Xerxes.
Western Philosophers visit Xing.
Eastern Philosophers visit Amestris.
Pride is brought to life by "Father."
Lust is brought to life.

More than 200 years earlier:
Greed is brought to life.
Envy is brought to life.
Sloth is brought to life.
Gluttony is brought to life.

About 100 years earlier:
Greed disassociates himself from Father.

60 years earlier:
Wrath is brought to life.

Maybe there is a reason why Hoenheim and "father" look alike...this is going off of from what someone else had stated about how hoenheim developed Xing's alchemy while "father" developed Amestris.

I have to reread the chapter about Scar's brother doing research because I vaguely recall him mentioning that "this country's alchemy is odd"

[omg laser pew pew!]

Hey where are the databooks? I've tried looking for them but I couldn't find them

Scar's bro does say that Amestris' alchemy is weird

[Taxman]

I do believe I own the first one...it's called Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles....

there is a second one though...but all zomgfta has really translated and put stuff up is most of the manga timeline....

[Xx Sexy Sakura xX]

ANY ONE ELSE READ THIS MANGA?

[Darkness_Surrounding]

Yea, it's pretty awesome, one of my favorites.

[Yakumo Fujii]

oh yeah....they still have to show why Hoenheim was up in that mountain area....>__<

he probably leaves shortly there after...
Isn't Scar heading up north? That'll be an interesting meet up.

[Yakumo Fujii]

My personal thought is that the alchemy that Amestris use (not the one Xin or Scar uses) has been twisted some way by Father, that might explain why Father could pwn all alchemists with a footstep
I don't think so; Father looked way to suprised that Scar's alchemy worked. If he intentionaly altered Amestrian style alchemy centuries ago he'd know that foriegners might be able to counteract his.

[Captain Pimp]

Wow...I read 3 chapters of FMA manga and it's SO different from the anime version. I can't wait to read the rest of it..is FMA completed or there's more chapters left?

[Taxman]

it's not completed....chapters come out once a month.....next chapter comes out in a week or so

[Captain Pimp]

Ahh! I see. I like how it's 40-50 pgs in one chapter. More stuff to read unlike other manga that has only 20-25 pgs =/

[Moridin]

yeah, but the wait for new material can be painful T__T

especially when a chapter leaves you hanging

[Taxman]

FMA manga has around 40 pages...but comes out once a month so the wait sucks

Naruto manga has around 18 pages but comes out once a week so there really isn't any complaining....:oh

[Captain Pimp]

oh yea they are about the same amount of pages in one month XD

I forgot that Naruto ch. comes out every week. Well, you guys already ahead of me like very........far. So I have alot of catching up to do :amuse

Anyways, you guys think there would be another FMA movie coming up?

[Taxman]

no.....but that's something for the anime subforum to discuss...:amuse

[Captain Pimp]

no.....but that's something for the anime subforum to discuss...:amuse

I tend to merge anime and manga together XD

I guess I should be discussing that in the anime subforum :P

[Sirexais]

So, wait, do we have like a set date each month that the manga comes out or is it random?

[Taxman]

it would be better to since the movie or any other movie will have nothing to do with the manga....you can discuss differences between the anime and manga in here...but to speculate only on an anime movie...nope....

@sirexais: it's around the 9th/10th of every month...it is released in a monthly magazine

[tictactoc]

Don't know why, but I don't have problems concerning the wait for FMA. And it's not like I don't like it, since it is in my top 3. I think I just took the habit to wait 1 month for this manga :)

[Chibi-Usa]

I used to wait on the manga, then I forgot about it and lagged behind. Gotta catch up.

[Taxman]

Don't know why, but I don't have problems concerning the wait for FMA. And it's not like I don't like it, since it is in my top 3. I think I just took the habit to wait 1 month for this manga :)

the wait tends to be bad for new people getting into the series because it's soon after they get caught up that they find out that they only come out once a month...xD

I have no problem with the wait...plus...it's all worth it in the end. There has yet to be a chapter I consider "bad/mediocre"

[BW879]

I personally think that the FMA manga>>>>>>>>the anime.
While it's only a once a month release it's definitly worth the wait.

[Sirexais]

Yeah. The manga is much better than the anime. Especially considering where the anime ends...

[tictactoc]

the wait tends to be bad for new people getting into the series because it's soon after they get caught up that they find out that they only come out once a month...xD

I have no problem with the wait...plus...it's all worth it in the end. There has yet to be a chapter I consider "bad/mediocre"

True, never read a crappy chapter in FMA. That's why it is one of my favorite, I know that when I read her manga, I won't be dissappointed XD

[Taxman]

Yeah. The manga is much better than the anime. Especially considering where the anime ends...

meh...I like both equally...I always view it as two different ways to view the same story...

[omg laser pew pew!]

I don't think so; Father looked way to suprised that Scar's alchemy worked. If he intentionaly altered Amestrian style alchemy centuries ago he'd know that foriegners might be able to counteract his.

......what? Why would seeing Scar's slchemy work disbunk my theory? Have you forgotten that Scar's brother said that Amestris' alchemy is different? Have you forgotten that Mei Chan and Scar can still use their alchemy?

[Moridin]

I think he meant that if 'father' had been resonsible for twisting Ametris's alchemy from its original form then he shouldn;t have been so surprised to see Scar had been using something different to the bastardized version if you will.

I think the confusion might be in whether you consider his twisting to be taking a whole form of alchemy and bastardizing it so that it splits into 2 different ways of doing things i.e.

one pure form, 'father' twists it and Ametris's alchemy style is born. He has some control over this

or whether you consider there to have always been two forms of alchemy and think that 'father' bastardized the Ametris form and thus is the only person to possibly know the original/pure form of that type of alchemy...

[Harley Quinn]

I love FMA, second favorite manga and favorite english-dubbed anime

[Waffletime!]

Yes. Yes, I do.

[Moridin]

really looking forward to the new chapter ^__^

[omg laser pew pew!]

Hope we find out what happens to Kibley. He was pretty damn pwnage in the Isabal flashback

[-{BioShock}-]

Sorry if it was already said but is the manga longer than the anime? cuz I heard the anime has a diff ending than the manga.

[Taxman]

the manga has been going on for 5 years and hasn't finished yet and won't for at least another two years and the way things are going, yes, it'll have a different ending from the anime considering the anime and manga have nothing in common once wrath shows up in the anime.

[Captain Pimp]

Wait..Wrath isn't in the manga?

[Taxman]

the anime version of wrath isn't in the manga...Izumi's kid....not in the manga at all

Wrath in the manga is the fuhrer...so anime pride
Pride in the manga has yet to be fully revealed.,,,,we've only had a few pieces of dialogue and have only seen a shadowy outline and what appears to be a white triangle mark around one of his/hers eyes...

[Captain Pimp]

Wow...this is so interesting...I'm going to look forward to FMA manga more now :amuse

I'm only on Ch. 8, but it's basically everything I've seen in the anime with a few changes to it.

[Yamato]

Captain Pip, your avatar is amazing :wtf

the anime version of wrath isn't in the manga...Izumi's kid....not in the manga at all
Well there are few panels with his body, but he is probably well dead :P

[Taxman]

you know what I meant....that version of wrath isn't in the manga considering humonculi aren't made through failed human transmutation....yes..Izumi still had a child and yes she still performed human transmutation on it thus why she coughs up blood.

[hussamb]

sorry, from what i red i thought u will talk about what happend in the manga here which is for my surprise chapter 63, but i dont c any1 talking about it here?

[Taxman]

that's because chapter 63 hasn't been released yet...:P

it will hopefully be out in raw form tomorrow...xD

chapters are only released once a month

[4:20]

fma 63

http://www.sendspace.com/file/h24yu1

[Geg]

Maximum good.

[Taxman]

wow...cool...thanks for posting the raw...now zomgfta has to know that it's out there...translate it and scanalate it...xD

Kimbley was let out out of the prison...O__O...*wonders what's going on about that*

was that Hughes'...um...mother?

and are those people in the end from the country in the north...or what?...:oh

[Geg]

I think that old lady is

Lieutenant General Grumman (the old guy from the end of chapter 62) dressed up as a woman. I'm pretty sure that's what it is.

Ah, it was nice seeing Armstrong again.

[Taxman]

after reading it over again....I think you're right...>__>....it would make sense from last chapter and I wonder why I didn't think about that....-____-

[ableach]

i dont feel like searching the internet or reading through all the forums but does anyone know if they are going to or have started the new season of FMA. I stopped after the movie came out qounqeror of shamballa or something like that.

[Geg]

I don't think they're ever going to do more anime episodes. It would be awesome if they made an anime based entirely off the manga, but that's very unlikely.

[Taxman]

a new season of FMA?...why?...the movie practically ended the series...:oh

and this is THE MANGA THREAD...go to the anime subforum to ask that....even though the answer is "no"

[ableach]

like I said i dont feel like going and searching. A simple no would have been alright. Plus just because something wraps up doesnt mean you cant keep going and making it great. Example DBZ ended alot but kept coming with new material that was even better. sorry i asked.

[Taxman]

like I said i dont feel like going and searching. A simple no would have been alright. Plus just because something wraps up doesnt mean you cant keep going and making it great. Example DBZ ended alot but kept coming with new material that was even better. sorry i asked.

the FMA anime subforum isn't that hard to find...it's its own subforum...:oh

http://forums.narutofan.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

I gave you a simple "no" anyway...

all of the arcs of DBZ was based off the manga...even the buu saga...:oh

GT wasn't...but it sucked....

FMA stopped following the manga by the end of the greed arc

[Sirexais]

That link won't let me download it... ;_;

[Taxman]

^the link to the raw?

what is it saying?...if it's saying "all the slots are used"...you have to keep trying it and you'll eventually get it.

[Sirexais]

No, that I cannot DL more than one file... and I'm not

I'll wait, I'm too sick to really give it a decent look over anyway... Just send me the link when it is translated, please

[Taxman]

ok....it does that from time to time...close your browser and start up again and try again...if that doesn't work...you'll have to restart your comp...but it'll work...xD

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Greed!

I saw Greed!

[Taxman]

^hahaha...I knew you would key on that little panel...:rotfl

[omg laser pew pew!]

^hahaha...I knew you would key on that little panel...:rotfl

Panel? Wasn't that like the whole issue?

Oh and I think Envy was in there as well

[Yamato]

Last page... Kira Izuru made it to FMA ?

[Moridin]

looks like a great chapter, interesting stuff all over the place, especially with kimbley i thought. Really need a trans before I can decide on whats going on with most of the discussion stuff there though.

chapter ended on an interesting page as well, I have my suspicions about just who they are but I'll leave it till a scan is along

[omg laser pew pew!]

Those three guys.....very suspicious

For some reason I thought they're people from the North

[Moridin]

Let's se...
Yap, the old lady is Grumman.

Fu is RanFan's grandfather. And, RanFan is not going to Winry's nor Pinako's place, but going to get Automail somewhere. according to Fu.

Knox has a beautiful wife and a grown up son, who wants to become a doctor himself.
(This scene is touching...)

Roy probably had a (fake) date with the lady so that the lady can relay the info to Roy where, when, and how Roy and Gramman can meet.

Armstrong gave Ed the letter introducing Ed to General Armstrong, who is guarding the boarder between Amestris and Drakma.


think my suspicions on the last page showing big sis armstrong could be right :)

great chapter


some actual translation at

http://csakuras.livejournal.com/312405.html#cutid1

[Taxman]

^that is the actual translator for zomgfta...xDD...it's good to know that she's working on it...there are two people on the scanalating team...one person translates it...as you can tell from that link...and the other cleans and places that exact trans into the bubbles...xD

[Moridin]

full trans

http://mangahelpers.com/forum/index.php?topic=8472.0

[alchemical_ninja]

i love fullmetal alchemist...i have the wristband,the messenger bag,2 necklaces,a pillowcase, the manga vol. 1-7,and more,i think....

[Geg]

I was kinda put off by the introduction of more new characters at the end. The manga's complicated enough as it is.

[Taxman]

^not really...it's easy to keep track of all the characters....but they seriously need to say why Hoenheim was in the mountains...:oh

[Alálà]

^not really...it's easy to keep track of all the characters....but they seriously need to say why Hoenheim was in the mountains...:oh

I guess we will find out soon considering the mountains seem to represent the north, and thus, where the Elric brothers are heading to.

[omg laser pew pew!]

^not really...it's easy to keep track of all the characters....but they seriously need to say why Hoenheim was in the mountains...:oh

It's so blantly obvious that he was camping!

[Taxman]

what a trooper for continuing his trip even though he had just been shot at least three times...>__>

[Moridin]

nothing will get between that man and his camping. A touching tale of a harrowed soul's quest for peace in the mountains.

Lots of questions I want answers too =p

[tictactoc]

wtf ? everytime I download the chapter, the file is corrupted :/

[Yamato]

Corupted like what? Errors during extracting? Test your hard drive for badblocks?

[tictactoc]

! C:\Documents and Settings\AvAlOn\Bureau\fma63.zip: Cannot create ì|é¦ÿBïÓÅpÄt063_01.jpg

I have this error for every page of the chapter :/

[Yamato]

Image names contain characters (for example chinese) that are not supported by your OS. Install those. Or you have no permissions to write data to disk. Windows = Shit

[tictactoc]

Damn, really ? But it's weird, it's the first time my PC does something like that, and it's not first time that I download a FMA chapter...

[Taxman]

I got those errors too...considering my new laptop didn't have the language feature in it...but now it does...but the zip still unzipped all the images even though that error was present...:oh

and it would not help to get the raw from zomgfta since they didn't feel like numbering the pages.

it's the first time my PC does something like that, and it's not first time that I download a FMA chapter.

but this is also the first time that the person who uploaded the raw didn't feel like numbering the pages from the chinese text that they were originally named with...xD

[Megaharrison]

63 was awesome.

Kimbley's back, Hell yes!

[kyutofukumaki]

Fullmetal Alchemist is as cool as Naruto but not cooler than Naruto.

[Jeltz]

Image names contain characters (for example chinese) that are not supported by your OS. Install those. Or you have no permissions to write data to disk. Windows = Shit

Nah, installing characters wont help. Installing fonts is just so they can be dispalyed nicely. I don't think it is the "foreign" characters that are to balme but it could be but then it is the program you use to extract's fault.

To get support for different charsets I don't really know how you do on WIndows. You have to change your encoding of you OS, but what that means for Windows I don't know. But I repeat this shouldn't be a problem for extracting archives. If you have not a unicode charset it will only mean that the filenames look funny in almsot all cases.

Don't trust my words too much though. I'm not sure about the details the charset issues of Windows. LInux has a much more easy model (for us programmers that is).

Back to topic:

I think that I like the introduction of new characters. The characters of FMA aren't that many and the author has handled them quite well. Many characters if they are written well and aren't exessivly many adds to the believability of a story.

[tictactoc]

This chapter was the shit. Kimbley is just too badass O__o

[omg laser pew pew!]

Fullmetal Alchemist is as cool as Naruto but not cooler than Naruto.

Full Metal Alchemist owns Naruto

Hard

[Supa Swag]

Fullmetal Alchemist is as cool as Naruto but not cooler than Naruto.

Nah its better.

[tictactoc]

Yeah FMA owns Naruto. Well it owns every shonen out there, to be honest :/

[Jeltz]

Yeah FMA owns Naruto. Well it owns every shonen out there, to be honest :/

I think that I have to agree. I haven't read that many shonen but the only two (I might be forgetting one or two now) I really enjoy are One Piece and FMA where FMA is the better.

[Yamato]

FMA is as good as Bleach and those two own Naruto and One piece in terms of both manga and anime.

[tictactoc]

How FMA is as good as Bleach, when it owns this manga ? You just can't compare those two, Bleach is cool but...That's it. Storyline and character of FMA>>>>>>Bleach

[bloodstains]

FMA is funny and amazing. twords the end it gets really deep. i absolutely love FMA.

[Taxman]

^I'm betting you are confused between the manga and anime...considering the manga is at least another two years from ending....>__>...so nothing can be said about "towards the end"

[bloodstains]

^I'm betting you are confused between the manga and anime...considering the manga is at least another two years from ending....>__>...so nothing can be said about "towards the end"

i was talking about the anime....ive never read the manga. maybe i should.

[Taxman]

well...you are posting in the manga thread....that's the whole point...xD

if you want to talk about the anime...do so here:

http://forums.narutofan.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

[bloodstains]

well...you are posting in the manga thread....that's the whole point...xD

if you want to talk about the anime...do so here:

http://forums.narutofan.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

oh oops.....sry guys. i read wrong. :P

[Sirexais]

Dude, FMA owns Naruto... I'm sorry but there are just so many interesting things going on all the time in FMA and we don't even have all the answers. Not knowing what Hoenheim and "Father" are is more iritating than figuring out who AL is...

[Jin]

where can i get the rest of FMA? I only have the first few vols.

[Taxman]

where can i get the rest of FMA? I only have the first few vols.
http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?p=4146852#post4146852

[Sirexais]

Do you when a translated 63 is going to appear?

[Taxman]

no clue...:amuse

the scanalator's haven't updated their site since they said that the translation was 50% done but the actual scanalating hadn't started yet...

[Sirexais]

ah, thanks

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Just so you can check yourself you can go to http://www.zomgfta.com. They're the main FMA manga scanners

[Jeltz]

Actually somme other team has laready scanlated chapter 63, some team called Prince. I found it at Lurk.

[Taxman]

and I don't care...I only use zomgfta...:amuse

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and I don't care...I only use zomgfta...:amuse

You got a thing for CSakuraS eh? :laugh

[Mango Flavour]

it's cause the omake are always hilarious ):

scar, the sexy hobo

[omg laser pew pew!]

it's cause the omake are always hilarious ):

scar, the sexy hobo

I didn't get the one in 54 when you see that Flintstone's kids face on Envy (Bam Bam I think)

[Taxman]

zomgfta ch. 63 scanalation:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=41NEUZ9L

[omg laser pew pew!]

Major General Armstrong?

[Moridin]

its his sister :)

it was mentioned in some Arakawa interview a while back that when we went north we;d meet her.

she looks fuggin cool

[omg laser pew pew!]

I kinda guessed that, I was just surprised that she looks so un-anime like

I wonder if she could balance a piano in one hand?

[Geg]

OMFG THE LIBRARY IS PRIDE!!!

[Taxman]

someone keyed on that omake....:rotfl

[isanon]

looks like we will get another kick ass woman in fma :love

[Geg]

I wonder if it's going to be the same design as his sister in the anime. Kimblee had the same design, after all.

[Yamato]

Does it mean that Havok will have a girlfriend :wtf

[isanon]

it seems like the storry will focus on a fortress in the north from now on

here is a part of an interwiew with Hiromu Arakawa:

--The secret of Scar's alchemy; Mustang and the military guys' past; it seems the episodes the readers are curious about might appear.
Arakawa: The thing to pay attention to is... yes, Major Armstrong's older sister I think. She's really a General, and currently established in the north, so soon the setting of the story will start to shift to the northern region. At the border of the large northern country Drachma there is a fortress, so I'm thinking of drawing the story there. Also pay attention to Hohenheim's whereabouts. After visiting Resembool, where has he gone?

[Geg]

When was that interview done? And do you have a link to the full interview?

[isanon]

it was made in february 05

http://www.zomgfta.com/ then click projects ,fullmetal alchemist its at the bottom of fma page (i cant link it due to the way the site is built)

[Taxman]

I wonder if it's going to be the same design as his sister in the anime. Kimblee had the same design, after all.

no...considering the episode Armstrong's sister was shown is actually based off the volume 7 side story...it was already in the manga....so he has more than one sister considering the one on the "date" was the younger sister and the one in the northern region is the older sister...:oh

Does it mean that Havok will have a girlfriend

no........he'll never find success in that department...=/

the interveiw:

What Will Happen in Hagaren?!
Hiromu Arakawa Interview
(With Doodles)







Regarding current circumstances, recent development, and what will happen in "Hagaren" from now on, we went directly to Arakawa-sensei for an interview! Also includes "scribbles" that we had drawn mid-interview.






--First, please tell us your recent condition.
Arakawa: My work came to a pause, so I returned home for the first time in 10 months. It had been a long time since I saw Densuke (a dog) too, so I played with him. Though his appearance is completely different, he was the dog that became the origin of Den's name.

--The story has been a series of rapid developments, but what are the episodes that you particularly put careful thought into?
Arakawa: The one that I thought "I finally got to draw it," was the Colonel VS Lust battle. To tell the truth, that episode was decided from the first serialization. Things like the military guys getting codenames, and Havoc being stabbed too. When the Colonel's ignition cloth gets wet and cannot be used anymore, it was also decided that they would use Havoc's lighter, so from his first appearance I had him smoking cigarettes. I had also decided on Lust becoming his girlfriend.

--That's also the episode in which Colonel Mustang does great things.
Arakawa: I was thinking that this would be the Colonel's highlight scene, so I didn't have him doing much until then. Though he's been called "useless," it was only because he didn't have a highlight scene until then...... but by then "useless" had become completely established (laughs). From Second Lieutenant Ross's episode, and when Envy was disguised during the Hughes murder, I had a plan.

--Recently there are more new characters, but which character is Sensei's [Arakawa's] favorite?
Arakawa: Barry was fun to draw. In the beginning, Barry was supposed to die at the 5th Laboratory. But while drawing him, I thought "I can use him!" and when I let him live instinctively, he ended up being involved in the military episode very well. Though it was the first time I let a character that was supposed to die live on just by instinct, Barry became an expanded character beyond what I expected. Incidentally, Barry's wife was a beautiful person who looked a little like Lust.
--Barry wanting to cut Lust established that idea.

--In contrast with the introduction of new characters, there are also departing characters.
Arakawa: Recently, Second Lieutenant Ross has gone to Xing, and Havoc got injured and is going to retire. I really don't like drawing scenes where people are in pain and cry. If they're crying out of joy it's alright, but if not it's also hard for the person who draws it. Though that scene has various meanings, among them, one is that I wanted to draw the difference between the Colonel and the Fuhrer. The Fuhrer who can easily throw away his pawns, and the Colonel who can't. That difference is very important. Though I can't tell whether I drew it well or not myself, I had a lot of trouble with the draft. It was a very important event for Ed and Al.

--Chapter 40 was "The Western Sage," yes?
Arakawa: At that stage of the plot, I thought the drafts would be difficult, so I confined myself in the editorial department for two days making them. The editor came by many times to see, worrying "it's not done yet" "it's all white." (laughs)
Chapter 40 was something like the turning point of "Fullmetal Alchemist." That was the first time that Ed and Al honestly talked to each other about what they each were thinking. When injured in the 5th Laboratory and hospitalized, there was also an episode where the two examined their purpose, but that wasn't enough at all. Naturally, Al cannot cry about his armor body, but in that incident I directed it so he seemed like he was crying. I guess that means I finally was able to let Al cry.... [ZOMGFTA!!! Note: This was chapter 44, not 40. We know because it was this turning point that inspired us to start scanlating the manga. We think this is a typo, because we are of the stubborn belief that Arakawa-sensei would NEVER make this kind of mistake. EVER.]

--Come to think of it, whenever something important happens to Ed and Al, Winry is always by their side.
Arakawa: That's right. The one watching over both of them is Winry. To tell the truth, out of those three childhood friends, the one with the hardest time is Winry. Ed and Al should talk more often, but neither of them say anything. Though Winry understands both of their feelings, since she's not a real sibling, she can't cut in between them.... But, I think it's great that Winry's there. You could say she's a buffer, or that for the drawer she's an existence to be thankful for. Really, I was thinking that I'd introduce her in Chapter 3. But the editor told me it was "still too fast." "Why is it fast?! And I thought I'd finally be able to draw a girl!" I opposed like a rebellious child, and instead there was born a coal mine where lots of old men show up. Eventually I wasn't able to introduce Winry until Volume 3, and I still feel bitter!

--However, thanks to that Yoki was born.
Arakawa: Certainly, if Winry had been introduced in Chapter 3, then there may have been no Yoki (laughs).

--Now that the story has met the turning point, please tell us a little about the development from here on after.
Arakawa: There may be times when the episodes after this each get longer or shorter, but near the end I'm thinking of running swiftly to the conclusion.

--In other words, that means in order for Ed and Al to return to their former bodies, they will continue progressing more than they are now.
Arakawa: Because I hate for the tempo of the story to get bad, I create one climax in each chapter, make that the focus, and cutting the unneeded things is the direction that I've drawn. Particularly recently, I'm having trouble because every month I don't have enough pages. I'm even cutting the episodes that I wanted to put in...and when that happens, the percentage of Ling-tachi's appearances have become limited. Though really I want to let them appear more. From now on, they'll do more. ...Surely. (laughs)

--Ling's fans will be looking forward to what comes next. Seeing what characters will be drawn in the color frontispieces is also a pleasure.
Arakawa: I was so busy during the time the anime was being televised, I couldn't draw very elaborate frontispieces, but recently I've been drawing various things. The color frontispiece of the coach running in Chapter 42 (expected to be released in GC [Gangan Comics] Volume 11) was also something I've been wanting to draw for a long time!

--Though Al regained his memories and is now able to transmute without a circle, who is more skilled at alchemy, Ed or Al?
Arakawa: I wonder who? They both have their strong and weak points. Even if their ability is the same, each person has their own tastes coming out in their transmutations. Though he was killed by Scar immediately after appearing, the Silver Alchemist Comanche-san's hobby was probably making all sorts of strange weapons, too. But at home, he's a good grandfather, telling stories to his grandchildren while being suspicious of them. Though it's been touched on a little in the story, he was injured in the Ishbal war, and retired. Later on I also plan on drawing more concerning the Ishbal war, so I've been going to hear stories from people experienced in war, and I've been making various preparations starting now. I'm from a generation that hasn't experienced war, so not knowing what true war is myself, I was constantly in conflict whether it would be okay to draw war from a viewpoint so used to peace.... I think even from now, this will probably be a conflict that will continue for a long time.

--The secret of Scar's alchemy; Mustang and the military guys' past; it seems the episodes the readers are curious about might appear.
Arakawa: The thing to pay attention to is... yes, Major Armstrong's older sister I think. She's really a General, and currently established in the north, so soon the setting of the story will start to shift to the northern region. At the border of the large northern country Drachma there is a fortress, so I'm thinking of drawing the story there. Also pay attention to Hohenheim's whereabouts. After visiting Resembool, where has he gone?

--Ed also has to pass on his mother's last message...
Arakawa: The next time they meet, Ed really might hit Hohenheim. "Should I hit him with my right automail arm, or with my left that could feel the sensation of the punch..." things like that (laughs). Other characters, like Scar and Mei Chan and the Fuhrer, will be doing a lot more from now. Everyone please look forward to it!!

--Thank you very much for today.

(February 2005)

[tictactoc]

Damn, this manga is really perfect. i pity the fool not reading this gem :-(

[Dagda_Mor]

Say, hypothetically, that the level of technology used in Fullmetal Alchemist was set back by several centuries, so that Amestris was just now emerging from the medieval period with the invention of the Arquebus ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arquebus) and, recently, early wheellock muskets. How would this change the series? For example, there would be no trains, and since firearms are very inaccurate I believe Riza Hawkeye would probably use a bow instead.

Note: The reason I'm asking your opinions on this is to get thoughts for a project of mine. (See sig)

[Geg]

Alright, the raw for the next chapter (forgot which chapter we're on) should be out pretty soon! :knk

[Zaru]

@dagda

As alchemy originated some centuries earlier than the FMA World, it would be at least not weird. People believed in that stuff back then.

Well Berserk combined with FMA would be the incarnation of awesomeness, but is it realisable?

[Taxman]

Alright, the raw for the next chapter (forgot which chapter we're on) should be out pretty soon! :knk

chapter 64.....

[Taxman]

speak of the devil....the raw for 64 is out:

64 RAW: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K0WDXEZQ
*thanks to Teszandrus/Jaime Lannister for the upload*

So...it starts with Al and Ed meeting Bradley's "son"...then it's time to begin Kimbley vs Scar..:spaz...we then see Marcoh and mei going through the mountains...basically the same place hoenheim was...marcoh's face is..well...now wrinkled and distorted thanks to scar blowing it off so no one would recognize him....they find his brother's notebook. Then we have Ed and Al going to Drakma...they are apprehended...we get a full shot of Armstrong's sister who apparently doesn't like Alex...since she rips up the letter they were sent with...

[DocTerror]

Great now just need zomgfta to get their site back and give us a translation.

[Moridin]

translation for anyone interested

http://mangahelpers.com/forum/index.php?topic=9563.0

[omg laser pew pew!]

HAVOC'S SISTER IS SO HOT AND AWESOME

[Taxman]

you mean armstrong's sister right?....>___<

[Moridin]

you'd assume so <.<

she was quite hot though XD

[Taxman]

xD....indeed

*reads through mangahelpers translation*

hmmm....*will still stick with zomgfta even if it's going to take longer than usual*....

[omg laser pew pew!]

>_______________<

I hate you both

At least edit my post so I don't like an even bigger tart mori

[Dagda_Mor]

@dagda

As alchemy originated some centuries earlier than the FMA World, it would be at least not weird. People believed in that stuff back then.

Well Berserk combined with FMA would be the incarnation of awesomeness, but is it realisable?
I was actually speaking with regard to the other elements of the series, especially the level of technology. For example, people might actually wear armor (as opposed to being armor).

As for whether it's realizable: I'm certainly going to try. I'd rather not hijack this thread to discuss it, though there's a link to what I've done so far in my sig.

[ShadowHokage]

xD....indeed

*reads through mangahelpers translation*

hmmm....*will still stick with zomgfta even if it's going to take longer than usual*....

I'll follow that advice of urs, but thx for the link `moridin :P

[tictactoc]

New manga from Arakawa: Sôten no Kômori

http://img144.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=04773_01_123_518lo.jpg

http://img37.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=04779_02_123_322lo.jpg

http://img44.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=04784_03_123_530lo.jpg

http://img28.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=04790_04_123_477lo.jpg

source:ritualscan forge

[Zaru]

Hm, did he work on another manga parallel to FMA until now?
Or is FMA paused?
Or whatever else, can someone explain? -_-

[tictactoc]

I guess she already worked on another manga when she was doing FMA. So yeah she won't do a pause with FMA, she will continue to draw it when doing
Sôten no Kômori...

[Zaru]

I guess she already worked on another manga when she was doing FMA. So yeah she won't do a pause with FMA, she will continue to draw it when doing
Sôten no Kômori...

Oh, "she"... I'll never stop learning >_>

So the issue now would be finding the previous manga.

[Taxman]

:huh

FMA isn't paused....ch. 64 came out last friday...it just needs to be scanalated

and the manga Soten no Komori was a one shot....it's only one chapter....:oh

these are all of her works:

* Fullmetal Alchemist [2001~Present Day]
* Stray Dog [1999]
* Totsugeki Tonari no Enikkusu [2000]
* Shanghai Yōmakikai [2000]
* Raiden 18 [2005]
* Souten no Koumori [2006]

most of them are one shots....or less than 10 chapters

[tictactoc]

You're sure ? Damn i'm disappointed :/.
But she has another manga no ? Forgot the name though >____>

[Taxman]

I'm pretty sure that was a one shot.....it was posted on another forum, which is where I got it, saying it was a one shot....

[omg laser pew pew!]

Ok guys back on topic, don't make me report you

:P

zomgfta is still down :(

[Geg]

ZOMGFTA's finally released their chapter 64 scanlation!

[Taxman]

uploaded chapter 64 scanalated:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OSRUK99G

http://www.sendspace.com/file/kdnq8a

[omg laser pew pew!]

Can't wait for 65, Olivier Milla Armstrong's awesomeness is the only one can be compared to Greed's

Expect a change of sig

[Taxman]

^yes...we must have more Olivier Milla Armstrong

*though I bet her name is supposed to be Olivia since olivier is more of a guy's name*...xD

[Chatulio]

You know i half expected Olivier to be some Miss Universe type person :S

[Yamato]

I'd like to see Olivia meeting Roy one day :amuse

Wonder what will happen.

[Chatulio]

*swedish accent* Mustang i will break you *flexes*

[omg laser pew pew!]

^yes...we must have more Olivier Milla Armstrong

*though I bet her name is supposed to be Olivia since olivier is more of a guy's name*...xD

Her awesomeness has exceeded all possible female boundries and is now infecting male territory

Her name is simply a reflection of this

You know i half expected Olivier to be some Miss Universe type person :S

You know what? She's is probably the only manga/anime character then I'm willing to read a doujin of :nuts

[Moridin]

Olivia is definately awesome <3333

on re-read I'm really excited as to where the story is going now, only a fortnight to find out :3

[Geg]

Maybe it is meant to be Olivier, because the katakana for her name is "orivie". If it was supposed to be Olivia I would have expected it to be "orivia".

[Moridin]

hmm this do be true o_O

I'll stick with olivia to maintain feminimity i think though

[Taxman]

^or it could mean Olive.....that's possible too...but then I get thoughts of olive oile from the popeye cartoons...-_____-

[Arumei]

Yeeees, a thread about the Fullmetal Alchemist manga!

Anybody here a fan of AlxMei? I've loved that pairing since Chapter 48 xD

[Sirexais]

I'd like to see Olivia meeting Roy one day :amuse

Wonder what will happen.

Rejection more than likely

[omg laser pew pew!]

On a serious note, I'm curious to find out how that guy that attacked the brother's couldn't get his arm transmuted

[Taxman]

hmmm..doesn't Ed or any alchemist need to know the composition of something in order to transmute it...it's quite possible that buccaneer's automail is made of a material that Ed doesn't know of....

[ydraliskos]

Or didn't expect at the moment.

You need to know exactly what it is you transmute, in order to transmute it. Ed prolly tried to change iron, or steel, only to find out that iron or steel wasn't the dominant element of the automail (remember scar trying to destroy ed's flesh arm thinking it was the automail arm and failing?)


(which sounds unlikely btw, possibly it's warded against transmutations with some sort of permanent enchantment)

[omg laser pew pew!]

I'm with ydra, I don't think it's because Ed didn't know the ingredients (the kid's a genius, he figured Greed out)

I can see them getting stronger here, they learn more about the wild and get a little training just like Izumi did

[Chatulio]

On a serious note, I'm curious to find out how that guy that attacked the brother's couldn't get his arm transmuted

It could be made of a metal that negates the Alchemic energies. :oh

[YamiHikari]

I just found this cover. I think it's really the best yet. I love her art!

http://gangan.square-enix.co.jp/hagaren/lineup/images/gc14.jpg

Can't wait for this months chapter.

[omg laser pew pew!]

I just found this cover. I think it's really the best yet. I love her art!

http://gangan.square-enix.co.jp/hagaren/lineup/images/gc14.jpg

Can't wait for this months chapter.

Greed :nod

[cbent22]

i am so ready for this months chapter:amuse

[omg laser pew pew!]

65 is coming out soon

[Moridin]

hehe not long!! the suspense is killing me =p

[omg laser pew pew!]

hehe not long!! the suspense is killing me =p

And hopefully it can cap off a awesome October (which it will because it will have more Olivier)

First it was birthday, second One Piece was awesome. Third High School of the Dead is also awesome, fourth I've finished off my exams!

[gnutte]

65 RAW:
http://www.megaupload.com/se/?d=AI54PH9Q

[Moridin]

thank you sire

*downloads*

edit

OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

[gnutte]

OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

My words exactly :laugh

[Moridin]

I still haven't got over that =p

will write something more in depth later on XDDD

[Taxman]

DAAAAAAA-YUUUUUUM

[BlitzRonin]

Haven't read this in a while... looks like there have been some intresting developments since then...

[ydraliskos]

someone pls rehost =/ Megaupload sucks more than the gravitational well of the sun.

[BlitzRonin]

Who is that guy that shows up with the woman alchemist? Not Scar's brother is it?

Sorry missed quite a few volumes...haven't read faithfully since they were in the underground with Wing.

[Taxman]

someone pls rehost =/ Megaupload sucks more than the gravitational well of the sun.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/p24stc

Who is that guy that shows up with the woman alchemist? Not Scar's brother is it?

Sorry missed quite a few volumes...haven't read faithfully since they were in the underground with Wing.

no...he's dead

This guy's name hasn't been mentioned yet...in fact this is the first time he's really talked or been seen outside of a silohette shot with Armstrong's sister...he seems to be related to one of the characters we met when Ed found out that Lt. Ross was still alive.

[Danse]

yes its ok, iv been waiting for so long

[ydraliskos]

For god's sake PLEASE rehost somewhere else I Beg you

[Taxman]

For god's sake PLEASE rehost somewhere else I Beg you

what...sendspace bad for you too?....:oh

[ydraliskos]

Oh.. i was skimming the thread so fast (too scared of spoilers) that i somehow missed your post :D

THX! REPS! <3

[YamiHikari]

YES!!! Thank you!!

[Yamato]

Olivia is scary... to scary and short tempered IMO :)

[Geg]

I would like to reiterate what was said on the previous page:

OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

I love this manga. I really do. Now I just wish I knew what was being said. But man, those last two pages. I definitely didn't see that coming.

Also, her name isn't Olivia. It doesn't match the katakana.

[Taxman]

Also, her name isn't Olivia. It doesn't match the katakana.

we know...we just find it awkward to call a girl olivier....

the katakana for her name is o-li-vi-e

[ydraliskos]

we know...we just find it awkward to call a girl olivier....

the katakana for her name is o-li-vi-e

Prolly was meant to be called Olivia but japanese suck at english.

[Nes Mikel]

Prolly was meant to be called Olivia but japanese suck at english.

Nah, there is actually a way to say Olivia in Japanese. To demonstrate:

オリビア (o-li-vi-a)

But damn.

SLOTH APPEARS! :nuts

But we need to see Pride dammit. It's the only Sin we haven't seen. :cry

[omg laser pew pew!]

OMFGWTF WTF WAS KIMBLEY OWNED THAT EASILY?

Sloth?!?!?!??!?!!

Not Greed but still cool. Hopefully we can have a good fight

Olivier continues her awesomeness. She doesn't look good with the veins though. I demand you change your sig TBH, it makes people think Her Awesomeness is a angry person

And did I mention Sloth? That guy is HUGE and frigging strong

[Taxman]

Olivier continues her awesomeness. She doesn't look good with the veins though. I demand you change your sig TBH, it makes people think Her Awesomeness is a angry person

REJECTED!!!

I don't think Kimbley was pwned that easily...he did blow up the part of the train that scar was on...and the philosopher stones in his stomach could be causing him to survive...*needs a translation*

[omg laser pew pew!]

REJECTED!!!

:mad

I don't think Kimbley was pwned that easily...he did blow up the part of the train that scar was on...and the philosopher stones in his stomach could be causing him to survive...*needs a translation*

Blow up part of the train? Did you forget what he was blowing up a few issues ago? Something bigger than a train

And the fight was basically 'Scar:RAWR! SCAR MAD. SCAR SMASH!' then impales him. Kimbley could have at least tried something other than run

[Hell On Earth]

does anyone know where i can watch the Fma movie online and is the manga still running

[Taxman]

...a new chapter just came out...so yes the manga is still going....:oh

as for a place to watch the movie online.....uh.... www.youtube.com

[Hell On Earth]

So why the Anime Ended it off if the manga is still going on

[Yamato]

Anime sux comparing to manga, they made Roy emo in Shambala :(

[Taxman]

So why the Anime Ended it off if the manga is still going on

because the anime caught up to the manga and decided to make it's own ending.

[ydraliskos]

Scar is either a genious in fighting, or goddamn lucky....

What happened, is that after the first crash, Scar grabbed one of the debris flying around with his right arm, but Kimbley couldn't see it because it was concealed by his falling hat. So he didn't see the projectile until it was too late.

Sigh, I wish I could see this animated .


ALSO


Nah, there is actually a way to say Olivia in Japanese. To demonstrate:

オリビア (o-li-vi-a)


Sure, there is a way to create all sounds, in all languages. What I'm saying is that the mangaka, probably, wasn't even aware that Olivier is not a woman's name or smth.

[Yamato]

Scar's got good ideas while fighting, that is given. He used similar trick while going against AL when the Elric's brothers tried to lure out Humunculies. Or whn he made a dust bomb in Father's lair. Although it was planned very well earlier, he was just quite lucky this time.

[Hell On Earth]

where can you get the new chapters

[isanon]

where can you get the new chapters
http://www.zomgfta.com/

[Segan]

Scar was originally a trained Ishbalan priest, whose strenght would match up with those of ten normal men (what is the country the Elrics live in called again?). So naturally Scar would be good at fighting...

[Geg]

Ed's country is Amestris.

By the way, did they say where Briggs was? Drachma or just northern Amestris? It wouldn't really make sense for the military to have a base in another country, I guess.

[Taxman]

amestris.....

Briggs is on the Drachma border.

[omg laser pew pew!]

I'll like to see Scar fight Greedling or maybe Sloth.

Good fight

[Taxman]

we don't even know how sloth fights....he's just one hulking figure....xD

[omg laser pew pew!]

And that's all we need to know

You can if someone is badarse if they follow this formula

x =/= y

Where x = character in question
Where y = Envy

If true then the character is badarse. If false then they suck

[Hell On Earth]

Where do you guys get the newest chapters and what chapter is the manga currently on

[Taxman]

you can download chapters at www.zomgfta.com

or go to the FMA manga pimping project on this forum.

we are currently waiting for chapter 65 to be translated

[ydraliskos]

Greedling's fight is already decided, and set in granite. He will kill Wrath.

[tictactoc]

http://teamangelsub.free.fr/15.jpg
:amazed

[Geg]

Very nice.

[Taxman]

The volume covers are always awesome.....

[omg laser pew pew!]

Greedling's fight is already decided, and set in granite. He will kill Wrath.

Yes! Another believer!

http://teamangelsub.free.fr/15.jpg
:amazed

Hiromu Arakawa = very gosu

[DragonBlade]

for anyone that wants to read it online u can go to http://mangarun.com

[Taxman]

um....fullmetal alchemist isn't on that list

fullmetal alchemist =/= full metal panic

:oh

[ydraliskos]

Yes! Another believer!


Both personalities have huge issues to settle with Wrath, and the Greed half was never any loyal to begin with :D I don't see how this can go any other way tbh.

Also, there isn't any other guy out there that CAN kill Wrath. Roy would come close, Scar would come close, but only Greedling can do it XD

[omg laser pew pew!]

Both personalities have huge issues to settle with Wrath, and the Greed half was never any loyal to begin with :D I don't see how this can go any other way tbh.

Also, there isn't any other guy out there that CAN kill Wrath. Roy would come close, Scar would come close, but only Greedling can do it XD

I reakon Roy will burn Envy, the whole 'who killed Hughes' is still chaffing him

[Taxman]

Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 65 Scanalation (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5PVIO4T8)

sendspace mirror: http://www.sendspace.com/file/s9d0wk

[Bass]

Sloth FTW!

[TenshiOni]

What the-? Sloth? Awesome it's a party!

And man, Olivier is hot. xD

[Zaru]

Holy shit.

Sloth was digging a tunnel until now? How is that "sloth" O_o
Although he talks like Shikamaru. The scanlators caught that well :D

[Bass]

You know....for someone that was digging underground for over 20 chapters nonstop....he should be really dirty. :oh