Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Full Metal Alchemist: Prototype (32409) and has subsequently been merged into Fullmetal Alchemist Chronicle (174108).
This oneshot is an alternative version of what occurs in the first chapter of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. But instead of the events of the Elric Brothers going to Liore, this version takes place in the Desert Oasis Town of "Krowatol". Krowatol is a town that had never rained in years, and because of that there is a difficulty in food and water.
When I began reading this oneshot I thought I saw a Rose look-a-like character working in a restaurant in Krowatol with
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Chronicle, Tokumori!! Hagane 4-koma Dairensei, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Gaiden: Simple na Hitobito, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Gaiden: Sore mo Mata Kare no Senjou, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Prototype, Fullmetal Alchemist: Prototype, Simple People, Yet Another Man's Battlefield Japanese: 鋼の錬金術師 CHRONICLE InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 6
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 17, 2004 to Jun 10, 2011
Theme:
Military
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
None Authors:
Arakawa, Hiromu (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #45192 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #3655
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Jan 1, 2021
Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Full Metal Alchemist: Prototype (32409) and has subsequently been merged into Fullmetal Alchemist Chronicle (174108).
I've never been a big fan of one-Shots as they never resonated with me, weather it was the pacing, characters, art, or even plot. They always seemed too short, and I was always able to read them quickly and never think again about them. But FMA fixed that and made it amazing. The One-shot is a mix of three arcs in the FMA story, the religious arc, the corrupt mayor, and the philosophers stone arc. The two brothers find themselves in Krowoton where ... 
Sep 2, 2021
Mod Edit: This review was originally posted for Full Metal Alchemist: Prototype (32409) and has subsequently been merged into Fullmetal Alchemist Chronicle (174108).
This is an alternate version of the first chapter of Fullmetal Alchemist, taking a completely different turn with the Philosopher's Stone and how it works, as well as showing a slightly different progression, though just a one-shot chapter. The artstyle is close to FMA but not nearly as clean - at least from the glances I have seen as I have read this before reading Fullmetal Alchemist itself. Alphonse Elric (Al, Armoured Alchemist, Armour Boy, Fullmetal Alchemist) - Edward's brother, a 14-year-old alchemist who practices ... |
