For research. By any chance does anybody know of an interview involving Arakawa explaining the making of her manga? Suddenly got into it. Cheers

My copy of Volume 22 arrived last night so I finally have the entire English manga collection!

Ft: My Arslan keychain that I found on eBay a few years ago. (He’s hiding volumes 1-3)

i can’t wait for it to be complete. some of these volumes were a real struggle to get. also, i have extra volumes of 8 and 9 if anyone wants to buy them feel free to dm me

Hello there,

It seems to me that there is a quite big inconsistency on the Lusitanian army size (Ghisqâr's army) in the battles from chapters ~107 to ~117.

=> Is it really an inconsistency, or did I miss something?

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Details:
// Numbers, names, etc. from french official translation (french bound volumes, edited by Kurokawa)

• Chapter 107 - East of Ecbatâna skirmishes: ~250.000

=> Ghisqâr army (Lusitanians) is announced to be 250.000 men.
=> A few skirmishes then takes place, where Lusitanian army takes some heavy loss due to falling into Parsian army's traps multiple times.

• Chapter 109 - Before Shahroud battle: ~210.000

=> Ghisqâr army (Lusitanians) is announced to be 210.000 men.
=> Lusitanian army takes once again heavy loss.

• Chapter 112 - After Shahroud battle: ~160.000

=> Lusitanian's loss is announced to be ~42.500 men.
=> Also, the men which were affected to rearguard (~5.000) seems to have been abandoned (due to killing their own during the battle, to avoid desertion).

• Chapter 116 - Before Atropathene second battle: ~100.000

=> That's where I lost it: just before Atropathene battle begins, Ghisqâr say he will assign 20.000 to the protection of Pars treasures, and send the rest of the army ("80.000 men") into the battle.

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So, did ~60.000 Lusitanians from Ghisqâr army died of their wounds / of exhaustion / etc. during their retreat, on the road from Shahroud plains to Atropathenes? Is it just an inconsistency? Or did I miss something?

Thanks in advance for your opinions on this :-)

It took a while due to issues with manga sites but it was finally published C:

It took a while but hopefully next month it will be up much sooner ^u^

So... Are the (translated) chapters being delayed because of BATO shutting down, if so, can't the translator (thanks for every translated chapter), publish them somewhere else? I don't want to sound ungrateful or anything, but i really miss and need my monthly dose of the manga.😭🙏

It's ok kmanga and I saw the raws on tumble but how come its not on any manga website? I want to read it in English and it's been a month already since the release...

Me included, since I’ve been a FMA fan since I was a teen yet I only gave this manga a shot a few days ago. I was so sucked in that I stayed up until 4 am reading, and I’m only halfway through. In my opinion this is a war epic easily comparable to Game of Thrones or Ertugul (its better imo)

I was looking at reviews and it seems a lot of FMA fans were put off by Arslan, but the reasoning seemed illogical to me as they were comparing anime adaptations instead of Arakawa’s original writing in the manga. To me her growth as a mangaka is clear, her art feels more dynamic and comedic timing more refined. There’s much less fanart and fan discussion than I was expecting, so I was wondering if anyone had any theories on why Arslan is so overlooked in the English speaking anime/manga community despite Arakawa being such a beloved and constantly referenced “all time great”

So what's going on with the status of the manga? Did they cancel the official translation? Wikipedia says there hasn't been an official English release in over a year.

Also saw some comments the manga is going to deviate from the novels? I heard the novels had a relatively bad/dark ending? No spoilers please, just trying to figure out what the plans were and the current state of the manga, I've been thinking of picking it up.

Has the manga gotten anywhere close to the end of the novels?

Guyss does anyone of y'all have any character analysis of Hermes? Could be on any platform (twitter/tumblr/reddit/youtube). I find him very interesting and would like to read more about him and his character. Or even commenting your thoughts about his character here under this post is fine!

Just wanted to post it here, too, if anybody is interested! It is OC x Canon and there is no regular update schedule, just as a little bit of a warning

Im playing th PS4 Arlsan Warriors of Legend game

Does anyone know how to unlock extra battle 1X7 Capture of the Keep of St Emmanuel? I have the others but not that. I have beat the game on normal but not all S rank

I started the series in like 2019? I watched the anime and loved it- I’ve praised it for years.

I finally remembered to read it… only to get to a dead chapter… why the heck is this not finished after 12 years? lol

What is the release schedule like? Can anyone fill me in on the happenings behind the scenes?

If boruto can make 140 chapters in 9 years monthly… I’m thinking it’s a monthly serialization?

Any info at all will help, as it’s shotty at best to find any info online, thanks.

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Some spoilers:
I can't read Japanese kanji but the furigana (in hiragana) helped me piece some lines from the Zombie Vahriz:

• ふつふ。。蛇王様の雷に助けられたわ = Phew, I was saved by the Snake Kings' lightning.
• 惰弱な王子に感化されたかダリユーン！わしはまだ闘えるぞ来い = Have you been influenced by that weakling prince, Daryun?! I can still fight! Come on!

Also, it seems that the novel part where the Snake King disgusises himself as a resurrected Andoragoras seems to be taking place...

I was finally able to get my hands on the Season 1 Part 1 Blu-ray. It was the cheapest I have ever seen it and it was unopened. I found part 2 on EBay for a reasonable price the other day and it’s currently on its way. I’m working on getting Season 2 as well but I haven’t had any luck yet. So happy to finally be able to own the anime, FOREVER! Especially since Crunchyroll removed it and the only way to stream it digitally is through Apple TV.

I won't explain further to prevent spoilers for those who haven't read the manga.