Beyond the Dream is the sixty-second chapter of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga and the opening chapter of Volume 16. It follows the extended Ishval flashback and comes just before the manga's Briggs Arc, marking a transition point in the larger story of the Elric brothers and Amestris.
Summary
Beyond the Dream is the sixty-second chapter of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga, and it opens the sixteenth collected volume of the series. In the running order it comes on the heels of the lengthy Ishval sequence and directly ahead of the chapters that make up the Briggs Arc. The material available for reference preserves the chapter's title, number, and publication details without a scene-by-scene account of its contents.
Key Events
Standing at number 62, the chapter continues from The Hero of Ishval and leads into The Promise Made for 520 Cenz. It anchors the start of Volume 16, one of the tankobon that collect Arakawa's serialized run of the manga.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What volume of Fullmetal Alchemist does Chapter 62 open?
Chapter 62, Beyond the Dream, opens Volume 16 of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga.
What story arc follows Chapter 62?
Chapter 62 comes directly ahead of the chapters that make up the Briggs Arc, following the end of the extended Ishval flashback.
Which chapters border Chapter 62 in the reading order?
Chapter 62 follows Chapter 61, The Hero of Ishval, and precedes Chapter 63, The Promise Made for 520 Cenz.
When was Chapter 62 released in Japan and in English?
Chapter 62 was first published in Japan on August 12, 2006, with its English edition arriving on March 18, 2008.
What point in the overall story does Chapter 62 mark?
Chapter 62 marks a transition point, closing out the lengthy Ishval flashback and setting up the manga's Briggs Arc.
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