The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle is the seventy-seventh chapter of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga and a Briggs Arc installment held in the nineteenth bound volume. It follows Shape of a Person, Shape of a Stone and leads into The Seven Deadly Sins.
Summary
Placed seventy-seventh in the series, this chapter is part of the Briggs Arc and appears in the nineteenth volume of the manga. The reference source holds no written summary of its events, so its plot is not described here.
Key Events
In the reading order, the chapter continues the Briggs Arc, following Shape of a Person, Shape of a Stone and setting up The Seven Deadly Sins. No specific scenes are recorded for it in the source.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What story arc is Chapter 77: The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle part of?
Chapter 77: The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle is part of the Briggs Arc of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga.
What volume of the manga is Chapter 77 collected in?
Chapter 77: The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle appears in Volume 19 of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga.
When was Chapter 77: The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle first published?
Chapter 77: The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle first appeared in Japan on November 12, 2007, with the English release on July 21, 2009.
What chapter comes before The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle?
Chapter 77: The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle is preceded by Chapter 76: Shape of a Person, Shape of a Stone.
What chapter follows The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle?
Chapter 77: The Tables Are Turned; A New Transmutation Circle is followed by Chapter 78: The Seven Deadly Sins.
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