A Full Recovery is the eighty-first chapter of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, part of the Briggs Arc and the twentieth volume. Its Japanese title is a burst of energy drawn straight from one of Edward's lines.
Summary
This chapter carries the number eighty-one and sits inside the Briggs Arc, collected in the twentieth volume of the series. It comes after the preceding chapter, The Prodigal Father Returns, and opens into the next one, Family by Spirit.
Key Events
The installment keeps the northern Briggs storyline moving, occupying the slot between chapters eighty and eighty-two in the reading sequence. Its energetic title echoes a closing remark from Edward that caps the chapter.
Notes
The original Japanese title, Baribari no Zenkai, translates loosely as fired up or bursting with energy, taken from Edward's final line of the chapter. Because that line was altered for the American edition, the chapter title changed along with it. The 2009 anime adaptation renders the same phrase as Revving at Full Throttle. In Japan the chapter appeared on March 12, 2008, and the English version was published on September 15, 2009.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the title of Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 81, A Full Recovery, mean?
Chapter 81's original Japanese title, Baribari no Zenkai, loosely translates to fired up or bursting with energy, taken from Edward Elric's final line in the chapter.
How does the 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist anime title this chapter?
The 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist anime adapts Chapter 81 under the title Revving at Full Throttle, rendering the same energetic phrase from Edward's closing line.
What story arc and volume does Chapter 81 belong to?
A Full Recovery is the 81st chapter of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, part of the Briggs Arc and collected in volume 20.
When was Chapter 81 released in Japan and in English?
Chapter 81 was published in Japan on March 12, 2008, with the English edition following on September 15, 2009.
Which chapters come before and after A Full Recovery?
A Full Recovery follows Chapter 80, The Prodigal Father Returns, and leads into Chapter 82, Family by Spirit.
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