Volume 7 ends with King Bradley and Greed fighting; the latter as losing though. We also find out that King Bradley is a Homunculus. I was hoping it was made up in the anime, but it is true albeit different. It seems they went too soft on the anime as there are more action scenes in the manga. They probably didn’t want young watchers to be traumatized or influenced. There are lots of good stuff in the manga. Ed’s real cute when he was young. He may even look younger than Alphonse.
I forgot which volume it was that focused on when they learned alchemy and then transmuted their mother. The fair trade is too cruel. As they say, if you go against a rule, you should get what you deserve. Ed’s intelligence is way astonishing for a kid. Alphonse is too, but since Ed’s older, he’s doesn’t understand things as fast as his older brother. King Bradley is frequently making appearances. That means a lot, lot of trouble for the brothers.