#FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric hand bag from Super Groupies arrived in all its red glory. Kind of what I expected but kind of not at the same time.
Actually it arrived about 2 weeks ago but I just around to the photos now (whoops). It was well packaged and had a distinct fake leather smell. The smell seems to have faded now.
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| The front of the bag with the alchemist watch decoration on the front. |
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| The back of the bag shows a nice discrete pouch with a zip. |
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| The bag has a decent depth to fit lots of stuff inside. It's pretty stiff and holds its shape well. |
I really like the design with distinct Edward elements to it like the braids on the front and the obvious alchemist watch thing.
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| Emblem of a state alchemist; it is just a metal design stuck on the front but it is a nice touch. |
There are some small bits in the construction I wasn't too pleased with. The bag is quite stiff and sturdy which ended up reminding me of a
Randoseru.Some of the stitching was a bit loose in some areas and I found some extra iron filings stuck on some of the metal parts.
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| Due to the braiding, both buckles were slightly slanted. Not that big of a deal but it started to bother me the more I stared at it. |
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| Some corner areas were exposed like this, making me wonder how much wear and tear it could withstand. |
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| The top is held closed with this magnetic clasp which was already scratched like this when I first opened it. |
But the construction aside, the bag is quite useful. There is the back pocket that has a zip, and the front also has a small pouch with no zip. The inside is quite roomy with two little pouches on the side. I just wish that the top had a zip as well as it wouldn't be too hard to slip your hand in through the sides.
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| The inside of the bag has two pouches for small items. |
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| Just in case you forget, there's a Full Metal Alchemist tag inside :) |
I suppose overall I'm still happy with the bag. I just think the previous necklace was made better and will probably reconsider other apparel type items from Super Groupies from now on.
