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Busou Renkin (Manga)

Busou Renkin

Alternative Titles

English: Buso Renkin
Synonyms: Arms Alchemy
Japanese: 武装錬金

Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 83
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 23, 2003 to Apr 18, 2005
Authors: Watsuki, Nobuhiro (Story & Art)
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)

Statistics

Score: 7.521 (scored by 3736 users)
Ranked: #39192
Popularity: #346
Members: 6,642
Favorites: 166
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top manga page.

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action comedy shounen

Synopsis

Buso Renkin is the story of teenager Kazuki Muto, who dies trying to save a girl who was being attacked by an eerie monster. The next morning, however, Kazuki is left wondering whether it was all a dream. Lo and behold, the girl, the monster, and his death are all real! The girl, Tokiko Tsumura, was actually trying to slay the homunculus (a beast that can take the form of humans, but whose main source of food is people), but Kazuki got in her way. To revive Kazuki, Tokiko replaces his heart with a "kakugane," an alchemic device that allows him to summon a lance with which to fight the monsters. It turns out that Tokiko is a member of Renkin Kenshi (Alchemist Soldiers), an organization sworn to protect the world from the diabolical creatures. Soon, Kazuki joins Tokiko in her quest to terminate the sinister being that creates and controls the homunculus.

(Source: Viz)

Related Manga

Adaptation: Busou Renkin

Characters

 Koushaku
Chouno, Koushaku
Main
 Kazuki
Muto, Kazuki
Main
 Mamoru
Sakimori, Mamoru
Main
 Tokiko
Tsumura, Tokiko
Main
 Shii
Shii
Supporting
 Victor
Victor
Supporting
 Kinjo
Kinjo
Supporting



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Apr 5, 2011
artist-retired
Alchemy is a very interesting concept, but shonen isn't really an interesting genre.
Add them together though, and you just might get a mildly entertaining action story.

STORY: Buso Renkin is shonen story number 362445815-there's not really much else that can be summed up after that, if you're tired of the typical shonens, well this isn't the place where you should look.

But for those wanting to give the shonen genre a look at, I could easily talk about others that stand out more like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, or Dragonball, but I'm going to talk about the one that started my obsession with the shonen genre (Not read more
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May 14, 2010
Kyonkochan
Story: While it may feel like a tired shonen plot to some viewers, Buso Renkin more then makes up for in pure fun. Never taking itself too seriously, as a good shonen should, the story is the lighthearted tale of a young boy who acquires powers and the responsibilities that come with them.

Art: Perhaps the best part of Buso Renkin. The characters are drawn by the masterful Nabuhiro Watsuki of Ruruoni Kenishin fame. Anyone who knows of him knows of his strict adheerance to the Akira Toriyama doctrine of clean smooth characters and epic battles. Which I might add he delivers in plethora.

Character: WHAT CHARACTERS!!! read more
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User Recommendations

Busou Renkin is another great series authored by Nobuhiro Watsuki, the man responsible for Rurouni Kenshin. It shares the same mix of intense action, good story, great character development, and light-hearted humor. If you enjoyed the overall feel of Kenshin at all, then Busou Renkin is something you really should read.
An ordinary boy meets a not-so-ordinary girl and lives a life of fighting in order to save people who are precious to them

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