Busou Renkin

Busou renkin follows the standart formula of a shounen anime. it doesn't offer nothing new whatsoever. Anyone who has a good iQ and has been watching anime for at least a few months will know what to expect.
So i won't bother you with a lengthy review, just remember one or two shounen animes that you have watched , and do a deduction (generalization). and you get a grip of Busuo renkin.
But for inexperied anime lovers this anime is good enough

Buso Renkin is a fun show to watch. It does have a lot of the typical shonen elements that's to be expected: like the main character wanting to fight fight fight all so he can fulfill the glorious role as the noble “protector” also there are those battles where they spend most of the time explaining how great each other's powers are and then of course pull that one “miracle move” out of their ass. I never understood the point of all that fighting and explaining. Either way Buso Renkin has a lot of this and yet nonetheless I found it enjoyable perhaps mainly ... because it could all be interpreted as making fun of itself as well as the entire Battle/Adventure genre. At times it is so damn tacky it's magnificent!

~ Art
A little above standard as far as post millennial anime goes and as with most of these type of multi-fighter battle adventure anime you will see plenty of weapons and super-powers that provide some incredible special f/x. With this show in particular the fights seem to be on a much larger scale with powers being a little too grand. That's why personally I prefer fighting shows where they have swords or use martial arts because the movements are smaller and more intricate and when animated properly, they can be ten times more amazing than this shit...i.e., Cowboy Bebop, Kenshin and Samurai Champloo just to name a few. But some of the f/x in this show I was pretty impressed with, like most of the pyro f/x and also that one scene where like a million missiles were launched at the same time.

~ Sound
Honestly? Not impressed. Right off the bat I'll tell you I had an issue with the English voice cast on this one. While they sound cool they do not emotionally match up with the character's expressions. You can pick up on this instantly from episode 1, the dude gets stabbed thru the heart and yet he sounds like he's surfing on a boogie board? Dude! you just got stabbed thru the [effin] heart by a giant [bleeeeep] tentacle! you should be SCREAMING like bloody murder and sputtering and choking on blood, guts and shit...not go "whooooooaaaaa" like you're Keanu Reeves! And she, the heroine Tokiko, at this point calmly and coolly says “This wasn't supposed to happen...” WTF reacts that way, seriously? Don't get me wrong the VA for Tokiko has a nice smooth voice but it's a total miscast for her to play this role. Though sophisticated it is a little too mature for a teenage voice....and I just think her emotional range is rather limited. Same for most of the other casting, they're good but they lack a certain amount of that genuineness or intensity as a particular scene may have required.
The OP song is this totally sped up rubbish pop-wannabe-rock music stereotypical of shonen anime; couple this with the visuals of seeing that guy, whatshisface Kazuki, running around all amped up like some crack-head doofus with all this pseudo-aggression on his face was enough for me to skip the intro altogether. Both ED songs were decent but not enough to make you want to get the soundtrack or anything.

~ Story
Buso Renkin has a pretty straightforward story: guy gets imbued with super-powers, guy meets nemesis, fights nemesis, of course saves the world [which is always in peril these days] and finally [...inevitably] gets the girl, the end. Typical fare for shonen-type anime which is usually a thinly veiled excuse to get all violent and fight and demonstrate superpowers. And of course there are the beach scenes and the fan-service, but the show is also very funny...I'll give it that.

~ Characters
This show has a pretty large cast of characters, and they are drawn in standard anime fashion. My favorite character hands-down is the Butterfly Dude [Papillon] he is a freak! But there are many many more for you to choose from.

~ The Verdict
It's cute, and it has it's funny moments. Nothing epic but a great way to pass the time if you have nothing better to do. I would only buy this if it were on sale, otherwise Youtube or Crunchyroll.

I regret watching this, and I'm here to save you time.

I watched this because the source material comes from the creator of Rurouni Kenshin and it's a far cry from what I was expecting.

Having not read the manga, I still can't help but feel this was an attempt to cash in on the alchemy craze of the early 2000s thanks to FMA. The protagonist is randomly killed and given a magical alchemical power in the first episode. He uses this power to fight enemies who want to steal more of these Buso Renkins. I've basically just spoiled the entire story for you. I ... find little relevance in this story that would require it to revolve around alchemy. Sure there's "alchemy" and "homunculus", but wheres the actual transforming of one object to another? they're all just empty jargons that could have been easily replaced with any other word. It all boils down to a medallion that repeatedly transforms into a specific weapon. What about the actual fights, this is what people come for right? I felt like the fights left much to be desired as well due to not being able to take the villains seriously. It feels as if comedy was of much greater importance than writing a good story or animating exciting action scenes. See the guy on the cover with the butterfly mask and the black lace skin-tight leotard? He is the main antagonist and he is just as obnoxious as he appears. In my opinion, the best fights were between the main characters and this incest duo who pretended to be married. That's what we're dealing with here.

The best thing I have to say about this anime is that I've seen much worse. It was forgettable in every aspect which I originally tuned in for, and its only memorable qualities are its obnoxious villains. Additionally, the director was lucky to direct a series scoring above a 6 on MAL. He's had a lot of work, but none of it was any good.

This isn't a good review, but if I wanted to think any harder about it, then I may as well just write a better story.

All told this show does nothing particularly noteworthy or exceptional. It is a very standard enemy-of-the-week arc-based super hero show, notable mostly for its superb OP (Makka Na Chikai) and some very amusing characters (Papillon).

However, if you want one of these sorts of shows and don't want a massive time sink, it's worth looking into. It's only 26 episodes and has a standard two-arc plot - a first villain who was NOT THE REAL VILLAIN and a power up etc etc.

Some of the supervillains and superheroes have creative abilities, often underused (like the 3 guys who form a Getter Robo/Macross homage) and some get the ... short end of the stick (the girl whose power is atmosphere manipulation, for example). The fights, the bread-and-butter of the series after all, are exciting (even if the final confrontations are a little anticlimactic) and don't rely too much on sword clashes followed by dramatic shouting. There's some good fight choreography, even if the villains are very much set up to be in a league above the sidekicks.

However, as a straight character comedy/action show it is very enjoyable despite the plot not being anything special. The dub is not bad at all, either. Well worth giving a shot if you want something funny, exciting and formulaic.

Oh Busou Renkin, how this was not a good anime. Well it's not THAT bad, it just felt like one of those typical anikes thats out there just to support the anime comunity.

The story is a lot like FML, there are a few elements of alchamey that Buso Renkin does a bit diffrent, but it was about alchamey and i think my love for FML completly drowned the feel and effect of Buso Renkin. The characters are ok, I did enjoy the female character, I thought she was pretty bad***. Her relashionship with the leading male was good and clean, but it was ... like all those other guy and girl anime relashionship which also makes this even more unoriginal. So if you are looking for some mind numbing action and nothing really all that special, and your a fan of bleach and Full Metal Alchamist, then you might like Buso Renkin.

Take care everybody.

This anime is shonen, first and foremost, and any and all judgement you pass upon it should be made while taking this genre into account.
People here won't behave logically.
Everyone will shout out their lame move names right before launching them.
Laws of physics apply as long as it's convenient for the story, and the next episode they go in absolute reverse.
SFX are shitty power-rangers tier ka-shangs and booms.
main characters are glorified for no reason.
no one with more screen-time than 15 minutes will die, and MC will do his worst to save lives of his enemies and other shonen shit.
all military formations in the world ... (including the alchemical army, which should be doing this shit on daily basis) are painfully inefficient, incompetent, and overall a bunch of SJW protesting for their gender rights has more destructive power.
The only unique quirk this anime has is that the main antagonist is a psychotic gay butterfly lover who just wants to be acknowledged by his peers and family. sigh.

Well, despite all this, I did enjoy this anime. If you have a craving for shonen, and have already run out of all your good shonens, this'll do the job. Definitely second class though.

Buso Renkin is a shounen battle anime that has all the aspects you will enjoy if you like the shounen battle genre. It has a heroic- high school age protagonist, a large cast of fun characters with extraordinary abilities, it has interesting villains, it will include moments of laughter and moments of tragedy, and it has epic fight scenes.

Buso Renkin is also written by the author of the highly acclaimed series, Rurouni Kenshin. Buso Renkin is an all around passable anime. It isnt particularly great in any regard, but it doesnt have any glaring flaws. There are a few aspects about it that ... make is refreshing compared to many of the other shounen battle anime.

The anime is 26 episodes. No filler arcs, no slow paced episodes, it doesnt require you to watch hundreds of episodes, its tells a concise story in 26 episodes. If you dont like shounen battle anime because they are so long, this might be the shonen for you!

Its main female character who supports the lead is an awesome character. She is strong, intelligent, has an intriguing origin, and is an all around bad-ass character. Shounen anime dont always offer the most compelling female leads, but Buso Renkin does.

A simple aspect that you think would be standard, but it really isnt met in the shounen battle genre. There is a romance involving the main characters, the romance has an impact on the characters, and the romance actually progresses. Again, its not a romance anime, but having a little romance actually present during the main storyline is a refreshing aspects of Buso Renkin for me personally.

I watched it on a whim due to my love for the classic shounen battle experience, and I was pleasantly suprised. The storyline has some interesting parts, I would almost compare it to Full metal Alchemist in some ways.

Buso Renkin is a solid battle shounen, nothing more, nothing less. If you have the itch for another shounen, if your looking for a shounen that isnt incredibly long, or you just want another anime to watch that isnt too controversial, give Buso Renkin a shot.

My honest opinion is this: If you are over 12 years old you might be better off watching something else.
I'm not here to attack the anime I'm just trying to help you get your time's worth.
First of all I chose to watch Busou Renkin because I read somewhere the romance in it was great. It wasn't. The romance is extremely minimal, and wasn't even brought up till the last couple of episodes.
I was 19 when I watched this and I'm sorry to say it was a disappointment. I think it may be because it could have been aimed towards a younger audience.
There was ... nothing very special about the main characters Kazuki and Tokiko and the villains are pretty dumb. As I saw someone else say it is an "impossible is possible" anime and in that sense is good for if you're looking for inspiration, although Gurren Lagann is an IPP that exceeds Busou Renkin greatly in my opinion.
If you have other shows in your "plan to watch " list I'd say go watch them first.
With all that said the opening song is really good C:

Busou Renkin

An older Shounen title, which shows most of the usual shortcomings, but has also put something individuality at the table.

This Title comes straight to the point in the first episode and explains to the audience what this story is about and what system this world follows there. It is in fact nothing too earth-shattering, but a more pleasant introduction than in some other Shounen.

I quote the description "Together they have to stop the humunculi now" - unfortunately this takes up almost the first 12 episodes of the work, in which there are almost continuous battles that devour almost the entire episodes and really ... do is very sluggish.

The basic idea of ​​Busou Renkin is not bad, but it failed due to a captivating implementation. This work could have been completed in 14-16 episodes just as well, but it was lengthened immensely.

The end in particular was very daunting. The whole final fight looked very clapped and rested.



Story:


The plot is very simple at the beginning. The protagonist receives these powers and first tries to expand them in various battles and at the same time defeat his enemies. Of course, more and more enemies appear until a master plan emerges. Half of the work is very transparent and quite sluggish. From the second half, the anime takes a slightly different path and the end is also not so certain.

In other words, the story is mainly about struggles with one or the other little enlightenment.

The actual ending and final battle was really flat.

Animation / pictures:


The animations were anything but the yellow of the egg. It was mainly still image animations, which caused the dynamics to shrink to almost 0%. In some scenes, however, they tried to animation more smoothly, but these were completely rare.

I have to give a plus point to the environment, they made it quite pleasant and did not neglect it.

Characters:

The characters also presented themselves quite sympathetically.

The protagonist looked like the usual 0815 number, which he was in the end. He was a thick skull who just kept going through the day with his "I want to protect everyone" talk. His personality, on the other hand, left enough room for development and humor, because apart from his monotonous approaches, he also had other likeable qualities. For example, the protagonist was not particularly stupid and could land a pretty good gag sometimes.

The female protagonist was less likeable , but she wasn't annoying, she was rather dominant. Fortunately, she had no characteristics of the usual female protagonists.

There were almost all different roles among the supporting characters, luckily they were also given a suitable character design and none of them in the foreground, let alone annoyingly implemented.

And of course there was also the butterfly Darling, which was definitely the most personable character of the entire series. His personality, ambitions, design and his way of articulating himself, everything has made him special.


Unfortunately, much of the characters in this work, something like a depth of character. They responded very quickly and gave them hardly any real screen time, which was sacrificed for the long struggles.

Music:


The intro by Busou Renkin had a very special style of singing, which means that I can by no means call this style depleted. The text and the picture were also not bad and the intro had even better animations than the anime itself.

The first outro left a lot to be desired and was now nothing special. The second outro, which was dedicated to a certain character, also had a very interesting style.

The Ost's were also very positively impressive. Nothing was empty and had proven musical taste. In particular, they accompanied the situations well.

This work has done well in the field of music.


My conclusion


This plant had great potential. There was not much to complain about about the music and the characters. However, everything failed in the area of ​​implementation. In particular, the blunt animations for an action shounen and the fights, which were drawn to immense lengths, destroyed a lot of tension.

If you had focused more on the characters or plot, the title would certainly have been more.