Busou Renkin
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Synonyms: Arms Alchemy, Embalming: Dead Body and Bride
Japanese: 武装錬金
English: Buso Renkin
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 83
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 23, 2003 to Apr 25, 2006
Genres: Action Action, Comedy Comedy, Fantasy Fantasy, Supernatural Supernatural
Theme: School School
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen Jump (Weekly)
Authors: Watsuki, Nobuhiro (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.291 (scored by 82138,213 users)
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Ranked: #49652
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1092
Members: 17,186
Favorites: 231

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Synopsis

Busou Renkin is the story of the teenager Kazuki Mutou, 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 Media)

Included one-shot:
Volume 10: Embalming: Dead Body and Bride

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This manga was published in English by VIZ Media under Shonen Jump Advanced imprint from August 1, 2006 to February 5, 2008.

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8 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Aug 4, 2019
HiIAmArchived
Recommended
Good and strong story plot. A decent pace for the manga, expect for the rushed ending towards chapter 83. Else, the overall enjoyment is there.

The art is not as modern compared to the other manga we have today, but the details and graphics depicted were decent.

A character driven plot, with anti-hero and hero clashing together to protect the earth towards the end of the manga. The story resembles Bleach in a way...

Though the story was rushed through, there was a good conclusion - The male MC was dragged into a life of a warrior by a girl. Ended with the male MC bringing the girl ...
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Aug 23, 2018
LeonardoRJ12
Recommended
Busou Renkin is one of my favorite manga and anime. I consider it as a masterpiece of the Shounen style. Everything in it is really good, coherent and functional. The story has an exciting and even light story. Intense yet fun. All the members of the story are extremely important and its author, Nobuhiro Watsuki, designed them well in each chapter so that each one appears in due course. Different from shounens who often sin at having a beginning of a good story and a running of the plot nothing cool, Busou Renkin retains his structure from start to finish, prompting the reader to have ...
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May 18, 2022
Kick7394
Mixed Feelings
There's just nothing special here. The art is good and the characterization is pretty good (except for villains), but the plot and writing stink.

I'll start with the good: The art is nice, but not super impressive. The characters and settings don't have the same elegance or beauty as in Kenshin.

I liked most of the characters, but I didn't find any of them especially compelling. And the villains (except for Papillon, whom I really liked) are very bad.

As for the bad: The plot is nothing special (but it's shounen, so what do you expect?), but the pacing is weak. Everything feels rushed, like ...
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