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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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Arms Alchemy, Embalming: Dead Body and Bride Japanese: 武装錬金 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 83
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 23, 2003 to Apr 25, 2006
Theme:
School
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
Shounen Jump (Weekly) Authors:
Watsuki, Nobuhiro (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #55732 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1093
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