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Busou Renkin  
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Description
Talk about being at the wrong place at the wrong time! High school student Kazuki Muto had no clue what he was in for when he rescued damsel in distress Tokiko from a monster known as a "homunculus." Disguised as humans--who actually eat humans--homunculi are malevolent creatures that affix themselves to people's brains, and once fully grown, the only thing that can annihilate them is a weapon called Buso Renkin! Follow the adventures of Kazuki after he discovers that it was actually Tokiko who saved his life by implanting a kakugane--an alchemical device that transforms into a buso renkin--to replace his heart!

Type
Manga

Related Series
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Associated Names
武装錬金
Armored Alchemist
Arms Alchemy
Buso Renkin

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Latest Release(s)
v.4 c.36 by Be With You Scans & Dynasty Scans (1442d ago)
v.4 c.35 by Be With You Scans & Dynasty Scans (1608d ago)
v.4 c.34 by Be With You Scans & Dynasty Scans (1681d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
10 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?
Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 10, Afterward

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Busou Renkin by Sparda3011

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User Rating
Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (366 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.65 / 10.0
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March 17th 2013, 2:58pm PST

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Genre
Action  Adventure  Comedy  Romance  School Life  Sci-fi  Shounen  Supernatural 
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Author(s)
WATSUKI Nobuhiro

Artist(s)
WATSUKI Nobuhiro

Year
2003

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
Yes

English Publisher
Viz (10 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #1092 increased(+206)
Monthly Pos #1767 increased(+691)
3 Month Pos #2989 decreased(-537)
6 Month Pos #2589 decreased(-250)

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On 707 reading lists
On 439 wish lists
On 748 completed lists
On 108 unfinished lists
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 Fell below my expectation...   
Rating: 5.5 / 10.0
by k_rocks2
November 24th, 2011, 12:11pm
<Some unintentional spoiler ahead. Read at your own risk.>

After reading Rurouni Kenshin, a truly great manga, Buso Renkin falls below my expectation. The concepts of homunculus and alchemy are ridiculous, and that Kazuki becomes so powerful in a period of few months is hard to believe. It's different with Kenshin from RK, who is a strong fighter, because Kenshin is well into his twenties (despite his young looks) and has been training for the Battousai for quite a while. Kenshin also has a very strong master (Hiko Seijuro) who has trained him hard.

The ending in which Kazuki and the black homunculus transport to the moon to fight each other is too convinience. We don’t even get to see them fight on the moon, only that Kazuki has been gone for while. I feel that the ending is wrapped up for the mangaka’s convinience and on the dot for his deadline to finish the series.

There aren’t a lot of character development either, with the exception of the butterfly guy (Papillon), who is extremely flamboyant and gaudy, in both personality and costume. For the most part, I like Tokiko because of her calm demeanor, but her character is pretty much sidelined by the development of Kazuki, who is admittedly nice and sweet, but also kind of bland and uninteresting. Besides Papillon, the supporting characters are easily forgettable.

The art, on the other hand, is pretty much the same as RK, with very angular faces and bodies, but I don’t mind that at all. Overall, it is quick and fun read, just don’t take it too seriously and don’t have too much expectations for it, like I have.

... Last updated on November 24th, 2011, 12:13pm
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 It is good   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by Sujit
November 15th, 2010, 8:24am
When I started to watch anime then this was my second or third animen and I still love it. I have however not read the manga but the anime follow it so it most be good too.

Not relay a big spoiler IMO, but some might think so
Spoiler (highlight to view)
The it get better after he is killed the second time
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 overall decent   
Rating: N/A
by chakan
September 23rd, 2010, 10:17am
I dont know why everyone bashes it, it was a pretty decent 10v manga. The endings alittle rushed but the author did everything the way he wanted so it was a nice ending. All and all its a good afternoon read if your looking for a shounen to kill time while you wait on releases. Note it does have quite a bit of comic relief enough that Id add comedy to the genres
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 Not what I expected   
Rating: 1.0 / 10.0
by Jeli
July 30th, 2009, 12:13pm
I started reading this because it was by the same mangaka of Rurouni Kenshin, which in my opinion is pretty good. So I expected such from a later manga by the same mangaka. Didn't turn out too well.

Like others have said, I think Watsuki attempted to do a romance comedy. I think it was a failed attempt if you ask me.

The art seems like it changed in this too. Usually you say "Wow, the art has gotten a lot better in these series" but I have to say it got worse. Watsuki started to draw really straight...like everything. The butterfly mask, the faces.

I don't recommend this at all, and it is now on my unfinished list. Might pick it up later just to see how it ends.
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 really?   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by Philis
June 10th, 2009, 1:26am
i dont see why this manga is so under rated. it has a solid plot, good characters (not much character developement but i dont mind that) and a good ending.......... maybe i cant see the faults idk
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 Good   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by Serenity_Alec
April 10th, 2009, 1:22pm
I think Busou Renkin is a good series. It has an interesting plot, with very defined characters. I read the whole series and while I think that papillon was kind of childish, I think that the rest of the characters are interesting and deep.
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 disappointing   
Rating: N/A
by providence
October 15th, 2008, 10:29pm
I expected more from mangaka of kenshin. The story and characters are so uninspired and cliched. If he didn't want us to compare it to kenshin, he wouldn't put a gigantic scar in the middle of the main heroine's face LMAO. I don't mind girls with scars... just not on the face... not sexy >_<
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 Eh...   
Rating: N/A
by Saexel
July 21st, 2008, 4:17pm
While this series isn't bad, I can't say that it's exceptionally good either. It's really hard to get into the series since there's nothing that really stands out and holds your attention. Bluntly put, it's boring. In the end, I don't think it's anything special.
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 Cheap read   
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
by kanvas
March 11th, 2008, 7:28pm
I read it then i stopped after the first volume. Not a very great story, with very weird points here and there, and chuckles are rare. Also, didn't know that this was written by RK's author until very recently, so i gave it a 2nd chance and read another volume but couldn't bare reading it anymore. Not recommended if you have ANYTHING else to read.
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 Its pretty good   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by manhunter098
December 21st, 2007, 5:02pm
Its not the greatest series I have read so far (I'm currently a bit over halfway done with the current releases, and hope a group takes up up the project again), but its definitely worth reading if you haven't found something amazing to satiate your appetite for manga.

I would typically give something like this a 8.5, but I have to give it an 8 for reasons that would constitute a spoiler warning.

Spoiler (highlight to view)
One of the main villains is called Doctor Butterfly...and his mustache looks like a butterfly too.


... Last updated on December 21st, 2007, 5:31pm
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