I have high expectation because I read Kenshin before. I saw that it was recently finished and read all 75 chapters for a quick read. How utterly utterly disappointing. The characters are not very well-defined. They introduce some potential comrades or good enemies yet they lack the development. The plot feels like it is dragged on and ends quickly. Not to mention.

An ambiguous ending. Save your time and read Kenshin again.

Dont listen to those underated reviews below, most of them dont know what they are talking about and only rated that way because they liked Rurouni Kenshin better. Or because they thought the plot was dragged on, which I think is very inaccurate considering it contains a lot in those 10 volumes and in my opinion, I think it was rushed a lot, which is a major but only weak point of this manga. I am not going to elaborate on that since it will be too spoiler, go read it!
Anyways here are it's good points:
Characters, Tokiko is probably my favorite character out of all the manga I have read (yes even over Berserk or Vinland or any of those other ones). She is amazing unlike the those other flat girls evrywhere else whom only serve as damsel in distress or undeveloped side love interests or whatnot; she actually have a personality going on, she develops, she evolve as a human being within the context of the situation. The other characters within this series should not be overlook either; they are extremely unique and gives the story a very enjoyable feel to it.
Plot, I guess somewhat original ideas, still cliche though. Came her for the characters and there interactions, not really plot. But still it was good in the average fighting manga feel to it, and you will enjoy it. Like I mentioned above, the plot is rushed though, with the manga taking over a span of around 2ish months (wtf?? I know )
Art, well, each to their own.

So overall, to summarize, Buso Renkin is a pretty good manga. Got great characters and imagination (even if they are damn weird), the only weak point is its plot; it's cliche. But if your overlook that single point, I think you are going to have a great time and laugh or wtf your ass off at how crazy some of the things in the manga! (insert inspirational comment that makes you go read it, and since I cant think of any, just go read it)
And yes I know this is long and I suck at reviews :[

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

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.

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.

The Buso Renkin is actually very nice, much better than many has said below. There's action, comedy, drama (later in the manga/anime); it's not boring at all, very entertaining and enjoyable. The character design is quite cool, e.g. Tokiko, Kazuki and Caption Bravo. Also there are some some nice references to other mangas/animes characters (read/watch carefully!). The themes in the manga/anime is quite good too: protecting the one you love, banishment and sacrifice.

What I also like in the manga/anime is the growing love of Tokiko towards Kazuki vice versa. The weapons and the "Kakugane" in the manga/anime are well designed. For those who like the manga, I can recommend the anime which is very close to manga, well at least if you want to enjoy the story via animation/video/audio once again. The voice acting in the Japanese version is great.

As for the less good thing in the manga, well halfway, the manga it's not about hunting down homunculuses anymore (which is not a bad thing really), but about Kazuki becoming a threat to mankind (can't tell more, otherwise it will spoil the story); from here you can see Tokiko cares alot about Kazuki and she want to do everything to help him in no matter what.

Buso Renkin is not a masterpiece, but it really deserves a place in the hearts of manga readers or anime watchers.

... Last updated on August 16th, 2007, 12:13pm

Amusing story, light-hearted, and seems to parody itself. Recommended as long as you're not looking to read a Kenshin clone.

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

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

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.