Buso Renkin (武装錬金 Busō Renkin) is a manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The series ended its Weekly Shonen Jump run with its 79th chapter. Three additional chapters serving as finale were released in Akamaru Jump Summer 2005, Akamaru Jump Winter 2006 and the manga's 10th final volume.
Plot[]
The story begins when high school student Kazuki Muto (武藤カズキ Mutō Kazuki) is killed one night saving a mysterious girl from a monster, only to wake up in his school dorm, believing it to have been a dream. However, he soon finds out that dream wasn't a dream at all when a giant serpentine monster attacks him and his sister. Tokiko Tsumura (津村斗貴子 Tsumura Tokiko), the girl he saved, explains that the monster is a homunculus. Kazuki had been attacked and killed by it when rescuing Tokiko. However she, feeling responsible for him, revived him by placing a Kakugane medallion in his chest, serving as a replacement heart.
The Kakugane, as Tokiko explains, is an alchemical (alchemistic) device that, when activated, takes a certain form based on the Kakugane's user, forming a unique Buso Renkin. The Buso Renkin is the only thing that can destroy a homunculus monster. Using this, Kazuki creates his own Buso Renkin, taking the form of a giant lance, later named 'Sunlight Heart'. Along with Tokiko and her own Buso Renkin (the Valkyrie Skirt, an execution scythe), Kazuki joins the fight against the homunculi and their master.
Gallery[]
- For Images, go to the Buso Renkin Image Gallery.