Bus? Renkin

Busō Renkin (武装錬金 literally "Weapon Alchemist") is a manga series made by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It is currently running in the weekly Japanese manga anthology Shounen Jump, with six tankobon volumes of it published so far in Japan.

Related Topics:
Alchemist - Manga - Nobuhiro Watsuki - Shounen Jump - Tankobon - Japan

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The story begins when high school student Kazuki Mutō (武藤カズキ Mutō Kazuki) is killed one night saving a mysterious girl from a monster. Only to wake up and find it was only a dream. However, he soon finds out how real that dream was when a giant serpentine monster attacks him and his sister. Tokiko, the girl from his dream, explains that the monster is a homunculus. Kazuki had been attacked and killed by it when rescuing Tokiko, however the girl revived him by placing a kakugane medal in his chest.

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The kakugane, Tokiko explains, is an alchemical device that when activated can give him the power to fight the homunculus monster. Using this, Kazuki creates his own busou renkin, an alchemic weapon in the form of a huge sword. Along with Tokiko and her own busou renkin, Kazuki joins the fight against the homunculus and their master.

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Buso Renkin concluded the series at Shounen Jump 2005 No21,22.

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