Editing Buso Renkin (section)

{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image           = Buso Renkin 1.png
| caption         = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Tokiko Tsumura (left) and Kazuki Muto
| ja_kanji        = 武装錬金
| ja_romaji       = Busō Renkin
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<ref name="VizOfficial">{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/buso-renkin|title=The Official Website for Buso Renkin|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220064021/https://www.viz.com/buso-renkin|url-status=live}}</ref>|[[Science fiction]]<ref name="VizOfficial"/>|[[Supernatural fiction|Supernatural]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Viz Launches Six More Titles Into the Digital Realm|url=https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/22451/viz-launches-six-more-titles-into-digital-realm|website=ICv2|access-date=April 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424055610/https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/22451/viz-launches-six-more-titles-into-digital-realm|archive-date=April 24, 2025|date=March 20, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]]
| publisher       = [[Shueisha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher| [[Northern America|NA]]/[[United Kingdom|UK]]| [[Viz Media]]}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]}}
| imprint         = [[Jump Comics]]
| magazine        = [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]
| first           = June 23, 2003
| last            = April 25, 2005
| volumes         = 10
| volume_list     = List of Buso Renkin chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = [[Takao Kato]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA= [[Viz Media]]|UK= [[Manga Entertainment]]|AUS= [[Madman Entertainment]]}}
| producer        = {{plainlist|
* Hiroyuki Yonemasu
* Makoto Ōyoshi
* Nobuhiro Nakayama
* Shin'ichi Ikeda
}}
| writer          = Akatsuki Yamatoya
| music           = [[Kohei Tanaka (composer)|Kohei Tanaka]]
| studio          = [[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]]
| network         = [[TX Network|TXN]] ([[TV Tokyo]])
| network_en      = {{English anime network|US= [[Funimation Channel]]|NA= [[Neon Alley]]|SEA=[[Animax Asia|Animax]]}}
| first           = October 5, 2006
| last            = March 29, 2007{{efn|The official website of ''Buso Renkin'' informs episodes aired between October 4, 2006, and March 28, 2007 at the 25:00 AM timeslot.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219192618/http://www.xebec-inc.co.jp/anime/busourenkin/episode01.html|archive-date=February 19, 2009|url=http://www.xebec-inc.co.jp/anime/busourenkin/episode01.html|title=Episode 1|publisher=Xebec|language=ja|access-date=May 9, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306203027/http://www.xebec-inc.co.jp/anime/busourenkin/episode26.html|archive-date=March 6, 2009|url=http://www.xebec-inc.co.jp/anime/busourenkin/episode26.html|title=Episode 26|publisher=Xebec|language=ja|access-date=May 9, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> This, technically, means that the show was broadcast always a day later than what is featured on the site.|name=broadcast}}
| episodes        = 26
| episode_list    = List of Buso Renkin episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| author          = Kaoru Kurosaki
| illustrator     = Nobuhiro Watsuki
| publisher       = Shueisha
| demographic     = Male
| imprint         = [[Jump J-Books]]
| first           = October 30, 2006
| last            = May 25, 2007
| volumes         = 2
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Buso Renkin'''''|武装錬金|Busō Renkin|{{translation|literal=yes}} "Alchemical Weapons"|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]]. It was serialized in publisher [[Shueisha]]'s [[Shōnen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' magazine from June 2003 to April 2005. The individual chapters were republished by Shueisha in ten {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} (bound volumes). It follows Kazuki Muto, who becomes an alchemical warrior in the battle against alchemical monsters known as [[homunculi]]. Watsuki envisioned the manga as his last {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga, and then he tried to do as much as he could with that genre. The series has been licensed by [[Viz Media]] for North American release.

The manga has been adapted into an [[anime]] television series, which was produced by studio [[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]] and was broadcast on Japanese television network [[TV Tokyo]] from 2006 to 2007. In December 2007, the anime was announced for North American DVD release by [[Viz Media]]. In 2009, the series made its American television debut on the [[Funimation Channel]], with American broadcast rights acquired by [[Funimation]] from Viz Media. The series has also spawned two [[drama CD]]s, two [[light novel]]s, a [[PlayStation 2]] video game, and many types of ''Buso Renkin''-themed merchandise.

In Japan, the ''Buso Renkin'' manga has sold over 3 million volumes and was nominated for the science fiction works focused [[Seiun Award]]. It received a mixed reception from manga and anime publications. Watsuki's art received the most positive comments from reviewers, while other aspects of the manga, such as its action and characters, have divided critics' opinions. The anime, which critics described as a generic {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} fighting series, received mostly negative reception.