Editing Buso Renkin (section)

===Critical response===
The manga's critical reaction has been mixed. Most critics reached a consensus regarding the high quality of its art, describing it as "crisp", "solid", and "clean and well done".<ref name=aav1>{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2008/04/12/buso-renkin-vol-1/|title=Buso Renkin Vol. 1|author=Scholes, Sandra|date=April 12, 2008|website=Active Anime|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208151525/http://activeanime.com/html/2008/04/12/buso-renkin-vol-1/|archive-date=December 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=mlv1>{{Cite web|last=Aronson|first=Michael|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/BusoRenkinv1.htm|title=Buso Renkin v1|work=Manga Life|publisher=[[Silver Bullet Comics]]|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014033401/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/BusoRenkinv1.htm|archive-date=October 14, 2007}}</ref><ref name=cbb>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/busorenkin001.html|title=Buso Renkin: Volume 8|author=Douresseaux, Leroy|date=September 16, 2007|publisher=Comic Book Bin|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005072808/http://www.comicbookbin.com/busorenkin001.html|archive-date=October 5, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=stv1>{{cite web|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=4841|title=Buso Renkin Vol. 1|date=September 1, 2006|author=Dragoon, Leigh|publisher=Sequential Tart|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115039/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=4841|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Other aspects of the series have divided critics' opinions. Manga Life's Michael Aronson praised the enemy designs,<ref name=mlv1/> while Carlo Santos of [[Anime News Network]] (ANN) criticized them, adding the series "is not much fun to read, and certainly no fun to look at".<ref name=santos>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2007-02-20|title=Hikikomori Festival - Right Turn Only!!|author=Santos, Carlo|date=February 20, 2007|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709044628/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2007-02-20|archive-date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for Active Anime, Sandra Scholes found points of interest in the series' story, and praised its action.<ref name=aav1/> Santos said the action "got all the drive and excitement of {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} action",<ref name=santos/> and Comic Book Bin's Leroy Douresseaux called the series "a mixture of ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' and ''[[Naruto]]'', but filled with even more weirdness".<ref name=cbb/>

Aronson said the storytelling and action needed "clarity".<ref name=mlv1/> Leigh Dragoon from Sequential Tart described ''Buso Renkin'' as "derivative" and "hackneyed", and called the characters "completely forgettable".<ref name=stv1/> Conversely, Patti Martinson writing for the same site said that they "are distinctive and interesting". Martinson noted "the complexity of the plot", though she said it is not difficult to follow. She added there was "a lot of strong material" that can be developed throughout the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=5647|title=Buso Renkin Vol. 7|date=September 1, 2006|author=Martinson, Patti|publisher=Sequential Tart|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115043/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=5647|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Holly Ellingwood praised the final volume, stating that Watsuki did "a fabulous job of covering all fronts and the various characters, juggling them effectively" and that it ends "in an amazing way".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2008/02/05/buso-renkin-vol-10/|title=Buso Renkin Vol. 10|author=Ellingwood, Holly|date=February 5, 2008|publisher=Active Anime|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205101033/http://activeanime.com/html/2008/02/05/buso-renkin-vol-10/|archive-date=December 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

The anime was met with mostly negative critical reception. ANN critic Zac Bertschy said ''Buso Renkin'' "isn't anything special", criticizing the "threadbare plot exposition" and its clichés, but praised the way it "get[s] right to the action".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2006-10-22|title=The Fall 2006 Anime Preview Guide|author1=Bertschy, Zac|author2=Harper, Melissa|author3=Martin, Theron|author4=Santos, Carlo|author5=Kimlinger, Carl|date=October 22, 2006|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709075438/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2006-10-22|archive-date=July 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ANN, Luke Carroll stated the series is generic and that it became "[a] bit more tolerable&nbsp;...&nbsp;during its light-hearted moments".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carroll|first=Luke|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/buso-renkin-collection-1|title=Buso Renkin - Collection 1|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 8, 2009|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712115635/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/buso-renkin-collection-1|archive-date=July 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Although ANN's Carl Kimlinger said the anime follows the "{{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} fighting formula", he praised Tokiko's characterization, saying it is one characteristic that distinguish the series.<ref name=kimlinger>{{Cite web|last=Kimlinger|first=Carl|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/buso-renkin/dvd-set-1|title=Buso Renkin DVD - Set 1|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 20, 2008|access-date=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919074834/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/buso-renkin/dvd-set-1|archive-date=September 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Kimlinger also praised the way it "improves considerably" because of its twists in the plot.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kimlinger|first=Carl|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/buso-renkin/dvd-set-2|title=Buso Renkin DVD - Set 2|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 3, 2008|access-date=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712143355/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/buso-renkin/dvd-set-2|archive-date=July 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> UK Anime Network's Andy Hanley also called it "generic" at the start, but said it "has a fairly decent stab" in the second half.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Buso_Renkin_Vol._1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103051737/http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Buso_Renkin_Vol._1.html|archive-date=November 3, 2012|title=Anime Review: Buso Renkin Vol. 1|date=September 4, 2008|author=Hanely, Andy|publisher=UK Anime Network|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Buso_Renkin_Vol._2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103051808/http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Buso_Renkin_Vol._2.html|archive-date=November 3, 2012|title=Anime Review: Buso Renkin Vol. 2|author=Hanely, Andy|date=October 30, 2008|publisher=UK Anime Network|access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> Chris Beveridge of Mania praised the balance between the humor and the "lighter side", and stated that ''Buso Renkin'' "took the clichés and obviousness of ideas and ran with it in an engaging and fun manner".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|url=http://www.mania.com/buso-renkin-box-set-1_article_80045.html|title=Buso Renkin Box Set 1|publisher=Mania|date=May 15, 2008|access-date=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222041826/http://www.mania.com/buso-renkin-box-set-1_article_80045.html|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|url=http://www.mania.com/buso-renkin-box-set-2_article_80448.html|title=Buso Renkin Box Set 2|publisher=Mania|date=October 16, 2008|access-date=February 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222041735/http://www.mania.com/buso-renkin-box-set-2_article_80448.html|archive-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref>