TV series

Buso Renkin

2006–2007 · 1 season

A lively, monster-battling adventure with a warm friendship at its core, easy to dip into and fun to watch.

Overview: The story begins when high school student Kazuki Muto 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, the girl he saved, explains that the monster is a homunculus. Kazuki had been attacked and killed by it when he was rescuing her; however, she, feeling responsible for him, revived him by placing a Kakugane medallion in his chest, serving as a replacement heart.
How it feels: Warm, light, tense and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, identity, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
identity
survival
loyalty
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild