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The cover depicts a young man and young woman with stern faces. The young man has brown hair, a black jacket, and a red T-shirt. The woman short blue hair, a scar on her noise, and wearing a sailor uniform.
The cover of the DVD Box set containing all twenty-six episodes of Buso Renkin released by Geneon Universal Entertainment on November 26, 2009 in Japan

The anime series Buso Renkin is based on the manga series of the same name written by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The series is directed by Takao Kato and produced by Xebec.[1][2][3] The episodes follow Kazuki Muto who becomes an Alchemic warrior in the battle against Alchemic monsters known as Homunculi.

The production of the Buso Renkin anime was announced by the release of a minute-long internet trailer.[4][5] Buso Renkin aired between October 4, 2006 and March 28, 2007 on TV Tokyo.[6][7] The episodes were later released in nine DVD compilations between January 25, 2007 and September 21, 2007 by Geneon Universal Entertainment. A DVD box set containing the whole series was released on November 26, 2009.[8][9]

On December 8, 2007, Viz Media announced the production of the English dub which would be released in two DVD sets of thirteen episodes each.[10] The first set containing episodes one to thirteen was released on April 29, 2008 and the second set contains episodes fourteen to twenty-six and was released on October 7, 2008.[11][12] On December 20, 2009, the first three episodes from the series were officially uploaded to Hulu and Viz Media's portal.[13] Two episodes were uploaded weekly thereafter with the final episode uploaded on March 8, 2010.[14][15] Beginning October 2, 2012 Buso Renkin was streamed on Neon Alley.[16]

The series use three pieces of theme music: a single opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is "Makka Na Chikai" (真赤な誓い, lit. "Crimson Oath") by Yoshiki Fukuyama.[2] The first ending theme from episodes one to fourteen is "Hoshiakari" (ホシアカリ, lit. "Starlight") by Jyukai and the second theme for the remaining episodes is "Itoshiki Sekai" (愛しき世界, lit. "Beloved World") by Aya Kagami.[2][3][17]

Production team

Buso Renkin's original work was created by Nobuhiro Watsuki in the form of a manga. The anime series was produced by Xebec and directed by Takao Kato.[2][3] The series was planned by Kazuhiko Torishima, Akihiro Kawamura, Koji Kumozu, and Yukinao Shijimoji. The producers were Makota Oyoshi, Nobuhiro Nakayama, Shinichi Ikeda, Hinoyuki Yonemasu and executive producers were Naoko Watanabe and Kohei Kawase. Nobuyoshi Habara directed the opening and ending themes and its animation was directed by Akio Takami. Keito Watanabe directed the art of the series, Natsuyo Ban coordinated the colors, Takuya Matsumura designed the animation for the weapons, and Sunao Chikako designed the props. The sound was directed by Takeshi Takadara; sound effects were done by Mitsuru Kageyama, mixed by Naotsugu Uchida, edited by Akane Sango, and recorded at Half H-P Studio.[2][3]

On December 8, 2007, Viz Media announced that Buso Renkin would receive an English localization and be released in two DVD sets.[10] The production for the dubbing was coordinated by Marc Schmidt and recorded at Salami Studios located in Hollywood.[3] The cast of the English dub was overseen by Rene Veilleux. The English script was written by her along with Donald Roman Lopez. The automated dialogue replacement mixing was done by Mark Mecado, Johnathan Palomo Abelardo, Jeff Kettle, and Josh Huber.[3]

Episode list

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Ep no. Title Director Writer Animation director Original airdate Refs.

Volume DVDs

Japanese release

Geneon Universal Entertainment released nine DVD compilations between January 25, 2007 and September 21, 2007 in Japan.[8] A DVD box set containing all twenty-six episodes was released on November 26, 2009.[9]

Geneon Universal Entertainment (Japan, Region 2 DVD)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Volume 1 1–2 January 25, 2007 [8]
Volume 2 3–5 February 23, 2007
Volume 3 6–8 March 28, 2007
Volume 4 9–11 April 25, 2007
Volume 5 12–14 May 25, 2007
Volume 6 15–17 April 24, 2007
Volume 7 18–20 July 25, 2007
Volume 8 21–23 August 24, 2007
Volume 9 24-26 September 21, 2007
Box 1–26 November 26, 2009 [9]

North American release

Viz Media released the English dub of the series in two DVD compilations which contain thirteen episodes each.[11][12]

Viz Media (North America, Region 1 DVD)
Volume Episodes Release date Ref.
Volume 1 1–13 April 29, 2008 [11]
Volume 2 14–26 October 7, 2008 [12]

Notes and references

Notes
  • ^A The episode's title used English lettering in the Japanese airing.
General references
  • "Buso Renkin Official Website" (in Japanese). Xebec. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
  • "Viz Buso Renkin Episodes 1–10". Viz Media. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  • "Viz Buso Renkin Episodes 11–20". Viz Media. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  • "Viz Buso Renkin Episodes 21–26". Viz Media. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Specific references
  1. ^ "Buso Renkin Official Website" (in Japanese). Xebec. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Staff list" (in Japanese). Xebec. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Buso Renkin DVD 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "New Anime Trailers Online". Anime News Network. October 2, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  5. ^ "Buso Renkin Trailer information" (in Japanese). Xebec. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ep 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ep 26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b c "Buso Renkin DVDs" (in Japanese). Xebec. November 13, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b c "武装錬金 DVD-Box" [Buso Renkin DVD box] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "New York Anime Festival and ICv2 Conference on Anime and Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b c "Buso Renkin, Vol. 1 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b c "Buso Renkin, Vol. 2 (DVD Box Set)". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Buso Renkin episodes 1–12". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Buso Renkin episodes 13–20". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Buso Renkin episodes 21–26". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Neon Alley October 1–18 2012 schedule" (PDF). Neon Alley. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Buso Renkin DVD 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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