Running time: 25 minutes Number of episodes: 26 Vintage: 2006-10-04 Age rating: ??? Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural Animation Production: Xebec Source: Anime News Network The Good: Animation looks fine when it counts. The Bad: Stupid plot. Status: Dropped My impressions and review: Back when the Fall 2006 anime rush started flooding me and I couldn’t decide what to watch, Busou Renkin looked [...]
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Rating: 8.4/10 & 9/10 Impressions: Oh shit wow, this show is getting much better now. Compared to the current D.Gray-man, and I stress the word ‘current’, Busou Renkin wins by a mile. But of course D.Gray-man will get much better later on…but that’s not relevant to this anyway. But man, this episode is just filled with surprises [...]
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Bravo may have broken up with Kazuki, but now isn’t the time to be miserable; instead, Kazuki must start building up a reliable harem to take away the pain of his loss. Tokiko will be first wife, of course, but many others (both male and female) will be needed to satiate Kazuki’s ever-growing appetite for [...]
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Rating: 8.3/10 & 8.5/10 Impressions: Well, the fights are still as silly as always, with Bravo’s battle against Moonface being a perfect example. Although this is good, this is one of the reasons why the show will never ascend to Bleach levels. The world of Busou Renkin is also currently too small with too little characters, and [...]
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Kazuki has always looked up to Captain Bravo, the man who taught him to upgrade and refine his HARD GAY, but ever since he gained the black Kakugane, Bravo has been simmering with jealousy at the new HARD GAY possibilities that have opened up for his student. Can this end in any other way than [...]
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Kazuki has pushed himself harder than any other man in his quest to become more HARD GAY, but has he gone too far this time? Transformed into an ultimate HARD GAY entity, Kazuki’s desires start spiralling out of control, making him a danger to everyone around him? Can Tokiko help Kazuki get a handle on [...]
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Rating: 8.3/10 & 8.7/10 Impressions: This is why I especially love part-school genres, since the fantasical/mecha/sci-fi side of the story will usually always merge with the school life side in the form of the lead revealing his or her powers to his or her school. This is also why I found episode 12 especially exciting. Things are [...]
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It’s a hard life being a Shounen Jump character; just when you want to get down to the action, you have to stand around recapping what happened in the last episode. Perhaps it’s just as well to give Kazuki a breather, however, for his next opponent may just be the most HARD GAY one yet… Kazuki’s [...]
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After waiting for a grueling 2 weeks, I’ve been dying to find out how Kazuki and Victor are gonna duke it out … especially since Kazuki went into “power-up” mode and revealed his Dark Kakugane III Even though they had a very exciting and intense fight … for like 10s … zzzzzzzz And I’m so pissed, just [...]
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He may be the main character, but sometimes even Kazuki has to step back for a moment. With our hero reluctantly sharing the spotlight, Papillon and Butterfly decide to come forward and resolve the matter of who looks best in a bodysuit, whilst Moonface promises to give Bravo an experience he won’t forget… The power of [...]
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Commence Level 12: Destroy L.X.E. Base Victory conditions: Butterfly is defeated. Defeat conditions: Kazuki is defeated. Active party: Kazuki, Tokiko, Bravo Useless reserve: Angel Gozen Press Start to Begin. Before the level proper can begin, an exposition cut scene is required.
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You can’t be a villain of the fortnight without preparation- after all, who’s going to take you seriously if you don’t have a good back story to tell in Flashback Mode? Fortunately, the twins are more than prepared on that front, forcing Kazuki and Tokiko to stand still for over seven minutes and listen to [...]
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Rating: 8.5/10, 8.5/10 Impressions: Well, these two episodes are definitely much better than the last few with half-assed comedy and action tossed together. It goes to show that action in a serious mood exceeds ridiculous comedic fighting by far. Well, at least for me. The sparring in episode 10 is done rather well, and it’s not just [...]
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Rating: 7.8/10 & 7.5/10 Impressions: Ok, so this show hasn’t exactly turned out how I expected it would. It’s not how the butterfly dude comes back or anything, it’s just that this show is completely whacked up and so does not take itself seriously. It’s a bit too light-hearted for my tastes, since not even the battles [...]
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Kazuki thought he had found the perfect HARD GAY partner in Shuusui, but unfortunately for him, it was not to be; not only did Shuusui turn out to be a minor agent of evil, but he was more interested in siscon than HARD GAY! Can Kazuki lure him back to the right path with a [...]
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No matter how good your current partner is, sometimes you just want a bit of variety- and that’s just how Kazuki feels at the moment. Having trained so hard with his latest conquest Captain Bravo, he’s about ready for a change- and who better to move to than kendo master Shuusui Hayasaka? Shuusui’s HARD GAY [...]
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Kazuki and Tokiko had the perfect relationship (after a fashion) but then Captain Bravo came along. What the Captain wants, he takes, and right now he’s after Kazuki. Will Kazuki be able to withstand the force of Bravo’s special training, and can poor Tokiko manage without the service she has become accustomed to? Captain Bravo likes [...]
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Kazuki is very much in demand these days; not only does alchemic warrior Captain Bravo want to recruit him as a new ‘member’ of a heroic Justice Team, but his old adversary Papillon is back and looking for HARD GAY with a worthy adversary. Does poor Kazuki have the strength and stamina to deal with [...]
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Rating: 7.5/10 Impressions: I guess this means Chouno’s reign as enemy ends, thus also concluding the first arc of the series. There is nothing spectacular and it lacks uniqueness, as quite a few scenes a fairly cheesy and overused. Overall though, it’s not a bad start. It seems that Tokiko had been saved by another alchemical warrior, [...]
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The following parody comes with an advisory warning: if the thought of a man dressed only in a thong in any way scares, traumatises or disgusts you, do not read on. Please direct all complaints about his appearance to the animators and original mangaka. Chouno’s father explains how he tried to train his eldest son in [...]
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