japanese hepburn lit arms manga series written drawn follows warrior battle monsters known envisioned manga manga tried genre serialized magazine weekly june april individual chapters republished volumes series licensed north american release manga adapted anime television series produced broadcast japanese television network tokyo december anime announced north american dvd release series american television debut american broadcast rights acquired series spawned drama cds light novels playstation video game types themed merchandise japan manga sold million volumes nominated award received mixed reception manga anime publications art received positive comments reviewers aspects manga action characters divided critics opinions anime critics described generic fighting series received negative reception plot narrative follows saves killed monster known warrior feels responsible replacing destroyed heart device activated takes weapon form based user personality forming thing destroy creates joins fight master renamed killed later resurrected group led great great grandfather calling butterfly battles captain team leader destroy members learning butterfly believes weak useless rebels kills butterfly death butterfly drains energy students school heal revive victor superior humans victor confronted victor interested fighting leaves battle revealed type victor black created prototype philosopher stone black human life forces prevent happening death ordered captain tries kill finds alive team commissioned confirm death protégé fight way past members later death postponed leader explains priority defeat victor find white effects black guarded victor daughter victoria final battle victor applies white victor protect victor moon later creates white heal rescues creates white victor humanity reunited daughter victor asks turn tells daughter lead moon research way revert humans ending war activities warriors return daily lives urban legend japan production started writing thinking manga tried wanted genre unexpectedly experienced problems drawing manga fight scenes said struggled comedic elements drew references sources past works gun blaze west american comics films anime manga despite dealing initially avoided mentioning philosopher stone thought accused series mentioning said general knowledge series publication severe fourth cold weak finish chapter send weekly jump manga chapters written illustrated serialized magazine june april chapters serialized weekly jump final chapter published magazine installments published individual chapters series collected volumes released january april north_america released manga volumes august february manga licensed brazil france germany italy spain anime adaptation japan manga adapted anime series ran tokyo directed produced aired october march episodes later released dvd compilations january september dvd box sets containing episodes released november february released animation soundtrack january december announced release english dub released dvd sets thirteen episodes set containing episodes thirteen released april second set containing episodes fourteen released october launched channel april marking series american television debut december episodes series officially uploaded portal episodes uploaded weekly final episode uploaded march beginning october streamed neon alley related media released drama cds released second released october released expert cds features radio drama opening ending themes unreleased soundtrack songs expert released march second expert released june light novels written illustrated published jump books line double slash published october released titled published nintendo fighting games jump super stars stars featured characters series playstation video game developed published released june title park japan action figures shirts trading card game series key chains variety products sold merchandise series reception japan sold million volumes north_america volume featured best selling graphic novel ranking nielsen fourth volume series seventh best selling comic book march according year nominated best science fiction comic title year manga critical reaction mixed critics reached consensus high quality art describing crisp solid clean aspects series divided critics opinions praised enemy designs ann criticized adding series fun read certainly fun look writing active anime found points interest series story praised action said action got drive excitement action comic book called series mixture filled said storytelling action needed clarity described derivative called characters completely forgettable conversely writing site said distinctive interesting noted complexity plot said difficult follow added lot strong material developed series praised final volume stating fabulous job covering fronts characters effectively ends amazing way anime met negative critical reception ann critic said isn special criticizing plot exposition clichés praised way right action writing ann stated series generic bit light hearted moments ann said anime follows fighting formula praised characterization saying characteristic distinguish series praised way improves considerably twists plot called generic start said fairly decent stab second half praised balance humor lighter stated took clichés ideas ran engaging fun manner
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