That said, it all works fairly well and helps to showcase the growth in strength of each of the characters through visualized leveling.
The reason behind this choice seems to be entirely for appeal as the world itself is not actually supposed to be looked at as a game, but rather just game-like. Every facet of the world functions similar to that of a fantasy roleplaying game, with such things as the Busters and Vandels gaining levels, videogame-esque economies, and even power-up modes for each of the Saiga. Surrounding the characters is an impressively fleshed out world for that of a battle manga, and an intriguing one to boot. Even the Vandels themselves each manage to have an impressive amount of characterization, be it the quirky minor villains or the surprisingly interesting, and sometimes rather intense, big bads. Beet aside the supporting cast is wonderfully entertaining, with each character having distinct and fun personalities. That said it never feels as if it’s too much of a hindrance on any of the other characters and Beet himself manages to show off legitimate development for all of the time that he’s given. Of course this is a story about Beet and as such he gets the bulk of the shining moments within the series.
Each character is given plenty of room to grow with no one feeling too particularly overshadowed. While the story and setting are simple and very Shonen they are done near flawlessly. Riku Sanjo is at his best in this open world fantasy adventure and shows just how far he had come since the duo’s previous work, Dai no Daiboken. From that moment on Beet assigns himself the task of wiping out all of the Vandels and ridding the world of its Dark Age. As the Busters charge into battle Beet loses consciousness only to find both the Zenon Warriors and the Vandel gone without a trace when he awakes. In doing so they successfully pass on their greatest power to the boy, saving his life, but in the process leaving them defenseless against the Vandel. In order to save his life the five Busters give Beet each of their Saiga, a magical weapon construct connected to ones own soul. Just as it seems that the Zenon Warriors have the Vandel on the ropes, Beet yells out in excitement, catching the attention of the Vandel who then proceeds to mortally wound the young boy.
On his first day as a Buster, Beet witnesses his childhood heroes, The Zenon Warriors, taking on a particularly powerful Vandel. The series follows the titular Beet as he aspires to be a Buster, a sort of high-class mercenary, and put an end to the Dark Age of the Vandels, a race of demon like creatures that rule over the majority of the world. Back in the far off year of 2002 a series by the name of Beet The Vandel Buster was published in Monthly Shonen Jump by writer/artist duo Riku Sanjo and Koji Inada.
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