Maken-Ki! Battling Venus (2011)
Action & AdventureAnimationComedy
This romantic comedy is about Takeru Ohyama, a typical perverted teenage boy. His new school doesn't require entrance exams, and it just turned co-ed! Unfortunately, his dreams of a happy high school life are dashed when he finds out the school is much more than it seems. All of the students wield a special item—a Maken—to unleash their magical abilities in duels! Can Takeru find a Maken that works for him? Even while trying to fit in at a new school and dealing with all kinds of girl problems?
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Cast
Tomoaki Maeno
Takeru Ōyama 
Sayuri Yahagi
Kodama 
Iori Nomizu
Inaho Kushiya 
Misuzu Togashi
Azuki Shinatsu 
Mina
Minori Rokujou 
Hitomi Harada
Aki Nijou 
Noriko Shitaya
Haruko Amaya 
Shizuka Furuya
Uruchi Minaya User Reviews (1)
Okay, what can be said for Maken-Ki! Battling Venus (2011)?? I will state the obvious, if you cannot tell by looking at the cover. It is strictly for Seinen audiences. This was made before the western world got infected by "nazi-esk" social media woke-cancer. It is a sickness I am happy to say the East - of that time - seemed immune; and gratefully so. The show itself tried in the first two episodes to have a story but that soon gave way to the scrumptious/genius decision of fanservice. It is not a favored way to go when viewing characters who have special powers at their command, but it worked here. I have seen Seinen where the company tried to "soft-pitch" the fanservice in the show and it ended up leaving the audience frustrated and annoyed. (Ex. *That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime*) But when the company commits to fanservice, it is a lovely thing to behold. The show itself i…
