Maken-Ki! Battling Venus

2011 2 Seasons 22 Episodes ★ 7.2 Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure

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

Seasons

13 eps

Specials

2011

12 eps

Season 1

2011

10 eps

Season 2

2014

Details

Status

Ended

Original Language

JA

Network

AT-X

Production

XEBEC, Anime International Company

Reviews

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DallasBob

March 9, 2022

★ 8/10

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 epis...