8.025 minSeason 2 • Episode 10
LatestSomeone's broken into the principal's room in search of files that could put the whole school at risk. In order to track down the culprit, the Leadership Committee will use all their resources-including a new student, fireworks, and skimpy costumes!
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?
Practical Effects
Physics-defying costume design as deliberate aesthetic choice
Sound
Aggressive battle themes that outpace the actual stakes
Production
Studio AIC's peak horny-era animation budget
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maken-Ki! arrived at peak late-2000s battle harem saturation, when Infinite Stratos and ISUCA were fighting for the same audience. It barely survived where others thrived.
Creator Hiromitsu Takeda allegedly demanded stricter ecchi content than the anime staff wanted, leading to the infamous 'gravity-defying cloth' physics that became the show's signature.
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