Maken-Ki! Battling Venus
2011 2 seasons · 22 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Maken-Ki! Battling Venus

マケン姫っ！

Synopsis

マケン姫っ！

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?

Also On AT-X

Other series that aired on AT-X.

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Animation + Comedy in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Maken-Ki! Battling Venus itself).

The 2010–2012 Japan Window

Maken-Ki! Battling Venus holds position #226 of 441 Japan seriess in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Solitary Gourmet
    #2

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  3. Carnival Phantasm
    #3

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. High School D×D
    #5

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  6. Hunter x Hunter
    #6

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  7. Kamisama Kiss
    #7

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  8. Maid Sama!
    #8

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Maken-Ki! Battling Venus premiered alongside 138 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 138 other Japan seriess in 2011.

The 2516th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

21
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
87th
Popularity percentile

21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (87th percentile) outruns review volume (38th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 5, 2011
Last Air Date
March 20, 2014
Broadcast Span
2.5 years
Total Episodes
22 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 9.2 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,400 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,609 of 2,532 (top 64%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesXEBEC, Anime International Company
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 22
Release DateOctober 5, 2011
Official Sitemaken-ki-two.com

Questions Answered

When did Maken-Ki! Battling Venus end?

Maken-Ki! Battling Venus finished its run with its final episode airing on March 20, 2014.

Where did Maken-Ki! Battling Venus air?

Maken-Ki! Battling Venus aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.