Maken-Ki
With a second season planned for broadcast in Japan for Winter 2014, FUNimation is timing it out well with the release of the first season of Maken-Ki! The complete first season release is set for a November 12th release in North American on DVD/BD combo release as it brings out the fall 2011 series in high definition. Animated by AIC, the show was simulcast by FUNimation based on the manga by Hiromitus Takeda, which has been running in Japan since 2007 with ten volumes so far. The second season is shifting production companies though as Xebec is taking it over as they adapt more of the manga. A two episode OVA series was also produced with the first episode arriving in March 2012 and the second one hitting at the end of September 2013, neither of which is included with this release as FUNimation only has the TV series proper.
Plot concept: Based on the manga series by Takeda Hiromitsu, this romantic comedy is about Ohyama Takeru, 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?