Maken-Ki! The Complete Series

Following a faux-lyrical opening, female cleavage—breast, butt, and vagina—comes to the fore in this action-comedy-fantasy. Blinded by lust, schoolboy Takeru transfers to Tenbi Academy because it's a girls school gone co-ed, where he will be surrounded by bosomy young ladies. What Takeru doesn't know is that the high school specializes in magical combat techniques—based on tapping into distinct “elements” called Maken—and that super-duels are routine. Soon Takeru (who turns out to be descended from an important Maken clan) shares a dorm suite and enrollment in the campus security squad alongside a harem of nubile she-warriors, including a childhood friend who has, uh, blossomed, and one petite beauty with advanced powers, who insists that she is his fiancée/protector. Desultory jeopardy eventually arrives in the form of a cabal of evildoers who infiltrate the school to challenge Takeru's dormant superpowers—and also provide a secondary harem-full of boob scenes and crotch shots. A superfluous swimsuit episode indulges a notorious Japanese fetish for girls molested by tentacles (although, actually, the whole series is pretty superfluous). Presenting all 13 episodes from 2011 on a Blu-ray/DVD Combo set, extras include episode commentaries, and erotic workout routines with the heroines. Not recommended. (C. Cassady)