Ranked #1322

Sekirei (Manga)

One guy, several girls and a heap of mishaps are what make a harem however Sekirei does things is a little differently. Instead of focusing on the typical Ecchi, Romantic, Comedy aspect; here the Supernatural, Action takes precedence, following an exciting battle royale of hot characters. Depending on your taste you may enjoy this out of the ordinary harem, or be repulsed by the clothes stripping action.

The Sekirei Plan is a top secret project where hot girls & guys of unknown origin have to fight, fight and fight some more in some bizarre battle royale. Minato Sahashi is the young man who’s thrown into this startling, unfamiliar situation, where he becomes the Ashikabi (partner) of some high-powered hot girl known as a Sekirei. The main plot is explained fairly early on through the crazy game master’s monologues but it takes a while to get to grips with the finer points of the story and its concept. This isn’t helped by every little plot point becoming entangled in a mess of illogicality, only to be straightened out (somewhat), much later on when the Sekirei plan reaches the 3rd stage. Well it’s good to know that the story isn’t only about mindless action & fanservice, as it spends more time on the characters and how they adjust to the ever changing situations.

The characters in question are very symbolic, in the sense that they are what you would expect from a harem. The male protagonist Minato, has the sort of pathetic, auspicious, gentle personality that would allow himself to build a harem. The main “gotta catch ‘em all” premise of Sekirei makes building a harem very easy but it doesn’t make the characters any less important. Decent amounts of time & development are given to the main Sekirei and it can be interesting seeing how they express their individuality. With the Sekirei, their appealing features and traits are rather exaggerated and in some cases it can be a bit of a turn-off (e.g. freakishly huge breast).

The reason I find it a turn-off is frankly because of the artwork. For an ecchi manga the art can be really appealing, to those who like exposed lopsided breast, but to those hoping for a bit more creativity would find the artwork rather lacking. The character designs and their environments are all good but it all lacks a sense of detail, like shading and consistency, to make it great. All in all, the art looks incredibly simplistic however its simplicity does make it really easy to follow.

Overall Sekirei is a fairly addicting Ecchi Harem that seems to unintentionally promote pimping. There’s a lot of interesting and intense combat but they can be a bit over-the-top and eventually repetitive, seeing how the fights are more like strip shows. At least it results in a fair amount of eye pleasing, ecchi fanservice for guys who enjoy that kind of thing… which in fact is most of you guys who read this. There’s also a great deal of funny moments, mostly thanks to Minato’s witty comments and the girl’s cute quirks (Kuu-chan~). So if you’re into ecchi or want a harem manga with a bit of flair, then check this one out. read more

Sekirei described in a sentence would be ahem... highlander with boobies. but don't let that put you off now I say i've read 61 chapters but that is a bit of a guess it's around 61 but i lost my place
so now for the reveiw (oh and please forgive my bad spelling and gramer)

Story: as mentiond it's basicly highlander with hot chiks in revealing outfits oh and if you haven't seen highlander got to a dvd rental shop and rent it I'm not describing it for you but basicly it's a good plot taken from a 1980's action movie so it losses points masivly for lack of originality it could get them back at a later date however if something happens that is signifinantly diferent to the plot of highlader say if the main chacater started shooting ligtning fron his eyes or somthing (ok thats just silly but it's just an example) so for story 610

Art: good that's it good nothing special nothing bad just good 7/10

Characters: this is where this manga really shines mainly the main character because unlike most harem storys the lead isn't a perv of just plain clueless he is a belevibal character a kind polite boy failing at getting into uni (or collage if your a yank) a extreamly cute girl in a revealing miko outfit literaly falls out of the sky and he gets draged into her problems he tries to help and never atempts to take advantage ofher yet understands that she is a she and he is a he everyone else also mannages to avoid stereotypes (or at least most of them) so i'll be generous and give this catagory 1010

enjoyment: 710

overall if you love ecchi harems read this you will love it if you don't however you will still probably enjoy it 810 read more