{"id":11721,"date":"2016-04-11T22:53:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T05:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=11721"},"modified":"2016-04-12T16:15:46","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T23:15:46","slug":"review-makenki-two-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/04\/review-makenki-two-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Maken-Ki! Two BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\u201cMaken Ki! Two\u201d<\/strong> does have some impressive animation but the stories are, at best, thin and only serves to fulfill men\u2019s fantasies, but beyond that, the jokes, such as they are, fall completely flat and it was tough sledding to get through the season.<\/p>\n

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“Maken-Ki! Two”<\/span>
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Anime, Fantasy, Comedy
\nFUNimation | TVMA \u2013 275 min. \u2013 $64.98 | April 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 04\/11\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Various
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Takeda Hiromitsu (manga)
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Various<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Episode Commentaries, Promotional Videos, Trailers
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), Japanese (Dolby TrueHD 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>NA
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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I\u2019ve admitted before, anime isn\u2019t my forte outside of something more mainstream like \u201cGhost in the Shell\u201d or \u201cCowboy Bebop\u201d so when I came across \u201cMaken-Ki!\u201d<\/strong>, the premise was of course outlandish, which is to be expected from the genre, but its purpose is just, well, icky. Each episode pretty much finds the girls getting their dresses removed in some fashion and the leadership committee tackle foes with Elemental powers (kind of like meta-humans or mutants I suppose) used for evil. The plot is dumb and based on the animation, more to the point framed poses; the only purpose is to pay fan service to the pervy manga books which had its own purpose…<\/p>\n

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Personally, this being my first foray into \u201cMaken Ki!\u201d<\/strong>, it\u2019s just not a very good show with inane plots that, even comparisons with other manga adaptations, that it goes below and beyond. I didn\u2019t find any of it to be amusing and it\u2019s devoid of any type of charm. The voice acting I suppose isn\u2019t too bad and the style itself is classic anime so I guess they didn\u2019t mess up in that department, just everything else fell flat, especially the \u201cjokes\u201d which often were more disturbing than humorous, though that could be more cultural than anything.<\/p>\n

This synopsis says everything:
\nTakeru and his leadership committee comrades are the last line of defense when it comes to ridding Tenbi Academy of mischievous Maken users. But saving all these succulent student bodies from a hoard of hocus pocus hornballs is no easy trick. Not when there’s a pervy creeper pinning bras to the bulletin board, a magical feline turning coed cuties into irresistible sex kittens, and a must-see manga fest where the costumes get mysteriously shrunken down to scandalous sizes! Through it all, Takeru keeps his mind on the mammaries \u2013 and the mammeries on his mind \u2013 as the luscious ladies of the leadership committee prove that their magic is breast in class!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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The 4-disc set, housed in an HD Keep Case, comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Episode Commentaries<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Episodes 1 and 7 comes with a track mostly filled with the English voice cast so it\u2019s more fun and entertaining rather than informative, discussing voice techniques and some on the characters and stories.<\/p>\n

Also included: Commercials (0:51; HD)<\/u><\/strong>, Promotional Video (1:15; HD)<\/u><\/strong>, Textless Opening Song \u2013 \u2018Cherish\u2019 (1:31; HD)<\/u><\/strong>, Textless Closing Song \u2013 \u2018Reach for Light\u2019 (1:32; HD)<\/u><\/strong> and the U.S. Trailer (1:17; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

If there was a positive about this release, unsurprisingly it comes with the picture quality. These anime releases lend themselves so well for a Blu-ray release. Presented in its originally televised 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. Detail is nice and colors are brilliant and bright from beginning to end.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Each episode comes with the choice of an English 5.1 or Japanese 2.0 Dolby TrueHD track and either option is more than satisfactory, though obviously the English one does offer a bit more depth. After sampling the English option, I went with the original Japanese version and while there were limitations especially with the more action-oriented scenes, dialogue at least was clean as was the music\/score.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, \u201cMaken Ki! Two\u201d<\/strong> does have some impressive animation but the stories are, at best, thin and only serves to fulfill men\u2019s fantasies, but beyond that, the jokes, such as they are, fall completely flat and it was tough sledding to get through the season. This Blu-ray set released through FUNimation isn\u2019t half bad with episode commentaries to go along with promotional material.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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