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Madan no Ou to Vanadis

This series is not completely translated. Japanese Title : 魔弾の王と戦姫〈ヴァナディース〉 Author : Kawaguchi Tsukasa (Story), Yoshi☆wo (Art), Katagiri Hinata (Art) Genre : Adventure, Ecchi, Fantasy, Historical, Romance, Harem Published : Apr 25, 2011 - Nov 25, 2017 Volumes : 18 Chapters : 95 MAL Baka Updates Novel Updates Synopsis : Set in Western Europe during times of war, Eleanor "Ellen" Vertalia, one of the Vanadis of Zhcted, leads the battle into Brune. There are, in fact, seven Vanadis, named for having each received a powerful weapon from the dragon to individually reign over seven territories. The power of the Vanadis invokes dread and fear from their enemies. An earl in the service of the country of Brune, a young archer by the name of Tigre, experienced the Vandis's power firsthand after being defeated on the battlefield by Ellen. However, Ellen chose to spare his life after witnessing his skills, but in exchange, he is asked to serve her.

Campione!

Japanese Title : カンピオーネ! Author : Taketsuki Jou (Story), Sikorsky (Art) Genre : Action, Fantasy, Harem, Supernatural Published : May 28, 2008 - Nov 22, 2017 Volumes : 21 Chapters : 168 MAL Baka Updates Novel Updates Synopsis : A Campione – a Godslayer – is a supreme ruler. Since he can kill a celestial being, he can therefore call on the sacrosanct, divine powers wielded by the gods. A Campione – a Godslayer – is a lord. Since the power to kill a deity is in his hands, he therefore looms over all mortals on Earth. A Campione – a Godslayer – is a devil. For all mortals who live in the world, none can hope to match their power. Kusanagi Godou, a 16-year-old boy who played in the senior league as catcher and fourth hitter when he was in Junior High. However, an injury put an end to his future in baseball. During the spring break of his third and last year in Junior High, he got involved in an adventure and ended up slaying one of the Heretic Gods, Verethragna. T

Tenchi Muyou! GXP Streaming on Crunchyroll

I'm not sure exactly when it was added, but it seems that Tenchi Muyou! GXP has been added to Crunchyroll's catalog. So for anyone that uses Crunchyroll here's your chance to watch it. Here's a link to this blog's Tenchi Muyou! GXP page .

Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.

English Title : In Another World With My Smartphone Japanese Title : 異世界はスマートフォンとともに。 Studio : Production Reed Genre : Adventure, Harem, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy Aired : Jul 11, 2017 - Sep 26, 2017 Episodes : 12 MAL AniDB AniList Synopsis : Touya Mochizuki was accidentally killed, and as an apology, God allows him to be reborn in a fantasy world and will grant him any one wish he desires. And so, Touya chooses to keep his smartphone in the next world. In his second chance at life, he befriends many important figures and comes across the world's secret. He inherits the legacy of an ancient civilization and travels around nonchalantly while possessing powers that rival this world's kings.

Discotek Licenses Photon

This is just a heads up to people who prefer to buy official releases of anime and manga. On Monday Discotek Media announced that they would be releasing Photon: The Idoiot Adventures on DVD in December. The release will have the original English dub as well as Japanese audio with English subtitles. Here's a link to this blog's Photon page . You can read Discotek's official announcement here .

Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyou

Japanese Title : 常住戦陣!! ムシブギョー(蟲奉行) Author : Fukuda Hiroshi Genre : Action, Ecchi, Fantasy, Historical, Samurai, Romance Published : Jan 5, 2011 - Sep 20, 2017 Volumes : 32 Chapters : 316 MAL Baka Updates Synopsis : The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit "Mushibugyou" to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each member is a specialist with unique fighting skills.

Magika no Kenshi to Basileus

Japanese Title : 魔技科の剣士と召喚魔王〈ヴァシレウス〉 Author : Mihara Mitsuki (Story), CHuN (Art) Genre : Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Magic, Romance, School, Harem, Supernatural Published : Apr 25, 2013 - Aug 25, 2017 Volumes : 14 Chapters : 82 MAL Baka Updates Novel Updates Synopsis : 15 years ago, the world discovered magic as well as mythical beings from another dimension. Humankind learned to summon these dangerous mythical beings and used their power to great effect. Seven countries formed contracts with these "gods" and gained their allegiance as a result. Summoners on their 14th birthdays will be chosen by a God and given a stigma. Schools have been set up to train summoners and magical swordsmen as a result. 15 years later after the finding of magic, Kazuki Hayashizaki is chosen as a summoner and given a stigma to indicate that. It is surprising because males aren't chosen as summoners due to their low amount of mana compared to females. As the first male to bec

Series to Watch Out For #6: Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari and Seigai no Majo (Updated 10/10/19)

Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari is a manga by Maybe releases in Big Gangan magazine. The series is currently 5 volumes long. The 5th volume released on June 24, 2017. Here is the synopsis from Manga Updates : "Satou has been in love with his childhood friend and neighbor, Hime, ever since she and her grandfather appeared out of nowhere 10 years ago. Now a dazzling, yet mysterious high school beauty, she makes it more and more difficult for him to confess his feelings. As the anniversary of their first meeting is nearing, will he muster up his courage to transform their friendship into something more? Or will an entirely different fate await this tightly bonded pair?" Seigai no Majo  is a manga by Tanaka Hosana and released in  Young King OURs  magazine. The series is currently 5 volumes long with the 5th volume being released on August 30, 2017. (Update:  Seigai no Majo  has ended with a harem ending. You can find the page for it  here .) Here is the synopsis from Seven S

Series to Watch Out For #5: Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.

Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni. is a light novel series written by Fuyuhara Patora, illustrated by Usatsuka Eiji, and published by Hobby Japan. The series is currently 9 volumes long, and as of writing this has an anime adaptation airing. Here is the synopsis from J-Novel Club : "After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. “I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder...” laments the old coot. But all is not lost! God says that he can reincarnate Touya into a world of fantasy, and as a bonus, he gets to bring his smartphone along with! So begins Touya's adventure in a new, anachronistic pseudo-medieval world. Friends! Laughs! Tears! Inexplicable Deus ex Machina! He sets off on a journey full of wonder as he absentmindedly travels from place to place, following whatever goal catches his fancy. The curtains lift on an epic tale of swords, sorcery, and smartph

Series to Watch Out For #4: Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou

Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou is a manga released in Comic Ryu magazine. The series is currently 12 volumes long. The 12th volume released on April 13, 2017. Here is the synopsis from Seven Seas : "What do world governments do when they learn that fantastical beings are not merely fiction, but flesh and blood-not to mention feather, hoof, and fang? Why, they create new regulations, of course, like the Interspecies Cultural Exchange Accord! When twenty-something Kurusu Kimihito becomes an involuntary “volunteer” in the government homestay program for monster girls, his world is turned upside down. A lamia named Miia is sent to live with him, and it’s Kimihito’s job to make sure the sexy snake girl integrates into everyday life. While cold-blooded Miia is hot for Kimihito, the penalties for interspecies breeding are dire. Even worse, when a buxom centaur girl, and a scantily-clad harpy move into Kimihito’s house, what’s a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do?&qu

Series to Watch Out For #3: Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki

Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki is an anime series created by Kajishima Masaki and animated by AIC. It consists of 4 ova series and is currently 23 episodes long with the 24th episode releasing next month. The 4th ova series began releasing on November 30, 2016 and it's fourth and final episode will release on August 30, 2017. (edit: Episode 4 of ova 4 was delayed until September 13) As always here's the synopsis, this time from MAL : "Tenchi Masaki was a normal 17-year-old boy until the day he accidentally releases the space pirate, Ryoko from a cave she was sealed in 700 years ago as the people thought she was a demon. In a series of events, four other alien girls show up at the Masaki household as Tenchi learns much of his heritage he never knew about and deal with five alien girls who each have some sort of romantic interest in him." Unlike with  Renai Boukun  or  Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?  there isn't a need to tell you why I think this series will get a ha

Series to Watch Out For #2: Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?

Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!? is a light novel series written by Takehaya, illustrated by Poco, and published by Hobby Japan. The series is currently 28 volumes long and received a 12 episode anime in 2014 adapting the first 7 volumes. Here is the synopsis from J-Novel Club : "Just starting high school, Koutarou is moving out on his own to take some of the burden off of his widower father. Lucky for him, he’s found a room at Corona House. It has a great landlord, it’s not too far from school, and best of all, it’s dirt cheap. It really is perfect... except for the strange girls that keep appearing to try and take it over! But even as room 106 turns into a battlefield, Koutarou isn’t willing to give up his apartment without a good fight. The invasion begins!" A big aspect of this series is how Koutarou and his harem feel more like a family than just another bland harem mc and the girls lusting after him. So not only do the girls grow closer to Koutarou, but they grow

Series to Watch Out For #1: Renai Boukun (Updated 12/5/18)

Renai Boukun is a manga by Mihoshi Megane releasing monthly in the digital magazine Comic Meteor . It's currently 45 chapters long which has been collected in 11 volumes. As of writing this it also has an anime adaptation airing, with episode 9 being the most recent. (Update: Renai Boukun has ended with a harem ending. You can find the page for it  here .) You might be wondering why I'm writing about an ongoing series, which can't possibly have a harem ending if it hasn't ended yet. The reason for that and the reason for this column is to talk about ongoing series where a harem ending is likely to happen, and Renai Boukun definitely fits the bill. For those unfamiliar with the series here is the synopsis from MAL : "A Kiss Note is a powerful notebook that makes people who have their names written together instantly fall in love if they kiss each other, regardless of any circumstances. This magical and very familiar item belongs to an angel named Guri whose

Mouse

English Title : Mouse Japanese Title : マウス Studio : Studio Deen Genre : Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Harem Aired : Jan 5, 2003 - Mar 26, 2003 Episodes : 12 MAL AniDB AniList Synopsis : Teacher Sorata Muon carries on his family's centuries-old old tradition of being the master thief Mouse who can steal anything after properly alerting authorities of his intentions so they can be there yet fail to stop him. He is assisted by 3 nubile female assistants who also use the teaching cover and who, in typical Satoru Akahori, favor tight/skimpy/bondage outfits over their ample curves as they constantly pursue Sorata much more than he pursues them, although the girls do get some attention from their master. Not only is Mouse pursued by the girls & the local law enforcement authorities, there is also a secret art protection society employing the services of a former ally of Sorata's after his pretty little hide, all in 15 minute episodes.

Photon

English Title : Photon: The Idiot Adventures Japanese Title : フォトン Studio : AIC Genre : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi Aired : Nov 21, 1997 - Feb 18, 1999 Episodes : 6 MAL AniDB AniList Synopsis : Photon Earth is a young and gentle boy with superhuman strength and "Baka" (meaning "idiot" in Japanese) scribbled on his forehead (apparently by his troublemaking friend Aun Freya). One day, he finds himself engaged to the beautiful fugitive pilot Keyne Acqua after writing "baka" on her forehead. And that's the least of his worries as he must protect both Aun and Keyne from the evil Papacharino, who seeks to steal the secrets of "Aho" (another word for idiot) energy from Keyne's grandfather's ship.

Happy☆Lesson

Happy☆Lesson is an anime series consisting of two 13 episode tv series and a 3 episode OVA. English Title : Happy☆Lesson Japanese Title : HAPPY☆LESSON Studio : Studio Hibari Genre : Comedy, Drama, Harem, Romance, Slice of Life Synopsis : Hitotose Chitose was always alone and untrusting of people but when 5 female teachers appear and started living together with him in his family's house as his mothers, things started to change and pick up, together with Hazuki-nee and Minazuki (his 2 sisters) everyday is a lesson. English Title : Happy☆Lesson Japanese Title : HAPPY☆LESSON Aired : Apr 1, 2002 - Jun 30, 2002 Episodes : 13 MAL AniDB AniList Japanese Title : HAPPY☆LESSON ADVANCE Aired : Jul 3, 2003 - Sep 28, 2003 Episodes : 13 MAL AniDB AniList Japanese Title : HAPPY☆LESSON THE FINAL Aired : May 25, 2004 - Oct 22, 2004 Episodes : 3 MAL AniDB AniList

Umi no Misaki

Japanese Title : 海の御先 Author : Fumizuki Kou Genre : Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance, Harem, Slice of Life Published : Feb 23, 2007 - Feb 28, 2014 Volumes : 15 Chapters : 135 MAL Baka Updates Synopsis : Goto Nagi has travelled to the southern island of Okitsushima, and ventures out to see Umi no Misaki, a striking cape jutting out into the ocean. But when he arrives, he finds that there is much more to this cape than a wondrous view. There is something peculiar about the cape, and about the island's inhabitants.

Tenchi Muyou! GXP

English Title : Tenchi Muyo! GXP Japanese Title : 天地無用! GXP Studio : AIC Genre : Action, Police, Space, Comedy, Harem, Mecha, Sci-Fi Aired : Apr 2, 2002 - Sep 25, 2002 Episodes : 26 MAL AniDB AniList Synopsis : Seina Yamada is unlucky... so unlucky that when he stumbles upon a recruiter looking for his senpai Tenchi he gets taken instead. Forced into the Galaxy Police, his luck begins to change. A natural to randomly jumping near pirates, he is assigned his own decoy to draw out pirates. His luck brings him into the lives of four women who have a habit of cancelling out his bad luck, turning it into good. Armed with this luck, they pilot the most powerful ships in the Tenchi Universe to defeat the Da Ruma pirates. Now the only uncertainty is whether the sexy Amane Kaunaq, a former model turned into a GP detective, sturdy Kiriko Masaki, who has known Seina for years, the mysterious Ryoko Balta, a former pirate named after the legendary one, or the child-like Neju Na Melmas,

Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou

Japanese Title : いちばんうしろの大魔王 Authors : Mizuki Shoutarou (Story), Itou Souichi (Art) Genre : Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Romance, School, Harem, Supernatural Published : Sep 19, 2008 - Dec 19, 2013 Volumes : 5 Chapters : 50 MAL Baka Updates Synopsis : The story of "love, magic, and battles" revolves around Akuto Sai, a boy who aims to become part of his country's highest order of magicians and contribute to society as one of its clergy. On the day he is admitted into the Constan Magical Academy, his aptitude test predicts the following: "Future Occupation ... Devil King." Thus begins his difficult school life in which he is resented by his studious female class head, desired by a girl with mysterious powers, and guarded by a beautiful female android.

Fujimura-kun Mates

Japanese Title : 藤村くんメイツ Author : Shiki Seiichi Genre : Comedy, Romance, School, Harem Published : Mar 26, 2009 - Jul 25, 2013 Volumes : 8 Chapters : 97 MAL Baka Updates Synopsis : Fujimura is a loner delinquent at his school. Feared by his classmates since the first day of high school, he's had no friends and usually ditches class. But even his standoffish nature can't hold up when a class president with a few screws loose comes after him! And two more class presidents. They're a few cards short of a full deck too. (Actually, he's more like the tsukkomi in a world of boke.)

Maga-Tsuki

English Title : Maga-tsuki Japanese Title : まがつき Author : Taguchi Hoshino Genre : Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, School, Harem, Supernatural Published : Feb 26, 2011 - Feb 25, 2017 Volumes : 13 Chapters : 69 MAL   Baka Updates Synopsis : One day, Yasuke was working up the courage to confess his feelings for his childhood friend Akari. It was the perfect opportunity, since the two of them were going to eat dinner alone together at his family's shrine. Before dinner, he rushes through the daily shrine rituals and accidentally breaks a sacred mirror. A goddess, who looks like a cute girl, curses him for it, and now he will die if he's ever separated from her. All too late, he learns that she's a goddess of misfortune, and horrible things happen around her whenever she's upset. Will he be able to get the goddess to lift the curse? And how will he ever explain this to Akari?

Yomeiro Choice

Japanese Title : ヨメイロちょいす Author : tenkla Genre : Comedy, Ecchi, Romance, School, Sci-Fi, Harem Published : Oct 5, 2007 - Aug 19, 2011 Volumes : 6 Chapters : 41 MAL Baka Updates Synopsis : Saku had a normal life, living with his cousin Kuran and being tormented daily by his childhood friend, Karin. That is, until the day a girl named Kiiro showed up out of nowhere claiming to be Karin's and Saku's daughter from the future. Convinced she will disappear from existence unless Saku and Karin get married, she makes life a lot more complicated for everyone. Things only get crazier when Hiiro, a girl claiming to be Kuran's and Saku's daughter from a different timeline in the future, appears with the goal of getting Saku together with his cousin Kuran. Saku is suddenly faced with a dilemma: whom does he choose as his wife, and which daughter does he save from disappearing into nothing?