Eiken (manga)
The manga series ran for eighteen volumes, and additionally included a series guidebook. A number of radio drama episodes and a two episode OVA (the latter roughly based on a volume 3 storyline) have also been produced. The first twelve manga volumes have been released in North America. The first three volumes were rated 16+, while subsequent volumes were rated 18+. Plot. Densuke has just enrolled at the exclusive Zashono Academy. He is very eager to participate in extracurricular activities, but never expected to join the mysterious Eiken Club. Strangely enough, every other member is a  busty co-ed, and many of the club's activities involve bikinis. But Densuke isn't interested in anyone except for the shy and beautiful Chiharu Shinonome. Reception. "Eiken" received crushing criticism in the United States. It has been accused of being "obscene" and "lacking substance". Jason Thompson gave the manga a zero-star rating in his review of the series in his "", calling it "Actual pornography disguised as romantic comedy pseudo-pornography". Stig Hogset gave the anime a one-star review on THEM Anime reviews, calling it "one of the most exploitative, demeaning anime titles I have ever seen . He went on say that "Eiken is like an hour-long nightmare of sexual innuendo of the creepy kind... you'll never find a bigger collection of 'wrong' anywhere else." In Mania.com's reviews, Chris Beveridge gave the anime an "F", and Eduardo M. Chavez gave the first manga volume a "D+".