HenSemi

Synopsis:

Trailer:

Characters:

• Matsutaka, Nanako (Main) - Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana
• Meshiya, Kenji (Main) - Voice Actors: Matsuyama, Takashi
• Musashi, Komugi (Main) - Voice Actors: Ishida, Akira
• Gregory, Makiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawaragi, Shiho
• Ichikawa, Hishiyasu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mori, Norihisa
• Katou, Anna (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shintani, Ryouko
• Mizukoshi, Miwako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takaguchi, Yukiko
• Yesterday, Taguchi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiraishi, Minoru

Staff:

• Yamada, Yuuichi (Producer)
• Kamitsubo, Ryouki (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Kameyama, Toshiki (Sound Director)
• Suzuki, Toshimasa (Episode Director, Storyboard)
• Aoki, Kaoru (Background Art)
• Asaka, Kazuyuki (Key Animation)
• Chikaoka, Sunao (Character Design)
• Fujiwara, Natsuko (Key Animation)
• Furukawa, Kouhei (Planning)
• Haneoka, Kei (Music)
• Hatano, Yuusuke (In-Between Animation)
• Itou, Kuniyuki (In-Between Animation)
• Kagiyama, Ako (Key Animation)
• Nagaya, Yuriko (Key Animation)
• Nakano, Katsuhiro (Sound Effects)
• Okutani, Shuuko (Key Animation)
• Ono, Kazumi (Key Animation)
• Saitou, Daisuke (Key Animation)
• Sakai, Hideki (In-Between Animation, 2nd Key Animation, Animation Check)
• Sekimoto, Mitsuko (Color Design)
• TAGRO (Original Creator)
• Takehara, Kenji (Director of Photography)
• Tsurumoto, Shinko (Key Animation)
• Yoshiba, Osamu (Planning)

Reviews:

• User stevewiess01 (Score: 7/10):
  Hen Zemi is an OVA based on its original manga of the same title, which stands for Hentai Seiri Seminar (変態生理ゼミナール, Abnormal Physiology Seminar). Some people may describe this show as R-Rated version of Seitokai Yakuindomo, and it is partly true. However, instead of high school students making frivolous jokes about human sexuality, you will see a team of college students doing live-experience research on perverted behaviors of human under Professor Meshiya’s guidance. I won’t go into specific details what they study for the sake of modesty. Basically, every student in the seminar, including girls, is a pervert of some kind; in a way,they are kinda of guinea pigs for Professor Meshiya’s grand experiment. The only exception is Nanako Matsutaka, voiced by Kana Hanazawa, an innocent-looking girl who is the only person without any perverted traits. Think of her as a control group in a scientific experiment, and that’s why Professor Meshiya specifically recruited her.nnDespite the disturbing content, the XEBEC’s production quality of this OAD was surprisingly good. Even though the OP and ED theme resemble much like SHAFT’s Pani Poni Dash’s OP, they have stylish look and makes a good use of pastel color. For some reason, the OP music sounds like a one from a magical girl anime as it reminded me of Puririn from Welcome to NHK. Oh, the ED even has a reference to the famous music video Baby Baby Baby! :) Even though the characters look very simple and minimalistic, they have very dynamic facial expressions and their body movements are well-animated. It’s probably thanks to the fact that this show is a single-episode OVA, which means the production studio had plenty of time to work on it. You’ll be actually surprised that a show as dirty and perverted as this one has some artistic merit to be appreciated. Oh, if you wonder why this show has a SHAFT-like visual style, it’s because Hen Zemi is directed by Ryouki Kamitsubo, who has worked on SHAFT’s Ef – a tale of stories and Hidamari Sketch as a director under the guidance of Akiyuki Shinbo.nnConclusion: If you have an interest in Japanese pornography culture for some reason, you may want to check out this show. (Whether the purpose is education or entertainment is up to you). Also, avid fans of Kana Hanazawa may want to check this show, because you will hear some embarrassing lines that you wouldn’t normally expect to hear from her. Otherwise, you better stay away from this anime before it ruins your appetite for your dinner.nnSource: https://blogs.emory.edu/animec/2010/07/24/hen-zemi-ova/
• User Gogeta2040 (Score: 5/10):
  Let's review the story: First episode is pretty funny, but the name is too long and difficult! 6.0 Second episode is very funny, pervy, great! That WAS awesome! 10.0 The third episode is really stupid. Why add another girl to the show?! 4.0 6+10+4=20:3=6.8 The story is fair. Art review: This IS the worst part of the anime!!! I'll explain why the art sucks: 1. If we look at the characters- they are decent, but the detail that do the art not decent, but pathetic is the face. The eyes are TOOOO giant. And they haven't nose!!! They're mutant or what?! What an excuse do the animator have to don't draw noses?!2. Look at the hands: they ARE HORRIBLE!!! Those hands are Shrek's hands, no other! Stupid!!!!nSo, the art - 1.0 - pathetic.nThe sound is pretty fair, I don't have to review it, it's fine. 6.0nNow, the best anime's stuff- the characters:nMatsutaka Nanako- the one of the normal peoples, but with pervy thoughts. Pretty great combination. 9.0nnMeshiya Kenji- not so good, I'd said pretty decent. 5.0nnMusashi Komugi- great! He's sooo pervy. And he IS the funniest character in the anime. 10.0nnMiwako- Oh she IS soooooooooooooo funny. I love her!!! 10.0nnAnna- the problem of the anime, she doesn't have to be in. 3.0nn9+5+10+10+3=37:5=7.2-good.nnThis anime is very enjoyable for a pervert. 9.0nn6+1+6+7+9=29:5=5.4-mediocre
• User ChuckCranston (Score: 5/10):
  This is an OVA about college students in a class where they are assigned sexual tasks by their professor. It is only 2 episodes long, and it worth the watch, but only if you're looking for ecchi. In every other aspect it fails to deliver, but is still OK enough to be watchable. The genres would be ecchi and comedy. The comedy is exclusively amusing situations arising from sexual discussions. If pervy humor is your thing you will enjoy it. The ecchi moments are where this show really shines. In the first episode there is a sex scene with full bodies shown, but with the crotchesbarely offscreen or just not visible due to the camera angle. Additionally, there are always nipples shown, unlike many ecchi animes that will use steam/hair. This was refreshing, since it feels much more natural and doesn't bring the viewer out of the moment. nnThe art was high quality, especially for the ecchi scenes. My primary complaint about the art is the character's faces. The art style in general is simple, which I can get on board with, but the faces are so blank that it just comes off as lazy. They don't even have noses. nnThe opening song doesn't really match the feeling of the show particularly well, but it is counteracted entirely by the closing song, which is PERFECT for this show. It is cute, has the characters voices in it, and really gets you excited for the next episode. They should have used it for the opening, in my opinion.nnI watched subbed. The voice acting is good quality, but the main character is excellent. She is what really sells the show.nnThe characters don't really have time to develop, but they fit their own boxes nicely. It's mostly filled with pervert trope characters, but that is to be expected, given the plot of the show. nnThe plot is simple, but for a short show it works well. The story jumps around so much it almost gave the feeling that there were more than 2 episodes. I'm not really sure if it's a good or bad thing, but it didn't feel like it detracted from the show to move immediately from one school assignment to the next.

News:

• Abnormal Comedy Manga Hen Semi To Be Animated (12/24/2009)

Forum Topics:

• Hen Zemi Episode 1 Discussion
• Hen Zemi Episode 2 Discussion

External Links:

• Official Site
• AniDB
• ANN
• Wikipedia

Related Anime/Manga:

• HenSemi (manga - Adaptation)
• HenSemi (TV) (anime - Alternative Version)