to decide who should get the girl. Reception Eiken was panned by critics for being "obscene" and "lacking substance". Jason Thompson gave the manga a zero-star rating in his review of the series in his Manga: The Complete Guide, calling it "Actual pornography disguised as romantic comedy pseudo-pornography". Stig Høgset 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", while Eduardo M. Chavez gave the first manga volume a "D+". Notes References External links Eiken official website at J.C.Staff 2001 manga 2003 anime OVAs Akita Shoten manga J.C.Staff Media Blasters Sex comedy anime and manga Shōnen manga