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, also known as ''Abnormal Physiology Seminar'', is a Japanese comedy
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series written and illustrated by TAGRO and is a remake of his earlier manga series, . ''Hen Semi'' has been serialized in
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's ''Monthly Morning Two'' manga magazine since 2006. It has been adapted into an
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in 2010, as well as an
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television series in 2011.


Plot

Nanako falls in love with Komugi and she joins a seminar which he enrolls, but the seminar is an abnormal seminar. Sexual harassment-like assignments and eccentric classmates confuse her.


Characters

; : :Nanako is a normal university student, who happened to enroll in Abnormal Physiology Seminar. She tries to keep her mental state sound, but other abnormal classmates start to influence her personality... ; : :Nanako has a crush on him. He is a handsome young man, and also a very straightforward person who is not afraid to discuss his perversions, much to the displeasure of others nearby. He also has a Netorare fetish. ; : :Komugi's ex-girlfriend. She is a beautiful woman, but also a
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and often gets lost in wild sexual fantasies. ; : :A new student from
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. She looks like a delinquent, but actually has a split personality. She was originally a sadist to her little brother. ; : :A dissolute student who wants to be a
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. He is in a
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relation with Makiko. ; : :An elusive blonde student who is half British and half Japanese. She is an assistant of Yesterday. ; : :A punk rock and otaku style student who films other people's perversions. He is also a
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. ; : :The seminar's professor. He looks like
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. ; : :Kenji's senpai who sometimes asks him for money despite being a wealthy man. He is famous for having developed an
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. He looks like
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. Miwako later dates him.


Media


Manga

''Hentai Seiri Seminar'' appeared serially in 5 episodes in
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's
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manga magazine ''
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'', and it was contained on a collection of TAGRO's short stories in 2004 by Daitosha. ''Hen Semi'' was first serialized in Kondansha's
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magazine ''Morning 2'' in 2006. As of August 2011, 5 volumes have been released.


Original video animation

The first volume was released with the limited edition of volume four of the manga on July 23, 2010; and the second volume was released with the limited edition of volume five of the manga on March 23, 2011. The opening theme is "" by Nobuhiro Makino (composition and arrangement),
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(lyrics), and Kana Hanazawa (vocals) and the ending theme is "" by Ataru Sumiyoshi (composition and arrangement), Hitomi Mieno (lyrics), and Kana Hanazawa, Minoru Shiraishi, Norihisa Mori, Takashi Matsuyama (vocals).


Anime television series

In December 2010, an anime television series adaptation of ''Hen Semi'' was announced on Kodansha's website. Produced by
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under the direction of
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and scripts by Takamitsu Kōno, the series began its broadcast between April 3 to July 3, 2011 on MBS. The duration of the episodes is half of that of a regular anime episode: 12 minutes instead of 24 minutes. The opening theme is a non-lyric song "" by
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and the ending theme is "Punctuation!" by Hajime Kikuchi (composition and arrangement), Hitomi Mieno (lyrics), and Kana Hanazawa (vocals).


Internet radio show

A weekly
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show titled began airing on March 15, 2011 on Animate TV. It is co-hosted by Minoru Shiraishi, Norihisa Mori and Takashi Matsuyama.


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