Mixim 11

Mixim 11 is a Japanese shōnen manga by Nobuyuki Anzai. The manga started serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Shōnen Sunday in 2008, issue 22/23. Anzai was on hiatus since the end of serialization of MÄR until the serialization of this manga. Title was renamed in the issue 33 of 2008 from the original MiXiM♀12 to MIXIM☆11.

Plot
Three high school students, Ichimatsu Matsuri (祭 壱松), Takezō Sangubashi (参宮橋 竹蔵), and Koume Haruno (春野 小梅), all seem to have zero luck when it comes to girls. One day a messenger named Karmina (カルミナ) reveals that one of them is actually the prince of the star Polaris. Also, the prince had a spell cast on him at birth making it so that he'll never be loved by women in order to keep him from assimilating into society on Earth. However, there are twelve girls who are named after constellations that are immune to the spell. The three students must then figure out which one of them is the prince so that he can marry one of the twelve girls and take over the throne in order to prevent Polaris' light from going out.

Main characters
An unloved student who gets into countless fights at school. He's a candidate for the Prince of Polaris due to the royal mark on his left arm. He seems to like cute things despite his rough nature. His 'weapon' is the five finger puppets, with each puppet having different powers, their most powerful techniques being 'Nova', the divine power bestowed by the corresponding constellations. So far he has managed to waken three puppets; Tongari, Mister Dandy and Lucky Leo. Tongari is the first to awaken and resides on his index finger. His 'power' is extreme physical strength. The second one, Mr. Dandy, has the power to turn anything that Ichimatsu chooses into a melee weapon (example: a spoon, rock, etc.) The third one, Leo, enables him to fly. Kamiya Yumi is proclaimed to be his "most special person". She was also the one who gave him Tongari, as a protection charm from all the fights he gets into. Him and the other Princes went through rigorous training with Takayashi Momoko after losing to her in a fight. He is both brave and protective of the people he cares about, especially Yumi. He also gets very angry if anyone threatens the Zodiac Maidens. His anger peaked when the assassin, Valcan, tried to kill Yumi and succeeded in killing the Maidens of Taurus and Virgo. Out of all Prince candidates he is seen to be the most powerful.
 * Ichimatsu Matsuri (祭 壱松):

An otaku who likes wrestling, heavy metal music, and particularly games. He's a candidate for the Prince of Polaris due to the royal mark on his leg. At the arcade he is known as "$Lucky" (Dollar Lucky). He gets a nose bleed whenever he sees a girl he likes and is often suicidal (in a comical way). His weapon is his POP (the mangaka's version of the PSP) which makes the character and the character's power in any of the games he play real. He can control them by using the same controls he uses in the games. His main ability summons Devilock, a particularly clumsy female game character. She appears to be a demon of some kind and takes the form of a giant devil with quite impressive destructive powers. Her main ability is a huge energy blast that requires a ridiculously complicated key combination that only Takezou is capable of performing with his amazing reflexes. He shows an interest in a girl he met at the arcade who is actually Mao Kujou. He seems to be oblivious to the fact that she is his mystery girl. He took one of the three marks on Ichimatsu and will be devoured by Tiamat in a year. When training with Momoko he was given a different assignment to Ichimatsu and Koume. Instead of physical training he had to work hard on strengthening his left hand and his concentration. Momoko says that he is useless with physical work as he has no stamina.
 * Takezō Sangubashi (参宮橋 竹蔵):

A prodigy with a gentle demeanour, who acts like a cry baby due to his "mother-complex". He has a problem saying no when people ask him for favours, but he is grateful he is able to help. He's a candidate for the Prince of Polaris due to the royal mark on his butt. Kouma has no immunity to girls and whenever he sees a girl's breasts or panties, he reverts to a baby-like personality and associates the girl with his mother. Ichimatsu claims that in this state Kouma "goes beyond sexual harrassment". His 'weapon' is a dog suit given to him by Katayama Ren, and its 'power' is that his sense of smell becomes a hundred times better and his hearing increases by six. He was the first in their group to have any luck with a woman as he went on a date with Ren. He's also trains with Momoko alongside Ichimatsu. During their training he says it is his goal to not rely on Ichimatsu and become strong on his own. He took one of the cursed seals from Ichimatsu and Tiamat will come to devour him in one year. When he is transported to the Grand Canyon with the others he is sent off on his own to rescue Jyuuzou. Nero questions Ichimatsu about Koume's reliability and strength to which Ichimatsu responds that Koume has changed the most out of all of them. Koume defeats one of the 12 Penances on his own with his new Protection of the Stars; a Dinosaur Suit (which is offensive-based unlike his dog suit), both rescuing Jyuuzou and earning his respect. He is recognized by the 12 Penances as the True Prince.
 * Koume Haruno (春野 小梅):

Revealed to be the fourth 'decoy Prince candidates' he has the star mark on his left arm. Despite just being a 'fake' he sees the princes as his rivals and wants the throne for himself. He is protective of the Maidens as he sees them all as one of his potential brides. His Protection of the Stars are wine and a wine glass. When the glass is full he can lock on targets and shoot powerful jets of water from the ground. He disappeared after fending off the first attack by Big Bang Zero. It seems, though, that he has returned, in Chapter 76, just after Ichimatsu has managed to defeat Zero using Leo's Nova.
 * Kyouno Utamaru:


 * Nero: A little kid and ally of Utamaru, he's short but taller than Koume. He hates being treated as a child. Uses his "Triangle Gate" to protect the Maidens when their constellations disappear. He also possesses "Eyes of a Hawk" allowing his vision to increase by 10 times. He doesn't like sharing his name but gets annoyed when people don't address him properly. He is quite strong despite being really small and will do anything to protect the Maidens for Utamaru.


 * Jyuuzou: Ally of Utamaru, he uses a flask (with diet cola inside) and lighter to burn his opponents. He's taller than Ichimatsu. He has a brash nature, but respects those who show courage and bravery. On occasion him and Nero help the three Princes to fend off Shadow Matter.

The messenger from Polaris who is sent to find the Prince on earth. She gave them the Protection of the Stars and relays information to them. She wants Kouma to be the real Rrince because he is gentle and kinder than the other two. She has a cheerful personality and is very enthusiastic.
 * Karmina (カルミナ):

Year 2 student and Ichimatsu's friend since they're first fight, his 'first time' with a girl was in 6th grade. He claims to have 'taken' 913 women ages ranging from 16 to 50; a fact which he rubs in Ichimatsu's face. He was beaten in chapter 12 by Jyuuzou and this makes Ichimatsu angry. He has a little sister, Nagai Akiko, who is really ugly but that he appears to dote upon. He knows that Ichimatsu and the others are aliens, showing concern over their lives being endangered.
 * Katsumi Nagai (永井 勝巳):

The only friend of Ichimatsu, Takezō and Koume. Childhood friends with Ichimatsu and has odd tastes. Ichimatsu knows a lot about her, such as the underwear she wears, her favourite food, and even her first crush. (Their classmates thought that Ichimatsu and Yumi's likes got switched at birth). She is also the Maiden of Sagittarius. She has been targeted twice so far, both times she was placed in the 'Triangle Gate' by Nero to protect her. She was angered when Momoko said she was borrowing Ichimatsu. After the second attempt to kill her she remembered the events that took place and confronted Ichimatsu and the gang about being aliens. They didn't think she would believe them, but she understands completely. In fact, the only things that concerns her is that one day one of them will leave and she won't ever be able to see that person again. There is speculation that she is in love with Ichimatsu. She is very brave and strong (shown to be able to beat her dad in arm wrestling). She will do anything to protect her friends, even put herself in danger.
 * Kamiya Yumi (神矢 弓):

Class Rep for Ichimatsu's class, she has the mark of 'Aquarius'. She likes the "Worthless-type of guy", and her main interest is Takezou. She's first targeted by Arachne who uses a parasite to take over an old sempai of hers. Her sempai is a compelte womanizer and was attempting to use her as another 'conquest'. When he is possessed he calls all of his 'women' but only Mao answers and comes to help him. It was late at night and during the attack she fell asleep. She's friends with Yumi and Ren. She and Ren spent the night looking for Yumi after the assassin attack. It can also be noted that she is the girl Takezou meets at the arcade. She is very bad at video games, the complete opposite of Takezou. In middle school she was very plain, but became very popular as she grew older.
 * Kujou Mao:

She has the mark of 'Libra'. She went on a date with Koume and calls him Onii-chan, her dog's name. She was targeted by an assassin along with Yumi and Mao, but escaped with Mao when Yumi fought the assassin. She is very shy and has difficulty communicating with people. She feels comfortable around Koume. She also adores Yumi and Mao because she can speak to them so freely. She says that her favourite type of guy is one that looks good in a dog costume. When she gives Koume the dog outfit she claims it suits him very well, which could suggest that she has a crush on him.
 * Katayama Ren (片山 恋):

Ichimatsu's classmate, Takayashi is a wallflower who doesn't stand out, but that's just a cover. Her true form is Momoka the 'Gemini' Maiden. She tried to meet them earlier in chapter 2 but failed due to more delinquents popping up. Since then she's watched them fight and determined that all 3 of them are too weak and the other girls will die well before Tiamat comes in a year. She's strong enough to defeat Ichimatsu and faster than Takezou's reflexes, she doesn't need protection and can fight on her own. She trains them for 30 days which the Shadow Matter go to save the Princess of Kochab. She likes Ichimatsu's willingness to put his pride and spirit on the line. She was adopted by the person who brought Ichimatsu and the other Princes to Earth and raised her to be strong to protect them, her lipstick is her protection of the stars.
 * Takayashi Momoko:

She's has the mark of 'Taurus' on her neck, she was killed in Chapter 32 by an assassin. After dying she regained the memories of the stars, understanding why she was killed and appearing in spirit form to beg Ichimatsu to get up and protect the other girls. She was Italian and before disappearing says to Ichimatsu that she wished she could have had the chance to meet him while she was alive.
 * Stella:

She's has the mark of 'Virgo' on her right arm, she was killed in Chapter 32 by the assassin. After dying she regained the memories of the stars, understanding why she was killed and appearing in spirit form to beg Ichimatsu to get up and protect the other girls. A Chinese girl, she, like Stella, is very sad that she could not live her full life.
 * Jinrei:

12 Zodiacs (Constellation Maidens)

 * Ren Katayama — Libra [[Image:Libra.svg|20px]]
 * Mao Kuhou — Aquarius [[Image:Aquarius.svg|20px]]
 * Yumi Kamiya — Sagittarius [[Image:Sagittarius.svg|20px]]
 * Stella — Taurus [[Image:Taurus.svg|20px]]
 * Jinrei — Virgo [[Image:Virgo.svg|20px]]
 * Takayashi Momoko — Gemini [[Image:Gemini.svg|20px]]

Big Bang Zero
The main antagonists of the story. A military organisation that resides on Kochab, the red star closest to Polaris. They are the 'Shadow' while Polaris is the 'Light'. Their objective is to steal Polaris' light and plunge it into shadow while using the light to bring prosperity to their own barren world.


 * Shadow Matter

The main army of Big Bang Zero. The four elites are extremely powerful and answer only to the Princess of Kochab. All of them seem to be a little psychotic. Their main mission is to exterminate the Princes and the Constellation Maidens. They have already killed 2 of the 12 Zodiacs.
 * Pandora: A man with very long blond hair that covers his eyes. He appears to be the leader of 'Shadow Matter' as the other elites seem to obey his orders without much resistance. He only calls people by their names when he thinks they are worthy of being his enemies. He sends Valcan to Earth to kill the Maidens and test Ichimatsu's power. When Ichimatsu defeats Valcan - Pandora is impressed and asks for his name. During the attack he is also impressed with the abilities of the other Princes as well as Jyuuzou and Nero; asking for their names as well before returning to Kochab to rescue the Princess from a Polaris invasion. He has wings that allow him to fly and he is extremely fast. He places a cursed seal on Ichimatsu which will lure Tiamat the Executioner to him in 1 year.
 * Arachne: The only elite female member of 'Shadow Matter'. She never fights directly as she believes it to be savage. Instead she uses parasites to infect and possess humans to do her bidding. She doesn't get along very well with Dodo. She is impressed with Ichimatsu's persistence and determination. The only person who seems to be able to order her around is Pandora, but she seems to hold some respect for Nemesis. She placed a curse seal on Ichimatsu, but hers is taken by Koume.
 * Dodo: He resembles a fat clown. Not much is known about him except that he is ordered to exterminate the Princes without the other 'Shadow Matter'. He seeks out the 12 Penances who say that of all the 'Shadow Matter' he is the 'most wicked, sly and cruel'. He places a cursed seal on Ichimatsu, but his is taken by Takezou.
 * Nemesis: Not much is known about Nemesis except that he's around Pandora a lot. He seems to be more level headed and less psychotic than the others.

A young girl who appears to rule the Red Star. She doesn't talk very often and issues orders to the 'Shadow Matter'. She has a very cute, innocent appearance. When Polaris invades Kochab and tries to take the Princess prisoner she goes crazy and unleashes extraordinary power; killing the Polaris troops without so much as batting an eyelash. Pandora, Arachne and Nemesis arrive in time to stop her. They use their powers to subdue her and re-seal her power. Pandora states that they barely have enough power to control her, implying that she is far more powerful than the 'Shadow Matter'. Pandora also says that Polaris was foolish for trying to awaken a sleeping lion.
 * Princess of Kochab

The 12 Penances
Criminals brought to Earth by Dodo to kill the Princes.

An Assassin sent to kill the maidens, he killed Virgo and Taurus and attempted to kill the others in class but Ichimatsu threw a chair at the window breaking it and injuring him. They fought and he poisoned him and started going after the Maidens. He set up a barrier chasing the girls until Yumi decided to fight against him. Before killing her, Ichimatsu returned and defeated him. He was then attacked by Tiamat, before being swallowed he told Ichimatsu to kill Shadow Matter. Valcan took great pleasure in killing women, even those who weren't Maidens. He was responsible for the deaths of Virgo and Taurus. He is the first Penance encountered in the Grand Canyon. A monster with tentacles and an addiction to torture. He is the one who kidnaps Jyuuzou and drags him through the portal. He is killed by Koume. A robed figure with six arms and two disfigured mask-like faces. He seems terrified of dying and is afraid that the Princes have come to kill him. Despite is terror (such terror that he tears away at his own face) he lashes out at them. His words often contradict his actions as he tells them not to touch him, but he himself is the first to launch an attack. He is twisted to the point where he devours half his victims and preserves the other half as souvenirs. He is killed by Takezou. A child-like Penance who teams up with Stewm. Stewm refers to him as calm and refined. After Ichimatsu defeats Stewm, Perides battles Nero. Nero says that he will prove his worth by defeating him, but Perides transforms into his true form, that of a rather beautiful woman who wields a scythe. Nero is immediately put off as it is the first time he is fighting a girl. Her specialty is transformation as she is able to change into a shark as well as her human forms. She is defeated by Nero and spared by Ichimatsu. A humanoid with a bird-like beak he possesses superhuman strength and is considered rare among his fellow Penances for his honour and the value he places on his comrades. He is very powerful and with X Perides they form a formidable team. He enjoys battles and seems to go at fights in a similar manner to Ichimatsu; with great energy and enthusiasm. He sees himself as alone with no one to mourn him as he has no friends or family. He is eventually spared by Ichimatsu. An arrogant Penance who divulges the names of the Penance elite to Ichimatsu and the gang. He talks big, but is rather weak. He is captured during a fight with Ichimatsu. He is afraid of Zero and refuses to mention his name, stating hat he does not want to be associated with him. He is killed by Cerberus who cuts him up into 100 pieces. A masked puppet-like individual who is one of the main Penance warriors. He was close friends with Valcan and considered him a brother. Who believes that Ichimatsu is responsible for Valcan's death and so he decides to take out his revenge on Koume and Takezou while Ichimatsu battles Zero. A fortune-teller and one of the main Penance warriors. She seems to be fairly close with Hippolyta who helps her to deal with Cerberus. She carries around a crystal ball which she uses to tell the future. She uses it to determine who the True Prince is - Koume. Whether or not her fortune-telling is true is still uncertain, but she claims that she her predictions have never been wrong. When fighting she drinks an excessive amount of sake and goes into a drunken state, the helps her to fight more effectively against Momoko. A huge mummified monster he is one of the elite Penance. He seems to take great pleasure in killing, not bothering to find out who they are first. When he meets up with Ichimatsu and the gang he kills Diomedes who is his ally. Crete tells him to stop but it is already too late. She tells him Diomedes was one of them, but he seems unconcerned. He is last seen fighting with Jyuuzou and Nero. He gets annoyed when Nero refuses to partake in the fight, thinking that Jyuuzou is too weak an opponent on his own. Nero simply says that he will not get involved until he is certain Jyuuzou is in life-threatening danger. He seems to be the middle-man that relays orders form Dodo to the Penance. He does not follow his brethren to encounter Ichimatsu and the others. Where he is now no one knows; it is possible that he is with Dodo. A little child who knows nothing of his past before he became "Zero". Because of his lack of memories he seeks to know everything in the universe and understand everything. When he understands something he destroys/kills it. He tells Ichimatsu that if he doesn't understand something before he kills it is makes him feel guilty. He is very powerful, as none of Ichimatsu's Novas seem to be able to do permanent harm to him. He is very playful and challenges Ichimatsu to fun games before they battle. The other Penance fear him as he will kill friend or foe if he understands them.
 * Valcan:
 * Hydra:
 * Augeas:
 * Perides:
 * Stewm = Parides:
 * Diomedes:
 * Hippolyta:
 * Crete:
 * Cerberus:
 * Near:
 * Zero:

Protection of the Stars (Powers)

 * Finger Puppets (Ichimatsu) — Ichimatsu's 5 finger puppets each host various abilities
 * Tongari — A puppet given to him by Yumi as a protective charm. It is the first to awaken and the one most used. Tongari bestows Ichimatsu with super-human strength and when envoked summons Chairon, the Nova of Saggitarius. Chairon is a giant bow in the shape the a crescent moon with a smiling face and an arrow that resembles Tongari. Tongari constantly calls himself cute and is very protective of Yumi. He is most like Ichimatsu.
 * Mister Dandy — His ability 'Dandyism' turns anything into a weapon. When envoked he summons Ganymedes, a giant pot with an eagle on the top; this is the Nova of Aquarius. The eagle carries the pot and drops it on an enemy, crushing them. Dandy is a major loud-mouth and tries to be the voice of reason; he is always trying to convince Ichimatsu to run away when enemies approach. He is very knowledgable and can tell when Constellations have 'gone out'.
 * Lucky Leo - A bird-like finger puppet who, unlike Mister Dandy, encourages Ichimatsu to fight. He says himself that he is not like Dandy and won't stop Ichimatsu from attacking head-on. He provides the power of flight from the constellation Leo. Using the "Flying Buoy" ability Ichimatsu can dodge fast attacks in the air. When he activates Lucky Leo two 'robotic' wings appear on his shoulders. His Nova, Regulus takes the form of a creature that eats and excretes his opponents into the ground. A rock mountain then rises from the ground and traps the opponent in it, hence its name "Regulus prison"


 * POP (Takezou) — Takezou's POP (PSP) has various abilities depending on the game inserted
 * Devilock-chan — Takezou's main offensive ability. Using his POP he summons a giant devil girl. He seems to have a great fondness for her, in a comical sense. Using a very complex key combination, Takezou makes her shoot a huge energy beam from her mouth. She needs time to recharge.
 * Devilock Hundred hands. A giant black centipede with hands protruding from its legs, thus hundred hands.
 * Detector — The basic game, detects non-earth creatures.


 * Dog Suit (Koume) — Enhances his smelling abilities by 100x and hearing by 6x, he gains dog abilities to put it simple, but no offensive powers. This suit originally belonged to Ichimatsu who gave it to Ren, who gave it to Koume.


 * Dinosaur Suit (Koume) — Awakens his Animal instinct allowing him to fight with enhanced strength. He can only fight for 10 minutes.


 * Triangle Gate (Nero) — Allows Nero to store anything in another dimension, but if they're there for 3 hours or longer, he can't find them. Anyone inside of it that's hurt will be healed by the stars light.


 * Sand Doll Aloise (Nero) — Creates Sand to swallow an enemy, using the gravity of the stars like an Lion Ant, it drags them below, to the centre of the planet to burn at the core. Used with Jyuuzou's [In Flame] for a combination attack, [Heaven and Earth].


 * Flask and Lighter (Jyuuzou) — Used together to create flames, he's shown two attacks so far
 * FFWF - Full name is 'Fight Fire With Fire', creates a huge blaze from his mouth
 * In Flame - Creates 'hitodama', living fireballs to attack from above, used together with Nero's [Sand Doll Aloise] for a combination attack, [Heaven and Earth].


 * Lipstick (Momoko)- Alters her personality and strength.


 * Tiamat (Shadow Matter) — The constellation "Cetus" holds the executioner beast, Tiamat. It devours whomever has a cursed seal from the top members of BB0. Tiamat looks like a really creepy whale. He was sealed away for 100 years by Pandora who now uses him as an executioner.

Terminology

 * Big Bang Zero (BB0) — The organization seeking to kill the princes and the 12 constellation girls. Their home planet is Kochab. Their goal is to take the light from Polaris in order to regenerate Kochab and plunge Polaris into darkness.


 * Cursed Seal — Placed by members of Shadow Matter, it will slowly move toward the princes' marks over the course of one year, after which it will call upon Tiamat to devour the seal's host. It can't be removed by anyone other than the one who placed it. However, they can be transferred to others who willingly accept it.


 * Polaris — The wealthy home planet of the princes and recognized as the Symbol of Light.


 * Kochab — Big Bang Zero's home planet. It's a red giant wrapped in darkness; plants don't grow well and there's barely any water.


 * Nova — A power granted by the 12 constellations. Using it tires the user out due to the huge strain of maintaining it.