Ben-To

Ben-To (ベン・トー, Ben Tō?) is a Japanese light novel series written by Asaura, with illustrations by Kaito Shibano. The first volume was published in February 2008, and nine volumes have been released by Shueisha as of July 2011. A manga adaptation titled Ben To Zero: Road to Witch, also illustrated by Shibano, was serialized in 2011. An anime TV series adaptation produced by David Production began airing in Japan in October 2011.
Plot
While innocently reaching for some half-priced bento, Yō Satō finds himself beaten up on the floor of a supermarket. He soon learns that getting half-priced bento is an all-out brawl between students. Yō is invited to the Half-Priced Food Lovers Club by one of the top fighters, Sen Yarizui, in order to train to compete in these battles.

Characters

Yō Satō (佐藤 洋, Satō Yō?)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono
The main character, a high school freshman who finds himself dragged into the battle for half-priced bento. He enjoys playing retro video games, particularly Sega games. Though at first shown not able to even hold his ground in a bento brawl, he soon shows remarkable strength, enough to be recognized as an equal by Yū, the Wizard, and win a one-on-one fight against Ayame. Following a particularly embarrassing incident, he ends up with the title of Pervert (変態, Hentai?).

Sen Yarizui (槍水 仙, Yarizui Sen?)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise
A second year student who is the president of the Half Priced Food Lovers Club. Her skill in bento brawls has led her to be known as the Ice Witch (氷結の魔女, Hyōketsu no Majo?). Her title comes from her accidentally almost buying a beer called Ice Cold (氷結, Hyōketsu?) because she liked the design and assumed it was a normal drink.

Ayame Shaga (著莪 あやめ, Shaga Ayame?)
Voiced by: Emiri Katō
Yō's first cousin who is an avid gamer and will often use her wily ways to get him to do what she wants. She is also a bento brawler known as the Beauty by the Lake (湖の麗人, Mizūmi no Reijin?) after eating a bento on a bench at a park next to a lake and ended up falling asleep there.

Hana Oshiroi (白粉 花, Oshiroi Hana?)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki
An easily excitable girl who joins the Half Priced Food Lovers Club. Her hobby is writing yaoi erotic novels, having its characters inspired on other bento brawlers. Not a fighter type at all, Hana usually resorts to sneaking past the other bento brawlers while they are fighting to grab a bentou for herself. People used to bully her and get mad if she even touched them, saying that she has germs and will infect them, until she began to frantically apologize to anyone she touches and try to clean them up after the "contamination".

Ume Shiraume (白梅 梅, Shiraume Ume?)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano
The student council president and a lesbian who is obsessed with Hana Oshiroi and constantly abuses and slaps Sato out of jealousy, despite also being prone to flirt with other girls like Ayame. She has a tendency to ask if it is okay for her to get angry or hit someone immediately after doing so.

Yū Kaneshiro (金城 優, Kaneshiro Yū?)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano
A third year student and a veteran bento brawler who is known as the Wizard (ウィザード, Wizādo?). He is also the former president of the Half Priced Food Lovers Club.

Asebi Inoue (井ノ上 あせび, Inoue Asebi?)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu
A schoolmate of Ayame who is also in the gaming club at their school. She is cursed with bad luck which spreads to anybody she touches, which is typically Yo, though she is oblivious to her curse and has a happy-go-lucky and childlike personality otherwise. She always has a cold so she is often seen wearing a scarf and hat.

Ren Nikaidou (二階堂 連, Nikaidō Ren?)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
A wolf who was once the head of a group known as the Gabrielle Ratchet.

Kyō Sawagi (沢桔 梗, Sawagi Kyō?) and Kyō Sawagi (沢桔 鏡, Sawagi Kyō?)
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura and Yui Horie
A pair of twin sisters who are the respective Student Council President and Vice President of Ayame's school. Their names sound identical but spelt with different kanji; the elder twin is named with the kanji for 'bellflower' whilst the younger twin is named with the kanji for 'mirror'. Together, they form a fearsome bento brawling combo known as Orthros (オルトロス, Orutorosu?), using shopping baskets to overwhelm their opponents with darkness and beat them so badly that they don't remember who attacked them.

Watch Ben-To
Ben-To episode 1
Ben-To episode 2
Ben-To episode 3
Ben-To episode 4
Ben-To episode 5
Ben-To episode 6
Ben-To episode 7
Ben-To episode 8
Ben-To episode 9
Ben-To episode 10
Ben-To episode 11