“New student Mai Tokiha discovers she's a HiME, joining 12 girls to battle Orphans and protect Fuuka Academy.”
My-Hime
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Synopsis
New student Mai Tokiha discovers she's a HiME, joining 12 girls to battle Orphans and protect Fuuka Academy.
While taking a ferry to Fuuka Academy, new students Mai Tokiha and her sickly younger brother, Takumi, spot a girl adrift on the water. Shortly after bringing her aboard, the ferry comes under attack from an assailant who summons a mechanical monster. Despite still recovering from her injuries, Mikoto Minagi fends off the monster using a supernatural sword. Mai soon discovers that Mikoto is a fellow Fuuka Academy student with abilities called HiME (Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment). Female students with HiME are responsible for defending the academy and the local city from the monstrous "Orphans." After several incidents at the school involving battles against these mysterious creatures, Mai learns that she is a HiME herself and is capable of summoning a Child, a mechanical creature capable of great utility and firepower. Now burdened with new responsibilities, Mai joins 12 other HiME as they safeguard the school from a threat they know little about all while protecting the ones closest to them.
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Derived from 47 sampled reviews
What 47 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.27 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.8
↓ 1.40
Running avg · Jan 2007 → Jul 2023
- 10 “this was a good book:D. the ending was sad though. then it all turned around. overall it is one of the best anime books i have read!!!”
- 9 “Mai HiME was my fav anime of all time in 2005. the story is great and the art is even greater, not to mention the songs and sounds thanks to kajiura yuki who has made Mai HiME outstanding for real!...”
- 10 “Mai Hime is a gripping, deeply thought-provoking series that masterfully balances hysterical humor with genuine, tear-jerking emotional weight. While the art and sound quality can be inconsistent,...”
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- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Apr 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0078 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- TV Tokyo Music Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor