“Arika trains at Garderobe to become an Otome, seeking her mother while facing deadly politics and personal sacrifice.”
My-Otome
舞-乙HiME
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Synopsis
Arika trains at Garderobe to become an Otome, seeking her mother while facing deadly politics and personal sacrifice.
In the Kingdom of Windbloom, Arika Yumemiya enrolls at Garderobe Academy to become an Otome—a virgin girl who is able to use a HiME (Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment) that bestows destructive abilities. Arika also wishes to find her mother who was a Meister Otome, an Otome of the highest rank responsible for being the personal bodyguard and super weapon of the specific nation they are assigned to. While attending the academy, Arika makes friends with Nina Wáng, a distinguished Otome student, and Mashiro Blan de Windbloom, the current princess of the kingdom. With them by her side, Arika quickly adjusts to the academy's environment as she spends her days eagerly training, navigating social relationships, and developing her skills as an Otome. However, Arika soon realizes that the process of becoming an Otome is fraught with dangers and unsavory political dealings. Bombarded with numerous personal dilemmas, Arika must make many sacrifices if she truly wishes to achieve her goals.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
What 18 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.45 · split reception
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.7
↓ 1.44
Running avg · Oct 2007 → Jan 2024
- 9 “Mai-Otome is a direct sequel to Mai-Hime set in the future, not an alternate universe, so watching the earlier series first supplies essential references. No praise or criticism of quality is...”
- 8 “The parallel world setting successfully differentiated this sequel from its prequel while maintaining continuity by explaining what happened to previous carnival winners. The tournament premise...”
- 8 “Mai Otome is an absolute classic that outshines even Mai Hime, delivering an outstanding, genre-blending story with captivating characters that made me cry and laugh repeatedly. While the art grows...”
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- Format 26 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 58m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2005 – Mar 2006 Fall 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0079 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Lantis Producer
- TV Tokyo Music Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor