My-Otome

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My-Otome
舞-乙HiME (Mai-Otome)
Genre	Comedy, Drama, Magical girl, Shōnen
TV anime
Directed by	Masakazu Obara
Studio	Sunrise
Network	TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Tokyo (Japan)
Original run	October 6, 2005 – March 30, 2006
No. of episodes	26
OVA: My-Otome Zwei
Directed by	Masakazu Obara
Studio	Sunrise
No. of episodes	4
Released	November 24, 2006-
Related works
My-HiME My-Otome (manga)

My-Otome (舞-乙HiME, Mai-Otome^?) is an anime created by Sunrise, Inc. It originally premiered on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2005 to March 30, 2006. The show is an alternate universe to My-HiME. My-Otome uses characters from My-HiME, but changes their roles and backgrounds to suit the new storyline. The series was originally announced under the working title "舞☆MAiD" ("Mai Star MAiD"). As with My-HiME, the title is a quirky mix of English/Japanese wordplay, intentionally using an irregular romanization of 舞 (mai) as "My", and 乙HiME also stands for 乙-Type Highly Advanced Materializing Equipment. The manga adaptation follows a different story.

A four episode OVA series entitled My-Otome Zwei (舞-乙HiME Zwei, My-Otome Zwei^?)^[1][2] is in development. The first episode was released on November 24 2006 while the second episode was released on February 23, 2007.

A spin-off manga titled My-Otome Saga Ryuu to Otome no Namida (舞-乙HiME列伝(マイオトメ・サガ)　竜と乙女の涙, lit. My-Otome Saga The Dragon and the Maiden's Tear^?), set 100 years into the past of the My-Otome anime, has been announced and will be serialized in MediaWork's Dengeki G's Magazine. It is accompanied by a novel based on the same premise and characters but with a different title, My-Otome Saga Ayane Kourin ♥ Hen (舞-乙HiME列伝(マイオトメ・サガ)　アヤネ降臨♥篇, lit. My-Otome Saga Ayane's Advent ♥ Chapter^?), which is being published by Tokuma Shoten under their Tokuma Dual Bunko label. This novel and manga are part of the My-HiME Big Bang Project, a plan to release a large amount of products related to My-HiME and My-Otome in Japan in the year 2007. As of now, only 6 products within this project have been revealed so far. ^[3]

The series was licensed for North American distribution by Bandai Entertainment, the first volume being release in June.^[4]

The plot centers around a training school called Garderobe, in the Windbloom Kingdom. Garderobe specializes in training Otome, who are young girls trained in combat to protect important politicians and members of the nobility.

Contents 1 Story 1.1 Episodes 2 Characters 3 Cast 4 Theme songs 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Story

In the distant future, mankind has left Earth. On one planet named Earl, some of the "old technology" has survived in the form of nanomachines that allow young female virgins to take the role of Meister (Pronounced Mai-Star) Otomes - bodyguards and warriors that serve the royalty of various kingdoms. However, not everyone is content to allow the old technology to fade away or go so unused, and there are those who seek it for their own ends, both nefarious and benevolent. This is the setting of My-Otome.

Into this volatile situation comes the main character: Arika Yumemiya, a spunky 14-year-old girl who has been raised in the rural countryside by her grandmother. She has come to the Windbloom Kingdom in search of her mother, who is said to have been a legendary Meister Otome. On her arrival to Windbloom, Arika witnesses the Meister Otome Shizuru Viola ("the Graceful Amethyst") in combat against a sinister monster called a Slave, and decides to become an Otome herself. The series follows her progress as a student at Garderobe academy, the machinations of those who seek to overthrow the Windbloom Kingdom, and the ensuing events.

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of My-Otome episodes

[edit] Characters

Main article: My-Otome list of characters

[edit] Cast

Character	Voice Actor
Akane Soir	Junko Iwao
Akira Okuzaki	Sanae Kobayashi
Aoi Senoh	Ryoko Shintani
Arika Yumemiya	Mika Kikuchi
Chie Hallard	Mitsuki Saiga
Erstin Ho	Minami Kuribayashi
Irina Woods	Kumiko Higa
Juliet Nao Zhang	Yuuka Nanri
Lilie Adean	Akiko Kimura
Mahya Blythe	Yumiko Kobayashi
Mai Tokiha	Mai Nakahara
Maria Graceburt	Yoko Matsuoka
Mashiro Blan de Windbloom	Yukana
Midori	Yukari Tamura
Mikoto	Ai Shimizu
Miya Clochette	Yui Itsuki
Nagi Dài Artai	Akira Ishida
Natsuki Kruger	Saeko Chiba
Nina Wáng	Ami Koshimizu
Rad	Toshihiko Seki
Sakomizu Cardinal	Akio Suyama
Sergay Wáng	Katsuyuki Konishi
Shiho Huit	Sakura Nogawa
Shizuru Viola	Naomi Shindou
Takumi Tokiha	Yugo Takahashi
Tomoe Marguerite	Rie Tanaka
Yayoi Alter	Kimiko Koyama
Yohko Helene	Akiko Kimura
Yukariko Steinburg	Kikuko Inoue

[edit] Theme songs

Opening themes:

• Dream☆Wing by Minami Kuribayashi
• Crystal Energy by Minami Kuribayashi

Ending themes:

• Otome wa DO MY BEST desho? (乙女はDO MY BESTでしょ？) by Mika Kikuchi and Ami Koshimizu
• Believe - Eien no Kizuna by Mika Kikuchi (OVA - episode 1)
• Storm by Ami Koshimizu (OVA - episode 2)

Insert songs:

• Kaze to Hoshi ni Dakarete... (風と星に抱かれて…) by Minami Kuribayashi (Ep. 24)
• Hoshi ga Kanaderu Monogatari (星が奏でるものがたり) (4th Stanza) by Ami Koshimizu (Ep. 22)

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• My-HiME
• My-Otome (manga)
• My-Otome soundtracks
• Mai-Otome Gems

[edit] External links

• Official My-Otome website

v • d • e My-HiME Project
My-HiME	Anime: Characters · Episodes · Soundtracks Manga: Characters · Chapters
My-Otome	Anime: Characters · Episodes · Zwei · Soundtracks · GEMs Manga: Characters · Chapters