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Mai-HiME (舞-HiME) is an anime series produced by Sunrise, Inc. currenty airing on TV Tokyo. The show is about HiME, girls able to materialize magical armament and summon powerful beings called Childs to battle the monstruous creatures known as Orphans.

The tone has many shōnen elements, with some parody of anime clichés, from magical-girls to romance, fan service or school life. But there are very serious matters afoot behind the comedy, and the show may take a more serious turn in latter episodes.

There is also a manga, however with a different storyline.

Story

Mai Tokiha (鴇羽 舞衣 Tokiha Mai) was your average young high school girl and devoted older sister who had just earned a scholarship to the prestigious Fuuka Academy. While taking a ferry to her new school though, the crew spotted and rescued a young girl found floating in the water, and gripping a large black sword. Mai happens to be the only one present who can give her CPR, and so is forced to do so. After reviving the girl, Mai notices that the girl has an odd birthmark, one identical to her own. The mystery seems to end there, until the one who put the girl in the water comes aboard the ferry.

Terminology

• HiME, also known as Valkyries, is a name that stands for "Highly-Advanced Materializing Equipment" and refers to women with the ability to materialize solid objects from photons. HiME can be identified by a identical birthmark they all possess somewhere on their body. In addition, only HiME can see a special red star in the sky near the Moon.

• Elements are weapons created by focusing a HiME's ability to create solid matter from photons. They serve as proof that a HiME has become aware of their own power.

• Child is the name of the powerful beings who choose to act as guardians for the HiME. In exchange for accepting the protection of a Child, that HiME must put her most important person on the line. That means, the person the HiME cares about the most has his or her life-force bounded to that of the Child. If the Child dies, so does that person.

Cast

• Ai Shimizu - Mikoto Minagi
• Mai Nakahara - Mai Tokiha
• Saeko Chiba - Natsuki Kuga
• Akiko Kimura - Youko Sagisawa
• Akira Ishida - Nagi Homura
• Junko Iwao - Akane Higurashi
• Kikuko Inoue - Yukariko Sanada
• Kiyomi Asai - Miyu Glea
• Mamiko Noto - Yukino Kikugawa
• Ryoka Yuzuki - Haruka Suzushiro
• Sakura Nogawa - Shiho Munakata
• Sanae Kobayashi - Akira Okuzaki
• Shindou Naomi - Shizuru Fujino
• Tomokazu Seki - Yuuichi Tate
• Toshihiko Seki - Reito Kanzaki
• Yugo Takahashi - Takumi Tokiha
• Yukari Tamura - Midori Sugiura
• Yuko Miyamura - Alyssa Searrs
• Yuuka Nanri - Nao Yuuki

Episodes

• 01. This is a Shoujo's Important Event
• 02. After School Secrets
• 03. Dance of Flames / Star's Oath
• 04. Prank of the Wind
• 05. Rain--. Tears.....
• 06. The fiery age of 17 (^^;)
• 07. The Lost Kittens
• 08. An Important Thing
• 09. The sea, the maidens and Natsuki's secret ♪
• 10. Cake Wars!!!
• 11. Rondo of Light and Darkness
• 12. Angelic Smile
• 13. Night of the Tamayura
• 14. Academy at Target
• 15. High School Girl ﾐ☆Through the Galaxy
• 16. Parade ♪

Musically talking

Openings & Endings

Opening:

• Shining Days by Kuribayashi Minami

Endings:

• Kimi ga Sora Datta by Aki Misato
• It's Only the Fairy Tale by Yuko Miyamura (ep.15)

Mai HiME Original SoundTrack

• 01 Ensei
• 02 Kyou no hajimari
• 03 Natsu sora kaifuu
• 04 Fuka gakuen seikatsu
• 05 Shinobi yoru kage
• 06 Yami no butou
• 07 Gakuten-ou kenzan!
• 08 Yasashisa no guuwa
• 09 Makafushigi
• 10 oharahetta!
• 11 Mata aou ne
• 12 Yuubae no sora
• 13 Yamiyo no prologue
• 14 Duran shoukan
• 15 Kagutsuchi kourin
• 16 It's only the fairy tale
• 17 Gogo no hizashi
• 18 Chiisana shiawase
• 19 Koi wo shita kara...
• 20 Nazo ga nazo wo yobu
• 21 Yoru no soko ni shizumu
• 22 Tokiiro no Mai
• 23 Mezame
• 24 Ensei no shizukesa

Mai Hime opening theme single ~ Shining Days

singing by Minami Kuribayashi

• 01 Shining days
• 02 Chiisana hoshi ga oriru toki
• 03 Shining days (karaoke)
• 04 Chiisana hoshi ga oriru toki (karaoke)

Mai HiME ending theme single ~ Kimi ga sora datta

singing by Aki Misato

• 01 Kimi ga sora datta
• 02 Tomorrow's true
• 03 Kimi ga sora datta (karaoke)
• 04 Tomorrow's true (karaoke)

Mai HiME radio theme song ~ Parade

singing by Mai Nakahara (Mai), Ai Shimizu (Mikoto) et Saeko Chiba (Natsuki)

• 01 Parade
• 02 Crystal protection
• 03 Parade (karaoke)
• 04 Crystal protection (karaoke)

Mai HiME character song vol.1 ~ Mai Tokiha

• 01 Itoshida no kousaten
• 02 Sound cinema (drama)
• 03 Itoshida no kousaten (Karaoke)

Mai HiME character song vol.2 ~ Natsuki Kuga

• 01 Mizube no hana
• 02 Sound cinema (drama)
• 03 Mizube no hana (karaoke)

Mai HiME character song vol.3 ~ Mikoto Minagi

• 01 Kokoro no Ken
• 02 Sound Cinema ~ Inochi, yume iro gensou (drama)
• 03 Kokoro no Ken (karaoke)

External Links

• Sunrise's: http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/my-hime/
• TV Tokyo's: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/maihime/