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My-Otome

Score

6.9 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

26

Studio

Sunrise

Official Streams

Crunchyroll

My-Otome

Also known as 舞-乙HiME | Mai-Otome

TVFall 2005Source OriginalPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ComedyDramaFantasy

6.9/10

Community score

#3185

Rank

54.2K

Members

314

Favorites

Synopsis

Arika Yumemiya has traveled far in search of her goal: the prestigious Gualderobe Academy. This is the school where young girls are trained to become Otomes, protectors of royal leaders throughout the lands. Here, Arika makes plenty of friends, but some enemies know something about her past that she does not. Nevertheless, her spirit and determination will keep pushing her forward.

Adapted from its predecessor, Mai-HiME, this series is not a direct sequel, but an alternate universe setting featuring some of the Mai-HiME cast (though with different personalities).

(Source: Anime News Network)

Production Notes

Mai-Otome was released on DVD in North America by Bandai Entertainment from July 17, 2007, to July 15, 2008. Funimation published a remastered Blu-ray and DVD collection of the series on January 9, 2018.

Cast Highlights

Blan de Windbloom, Mashiro

Blan de Windbloom, Mashiro

Main

Voice: Yukana (Japanese)

Wáng, Nina

Wáng, Nina

Main

Voice: Koshimizu, Ami (Japanese)

Yumemiya, Arika

Yumemiya, Arika

Main

Voice: Kikuchi, Mika (Japanese)

Adean, Lilie

Adean, Lilie

Supporting

Voice: Kimura, Akiko (Japanese)

Alter, Yayoi

Alter, Yayoi

Supporting

Voice: Koyama, Kimiko (Japanese)

Alyssa

Alyssa

Supporting

Armitage, Haruka

Armitage, Haruka

Supporting

Voice: Yuzuki, Ryouka (Japanese)

Bao, Nguyen

Bao, Nguyen

Supporting

Core Staff

Furusato, Naotake

Furusato, Naotake

Producer

Kunisaki, Hisanori

Kunisaki, Hisanori

Producer

Obara, Masakazu

Obara, Masakazu

Director, Storyboard

Mima, Masafumi

Mima, Masafumi

Sound Director

Fukumoto, Kiyoshi

Fukumoto, Kiyoshi

Episode Director

Nagai, Tatsuyuki

Nagai, Tatsuyuki

Episode Director, Storyboard

Theme Songs

Openings

1: "Dream Wing" by Minami Kuribayashi (eps 1-15)

2: "Crystal Energy" by Minami Kuribayashi (eps 16-25)

Endings

1: "Otome wa DO MY BEST deshou?" by Mika Kikuchi and Ami Koshimizu

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Related Titles

Prequel

Mai-Otome 0: S.ifr

anime

Sequel

Mai-Otome Zwei

anime

Adaptation

Mai-Otome

manga

Side Story

Mai-Otome Specials

anime

Side Story

Mai-Otome Special: Otome no Inori

anime

Alternative Setting

Mai-HiME

anime

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Dreamy ☆ Arika

4.19/5
Aired 10/7/2005

Episode 2

A Gust Running Through the Garden of Otome

4.54/5
Aired 10/14/2005

Episode 3

First Time

4.65/5
Aired 10/21/2005

Episode 4

The Blazing Transfer Student!!

4.43/5
Aired 10/28/2005

Episode 5

The Academy, the Uniform and Me ♪

4.41/5
Aired 11/4/2005

Episode 6

Nina Entangled... orz

4/5
Aired 11/11/2005

Episode 7

The Blue Dance / Oath of the Maiden

4.79/5
Aired 11/18/2005

Episode 8

Burden of Destiny

4.45/5
Aired 11/25/2005
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes26
Duration23 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonFall 2005
AiredOct 7, 2005 to Mar 31, 2006
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#3457
Scored by26.2K
BroadcastFridays at 01:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

My-Otome

Romaji title

Mai-Otome

Japanese title

舞-乙HiME

Synonyms

Mai Oto-Hime, Mai-OtoHiME, Dancing Maiden

Production Team

Main studio

Sunrise

Producers

Bandai Visual, Lantis, TV Tokyo Music

Licensors

Funimation, Bandai Entertainment

Japanese title

舞-乙HiME