And with this, I’ve probably got almost all of the shows of 2006. All that’s left now is to wait till the Christmas-OVA’s get released. The current batch is another interesting one. Tokyo Tribe 2 This anime has an interesting focus: a gang, or “tribe”, in urban Tokyo. It’s currently in conflict with one of the [...]
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Yeah, I’m dying to watch this show and now it’s finally here. It’s like forever waiting for it to be release and after watched the show it doesn’t disappoint me. Actually I set a very high expectation on it but still it manages to stand out quite well. Bravo. The [...]
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Medium: OAV Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy Episodes: 4 Studio: Sunrise OP: “Believe ~Eien no Kizuna~” by Mika Kikuchi ED: ?? Official Site: http://www.my-zhime.net/ Rating: 9.2/10 (since I love Mai Hime/Otome so much!) Impressions: This is an amazing first episode, but I’m pretty sure I’m being extremely biased since I adore both Mai Hime and Mai Otome, and their last episodes let me wanting more. [...]
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Darkshaunz revisits some old friends Score: 8.0/10 This is a good time for Otome/Hime fans around the community, as many of you have realized Zwei is out…and looking like its back to knock our socks off with more Girl-in-Combat-Suit action. For those of you still recovering from the shock of the news, head over to tokyotosho and [...]
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Let’s look past why a crappy series like My-Otome got an OVA, instead of the superior My-Hime, and instead look at why Zwei manages to redeem Otome somewhat so far. Were gonna throw our Gae Bolg’s at it! Plot armor is shiny. Despite thinking Otome was terrible, I’ve still managed to enjoy this OVA so far. My personal [...]
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I wasn't actually planning to do this since I'm strapped for time but I figure I may as well make the Mai Otome review section complete. Anyway, Mai Otome Zwei is basically a 4 episode series continuation of the popular Mai Otome series. Because of this, the majority of the characters from Mai Otome make a return to this OVA-based series. Having said that, I am not about to hold my breath and hope that some unsolved mysteries from the original series will be resolved in this one. This episode itself is okay, I suppose. If you like the full-on action of the last 2 Mai Otome episode, you'd probably like this one as well. It's good to know that Sunrise finally decide to move with time and presents this show in 16:9 (Widescreen) format. This gives the story a slightly more fluid and dynamic feel during the fight scenes since the animators now have more rooms to move the characters around.
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The first episode of the new Mai-Otome OVA series is pretty darn good. Sunrise has got this whole drama-comedy hybrid formula perfected. Animation is OVA quality and significantly better. Soundtrack seems to be the same, except for the new theme song. (Crap BTW.) The episode starts with the Meister Otomes gathering in space to destroy an [...]
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A year after the events of Mai Otome, various Otome, including Arika, are working to destroy a giant meteor. Eventually, they succeed in doing this. However, they weren’t as successful as they believed. Miyu sees something unusual flying with the debris and follows it. Arika is glad that she was able to protect everyone. [...]
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——- Rating: A- ——- For a Summary: Step over to Random Curiosity, if you haven’t already. Before we begin, let me try to slip in a bit of expository discussion of my history with the Mai franchise, as I tentatively call it. I started out, like most fans, by watching Mai HiME while it was being fansubbed. It was [...]
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Some CMs to been seen inside. One fairly new, the other not so… External Link This 4-episode Mai-Otome Zwei OVA special begins its debut November 24th — where a new volume is released every other month after. A reminder that each OVA disc includes only 1 whole episode, running at around 30 minutes each. Retail price for [...]
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Mai-Otome and HiME fans can rejoice and spray all sorts of alcoholic beverages in the air… God damn, I can be really repetitive, huh? Well, whatever, I'm tired and not feeling well. Deal with it. Anyway, the Mai-Otome Zwei OVA website is up and online. If it isn't obvious to you, like it wasn't to [...]
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The upcoming OVA series Mai-Otome Zwei will be here 24th November. The limited edition Vol.1 will come with a special packaging, a CD with the theme song and a Mai-Otome illustration book. Most of the press release is recycled news, but it does reveal the title of the new theme song. The story takes place one [...]
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Amazingly, this is the only trading figure set today. You'd think that trading figures were like little gold nuggets. Ok, I won't bitch. I know some people still dig them, and I have to say that CMS Corp's Mai-Otome trading figure offering has grasped me in some weird way. The reason I say that they've [...]
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Any Mai Otome/HiME fans would probably be crying in joy at the release of so many figures coming out for them. I been carefully avoiding any unnessary spending of figurines lately, but this is something I’ll lose control over. Hobbystock reports 5 Mai Otome/HiME figures for re-order. 1 trading set and 4 1/6 figures. And yes, [...]
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Special that fleshes out on the details of the series - this time, it’s Ers-chan’s final innocent days with Arika and Nina and how the replacement photo in Nina’s locket came about. There’s wacky sexual humour. Overall, quite a poignant piece that works well because there was no reset for Ers-chan. Having learnt the techniques [...]
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Whoa…The pacing in Mai Otome may have been horrendous, but the final two eps made up for it. Earlier on, I would’ve bashed Otome for it’s inconsistencies, but after a moment of thought the doubts went away. To be honest, the audience were a bit harsh on Sunrise considering [...]
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