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Opening songs:OP 1-Dream wing,OP 2-Crystal energy
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Genres:Action,comedy,drama,romance,slice of life
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Episodes:26
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Another great show! Original mai hime was awweeeessssooooomeeee to the max, and when I first saw mai otome, I seriously expected a sequel. But noooooo.....its a spin off, and it looked a little lame to boot. Luckily, the show is entertaining, as altough it is different, it still follows that "school life" thing they have going like they did in mai hime, and it really works out well. Also, about 5/8 through the show it steps up to an epic turn of events, and the show starts becoming awesome, until it reaches its conclusion, which I thought was pretty okay. Even if its not a sequel, mai otome is worth a watch.
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As for the songs used in openings, dream wing and crsytal energy were used. Dream wing was kinda a slow and meh-ish song, but it grew on me after abit, never really got into loving it though. Crystal energy was much better, and a much more suitable song for the 2nd opening, following the events of the show at that point of the series. It certaintly had a more epic feel to it.
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Rating:8.5/10
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If you loved mai hime, the chances are you will love mai otome as well. The school life thing is really cool and is entertaining to watch for the 1st half of the show or so, and later when it becomes a more action or thriller like anime, its just great. Unlike in mai hime though, where only a few chosen "himes" can fight, almost everyone can fight in this show, which makes it a little more "involving" , since all the characters get thier own screen time.
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Mai otome stars a new character by the name of Arika (kinda beats the point to naming the show MAI otome, when the main character isnt mai). Arika is a pretty beat up teenage girl, and one day she is just found and brought into a city. After abit of running around with her new found friend nina (who is an otome), she gets to experience a whole new world of possibilities when she sees the power of the otome itself. She gets enrolled into coral academy, with the sponsor of a cetain "Oji-san", where she is given her own gem, and her life there begins. But soon, she learns of her true nature and becoming, where her whole life position starts to change. Also, war starts to break out later in the anime, and there, things get even more screwed up.
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Mai otome receives 2 thumbs up, its engaging and action packed at the same time. It also shows alot in terms of tests of friendships and some pretty damn cool scenes. The twists in the show also provide much anticipation into what might happen next. Mai otome is definetely a show worth picking up, and further more, if you are a fan of mai hime, the cameos will definetely stir you up and give you great moments of nostalgia.
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Peace.
