MY-OTOME

is an anime series created by Sunrise, Inc. and directed by Masakazu Obara. It is a spinoff of ''My-HiME'' anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters.
The series originally premiered on TV Tokyo from October 6 2005 to March 30 2006. An OVA sequel to the series, ''My-Otome Zwei'', has been made and released in Japan, and an upcoming prequel, ''My-Otome 0'', has been announced. The series is licensed for North American distribution by Bandai Entertainment, and the first volume will be released in July. ^[1] In English, it is being released under the title 'My-乙HiME: My-Otome'. [1]

Contents

Terminology

Story

Characters

Related works

Theme songs

References

External links

Terminology

Main articles: List of My-Otome terminology

Story

Main articles: List of My-Otome episodes

My-Otome's story takes place on the planet Earl in the distant future. "Old technology" has survived in the form of nanomachines that allow female virgins to take the role of Meister Otomes - bodyguards and warriors that serve the royalty of various kingdoms.
Arika Yumemiya has come to Windbloom Kingdom in search of her mother, whom Arika knows was an Otome. On her arrival she meets the top Coral Otome student, Nina Wáng, and Windbloom's heir to the throne, Mashiro Blan de Windbloom. The series follows Arika's progress as a student at Garderobe Academy and the machinations of those desiring the destructive power of the old technology for themselves.

Characters

Main articles: List of My-Otome anime characters

Related works

The My-Otome manga follows an alternate storyline; in it, Mashiro Blan de Windbloom is actually a male imposter attending classes at Garderobe. The manga was serialized in ''Shōnen Champion''.
A spin-off manga titled , 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, , 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. ^[2]

Theme songs

Main articles: My-Otome soundtracks

'Opening themes'

★ ''Dream☆Wing'' by Minami Kuribayashi (Ep. 1-15)

★ ''Crystal Energy'' by Minami Kuribayashi (Ep. 16-25)
'Ending themes'

★ ''Otome wa DO MY BEST desho? (乙女はDO MY BESTでしょ？)'' by Mika Kikuchi and Ami Koshimizu (Ep. 1-26)

★ ''Believe ~Eien no Kizuna~ (Believe ~永遠の絆~)'' by Mika Kikuchi (OVA - episode 1)

★ ''storm'' by Ami Koshimizu (OVA - episode 2)

★ ''Egao no Iro wa Niji no Iro (笑顔の色は虹の色)'' by Yukana (OVA - episode 3)

★ ''Otome wa DO MY BEST desho? 2007Ver. (乙女はDO MY BESTでしょ？ 2007Ver.)'' by Mika Kikuchi, Ami Koshimizu, Yukana, Mai Nakahara, Saeko Chiba and Ai Shimizu (OVA - episode 4)
'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)

References

1. Amazon.com Website My-Otome Volume 1 DVD Product lising
2. My-HiME Big Bang Project

External links

★ Official My-Otome website

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