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| director = [[Masakazu KoharaObara]]

| producer = Hisanori Kunisaki<br/>Naotake Furusato

|studio=[[Sunrise (Japanese company)|Sunrise]]

| writer = [[Hiroyuki Yoshino (screenwriter)|Hiroyuki Yoshino]]

|network={{flagicon|Japan}} [[TV Tokyo]]

| music = [[Yuki Kajiura]]

|first_aired=September [[2004]]

| studio = [[Bandai Namco Filmworks|Sunrise]]

|last_aired=March [[2005]]

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|num_episodes=26

| network = [[TV Tokyo]]

| first = September 30, 2004

| last = March 31, 2005

| episodes = 26 + 26 DVD-only shorts

| episode_list = List of My-HiME episodes

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{{nihongo|'''''My-HiME'''''|舞-HiME|Mai-himeHiME}} is ana Japanese [[anime]] television series produced by [[Bandai Namco Filmworks|Sunrise]]. Directed by [[Masakazu Obara]] and written by [[Hiroyuki Yoshino (companyscreenwriter)|Sunrise,Hiroyuki Inc.Yoshino]], andit airedpremiered in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] from September [[2004]] to March [[2005]]. The showseries isfocuses abouton ''HiME'',the girlslives ableof toHiMEs—girls materializewith magicalthe armamentcapacity andto summonmaterialize powerful[[photons]]—gathered beings called ''Children'' to battle theat monstrousFuka creaturesAcademy knownfor assecret ''Orphans''purposes.

The series was licensed for [[North America]]n distribution by [[Bandai Entertainment]] and [[Europe]]an distribution by Bandai's European subsidiary, Beez, with the first American DVD released in March 2006. Bandai released the Complete Collection DVD set in America on October 7, 2008. It is also shown on iaTV in the mid-2000s and on Comcast’s Anime Selects on Demand for a limited time. At [[Otakon]] 2013, [[Funimation]] had announced that it acquired the series, along with a handful of other former BEI titles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Funimation Adds Cowboy Bebop, Escaflowne, Outlaw Star, More|work=Anime News Network |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/funimation-adds-cowboy-bebop-escaflowne-outlaw-star-more|access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref> They also announced at the 2017 [[New York Comic Con]] that they would release ''My-HiMe'', ''[[My-Otome]]'', and a ''[[My-Otome Zwei]]'' + ''[[My-Otome 0: S.ifr]]'' pack, all on Blu-Ray + DVD combo packs on January 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Funimation's My-Hime, My-Otome Home Video Releases Slated for January|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-05/funimation-my-hime-my-otome-home-video-releases-slated-for-january/.122336|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=5 October 2017}}</ref>

The tone has many ''[[shonen|shōnen]]'' elements, with some [[parody]] of ''anime clichés'', from magical-girls to romance, [[fan service]] and typical Japanese school life. However, serious matters are afoot behind the [[comedy]], and the show takes a darker turn in later episodes.

==Plot==

The series is licensed in the US by [[Bandai]] as of July 2005. The first American DVD was released at the end of March 2006.

{{main|List of My-HiME episodes{{!}}List of ''My-HiME'' episodes}}

The story centers on Mai Tokiha, a seemingly ordinary high-school girl who has recently transferred to the prestigious Fuuka Academy with her younger brother, Takumi. The elite Fuuka Academy harbors a number of mysteries, involving both fellow students and staff. As they arrive at the Academy, Mai finds herself bound to a Child, a part-spiritual, part-mechanical creature, that can only be summoned and controlled by girls with the HiME mark.

Mai is told that she is one of twelve girls who have the aforementioned mark, and that they must use their powers to protect everyone from Orphans, monstrous creatures with abilities similar to the HiME's Children. Mai is very reluctant to become involved at first, because of her protective role towards her brother, but the other HiME quickly begin to manifest around her, each with very different motivations and goals for using (or not using) her powers. As the Orphans become more numerous and aggressive, Mai joins the other HiME's fight against them to protect those around her, including her friends, who are even drawn into the conflict as well. However, Mai and the other HiME soon find out the Orphans are not the only kind of enemy they have to fight, and as the cause of all of this is revealed, they find themselves facing the dark secret about their destiny.

A second anime season entitled {{nihongo|[[My-Otome]]|舞-乙HiME}} was created due to the popularity of this anime in Japan, through which similar story elements and recurring characters structure a new plotline.

Also, there is a [[manga]] series that unfolds a different storyline, which is published in [[North America]] by [[TOKYOPOP]] in English.

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==Prologue==

Mai Tokiha is an average [[high school]] girl and devoted older sister who earns a [[scholarship]] to the prestigious Fuuka [[Academy]]. During the ride on the [[ferry]] to the academy, the [[crew]] spots and rescues a young girl who is afloat face down in the [[water]], gripping a large black [[sword]]. They rescue her, and attempt to resucitate her, yet Mai happens to be the only one present licensed with [[CPR]] training and is forced to assist. She is successful but soon afterwards, Mai notices that the girl has an odd [[birthmark]], one identical to her own. The recovering girl is sent to rest, and everyone disperses. Everything returns to normal on the ferry, until a young female who is searching for the girl found in the water comes aboard the ferry during the night. A battle ensues between the girl from the water and the searching female, destroying the ferry in its wake. Everyone evacuates safely without Mai, and the first sight of HiME alongside Mai's dormant powers manifest, as she goes down with the sinking vessel.

==Nomenclature==

* '''HiME''', also known as [[Valkyries]] and ''Ikusahimes'', is an acronym that stands for "'''Hi'''ghly-Advanced '''M'''aterializing '''E'''quipment" and refers to females with the ability to materialize [[solid]] objects from [[photons]]. It is also a [[backronym]] of ''Hime'', which is Japanese for princess. HiME are identified and share a single identical partially-encircled dot birthmark, located at various points on each of their bodies. In addition, only HiME can see a mysterious red [[star]] (''Hime-boshi'') in the [[sky]] near the [[Moon]].

* '''PRINCESS''' (Manga only) An ability similar to that of the HiME, and was developed by the Searrs Group scientists. The acronym stands for '''P'''erfect '''R'''ealization of '''IN'''dependent ac'''CESS'''. These individuals can summon a Child without the presence of a Key.

* '''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. Elements usually take the form of some sort of close-combat weapon (although there are exceptions).

* '''Child''' are powerful beings who choose to act as guardians for the HiME. They appear to be robotic in nature, but they are sentient and intelligent beings. In exchange for accepting the protection of a Child, a HiME must put her most important person (known in the manga as a 'Key') as collateral. This pact commands that the person the HiME cares about the most has his/her [[Vitalism|life-force]] bonded to that of the Child. Also, the stronger the bond between the HiME and the important person, the stronger the Child becomes (i.e. grows larger in size). If the Child perishes in battle, so does that person--and the HiME no longer wields the ability to summon her Child. An exception is if a HiME changes who she considers her important person. However, only two HiMEs in the anime storyline has actually fulfilled such an exception. Childs also have references to legends and books (see below).

* '''Orphan''' are monsters that the HiME fight early in the series. As explained in one of the show's DVD [[omakes]], or specials, Orphans are the same as Childs, but with a distinct difference. A Child is able to "resonate" with the soul of a HiME, creating a bond. Orphans are attracted to the idea of such resonance, but lack the capability to do so, and instead attack people. There is a visual difference to Childs and Orphans. Where the former is appears a robotic form of a real or mythical animal, the latter is organic and resembles a warped version of a such. Some Orphans are able to converge or divide into smaller creatures (such as the lingerie-stealing Orphan and the spider-like Orphan that attacked Takumi) or regenerate lost body parts (such as the monk-like Orphan during the wedding).

* '''Key''' A person who is bonded with a HiME and her Child. The presence of a Key is required for a HiME to summon her Child. HiME can have multiple Keys, share Keys, or even be Keys of each other. This concept of Keys is only present in the manga. In the anime, they are simply referred to the "most important person" of a HiME and, unlike the manga, their physical presence is not required to summon a Child.

==Characters==

{{main|List of My-HiME characters{{!}}List of ''My-HiME'' characters}}

(This section will describe the anime version only--please note that the characters' family name is written last)

The series features a group of students and staff at Fuuka Academy, with the emphasis on the female cast. Although most of them were introduced by the second episode, only a few characters are disclosed as HiMEs; the other characters' abilities and alignments are revealed throughout the rest of the series.

The main characters are the hardworking, caring Mai Tokiha, the catlike Mikoto Minagi, and the cold beauty Natsuki Kuga. Other ones are shown with a wide range of personalities and relationships. Obara stated that he "wanted to reverse the roles that men and women usually play," making the actresses take leading roles.<ref>Dong, Bamboo. "[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/anime/002818592.cfm Kicking Class] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311211648/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/anime/002818592.cfm |date=2007-03-11 }}", Anime Insider, January 11, 2007. Retrieved on April 18, 2007.</ref>

* {{nihongo|'''Mai Tokiha'''|鴇羽 舞衣|Tokiha Mai}} - A new transfer student to Fuuka Academy and the main heroine of the show. She has been taking care of her younger brother Takumi since the death of their parents. She hates to burden others with her problems. Her Elements are four gold rings with emerald [[magatama]] on them which float around her wrists and ankles that allow her to fly, generate flame streams, and create force fields. Her Child is Kagutsuchi, named after the Japanese god of fire. He is often referred to as a dragon, but he appears to be a hybrid of dragon, a whale and a [[Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]]. He has a large sword implanted through his head that was placed there by the Obsidian Lord 300 years ago as a partial seal on his power. He can manipulate and generate heat and flame on a near-nuclear scale. She loves Takumi and Mikoto in a motherly/sisterly way, while she develops romantic feelings for both Tate and Reito. However, it should be noted that many fans of the series support the possibility of a shoujo-ai relationship between Mai and Mikoto. As the anime never conclusively settled Mai into a relationship, it is impossible to determine what her eventual choice is, although Mai quite clearly states she loves Tate, so her eventual choice would seem to be quite obvious, seeing as Tate shares the same feelings for her.

*'''Mai''' is the protagonist of the series. She is portrayed as a self-reliant person, often hesitant to tell others about her problems. She is a first-year high school student, and her roommate is Mikoto Minagi. Her stated hobbies are working part-time jobs and taking care of Takumi.

* {{nihongo|'''Natsuki Kuga'''|玖我なつき|Kuga Natsuki}} - Natsuki leads a double life; in one, she is just a normal Fuuka Academy student. In the other, she is a girl on a mission. She seeks vengeance for her mother's death, which was seemingly at the hands of an organization known as the First District. Her Elements are a pair of small firearms, which shoot ice bullets. Her Child is Duran, a silver and purple wolf named after the dog she had as a child. He has a pair of cannons on his back and can fire various Cartridge attacks--Flash, that generates blinding light, Chrome, which are high-powered ammunition shells, and Silver, which produces a barrage of icicles. She had an underwear collection and is still expanding it (although her collection was set back as an Orphan thought women's lingerie was a tasty treat). Natsuki is often at the butt end of many [[Hentai|H jokes]] (such as when her skirt was blown up when she wasn't wearing any panties, making Mai laugh uncontrollably). Her story is changed slightly in the manga. In this version, her mother was killed by a mysterious HiME. Since Fuuka Academy gathers HiMEs, the chances are high that the killer is at her school, and Natsuki constantly searches for her.

*'''Mikoto''' is a third-grade middle school student who behaves very much like a cat. She loves to be with Mai, often at her side or clinging to her. She also has a problem with spicy food, and consuming it will often send her into rampages while looking for water.

*'''Natsuki''' is typically portrayed as a serious, rational blue-haired female. Though she does not work with Mikoto neither Mai, the three become friends as the series progresses.

==Related media==

* {{nihongo|'''Mikoto Minagi'''|美袋命|Minagi Mikoto}} - A middle school student of questionable origin who was pulled from the sea by a passing ferry. She is quite attached to Mai, though her purpose for going to Fuuka Academy is to search for her brother. Her Element is a large jet-black [[claymore]] called Miroku, which responds to her calling whenever she is not near it. Miroku possesses several special powers including the ability to cut through almost any object (such as cruise ships) without needing to be physically swung and the ability to summon energy blasts. When it uses these powers, glowing red eye-shaped markings appear on the blade. It is initially assumed that the sword itself is her Child, but her Child is later revealed to be a monstrous ogre-like creature which wields a gigantic spiked club-- this also bears the name Miroku. This Child is called the protector of the Obsidian Lord and(apparently) seems to be under his control rather than Mikoto's (this is shown when Miroku made a vain attempt to stop Kagutsuchi's attack from destroying the Obsidian Lord). Mikoto during the first few episodes behaves as though she was raised by cats.

A [[My-HiME (manga)|manga series]] was developed by Sunrise. It was first serialized in [[Akita Shoten]]'s ''[[Shōnen Champion]]'' and later published in [[North America]] by [[TOKYOPOP]]. It follows an alternate storyline at Fuka Academy where Mai, Mikoto and Natsuki become roommates.

An anime spin-off, entitled {{nihongo|''[[My-Otome]]''|舞-乙HiME}}, aired in Japan from October 2005 to March 2006. The series featured some of the same characters from the previous one, but it is set in a far future timeline.

* {{nihongo|'''Takumi Tokiha'''|鴇羽巧海|Tokiha Takumi}} - Mai's little brother. His heart is weak and requires daily medication due to an accident he suffered when he and Mai were younger. He wants to be more independent, as he feels he's too much of a burden on his sister. He's a good friend of Akira, his roommate. Takumi seems to have a passive personality and often gives up on problems before they are solved. Apparently, he bathed with Mai way past the toddler stage. Mai often used this fact when forcing him around (though in a loving way). Takumi was originally thought to be Mai's Key, this was proven wrong when Akira's Child was killed along with Takumi. On a funnier note, Takumi has a more feminine behaviour, often playing the housewife of the two roommates, while Akira, ironically, was the more masculine of the two (considering their genders).

A [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game]], {{nihongo|''Mai-HiME: Unmei no Keitōju''|舞-HiME 運命の系統樹|''Mai-HiME: Unmei no Keitōju''|lit. ''Family Tree of Fate''}} was developed by [[Marvelous Interactive]] and released in Japan on June 30, 2005. The [[adventure game]] follows a storyline different from the anime and manga series. A [[remake]], ''Mai-Hime - Unmei no Keitouju Shura'', was released for the PC.

* {{nihongo|'''Akira Okuzaki'''|尾久崎晶|Okuzaki Akira}} - Takumi's roommate. At first Akira is annoyed by Takumi and goes out of her way to avoid him, but the two eventually become good friends. She is actually a female [[ninja]] in disguise, sent by her father, the head of the Okuzaki ninja clan to observe the HiMEs. Her weapon is a double-bladed dagger. Her Child is Gennai, which resembles a giant frog. The giant spotlights on Gennai's back are used in conjunction with Akira's Element to incapacitate an enemy. The lights would produce a shadow of the enemy in question, and Akira would throw her dagger at the shadow itself, effectively "pinning" it to the spot long enough for Gennai to destroy it with his "Jigoku Gama" attack, which is a giant spiked mace fired from Gennai's mouth and rotated at high speed like a drill. The reason she was to hide her gender was because only girls can become HiMEs. If Akira was to be a boy, no one would suspect her true identity as a HiME.

Two [[PlayStation Portable]] [[fighting game]]s, {{nihongo|''Mai-HiME Bakuretsu! Fuuka Gakuen Gekitoushi?!''|舞-HiME 爆裂!風華学園激闘史?!}} and {{nihongo|''Mai-HiME Senretsu! Shin Fuuka Gakuen Gekitoushi!!''|舞-HiME 鮮烈!真風華学園激闘史!!}}, both developed by [[Sunrise Interactive]], were also released.

* {{nihongo|'''Yuuichi Tate'''|楯祐一|Tate Yūichi}} - A member of the Fuuka Academy student council who met Mai on the same ferry that rescued the nearly-drowned Mikoto Minagi. He doesn't seem to get along with Mai, although it is clear that he cares for her at least in some way. He takes care of Shiho Munakata, a childhood friend. He was a former member of the Fuuka [[kendo]] club, regularly making it into the nationals until he was injured severely at some point in the past. In the manga, Tate is in fact the hero of the story and is the Key to both Mai and Natsuki.

A parody trailer for a ''Mai-Hime'' movie was included in the first DVD of ''Mai-Otome'', with the title ''Fuuka Wars'' or ''The Great Battle of Fuuka'' with a release date of 20006[sic].

* {{nihongo|'''Shiho Munakata'''|宗像詩帆|Munakata Shiho}} - A girl who calls Yuuichi her brother (though they are not related). Shiho follows Yuuichi around but the whereabouts of her parents are unknown, assumed dead. Her grandfather owns the local Fuuka Shrine where she serves as a [[miko]]. Her Element is a flute. Her Child is Yatagarasu, a crow-like creature. She became mentally unbalanced after learning Mai and Tate were developing feelings for each other, and initially used her HiME powers subconsciously to attack Mai. She later regained her sanity. In the manga, she is not introduced until later, when it is revealed she is a Princess.

A second manga series titled {{nihongo|''My-HiME EXA''|舞-HiME EXA|Mai-HiME EXA}} was developed by Sunrise. It was first serialized in ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.my-zhime.net/others/index.html|title=舞-HiME・舞-乙HiMEシリーズ公式ＨＰ|website=www.my-zhime.net|access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-24/my-hime-exa-manga-to-launch-in-january|title=My-Hime EXA Manga to Launch in January|work=Anime News Network |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.everyeye.it/anime/notizia/my-hime-a-gennaio-in-arrivo-un-nuovo-manga-my-hime-exa_67535 |title=My-Hime: a gennaio in arrivo un nuovo manga, My-Hime EXA |date=4 January 2010 |language=it }}</ref>

* {{nihongo|'''Haruka Suzushiro'''|珠洲城遥|Suzushiro Haruka}} - The hot-headed director of the Fuuka Academy student council who enjoys an equally spicy meal. She has a tendency to mispronounce and mispell things, often as a form of comic relief. She is Yukino's best friend and Shizuru's rival. She wanted to become the Student Council President but lost the vote to Shizuru, in a landslide of 817 votes for Shizuru and 12 votes for Haruka. After this lost she became the Executive Director of the Suzushiro Executive Team. Although she is not a HiME in the anime, her awesome courage and strength make her memorable character. She often uses the term bubuzuke (rice with tea) to refer to Shizuru, though the first time she used it Haruka didn't even know what it meant.

==References==

* {{nihongo|'''Yukino Kikukawa'''|菊川雪之|Kikukawa Yukino}} - The secretary of the Fuuka Academy student council. She appears rather introverted and was often defended by Haruka when they were children. Her Element are mirrors through which she can see all of Fuuka Gakuen with help of the spores her Child, Diana, a plant-like creature with long vine-like tendrils, spreads. The spores act as cameras and can also generate cloaking fields. She is often correcting Haruka's mispronounced words.

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* {{nihongo|'''Reito Kanzaki'''|神崎黎人|Kanzaki Reito}} - Vice President of the Fuuka Academy student council. He has a calm attitude and is quite popular with the female students. He is interested in Mai romantically. He is later revealed to be the earthly host of the Obsidian Lord and Mikoto's missing brother.

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* {{nihongo|'''Shizuru Fujino'''|藤乃静留|Fujino Shizuru}} - President of the Fuuka Academy student council. Her cool yet inviting disposition and distinctive [[Kansai-ben|Kyoto accent]] have made her quite popular with both the male and female students. Her weapon is a multi-sectioned [[naginata]]. Her Child is Kiyohime, which resembles a multi-headed Hydra and is an allusion to the legend of [[Kiyo|Kiyohime]]. Shizuru secretly harbors romantic feelings for Natsuki, which she acts on later in the series by destroying the Childs of Yukino and Nao, who posed a threat to her (Natsuki). She also massacres hundreds in the destruction of the First District, the secret organization Natsuki opposed and who were a largely unseen force behind the HiME battles. It can be argued that her reason for her homicidal actions is due to the influence of the Obsidian Lord (Who is also responsible for the rashness of the other HiMEs). Shizuru plays a supporting role in the manga, and isn't a HiME.

* '''Yukariko Sanada''' - A [[nun]] at the local church. Through her faith, she tries her best to help the academy students cope with the trials and tribulations of school life. Her Element is a bow which fires energy-charged arrows. Her Child is called St. Vrus and resembles a Chess Knight. It can produce illusions over a wide area or completely trap a single person in a dream world. She used this under the orders of Ishigami to trick the HiMEs into fighting each other, then used it again to try to kill Mai. However, Yuuichi prevented this from succeeding and she and Ishigami died together, crushed by St. Vrus.

* '''Joseph Greer''' - A priest who works at the same church as Yukariko. He is the supervisor of Miyu and Alyssa's progress. He is killed by Miyu in retaliation for killing Alyssa.

* {{nihongo|'''Miyu Greer/M.I.Y.U.'''|深優・グリーア}} - Adopted daughter of Joseph Greer. She is very close to Alyssa. She is actually an [[android]], designed by the Searrs company to protect Alyssa Searrs and to guide her to the Golden Era. Her name is an acronym for Multiple Intelligencial [[Yggdrasil]] Unit. She harbors an unknown amount of internal weaponry inside of her, including a chaingun, sword arm, a drill, a chainsaw, and an anti-materializing weapon. When she changes weapons, the 'Mythril Draw' system also changes the color of her outfit, the 'Mythril Dress'. It was thought she was destroyed in episode 15; but in reality is salvaged by Mashiro. She becomes the [[trump card]] in the "Festival". Miyu could arguably be called a [[Deus ex Machina]] in both My-HiME and its counterpart, [[My-Otome]], in which she has a similar role in the last episode.

* '''Alyssa Searrs''' - The most famous choir member at Fuuka Academy. She is shy around people, though Miyu appears to be the exception. When she was born, she was infused with HiME powers, thus making her the 'fake' 13th HiME. Her Child is Artemis, a gigantic satellite which floats in orbit above the earth. Being a 'fake' HiME she doesn't have an Element, relying on Miyu to defend her. Like Nagi, she can summon and control Orphans. She was killed in ep. 15 by Joseph Greer by order of the SEARRS Organization, only to be resurrected by Mashiro's power in the end as with the other HiMEs who perished.

* {{nihongo|'''Nao Yuuki'''|結城奈緒|Yūki Nao}} - A morally ambivalent middle school student who enjoys preying on perverted men. Her Elements are twin metal claws with red nails which can be used to ensnare enemies or cut through objects, they can also shoot sharp thin red strings from them which she can use to make traps or destroy things around her. Her Child is Julia, a half-humanlike female spider with a scorpion tail. She continues to attack and attempt to kill Natsuki until Julia is destroyed by Kiyohime, effectively sending Nao into insanity. Her Key was revealed to be her mother, who is shown possibly in a [[coma]] in a hospital. How and why her mother ended up this way is left unexplained. After the conclusion of the Festival she recovered to her old, immoral self in the end.

* '''Midori Sugiura''' - One of Mai's co-workers and a Fuuka Academy instructor. She claims to be 17 years of age, but no one really believes her (she's actually 24). It is later revealed that she is also an avid [[archeologist]]. Her Element is a [[labrys]]. Her Child is Gakutenou, a lion-like creature whose hind legs can transform into wheel-like extensions and travel at great speed. His wheels can also produce a powerful tornado that can immobilize enemies and the giant blade on his head can cut through solid stone with one swipe. She tends to parody a lot of superhero themes, specifically [[Sailor Moon]], [[Super Sentai]], and [[Kamen Rider]]. She's also a drunk who loves to do "fun" things, mostly ending up with the other HiMEs in humiliating positions. She lost to Mikoto, who killed Gakutenou with Miroku.

* '''Akane Higurashi''' - Another classmate of Mai. She is shy and has a crush on Kazuya Kurauchi (who also has a crush on her but is also shy). Her Element is a pair of [[tonfa]]. Her Child is Harry, who resembles a giant tiger. Harry can generate a powerful vacuum effect through the turbine blade on his chest and draw enemies into it, crushing and grinding them into nothingness. The first HiME to lose, Harry being killed by Miyu.

* '''Nagi Homura''' - A mysterious figure who seems to possess [[clandestine]] knowledge about the HiMEs and their true purpose. He's also a horrible singer. He is able to summon Orphan with a snap of his fingers. His Orphans differ from the ones sent by SEARRS. He is also seen with a book over his head (although his balance is just as good as his singing, landing him almost on his face on several occasions).

* '''Mashiro Kazahana''' - The Director of Fuuka Gakuen. She is confined to a wheelchair and looks to be very young (her stated age is eleven). In fact she is much older than she looks, being a participant in the last cycle. During that Festival she was the controller of Kagutsuchi. During that time, she opposed the Obsidian Lord and for punishment her soul was sealed in a crystal. She can actually walk, although the one time she does so might have been a special case. Her 'body' is actually a doll containing her soul; her true body is contained in the crystal in the Land of Fuuka. Her false body also serves as Fumi's Child. In that form she is known as the Crystal Princess. She is older, has horns and carries a double-bladed sword with blue eye-like markings similar to Miroku. The two weapons seem to resonate with each other. When she was defeated, her Child body was hung up above the Obsidian Lord's throne as a trophy. In the end she is returned to her human body and travelled through the gate of [[Valhalla]] with Nagi.

* '''Fumi Himeno''' - Mashiro's maid. Her Element is a large [[scythe]] and Mashiro is her Child. However, the official name of her Child is named ''Suishou'', which means "Crystal" in Japanese. It fits because Mashiro is sometimes referred to as "The Crystal Princess."

* '''Aoi Senou''' - One of Mai's friendly and helpful classmates. She often cares for Mai's well-being. She is also good friends with Chie. She and Chie makes up half of the comedy crew (the other being Haruka).

* '''Chie Harada''' - Another one of Mai's classmates. She is often seen with a cellphone while chatting about new gossip. She's often the one to suggest topics with "themes" that ends up making Mai either mad or embarrassed. In the latter season they stop making their "comedic" appearances to better set the mood.

==Japanese Cast==

(Again, family name last.)

*[[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 Greer]]

*[[Mamiko Noto]] - [[Yukino Kikukawa]]

*[[Ryoka Yuzuki]] - [[Haruka Suzushiro]]

*[[Sakura Nogawa]] - [[Shiho Munakata]]

*[[Sanae Kobayashi]] - [[Akira Okuzaki]]

*[[Naomi Shindou]] - [[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]]

*[[Ryoko Shintani]] - [[Aoi Senou]]

*[[Mitsuki Saiga]] - [[Chie Harada]]

==English cast==

(Again, family name last.)

*[[Caitlynne Medrek]] - Mikoto Minagi

*[[Carol-Anne Day]] - Mai Tokiha

*[[Cheryl McMaster]] - Natsuki Kuga

*[[Allyson June Smith]] - Yukariko Sanada

*[[Annika]] Odegard - Akira Okuzaki

*[[Cole Howard]] - Takumi Tokiha

*[[Ethan Cole]] - Reito Kanzaki

*[[Graham Ko]] - Nagi Homura

*[[Hazel Forman]] - Chie Harada

*[[Jayna Mitchell]] - Aoi Senou

*[[Jordan Schartnet]] - Yuichi Tate

*[[Katie Rowan]] - Mashiro Kazahana

*[[Leda Davies]] - Shiho Munakata

*[[Lori Barnes-Smith]] - Haruka Suzuhiro

*[[Maizun Jayoussi]] - Miyu Greer

*[[Marcy Lannan]] - Nao Yuuki

*[[Mariette Sluyter]] - Midori Sugiura

*[[Melanie Risdon]] - Shizuru Fujino

*[[Morgan Partridge]] - Yukino Kikukawa

*[[Wendy Morrison]] - Fumi Himeno

*[[Paul Cowling]] - Joseph Greer

*[[Randall Wiebe]] - Kaiji Sakomizu

*[[Scott Roberts]] - Masashi Takeda

*[[Victor Atelevich]] - Yamada

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==List of Episodes==

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! Screenshot !! Title in English !! Title in Japanese !! Original Airdate !! Episode #

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|rowspan="2"| || '''This Is A Girl's Important Event''' || '''それは☆女の一大事''' || || align="center"| 01

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|rowspan="2"| || '''After School Secrets''' || '''ヒミツの放課後？''' || || align="center"| 02

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Dance Of Flames/Oath Of The Star''' || '''炎の舞／星の誓い''' || || align="center"| 03

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Prank of the Wind''' || '''風のイ・タ・ズ・ラ''' || || align="center"| 04

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Rain--. Tears...''' || '''雨――。涙……''' || || align="center"| 05

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|rowspan="2"| || '''A Burning 17-Year-Old''' || '''もえる十七歳(^^;)''' || || align="center"| 06

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Lost Kittens''' || '''迷子の仔猫たち''' || || align="center"| 07

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|rowspan="2"| || '''And Important Thing''' || '''たいせつのｍの。''' || || align="center"| 08

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''The Sea, The Maidens And Natsuki's Secret♪''' || '''海とオトメとなつきのヒミツ♪''' || || align="center"| 09

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Cake Wars!!!''' || '''ケーキ大戦!!!''' || || align="center"| 10

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Rondo Of Light And Darkness''' || '''光と闇の輪舞（ロンド''' || || align="center"| 11

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Angelic Smile''' || '''天使のほほえみ''' || || align="center"| 12

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Night Of The Tamayura''' || '''～たまゆらの夜～''' || || align="center"| 13

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Academy At Target''' || '''ねらわれる学園''' || || align="center"| 14

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|rowspan="2"| || '''High School Girl ﾐ☆Through the Galaxy''' || '''天翔ける ﾐ☆ 女子高生''' || || align="center"| 15

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Parade ♪"''' || '''Parade ♪''' || || align="center"| 16

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Deceitful, Lips''' || '''そつきな、唇''' || || align="center"| 17

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|rowspan="2"| || '''--Beginning''' || '''――はじまり。''' || || align="center"| 18

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Labyrinth In The Heart''' || '''こころの迷宮''' || || align="center"| 19

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Dance Of Flames/Destiny Of Tears''' || '''炎の舞／涙の運命''' || || align="center"| 20

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''The Black Prince Awakens''' || '''黒き君、目覚めるとき''' || || align="center"| 21

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Collapsing...''' || '''くずれゆく......''' || || align="center"| 22

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Love, Friendship, Callousness''' || '''愛情と友情、非情''' || || align="center"| 23

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Love Is Battle''' || '''コイ・ハ・タタカイ''' || || align="center"| 24

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|colspan="4"|

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|rowspan="2"| || '''To The Destined Time''' || '''運命の刻へ''' || || align="center"| 25

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|rowspan="2"| || '''Shining ☆ Days''' || '''Shining ☆ Days''' || || align="center"| 26

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|colspan="4"|

|-

|}

* ''Episodes 25 and 26 were aired as a 1 hour special.''

==Trivia==

* Each DVD of My-HiME has special short segments ([[omake]]) to complement the anime and explain aspects of the characters and plot. Several, however, seem to be there purely for [[fanservice]], featuring things like pictures of a naked Chie, almost bare Midori and Aoi, Mikoto pantyshots, Haruka being stripped in the old strip poker game style (though it referred to her losing the Student Council elections badly), and heavily implied lesbian contact between Mai and Midori. With the exception of the plot explanations (such as the history of Fuuka Academy and the nature of Orphans), none of the specials are distinctly canon.

* The [[Mai-Otome]] Volume 1 DVD features a "Fake" trailer to the Mai-HiME Movie and features [[Arika Yumemiya]] of [[My-Otome]] as a comedic antagonist; as well as HiME Mikoto encountering "Kitty" Mikoto (who appeared with Reito's voice). Despite the seriousness and dramatics of the teaser, this was a joke on ''Sunrise'''s behalf as the ending credits say "20006" as the year of release.

* Both Arika and Nina, the main characters of [[My-Otome]], appear in My-HiME. Nina is seen several times in the same classroom as Mai as a background character. Arika is seen very briefly in the closing credits of episode 26.

*In episode 10: "Cake Wars" the episode was an obvious parody of [[Iron Chef]]; Midori herself pokes fun at [[Chairman Kaga]].

*Mai and Yuuichi switch roles somewhat in the manga, Yuuichi becoming both the main character and the student transferring to Fuuka Academy

==Openings & Endings==

'''Opening:'''

* Shining☆Days by [[Minami Kuribayashi]]

'''Endings:'''

* Kimi ga Sora Datta by [[Aki Misato]]

'''Insert Songs:'''

* Chisana Hoshi ga Oriru Toki by [[Minami Kuribayashi]] (eps.15 and 26)

* It's Only the Fairy Tale by Yuko Miyamura (ep.7, 8, 11 and 15)

* Mizube no Hana by Chiba Saeko (ep.16)

* Kokoro no Tsurugi by Shimizu Ai (ep.16)

* Itoshisa no Kousaten by Nakahara Mai (ep.16)

* Parade by Nakahara Mai, Shimizu Ai, and Chiba Saeko (eps.10 and 16)

==See also==

* [[My-HiME soundtracks]]

* [[My-Otome]]

==External links==

{{Portal|Anime and Manga|2000s}}

* Sunrise's: http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/my-hime/

* TV{{in Tokyo's:lang|ja|cap=yes}} [http://www.tvsunrise-tokyoinc.co.jp/anime/maihimemy-hime/ Official ''My-Hime'' website]

* {{in lang|ja|cap=yes}} [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/maihime/ ''My-Hime'' website] at [[TV Tokyo]]

* Bandai's: http://my-hime.bandai-ent.com/

* {{ann|anime|4155}}

* [http://animeacademy.com/finalrevdisplay.php?id=512 Review on Anime Academy]

==Fan sites==

* [http://animestocks.com AnimeStocks: Large Archive of My Hime Images, Gallery]

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