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I question the spelling of "Mai". While the transliteration is correct, it seems that most fansubbers are spelling it My Hime, not Mai Hime. Further, the japanese homepage uses "my", not "mai" in the spelling of its links. http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/my-hime for example.

Even the japanese version of this very article seems to use the "My" spelling in the paragraph quoted below (assuming my Japanese isn't too rusty):

タイトルの由来については、様々なタイプのいわゆる「萌えキャラ」が登場することから、「自分自身にとっての(My)お姫様(HiME)を見つけて下さい」という制作者の主張が込められているほか、「HiME」は「Highly-advanced Materialising Equipment」（高次物質化能力）の略称でもある（専門用語の見出しも参照の事）。森鴎外の小説「舞姫」との関係はない。

The title is supposed to mean 'My Princess', so that might be a better idea for this WP. Philip Nilsson 15:58, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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[edit] Additional character articles?

So far we have ones for Mai, Natsuki and Shizuru. Can people think of any other characters who deserve articles of their own? Katsuhagi 23:12, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shizuru's "raping" of Natsuki

I personally feel this is too strong a word for use here, especially since the actual act is left ambiguous. I think this word should be replaced with a different one (perhaps "sexually assaults" or something similar) partially due to the negative connotation and severity of the word when used in popular culture.--Katsuhagi 00:37, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

The only thing the series shows is Shizuru lying down next to Natsuki. Making the leap of logic from that to rape is insane.

- As this's partially about Shizuru, I'd also like to point out that her character details have some arguable information. First of all, it says that she "massacred hundreds" during her rampage against the First District. No body-count is ever displayed in the series, and Mashiro's visit to the FD some episodes earlier only revealed a few elderly people present. Therefore the article is a bit inaccurate, and should be put in some less exaggerating manner. Also, it's hardly debatable that Shizuru's bloodlust was in deed caused by the Obsidian Lord/HiMe Star: In the episode where she finally snaps, it's shown quite plainly how her eyes switch colour from the normal red/brown to obsidian. Her sudden remorse after the resurrection scene also supports this. Thus, this should be considered as a fact for the article. End of nitpicking. Rexas 20:16, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] About The Name...

It should be noted that one feature of "Mai-HiME" Anime is that it is full of word play in the Japanese dialog. It is not really a mistake or coincidence that "Mai-HiME" can be turned into "My Princess" for the sake of another play on words. --Tomar 22:20, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Seems like there are two spellings used. Mai- is correct transliteration as you say. Animesuki lists 3 subgroups using Mai-, and 3 using My-, so it's not like the former spelling is non-existent. The url spellings in the two official japanese sites use my- and mai-. Plus redirects solves multiple spellings so it seems like a trivial problem. --69.214.227.51 07:09, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

True enough, which is why I didn't run off and change it immediately. This does seem like an interesting bit of trivia that might be of interest in the main article. We could even steal Tomar's explination above with just a tad of word smithing.

- OracleofTroy 01:39, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

I support staying as close to the real japanese title as possible. Better the actual title of it should use the kanji for Mai rather than Mai. The "official" title IS Mai-HiME however you put it. I support using the true title. http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/my-hime/web/index.html This is the official site for mai-hime and it uses my-hime in the web address but in the news section it uses MAIHIME to refer to it. But, as said above the literal reading of it is Mai rather than My. Japanese like to slur in english words with their own. Ergzay 02:44, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

OTOH, "Mai-HiME" doesn't have the pun value that "My-HiME" does. The pun is intentional and the Japanese My-HiME article mentions it. --Shimei 03:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mai Otome - the second season?

I am not sure we can call it a second season, if the only common thing is the character design. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 16:25, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Well, it can be argued that Mai Otome is the alternate universe of HiME. Slur 14:37, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

There is also evidence that My-Otome is set in the future of My-HiME. Shiroi Hane 10:41, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Changes

Cleared up a few spelling errors; i.e. "Isukahime" properly spelled "Ikusahime". Jan 2006 -Wavedash

I've updated the episode list into what's supposed to be the wikipedia's standard. It still requires some more information, like original airdates and such. Rexas 14:40, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mai-HiME Manga

Should a seperate page be created for the Manga as it has a completely diffrent storyline?

Also, I think that the manga shouldn't get a seperate page, just it's own section. Kiriyama 01:21, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Depends on whether or not you can contribute enough information. The Otome manga diverges enough to justify doing so, but I do not know about the HiME manga. --Warp L. Obscura 06:31, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
the manga is greatly different, with the Obsidian Lord being Takumi. the story is told through Tate's eyes and that he didnt suffer a kendo ingury, but was atacked trying to stop a mugging Shinigami Josh 10:39, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
If you can craft one up... Go for it. Be Bold. We have one for MO's manga already and it still has loads of room for improvement. I believe you can do the same for MH? --Warp L. Obscura 15:33, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

ok, will be done, my formating is a bit off (spelling ect.) and it would help if after i have done it for some one to go over it and fix it upShinigami Josh 02:06, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] english voice overs

I thought that Haley Joel Osment was going to do Tate's voice. Kiriyama 01:21, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fixed some descriptions

Nao's mother fell into a coma because she was a victim of a robbery.

[edit] Calling into question the neutrality of Mai's romantic interests on her profile paragraph.

I have no problem with views on Mai having potential with either Tate, Reito, or Mikoto, but there is one sentence that I think should be more closely examined. "It seems obvious that..." Though there is some attempt at "qualifying" this statment with the word "seems", it is still a subjective, rather than objective comment that I feel is attempting to influence the reader to a particular view on the subject. What exactly was wrong with the way that it was before that comment was added? All possibilities were given mention, and the viewer of both the series and the article was left to make their own conclusion without being told what is "obvious". I was advised to post a "poll" of sorts, an RfC I suppose? I would like to, but admit that I am unfamiliar with the process, according to the page on the matter am I merely to create a topic on this discussion page calling for an RfC on the issue described, and provide a link to the main page?

Love-is-god 06:57, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree with you on that. I think keeping in that she states she loves Tate and removing the rest would suffice.

Katsuhagi 20:44, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

My-Otome suggests it's Mikoto due to her love of Mai's cooking (it's stated that Mikoto ate Mai's gem and thereby made a pact with her) and the characters and relationships in My-Otome and My-HiME are very much alike (My-Otome often in a parodic manner). One could say the two animes just use some of the same characters, but it does explain in a way why Mai keeps her powers after Takumi and Tate (whom Mai and her enemies think of as Mai's most important person (respectfully - Takumi first, then Tate)) die and why Mai never gives up on Mikoto after her initial rage.

Shorttail 13:22, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Tail, that's the view I agree with as well, it seems quite logical overall- Mai keeps powers after MIP's die, several heartfelt scenes between the two, what more do you want? But one can see that me supporting putting such a thing into the article would be exactly what I'm arguing against. Despite my own opinion on the matter, it needs to be left up for the viewer of the series to decide without anybody on this site telling them what's "logical" or "obvious".

Love-is-god 18:05, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Character pages

Need suggestions. Whose character page to do next?

I'd suggest Haruka since she has radically different backgrounds in HiME and Otome. I think that it would be the best use of time to to characters with greatly different versions of themselves in each version. Katsuhagi 21:22, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
Started. Now, anyone else? I was thinking Midori or Reito... --Warp L. Obscura 14:04, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
Midori might be a good one, though I think that perhaps Tate might be a candidate given his different roles in the manga and anime, and his small but important role in the MO manga. Katsuhagi 02:49, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Yuuichi Tate started but bad. Input highly appreciated. --Warp L. Obscura 02:25, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] whats with the scarf?

the only time i see Mai's scarf in My-HiME is in the images, not in the actual anime. then in both the My-Otome manga and anime she has the scarf. what is the significance of that?

Untrue. From the OP: [1] From Ep 26: [2]. So it existed in the anime. Significance, no idea. Most likely a SSStylistic touch, if an underused one. --Warp L. Obscura 12:28, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nagi as Loki

I dont think that the sentence

In the Valkyries tale he would best fit the role of Loki.

should be included in Nagi's block. While this statement is true, the valkyries applies to Searrs, and Nagi is a part of the First District. He is one that apposes Searrs, so I dont think that is really valid.

Linkforlife 02:40, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

From the way I took it, "Valkyrie" can refer to a HiME as well. Greer refers to the natural HiME as Valkyries when he's observing them. It even says in the article proper that a Valkyrie is one way to refer to a HiME. Katsuhagi 02:44, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Yes, but the reason Greer calls them Valkyries is because he is with Searrs. None of the HiMEs or the First District call them that. There are a lot of Norse mythology references in the Searrs Foundation, but thats it. Its only in the Searrs Foundation. Linkforlife 03:59, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps so. I think perhaps taking out the Valkyrie refernce might be best, but Nagi most definately fits the role of Loki or a trickster. I'm not entirely it's ever established who exactly he works for, as in the last episode he essentially says he'll have to do something else. I also vaguely recall something about him going to Valhalla with Mashiro. Katsuhagi 23:08, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
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