Mai-HiME

The tone has many shōnen elements, with some parody of anime clichés, from magical-girls to romance, fan service or school life. But there are very serious matters afoot behind the comedy, and the show takes a more serious and dark turn in latter episodes.

There is also a manga, however with a different storyline.

Story

Mai Tokiha (鴇羽 舞衣 Tokiha Mai) was your average young high school girl and devoted older sister who had just earned a scholarship to the prestigious Fuuka Academy. While taking a ferry to her new school though, the crew spotted and rescued a young girl found floating in the water, and gripping a large black sword. Mai happens to be the only one present who can give her CPR, and so is forced to do so. After reviving the girl, Mai notices that the girl has an odd birthmark, one identical to her own. The mystery seems to end there, until the one who put the girl in the water comes aboard the ferry.

Terminology

• HiME, also known as Valkyries, is a name that stands for "Highly-Advanced Materializing Equipment" and refers to women with the ability to materialize solid objects from photons. HiME can be identified by a identical birthmark they all possess somewhere on their body. In addition, only HiME can see a special red star in the sky near the Moon.

• 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.

• Child is the name of the powerful beings who choose to act as guardians for the HiME. In exchange for accepting the protection of a Child, that HiME must put her most important person on the line. That means, the person the HiME cares about the most has his or her life-force bounded to that of the Child. If the Child dies, so does that person.
  

  Cast

• 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 Glea
• Mamiko Noto - Yukino Kikukawa
• Ryoka Yuzuki - Haruka Suzushiro
• Sakura Nogawa - Shiho Munakata
• Sanae Kobayashi - Akira Okuzaki
• Shindou Naomi - 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
  

  Episodes

• 01. This is a Girl's Important Event
• 02. After School Secrets
• 03. Dance of Flames / Star's Oath
• 04. Prank of the Wind
• 05. Rain--. Tears.....
• 06. The Fiery Age of 17 (^^;)
• 07. The Lost Kittens
• 08. An Important Thing
• 09. The sea, the maidens and Natsuki's secret ♪
• 10. Cake Wars!!!
• 11. Rondo of Light and Darkness
• 12. Angelic Smile
• 13. Night of the Tamayura
• 14. Academy at Target
• 15. High School Girl ﾐ☆Through the Galaxy
• 16. Parade ♪
• 17. Deceitful, Lips
• 18. --Beginning.
• 19. Labyrinth in the Heart
• 20. Dance of Flames / Destiny of Tears
• 21. The Black Prince Awakens
• 22. Collapse
• 23. Love, Friendship, Callousness
• 24. Love is a Battle
• 25. Into the Time of Destiny
• 26. shining ☆ days
  

  Musically talking

  Openings & Endings

  Opening:
• Shining Days by Minami Kuribayashi