mai otome zwei – Ramblings of DarkMirage http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com Anime, Games, J-Pop and Whatever Else Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:41:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 Mai-Otome Zwei Episode 1 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2006/12/03/mai-otome-zwei-episode-1/ http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2006/12/03/mai-otome-zwei-episode-1/#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:11:09 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2006/12/03/mai-otome-zwei-episode-1/ Continue reading ]]> The first episode of the new Mai-Otome OVA series is pretty darn good. Sunrise has got this whole drama-comedy hybrid formula perfected.

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Animation is OVA quality and significantly better. Soundtrack seems to be the same, except for the new theme song. (Crap BTW.) The episode starts with the Meister Otomes gathering in space to destroy an incoming asteroid and ends off with a mysterious attack on the academy by an unknown invader. In between, we have neko ramen, teenage quarrels, Shizuru in swimsuit, and a taiyaki thrown in for good measure.

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In the year AD 2101…

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…War was beginning.

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Doesn’t this remind you of a certain meme?”

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Her mother was hotter

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Lens flare!

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Arinko, save us!

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…from the Engrish!

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More Shizuru-oneesama please!

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Please don’t feed the Fat Taiyaki Fangirl.

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kuroitani is now nekogamisan? The old name was cooler

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“I want one thiiiis long.”

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“Is there actually cat meat in this ramen?”

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Her robed form never ceases to amaze…

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Brooms are multi-purpose weapons of self defence

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Mai has more airtime in this episode than in the entire TV series

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Still alive

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Her too

This episode needs more Nao and more Shizuru.

P.S. I can’t believe that her name is actually Lena and not Rena. WTF!

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Mai-Otome Zwei press release http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2006/09/26/mai-otome-zwei-press-release/ http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2006/09/26/mai-otome-zwei-press-release/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:57:01 +0000 http://2pwn.tk/websites/www.darkmirage.com/2006/09/26/mai-otome-zwei-press-release/ Continue reading ]]> The upcoming OVA series Mai-Otome Zwei will be here 24th November. The limited edition Vol.1 will come with a special packaging, a CD with the theme song and a Mai-Otome illustration book. Most of the press release is recycled news, but it does reveal the title of the new theme song.

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The story takes place one year after the end of the TV series and Arika is now Mashiro’s full-fledged Meister Otome. The new OP song is “Believe ~eien no kizuna~” performed by Mika Kikuchi (Arika Yumemiya).

All I can say is: WTF happened to Minami!?

P.S. You can preorder the limited edition on Amazon JP for ï¿¥2,000 cheaper than the official retail.

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