Mai Otome, second season of Mai HiME, is a quite interesting sequel. Watching the first few episodes, what I can see is the same characters, but completely different role in a different world.

After her grandmother died, Yumemiya Arika went to Wind Bloom country hoping to find her mother. She knows only a little about her mother except that she's an otome - a girl dedicated her life to serve a master (usually a country's leader) and fight for of her master as the protector of royal leaders.

For many years, battles between otomes had replaced traditional way or war, using troops. With the power of nanomachines, otomes are capable to materialize a robe which has the power to defeat even a legion of army.

Fate brings Arika to meet Nina Wong who also (not intentionally) lead her way to the prestigious Gualderobe Academy, a school for people who wants to become an otome, the only place in the world who has the technology of nanomachines.

Just as expected from Mai-HiME's sequel, this anime offers great (or even better) storyline ! The music is not as good, but the story complexity, and the character development is very amusing and entertaining. Recommended for age 18 or more. My rating : very excellent.

Dream Wings
vocal : Kuribayashi Minami
music/composition : Izuka Masaaki

mitsuketa no dream
dokidoki ga tomaranai
umaretano takaramono
mune ippai ni kirameki hajimeru

doushite konna ni fuan ni naru no kana
kakae kirenai omoi
namida koboreru kedo...

kitto itsuka tadori tsukeru yo
tsumadzui tatte akiramenai
yuuki dashite mae ni susumou
chiisana ippo fumi daseba
hora ne, atarashii watashi

itsu datte smile
chikara wo kureru deshou
hare no himo, ame no himo
kagayaite itai taiyou mitai ni

mou utsumuku no wa yamete hashiri dasou
kokoro no itami wa
sou "daisuki" no akashi ne

wasurenaide ano hi no kimochi
sora ni mukatte inotte ita...
watashi dake no yume no tsubasa ga dokokani aru no
sagashideseta nara
ashita e toberu ne

sono saki ni matteru STAGE e to
watashi rashiku yukou!
zutto egaki tsudzukete ita no... story

kitto itsuka tadori tsukeru yo
tsumadzui tatte akiramenai
yuuki dashite mae ni susumou
chiisana ippo fumi daseba
hora ne, atarashii watashi

Crystal Energy
vocal : Kuribayashi Minami

kasane atta hibi
kioku no oku he tojikome
kinou to chigau watashi ga
ima, koko ni tatteru

orite kita yami wa
subete wo yasashiku daite
katari kakeru no
mamoru koto no hontou no imi wo

mugen ni hirogaru hoshi wo
nando mo miagete ita
ano yoru wo wasurenai
hikikaesenai...!

ushinaumono wa nanimo nai
afure dashiteku energy
atsuku, tsuyoku, takumashiku
tatoe hikari no nai sekai demo
koe wo kanjite...
anata dake mitsukerareru

hidamari no you na nukumori
motomete ita no
itsukara darou?
mitomeru koto, totemo kowakute

isshun kumotta hyoujou
soshite, kidzuita
surudoi itami
karada chuu wo tsukinukete yuku

mayoikonda fukai mori
deguchi wa doko ni aru no?
machigai to tadashisa wa
kuraberarenai

deatta toki
unmei no tobira ga hiraita no ne
namida fuite, tashikameru
darenimo makenai yoko no omoi
kirei na mama de
kesshou ni kawatte yuku

gin no tsuki ni mimamorare
kanade hajimeru melody
aoi kibou utsukushiku
toki hanatsu yo tooi mirai e to

ushinaumono wa nanimo nai
afure dashiteku energy
atsuku, tsuyoku, takumashiku
tatoe hikari no nai sekai demo
koe wo kanjite...
anata dake mitsukerareru

Otome wa DO MY BEST deshou?
vocal : Kikuchi Mika & Koshimizu Ami

yuuki ga negai kanaeru no yo
Do your best ?
makenai you ni susumimashou

hajimatta yo
watashi dake wo matsu monogatari ga ima
nigedasu yori tachi mukaeba ii ne
sore ga otome no yuuki

ganbatteru yo
mune ga kyun to samishiku naru toki mo egao de

No, no no, ha nai !
kanarazu anata no sekai no naka ni
tanoshii mirai ga aru mamotte agetai no
daijyoubu yo
kirei na omoi houseki yori mo hikaru
hokori wo motte susumimashou

osorenaide
jibun no yowasa nimo kitto imi ga aru
nigate ga datta mujyaki satoka ... sou
kawaru otome mo ii ne

hanasu no ga iya dato senaka muketa toki mo
nukumori kureta

Do do do my best de
itsumo kokoro kaketeki take do
tamani wa shinkokyuu de daiji na hito no koto kangaete
chiisana negai sotto katatte mimashouka
zutto anata no soba ni itai

No, no no, ha nai !
anata mo watashi mo sekai no naka de
Do do do my best ! no
honki wo dashite kirameite irukara
subete no omoi houseki yori mo hikaru
hokori wo motte susumimashou
makenai you ni susumimashou

Seiyuu

Kikuchi Mika	Yumemiya Arika
Koshimizu Ami	Nina Wong
Yukana	Mashiro
Ishida Akira	Nagi Dai Artai
Konishi Katsuyuki	Sergey Wong
Iwao Junko	Akane Soir
Saiga Mitsuki	Chie Hallard
Nogawa Sakura	Shiho Huit
Chiba Saeko	Natsuki Kruger
Shindoh Naomi	Shizuru Viola
Nanri Yuuka	Juliet Nao Zhang
Higa Kumiko	Irina Woods
Kuribayashi Minami	Erstin Ho
Nakahara Mai	Tokiha Mai
Shimizu Ai	Mikoto
Tamura Yukari	Midori
Asai Kiyomi	Miyu
Noto Mamiko	Yukino Chrysant
Tanaka Rie	Tomoe
Shintani Ryoko	Sendoh Aoi