My-HiME
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | My-HiME |
| Original title | Mai-HIME 舞 -HiME |
 | |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2004 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 26th |
| genre | Drama , action , romance , magical girl |
| idea | Hajime Yatate |
| production | Hisanori Kunisaki, Naotake Furusato |
| music | Yuki Kajiura |
| First broadcast | September 30, 2004 - March 31, 2005 on TV Tokyo |
My-HiME ( jap. 舞 -HiME, Mai-HIME ) is a Japanese anime - TV series of the studio Sunrise . The series was also implemented as manga and video games , and many characters also appear in the later spin-off series Mai-Otome . The title is a play on words with maihime (Japanese 舞 姫 , German “dancer”) and my hime (English / Japanese “my princess”).
The work can be classified into the genres of romance , drama , action and magical girl .
content
world
HiME, Childs and Orphans
The HiME ( tight. Hi ghly-advanced M aterializing e quipment , dt. "Very advanced to materializing equipment") are twelve girls, who all have extraordinary powers, so-called "Element" and somewhere on the body have a specially shaped time. Each HiME is assigned a child who gives it its power. This child draws its strength from the feelings of the HiME towards the person closest to it. If the child is defeated, that person dies. If the HiME dies, its child dies too. If the “most important person” of a HiME dies, the HiME loses its strength, which becomes clear when its mark disappears.
Once every 300 years the glowing red comet HiME-Boshi appears in the sky, but only the HiME can see it. The Dark Prince ( 黒 曜 の 君 , Kokuyō no Kimi ) lives on this , with whom the strongest HiME is supposed to marry in order to bring prosperity to Japan.
The orphans are fighting against the HiME. These have similar capabilities as the childs, but cannot synchronize with the HiME. Hence, they are attracted to people's feelings. They are particularly used by the Searrs Foundation. This powerful multinational company wants to create the strongest HiME and marry it with the Dark Prince in order to be able to use his power for itself.
Fuka
In the Fūka region lies the Fūka Gakuen and a city. This is also the name of the mythical country that is closely linked to the fate of the HiME. The Fūka Gakuen with adjoining campus is an autonomous institution that is led and administered by the students. The adults are employed either as teachers or other staff. The highest authority, however, is the director Mashiro Kazahana, who mainly takes care of the spiritual affairs of the school and leaves the worldly concerns to the elected head girl Shizuru Fujino, who takes care of the problems of her classmates and negotiates with sponsors. Haruka Suzushiro takes care of the executive.
action
The 16-year-old Mai Tokiha ( 鴇 羽 舞衣 ) is coming to Fuuka Gakuen (Fuuka School / Campus) thanks to a scholarship . With her comes her little brother, Takumi, who is in poor health. Already on the way to school she is involved in a fight between two HiMEs, during which she discovers that she herself also has unusual powers. After a short time she gets a helper called Child named Kagutsuchi, who is a powerful white dragon who masters fire attacks.
Arrived at school learns May gradually more and more girls know that have superhuman powers and must comply with the Orphan monsters called oppose that make the school grounds and the adjacent area unsafe. She lives with the HiME Mikoto Minagi ( 美 袋 命 ).
The artificially created HiME Alyssa Searrs ( ア リ ッ サ ・ シ ア ー ズ ) tries to bring the other HiME under their control by means of a coup. After Alyssa's defeat, the twelve HiME learn that their real destiny is to fight each other. The strongest should then marry the Dark Prince, who in return guarantees a golden age for the next 300 years. Soon the Dark Prince himself interferes in the fight.
Production and publication
The series was produced from 2004 to 2005 by the Sunrise studio based on an idea by Hajime Yatate and comprises 26 episodes. Directed by Masakazu Obara, the character design is by Hirokazu Hisayuki and the artistic direction was taken over by Shinji Takasuka. The series was first broadcast in Japan from September 30, 2004 to March 31, 2005 by TV Tokyo .
The series was published in English by Madman Entertainment in Australia and Bandai Entertainment in the US. Beez released the anime in French, Nekotachi Entertainment in Dutch.
The series was released in German from August 11, 2006 to October 12, 2007 on 6 DVDs by Beez Entertainment , distributed by Al! Ve. On June 18, 2010, it was re-released as a box set.
synchronization
The German dubbed version was made by Circle of Arts based on Frank Preissler's dubbing book.
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Mai Tokiha | Mai Nakahara | Leoni Oeffinger |
| Mikoto Minagi | Ai Shimizu | Sabine Bohlmann |
| Natsuki Kuga | Saeko Chiba | Katharina Schwarzmaier |
| Nao Yūki | Yūka Nanri | Farina Brock |
| Miyu Greer | Kiyomi Asai | Melanie Manstein |
In the Japanese version Mitsuki Saiga , Tomokazu Seki , Toshihiko Seki , Akira Ishida , Kikuko Inoue and Shin'ichirō Miki can be heard in other roles .
music
The music for the series was composed by Yuki Kajiura . The opening title Shining Days comes from Minami Kuribayashi . The end credits are Kimi ga Sora datta by Aki Misato, It's Only The Fairy Tale by Yuko Miyamura and Shining Days by Minami Kuribayashi.
Manga
Since November 2004 appeared in the magazine Shonen Champion of the publishing house Akita Shoten a manga to anime. Author of the manga is Noboru Kimura , draftsman Kenetsu Satō . The series was completed in July 2007 and summarized in five anthologies ( Tankōbon ).
The publisher Tokyopop published the manga in English, Asuka Comics in French and manga line in Spanish and Portuguese.
Games
Several video games appeared in Japan for the anime series. June 2005 appeared May-HiME: Unmei no Keitōju ( 舞 -HiME 運 命 の 系統 樹 ) by Marvelous Interactive for the PlayStation 2 . It was later released for PC under the title Mai-Hime - Unmei no Keitōju Shura . Sunrise Interactive released the May-HiME Bakuretsu! Fūka Gakuen Gekitōshi ?! ( 舞 -HiME 爆裂! 風華 学園 激 闘 史 ?!) And Mai-HiME Senretsu! Shin Fūka Gakuen Gekitōshi !! ( 舞 -HiME 鮮 烈！ 真 風華 学園 激 闘 史 !!) for the Playstation Portable .
Web links
- Sunrise Official May HiME Page (Japanese)
- Official page of TV Tokyo about the series (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the series and the manga (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ My Hime - Complete Collection (6 DVDs). (No longer available online.) Al! Ve, archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; Retrieved December 12, 2010 .
