My-HiME
First tankōbon volume cover
舞-HiME
(Mai Hime)
Manga
Written byNoboru Kimura
Illustrated byKenetsu Satō
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 19, 2004 – July 7, 2005
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Related works

My-HiME (舞-HiME, Mai Hime) is a Japanese manga series based on Sunrise's My-HiME series, following a storyline different from that of the anime. It is authored by Hajime Yatate (original creator), Noboru Kimura (scenario), and Kenetsu Satō (art). It was published for 44 chapters in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2004 to 2005. It was licensed for English released in North America by Tokyopop.

Plot

The manga follows the story of Yuuichi Tate, a recent transfer student to Fuka Academy. At Fuka, he finds out that he is the Key - the person needed to unlock greater powers - to two HiMEs, Mai Tokiha and Natsuki Kuga. The manga covers Yuuichi's relationship with the two girls as well as their battle against an organization attempting to take the power of the HiME Star for themselves.

Characters

Main article: List of My-HiME characters

The cast of characters is made up mostly of students and staff at Fuka Academy. Although most characters in the manga also appear in the anime series, they all differ slightly in their characteristics and relationships. In one example, Mikoto Minagi does not have any known family unlike the anime, but she still is attached to Mai. And unlike the anime, the general public are aware of the hime's existence or at least those attending Fuka Academy.

Publication

The manga was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from August 19, 2004,[1] to July 7, 2005.[2] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from November 11, 2004,[3] to September 8, 2005.[4]

The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Tokyopop, who published the five volumes from November 2006[5] to July 2007.[6]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 November 11, 2004[3]4-253-20771-5November 2006[5]978-1-59816-651-4
  1. Boy Meets Girls
  2. I Hate It!
  3. This Ain't Logic!
  4. Long Night
  5. Be By My Side...
  6. Flaming Memories
  7. Student Council Enforcement Dept.
  8. Ori-HiME Squad
2 February 8, 2005[7]4-253-20772-3March 2007[8]978-1-59816-652-1
  1. Nao Yuki
  2. I Don't Know Anything
  3. Mikoto Minagi
  4. Expectation & Truth
  5. Akane Higurashi
  6. Koumokuten
  7. Mirror Wall
  8. Light of the Law
  9. 17 Years Old
3 March 8, 2005[9]4-253-20773-1July 2007[10]978-1-59816-653-8
  1. Life in the pits
  2. Groping in the Dark
  3. Elegy of the Beasts
  4. No Way!!
  5. Que Sera, Sera
  6. Princess - Princess
  7. Knuckle Punch
  8. End & Beginning
  9. Princess Star
4 July 8, 2005[11]4-253-20774-XJuly 2007[12]978-1-59816-853-2
  1. Cultural Festival
  2. Family
  3. Izzak
  4. White Rabbit
  5. The Brother Dear Quiz
  6. Student Council President Suzushiro
  7. The Underground Ruins
  8. Key to the Future
  9. Mother and Daughter
5 September 8, 2005[4]4-253-20775-8July 2007[6]978-1-59816-854-9
  1. Queen
  2. The Obsidian Lord
  3. The Beginning of the End
  4. The Commencement of Battle
  5. Mai VS Natsuki
  6. Justice Doesn't Die
  7. Rematch of the Future
  8. The Sword
  9. Welcome to Fuuka Academy

Reception

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Jason Thompson of Manga: The Complete Guide has described the series as "cynical", as it mixes several genres. He has also criticized the artwork.[13]

References

  1. ^ 週刊少年チャンピオン 2004年No.38 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ 週刊少年チャンピオン 2005年No.7 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "舞-HiME 第1巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "舞-HiME 第5巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ a b My-HiME: Vol. 1 (November 2006). TOKYOPOP: Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-1-59816-651-4.
  6. ^ a b My-HiME: Vol. 5 ISBN 978-1-59816-854-9.
  7. ^ "舞-HiME 第2巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. ^ My-HiME: Vol. 2 (March 2007). TOKYOPOP: Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-1-59816-652-1.
  9. ^ "舞-HiME 第3巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ My-HiME: Vol. 3 (July 2007). TOKYOPOP: Los Angeles, CA. ISBN 978-1-59816-653-8.
  11. ^ "舞-HiME 第4巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ My-HiME: Vol. 4 ISBN 978-1-59816-853-2.
  13. ^ Thompson, Jason (2009-04-20). "Okazu: My-Hime Manga, Volume 4 (English)". Okazu. Retrieved 2015-01-20.

Further reading

External links

My-HiME Project
Shōnen Champion series
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