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A 2005 series, from the creators of ''[[
Sometime in the future, on a distant colony world that has almost forgotten about Earth, the rulers of the various nations are accompanied by [[Super Soldier|super-powered female bodyguards]] called "Otome". These Otome are ordinary girls who have been transformed into [[Person of Mass Destruction|fearsome weapons of war through training and nanotechnology]], acting as protectors and military deterrents. The Otome are admired as the pinnacle of grace and beauty, to the point where every little girl wishes to be one when they grow up.
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As Arika trains to become an Otome, a conspiracy to seize control of Garderobe's [[Lost Technology]] begins to emerge, linked to a cult known only as "Schwartz". The realities of Arika's idealist dream- and what it means to be an Otome- slowly come to light as the world ticks towards all-out war and the deadly powers of the Otome are called into service.
The series is notable for
''[[Mai-Otome]]'' is every bit as fun a ride as its predecessor, and in spots is strongly reminiscent of ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of
Followed in 2006-2007 with ''[[Mai-Otome Zwei]]'', a four-episode [[OVA]]. A three-episode prequel, named ''[[
Has an [[Mai-Otome (
Available in North America from Bandai Entertainment for English-speaking viewers, although it's inexplicably retitled ''My-HiME Z: My-Otome''.
For more information on the characters themselves, please direct your attention to the ''[[Mai-Otome
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* [[Air Jousting]]
* [[Airplane Arms]]: Arika, in the last moments of the final episode and in the closing credits.
* [[All Up to You]]
* [[All Your Base Are Belong to Us]]: That new castle Mashiro wanted to build? {{spoiler|Schwarz territory by the end of [[Wham! Episode|Episode 16]].}}
* [[Aloof Ally]]: Nao.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Shiho doesn't like the idea of Arika coming to the academy without much money or any backing from a country.
* [[Amazon Brigade]]: The Five Pillars.
* [[Apocalypse How/Class 1]]: This trope was a partially inspiration for Class 1. Though in the manga and anime, civilization has mostly gotten back on its feet. - It wasn't even apparent at first that there was an apocalypse.
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]
* [[Arc Words]]: The song that is known only in pieces.
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* [[Attempted Rape]]: Arika nearly succumbs to this, until Sergey and Nao show up.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Among the Otome, the Meisters get all of the most powerful weapons, GEMs, and spiffy-looking costumes. Holders of this position are usually of high status - heads of state or members of the royal family.
* [[Back
* [[Badass Army]]: The Aswad again.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Natsuki subverts this; while ''she'' is badass ([[Faux Action Girl|kind of]]), her longcoat is perfectly ordinary. [[Mysterious Protector]] Miyu has a spiffy black longcoat, ''and'' a [[Nice Hat]] to match.
* [[Beach Episode]], lightly subverted: The beach turns out to be the starting point of a [[Horrible Camping Trip|grueling survival test]]. Everyone besides the students (and Shiho, who loses a straw draw and has to hold down the fort), however, is enjoying themselves until the time comes to evaluate the students' meals.
* [[Beam
* [[Because Destiny Says So]]
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Akira, Chie.
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Natsuki.
* [[By the Power of Greyskull]]: Subverted: the Otomes' powers can only be activated by the vocal command of their "masters".
* [[Cat Smile]]: Mahya.▼
* [[Catch a Falling Star]]: Akane, in the first episode.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Shiho's "''Maki maki!''", part of her [[Running Gag]]. Other characters (mostly Chie) conk her over the head later for doing it during "serious" events.
▲* [[Cat Smile]]: Mahya.
* [[Character Development]]: Used well with Mashiro, who starts as a bratty and reckless princess, and emerges from the story's central conflict as a confident leader and much less of a jerk.
* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Shizuru and Chie.
* [[Close
* [[Closer to Earth]]: Arika, occasionally.
* [[Clothes Make the Superman]]
* [[Cool Ship]]: Ultimate Desert Dreadnaught Suzushiro. Essentially a submersible battleship that floats on/dives into sand. Haruka enjoys being [[The Captain]] a little too vocally. Unfortunately does not get to see much screen time...
* [[Country Mouse]]: Arika.
* [[CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable]]: Erstin to Nina and Arika.
* [[Credits Running Sequence]]: Arika has one in the closing credits.
* [[Cross
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: The Aswad dress in all black and are capable of summoning Slaves, but their leader is actually benevolent, if somewhat confrontational.
* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: Nina and the Valkyries.
* [[Dark
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Mai, aside from a few flashbacks and pictures in early episodes. Her brother Takumi is reduced to a two-episode cameo.▼
* [[Deus Sex Machina]]: Inverted; {{spoiler|Nina}} wants to sleep with {{spoiler|her father}} precisely because she would ''lose'' her powers in the process. {{spoiler|It doesn't happen.}}
* [[Diabolical Mastermind]]: Nagi, but he sorta [[Oh Crap|loses it]] when things start turning against him.
** He seemed remarkably (almost too) calm to me. I kept expecting a [[Xanatos Gambit]].
* [[Diabolus Ex Machina]]: The latter half of Episode 17.
▲* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Mai, aside from a few flashbacks and pictures in early episodes. Her brother Takumi is reduced to a two-episode cameo.
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Aoi, after pulling a [[Suicidal Gotcha]]}}.▼
* [[Discretion Shot]]: Used in episode 24.
▲* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Aoi, after pulling a [[Suicidal Gotcha]]}}.
* [[Disturbed Doves]]
* [[Double Entendre]]: "I like taking people from behind, but this is the first time I've been taken." [[Handsome Lech|Shizuru]], you just ''had'' to put it that way, didn't you?
* [[Double Weapon]]: Shizuru's [[Whip Sword]].
* [[Dual
* [[Dunno What's Going On, But...]]
* [[Eagle Land]]: Aries, complete with [[Determinator]] (read: reckless) Haruka Armitage, Democratic elections and a "Hexagon" as a military complex.
* [[Elaborate University High]]
* [[Emergency Impersonation]]: Episode 12, doubled up.
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Between Arika's [[Fan Girl|fangirling]], Tomoe's undeniable infatuation, and Natsuki's [[Romantic Two
* [[Every Episode Ending]]: The closing theme song fading in. There are a few different versions of the fade-in, depending on the mood at the end of the episode.
* [[Everything Fades]]
* [[
* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: {{spoiler|Nina and Tomoe}}.
* [[Evil Minions]]: The Slaves.
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** Lutetia is Italy/Rome.
* [[Fighting Series]]
* [[First
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]]: Midori
** [[The Lancer]]: Rad
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* [[Flying Brick]]: The Otome's basic powerset sans [[Elemental Powers]].
* [[Four Is Death]]: Four girls are seen leaving to sign up for the new [[Dark Magical Girl]] squadron after their school is taken over.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Arika.
* [[The Future]]
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Irina.
* [[The Ghost]]: Arika's late grandmother, whose sometimes prescient advice Arika is [[What Would X Do?|always remembering or quoting]].
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Arika.
* [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]: Nina, Mikoto, and {{spoiler|Mai, in her first real appearance}}.
* [[Gondor Calls for Aid]]: Natsuki tries to get the other nations to help her take back Windbloom. [[Everyone Went to School Together|They may have all gone to school together]], but it isn't easy getting them to ''work'' together without violating international laws.
* [[Grand Finale]]
* [[Gratuitous English]]: Virtually all text in the show appears to be in English.
* [[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress]]: One screamingly funny Haruka gag. See [[In the Name of
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Almost all of the enemy Otomes in Episodes 24 and 25}}.
* [[Hellish Pupils]]: The Lords of the Slaves, after their blood-contract is activated.
* [[Hexagonal Speech Balloon]]: Sometimes used, such as in the "This Week's Armitage" special, as the camera shows Haruka and Arika from far away.▼
* [[Heroic BSOD]]
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Erstin's}} attempt to stop {{spoiler|Arika and Nina}} from fighting ends in her death.
▲* [[Hexagonal Speech Balloon]]: Sometimes used, such as in the "This Week's Armitage" special, as the camera shows Haruka and Arika from far away.
* [[Hidden Eyes]]: Mashiro.
* [[High School]]
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* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: Compared to ''Hime''.
* [[Humongous Mecha]], subverted: the mecha are actually supernatural beings.
* [[Hyperspace Mallet]]: Mashiro uses a giant squeaky variety.
* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Lesbian]] variant, with {{spoiler|Tomoe taking advantage of an imprisoned Shizuru.}}▼
** Depending on your interpretation, this could be inverted, with {{spoiler|Shizuru taking advantage of Tomoe's feelings and playing her for all she's worth.}}▼
* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: Maria used to be ''hot'' back in her days as an Otome, as evidenced by her appearance in ''Sifr''.▼
* [[Identical Grandson]]: If you subscribe to the theory that this is set in the future of ''HiME,'' it would count. ''If''.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Arika, early on.
▲* [[I Have You Now My Pretty]]: [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Lesbian]] variant, with {{spoiler|Tomoe taking advantage of an imprisoned Shizuru.}}
▲** Depending on your interpretation, this could be inverted, with {{spoiler|Shizuru taking advantage of Tomoe's feelings and playing her for all she's worth.}}
* [[Important Haircut]]
* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]: The Robes.
* [[In the Name of
* [[Intimate Healing]]: Arika on Erstin, then {{spoiler|Sergey on Arika}}, and Akira on Takumi, all within the span of two episodes.
▲* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]: Maria used to be ''hot'' back in her days as an Otome, as evidenced by her appearance in ''Sifr''.
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: Arika.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Tomoe, and {{spoiler|Nina, depending on whether or not you count ''Zwei'' as canon}}.
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Erstin by Nina}} (accidental), and {{spoiler|John Smith by Sergei}}. [[Late Arrival Spoiler|Unlike in]] [[
* [[Large Ham]]: Haruka.
* [[Law of Chromatic Superiority]]: Averted, at least in theory. The first years wear a red dress, second years get dark grey, Meisters wear a wide variety and the said-to-be-strongest Lena wears blue.
* [[Laying On a Hillside]]: Arika, Nina and Erstin in Episode 16. And right after that...[[Wham! Episode|WHAM]]!
* [[Leeroy Jenkins]]: Haruka
* [[Legendary in
* [[Les Yay]]: Happens quite a bit. Usually Erstin or Natsuki is involved.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Compared to ''[[
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Apparently, the Corals have to wear their school uniforms ''everywhere'', even out in the woods.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: The show reuses almost all characters from [[
* [[Lock and Load Montage]]: All the Pillars materializing their Robes in sync for the [[Grand Finale]].
* [[Lost Technology]]
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* [[The Mole]]: Many, many, many, including one [[Tear Jerker|absolutely heartbreaking]] one.
* [[Moment Killer]]: Kazu and Akane {{spoiler|are interrupted in a motel about to commence an evening of love when Cardair/Chaldea's royal guards barge in to carry the former off to his new life as king. Mahya Blythe later appears to apprehend Akane for her "misdemeanour". ''[[Mai-Otome Zwei]]'' continues in a similar vein with Mahya making moment killing something of a speciality.}}
* [[Moses in The Bullrushes]]: Possibly ''two''.▼
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: To be fair it's foreshadowed, but when it happens it hits ''hard''.
* [[Mundane Utility]]: Mai Tokiha uses her ability to create flaming rings to... [http://youtube.com/watch?v=iC9TW9BwRNs cook]. Meanwhile, the robot warrior Miyu doubles as a spiffy stirrer.
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: Miyu.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Lots of them in regards to ''[[
* [[Nanomachines]]: Where the Otome get their powers.
* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: Episode 6.
** Poor Erstin will never look at swimming the same way again.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Miyu.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: The girls pour some salt in order to kill the monster in the pool in Episode 6... but it turns out that they used sugar instead, and it instead turns into a massive monster. Everyone assumes Arika got the wrong bag, {{spoiler|but Tomoe had Miya had switched the labels}}.
* [[Ninja]]: Akira.
* [[No One Could Survive That]]: {{spoiler|Aoi and Tomoe}} (two separate incidents).▼
* [[
* [[Non
* [[Nothing Is the Same Anymore]]: Done surprisingly effectively, to the point of virtually abandoning the previous milieu of the show, complete with a new opening animation and opening song.
▲* [[No One Could Survive That]]: {{spoiler|Aoi and Tomoe}} (two separate incidents).
* [[Odd Couple]]: Arika and Nina; and in a way, also Arika and Mashiro.
* [[Oddly
* [[Off Like a Shot]]: Mashiro in Episode 5.▼
* [[Official Couple]]: Natsuki and Shizuru.
▲* [[Off Like a Shot]]: Mashiro in Episode 5.
▲* [[Off Model]]: Some of the middle episodes had problems with dodgy character designs.
* [[Oh Crap]]: {{spoiler|Nagi}}'s last line in the anime.
* [[Omake]]: Extras like an interview with Brigadier General Haruka Armitage in the wake of the events of an early episode.▼
* [[The Ojou]]: Several.
▲* [[Omake]]: Extras like an interview with Brigadier General Haruka Armitage in the wake of the events of an early episode.
* [[Onee Sama]]: Several characters, but exemplified most by Akane and Shizuru. It's something of a replacement for [[Sempai Kohai|sempai]] at Garderobe.▼
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted, seeing as there are two characters named {{spoiler|Mikoto: one is a cat, the other is a goddess}}.
▲* [[Onee
* [[Two
* [[Orphan's Plot Trinket]]: Arika's pendant.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Most of the cast, notably, Arika, Nina and Mashiro, have lost their parents. The few characters that have their parents alive (such as Akane) only have them mentioned off-screen.
* [[Partly Cloudy
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: {{spoiler|Shizuru screwing with Tomoe's head, then tossing her the first chance she got, would have been a ''major'' [[Kick the Dog]] if Tomoe hadn't done literally ''everything'' in her power to make sure she had it coming.}}
** Nao deals with the thugs who tried to {{spoiler|rape Arika}} by tying them to the back of a boat and dragging them through Windbloom's canals.
* [[Phlebotinum Overload]]: The Robes are susceptible to breaking down if they sustain too much damage during a battle.
** Also possible if the Otome draws too much power for the Gem to handle, as shown in episode 4 and ''[[
* [[Physical God]]: {{spoiler|Mikoto}}.
* [[Pillar of Light]]: The Harmonium Organ.
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* [[Playful Hacker]]: Irina
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Shiho.
* [[Post Episode Trailer]]: And in them, all the characters are aware of their roles in [[
* [[Posthumous Character]]: Lena Sayers.
* [[Power Crystal]]: The Gems, which are worn as earrings and are touch-activated (usually by a kiss from the Otome's Master).
* [[Power Echoes]]
▲* [[Power Trio]]: Arika (Id), Nina (Superego) and Erstin (Ego).
* [[Powered Armor]]▼
* [[The Power of Friendship]]
▲* [[Powered Armor]]
* [[Precocious Crush]]: Tomoe's desire for Shizuru begins when the former is a child, but it doesn't get squicky until Tomoe's about 15, when she starts doing actual harm to people she thinks are stealing attention from Shizuru. It culminates in her sexually manipulating Shizuru and forcing herself on her.
* [["Previously On..."]]: Without an announcer's voice over.
* [[Princess Curls]]: Rosalie, the king of Florince's Otome, sports them. Shiho also has some serious drill hair going on.
* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: The Aswad.
* [[Psycho Lesbian]]: Tomoe.
* [[Put
* [[Razor Floss]]: Nao.
* [[Really Dead Montage]]: Two of them: one for {{spoiler|Erstin (she's not coming back)}}, and one for {{spoiler|Aoi (though she [[Disney Death|kinda gets better]])}}.
* [[Red
* [[The Rest Shall Pass]]: Several times in episode 26 as Arika makes her way to Nina and the Harmonium.
* [[Reverse Mole]]: {{spoiler|Sergey}}.
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* [[Sacred First Kiss]]: Erstin, via [[Kiss of Life]] on Nina.
* [[Scavenger World]]
* [[Schizo
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]: At one point or another, Shizuru, Chie, Natsuki, Tomoe, and possibly also Miya. By implication, most of the Otome at Garderobe, if their [[Onee
* [[Sempai
* [[Ship Tease]]: Mashiro and Nagi, especially in early episodes.
* [[Show Some Leg]]: Subverted; Natsuki and Nao get arrested doing so.
* [[Simple Staff]]: All Coral and Pearl Otome are restricted to using these.
* [[Situational Sexuality]]: Because [[Virgin Power|sperm destroys the Otome nanomachines]], and [[Trope Breaker|vasectomies don't exist]], homosexual relationships between Otomes are encouraged and even formalized (though not all relationships are part of the official [[Onee
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]: Nagi does this a lot, especially in the second season opening.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Tomoe, and John Smith.
* [[Sobriquet]]: The [[Code Name]]s of all of the Meisters.
* [[Something About a Rose]]: Chie always carries a blue rose around wherever she goes.
* [[Space Is Noisy]]: Arika and Nina having an extended conversation in the midst of their climactic space battle.
* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: Mashiro.
* [[Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace]]: Akane and Kazuya.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Spikes of Villainy]]: The Valkyries' Robes.
* [[Spoiler Opening]]: Both of them, especially the one from episode 16 on (though that one jumps the gun because the big twist is revealed in that same episode. Oops.)
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* [[Storming the Castle]]
* [[Sudden Humility]]: So {{spoiler|Mashiro}}, how does it feel to be hungry and helpless?
* [[Super Hero School]]▼
* [[Super Soldier]]: Despite all pretenses, this is what Otome are if not government sponsored [[Person of Mass Destruction|Persons of Mass Destruction]]. Leads to much angsting since many Otome are aware that they may have to one day fight and kill their fellow classmates. Or have already done so...
* [[Supporting Leader]]: Natsuki and Shizuru share this role.
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: When Shizuru is helping Arika study in episode 8, she casually asks Arika if she heard the loud noise throughout the city the other day. Arika claims she didn't, then also says she didn't hear an organ playing either.
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Akira, but {{spoiler|Shizuru}} eventually finds her out.
* [[Synchronization]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Natsuki
* [[Teen Genius]]: Irina, who's already studying advanced information and biological engineering in high school (she borrowed the book from Erstin, but still...)
* [[Ten
* [[Theme Naming]]: The Aswad, sans Midori, are named after units of measurement.
* [[This and That]]
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* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]
* [[Transformation Sequence]]
* [[A Twinkle in
* [[Tyke Bomb]]: Erstin.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: {{spoiler|Tomoe}} flies into a berserker rage close to the end of Episode 25 when she realizes she's lost all of her "support".
* [[Virgin Power]]
* [[Was It All a Lie?]]: Tomoe asks this after Shizuru refuses to join her. {{spoiler|Shizuru admits to lying to her in order to teach her a lesson about toying with people's emotions. To say the least, the message didn't get through}}.
* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]: Mashiro, at first.
* [[What Is Going On?]]: Mashiro's cry after she sees Akira and Takumi together at the end of episode 12.
* [[Wolverine Claws]]: Nao threatens her underlings in a brief scene [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Wrecked Weapon]]: Used against a villain when {{spoiler|Miyu breaks Tomoe's Valkyrie spear with [[Single
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Garderobe's uniform is ''really'' attention-grabbing.
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