My-HiME 1 (My-HiME)

Excellent Series and one of the first ones that got me into anime and manga

I believe My-Hime has offically gone out of print. So get this gem while you can. It differs quite a bit from the Anime. All of your favorite characters are here but in slightly different roles. First off the storyline is much more adult in nature. Much more implied inuendo and visually descriptive "encounters". So bear in mind this is not for children. That said, it's a good fun read. Any fan of My-Hime should give it a look. As to the characters themselves, they do differ somewhat from their on screen counterparts. Firstly and without giving away too much Mai and Natsuki are both interested in Tate... There's also some enounters between him and Nao. I really liked it and I hope you enjoy it as well.

I really enjoyed this book. The plot and the love triangle between the three main characters is what I enjoyed most. It has action, adventure, love, and even a little mystery in there. The back story of the three main characters is also very interesting. There is some fan service, but it is hardly "simply filled with pictures of Mai's chest" as one reviewer put it.As for guessing by the cover...Well that looks like a picture of Mai, so by looking at that, one would guess that Mai is in the book, and she is.

Good condition and a good read

just what i wanted from it

Let's see if I can expand on this manga without revealing too muchPretty girls - CheckYoung man with past - CheckGirls have magical power - checkMan has the ability to increase girls power - checkMan can do this wtih more than one girl - checkGirls don't like each other - checkMonsters attacking school - checkMonster attacks destroy clothing on girls - check.Fights tend to destroy parts of the campus - checkSimple, cliche, standard. That's a way to describe My-HIME.The girls are well drawn and each has her own personality even if not much about them is revealed in the short chapters. The two main girls fight of the main character. Parly because he can increase their power, but there seemed to be some animosity from before that was never quite explained.The artwork is well drawn, although sometimes a panel gets busy with all the detail. There is fanservice, but its mostly mild with quick shofts of panties under a short skirt. I don't see it as offensive, but some will.Fun series through the first volume, but so far limited in imagination and score.

Plot summary; magic girls + monsters + school girl outfits, basically all you need to know.This is just a review for volume one, not the entire manga series. For those who are not aware the anime and the manga for "Mai-Hime" are almost totally different so if you're a fan of the the series I'd definitely say check out the manga as well for a different perspective on their world. There's a lot more fan service...a lot more... I'm a sucker for that stuff so I'm not complaining but be warned those of you who are turned off by it.At this point I'm really not that into the story and it has been my interest in how the manga and anime differ and all the pretty pictures that kept me turning the pages. My friends have told me it is quite good but unfortunately based on volume one I cannot say I would recommend this to anyone except hardcore Mai Hime fans and probably people who enjoyed Ikkitousen. Hopefully things will change with volume two.

After the My-Hime anime, the Mai Otome anime and the Mai Otome Zwei ovas, another venture into the world of HiME's may seem hard to justify. But the trip this mange provides is well worth the time and expense. The author has taken the characters and mechanics of the My-HiME universe and written his own unique story. While readers who are wedded to the anime version of the story may be disappointed, those readers looking for nothing more than an outstanding adveture story will find it here.