Tag Archives: Mai-Otome

Mai-Otome Remix: The ‘True’ Otome Part II

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Karura

NATIONS OF THE WORLD Wind Bloom Once a significant world power, Wind Bloom has lost status over the generations thanks to a number of ineffectual rulers, but nonetheless retains much of its influence on the world stage thanks the existence … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome Remix: The ‘True’ Otome Part I

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Karura

Foreword This is not Mai-Otome as you saw it onscreen (and for that you must be thankful); this is Mai-Otome as it should have been, and hence much has been liberally changed whilst retaining the essence of the original. OTOME … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome Zwei 3: Less nipples, more fat cats, please

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Karura

I have to admit that I have been terribly wrong about Mai-Otome. How could I, holder of a degree in physics, possibly understand its depth and complexity as well as the random grammatically challenged flamers who came to my blog … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: May 11th

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Karura

That damned patch worker should die for everything he”s done to us…wait, who is he anyway? So there I was, with plenty to do on Thursday evening, when I managed to add even more tasks to the list by deciding … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome Zwei episode 2: where’s the plot?

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Karura

Chie tries pulling a plot out of her magical hat. A lot has happened over the last three months, but I’m sure most will agree that events worldwide, personal and anime-related must all pale in comparison to the release we’ve … Continue reading →

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Just when I thought I was done with Mai-Otome, I realised I needed to talk about Zwei

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Karura

For my last few Otome articles, I’ve repeatedly said that I don’t have much more to say about the franchise. Now seems as good a time as any to admit that that never seems to be the case; until the … Continue reading →

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Annual Round-Up: 2006

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Karura

I can now exclusively reveal that the reason my blog is so HARD GAY is because I have Lui chained up in my basement. As the days became depressingly short and winter tightened its grip upon the land, I had … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: December 29th

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Karura

By virtue of recalling how dull a character Saber is, I’ve managed to get the need for Dark Saber and Maid Saber out of my system (not the one with the chair, the one that actually looks good), but unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome: the manga

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Karura

I’ve never been stuck for things to write about Mai-Otome- indeed, some might even venture to claim that I have already said enough about it. Nonetheless, such claims are not enough to deter me, and so the time has come … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Rumble: December 12th

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Karura

Since I don’t have much else to say in this section today, I’ll just let everyone who’s waiting for the next episode of the Mai-HiME RPG that the wait will be worth it- having delved into the world of scripting, … Continue reading →

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