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Nov 11, 2008 10:55 AM
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Some nice action during the first half. Everything seems to be cleared up and explained now.
Nov 11, 2008 12:26 PM
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It starts rather slow but half way through it really picks up.
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Mar 18, 2009 7:40 PM
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More stuffed explained which is a good thing :D
Dec 16, 2009 11:16 PM
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Why is Natsuki always telling Mai not to do something or other @_@ nice to see she gets a guardian though.
Feb 15, 2010 12:44 AM
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Are you all kidding me? That was the most excited I got in anime. Mikoto and her sword Miroku were amazing...that thing can slash through anything and can follow her anywhere. Mai's powers....over 9000 if anything Kagutsuchi is over the power level of a Atomic bomb literally. Takumi got saved as a result and Mai had not choice here=>
to form the contract with him as her brother would be acid burned easily. Not only that but the monster separated into 2.....what the heck?=>
I don't like Nagi because he is suspicious=>
I mean why would he be around stones that look to be like Orphens that have yet to awaken?=>
Mai keeps being cute and cute when young flashbacks of her are being shown=>
Of course Shizuru has her points and looks to be rather friendly with Kuga here=>
I actually think that Kanzaki has a nice personality but who's Hime precious is he?=>
Mashiro looks innocent but trick quite well many girls into coming to school to fight monsters but her assistant Fumi is rather a interesting maid=>
Did I forget to mention how Mai is nice in the bath and also Mikoto looks better in the school uniform then in her plain clothes=>
Of the best parts it was obvious that it was Mikoto's super sword slash and Kagutsuchi contract forming/attack=>
Overall it was great action. Mashiro's lies were not right but she had no choice to rely on anyone else.

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May 8, 2010 6:19 PM
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Her brother is such a poor character it is nearly tanking the show for me. It is like they took some ultra cliche "princess in distress" whose sole purpose is to be there for the knight to rescue when she gets in to trouble and then remade her as a 14 year old boy (no, this is not a good thing).

Hopefully the series picks up as the start has been rather... underwhelming. I could do without the generic, token white haired, cold personality shota that is present in most anime as well. I do however like Mikoto.
Dec 31, 2010 11:07 AM
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If Nagi arranged for that monster to be in the vicinity of her brother, one suspects that Mai will not be happy when she finds out.
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Apr 25, 2013 10:06 PM
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i loved the guardian it sounded like a whale :-)
"Stop whining, all I did was chop off your stupid legs."
May 23, 2015 10:58 AM
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"Oh! You call that Misunderstanding, huh? This is Miroku!" :D Mikoto is a fun character, I really like her. And she is very cute. I wasn't expecting her to be 14, I thought Mikoto was just shorter than the other girls.

Also, Mai's child is called Kagutsuchi. Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne feelings! (I know the term isn't originated from that game, but still). "His" design reminds me of that wrong/evil evolution of Growlmon in Digimon Tamers. Still, such a huge child compared to the sword and the robot wolf. If I had one, I would probably want it to be on the smaller side of things.

Takumi totally remembers the events of the past night, doesn't him? And the president guy is a bit shady...

So far so good. The show looks bad, like the budget was really limited, which is a shame, but it is so fun to watch and the characters and interactions are very entertaining, so I will keep watching.
May 30, 2016 9:51 AM

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That low-key foreshadowing tho

"Maybe you're possessed by a demon!" "You saw!?" "Wai, what?" xD

I'm liking the ED a lot more on the rewatch for some reason.
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Nov 25, 2022 8:15 PM

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Well we finally see her bring her weapon of mass destruction.


lots of conspiracies.

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


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May 6, 2023 10:51 AM
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Ректор мелкая, белобрысый парень бесит, а ситуация с химэ и монстрами странная и непонятная
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The plot thickened in this one, we now know that Mai didn’t just happen to end up being a HiME, but was actually given a scholarship so she could come and be one to help fight monsters, it’s definitely a bit messed up but I’m guessing they’re in dire need of help, now I’m just wondering why Natsuki is so opposed to others joining, there’s definitely more than meets the eye to this.

And wow that dragon scene was quite awesome, that thing looks fucking sick, and one attack from it seared an entire strip of the mountain behind the school, you might say there was a “Fire on the Mountain”, needless to say there’s never a dull moment at this school lol. And Mikoto’s school uniform looks cool, hopefully she can resist not going monkey mode in class.

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It’s time to ditch the text file.
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