[Anime] Mai HiME 10

[elfs]

I watched Mai HiME episode 10 last night in bed on my laptop, and my main reaction is that it seemed a bit rushed. The whole gag, a re-test for those who failed home economics held as an Iron Chef competition (I fully expected Midori to shout "Kono themo wa kore desu! Ke-ki!"), seemed forced, as if the writers had had a bad day for ideas.

On the other hand, we now have a seventh HiME, "Secret Ninja and her Hell Toad." There is no way we're gonna be introduced to six more in the next three episodes and care about them. And I'll be damned if Mai, Mikoto, and Natsuki haven't got the routine down: oufan shows up, Mikoto stuns it with a first blow from Miroko, Natsuki pins it with Duran's ice attack, and Mai summons Kagutsuchi who proceeds to make charbroiled mincemeat out of the immobilized oufan. Once the monster is identified, those three have takedown more or less routinized.

Hands up, people: who really wanted to see the bitchfight between Natsuki and Nao go down?

I'm betting Fumi is the anti-Miyu.

I'm hoping this goes to 26 episodes. I'm hoping Yukino is a HiME, and Haruka is not. I'm hoping this gets picked up and licensed; I'd love to have a commercial copy. My home-made DVDs are fine, but they're third-generation copies, after the initial on-air pull, the fansubbing, and the DVD transcoding.

Comments

[shaterri.livejournal.com]

You're not the only one who was wondering about the pace; I remember seeing on the Static-Subs forums that it's 24 episodes, so you've got plenty of time to meet the other six HiME and for the many obligatory plot twists and revelations.

Oh, and my favorite girl == who I hope isn't a HiME -- is Chie. Just because.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

The gossippy meganneko? I can see that. And you're right; I hope she isn't a HiME either. I like her. But then, there are a lot of likeable characters in Mai HiME. Even Nagi is cute while you want to blow is freakin' head off.

You're In Luck, Elf

[pyeknu.livejournal.com]

...Yukino IS a HiME; it was just revealled in episode 12.

Re: You're In Luck, Elf

[elfs.livejournal.com]

And what a strange HiME she is, indeed. Cool, though. Is it just me, or does she have the least "techno" of all CHILDs?

The Secret Handshake

[(Anonymous)]

Do u have the tracklisting for the secret handshake cd.