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Yuuichi Tate is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent [[NewTransferStudent transferring in to the new school]] of Fuuka Gakuen. As he rushes to avoid being [[LateForSchool late for his first day at the new school]], he comes upon the sight of two girls battling each other -- and using decidedly supernatural powers to do so. As he stands there gawking in amazement, one of them notices him and demands to know what he is doing there -- shortly before her close proximity to him creates a reaction of some sort that leaves them both stunned.
And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon [[{{Mon}} giant beasts known as "Childs"]]. These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monstrous creatures known as "Orphans"]], and their creator, the wicked boy [[BigBad Nagi Homura]]. As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, Mai Tokiha and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], Yuuichi's life has just become a whole lot more complicated.
The manga version of ''Anime/MaiHime'' was conceived as an AlternateContinuity to the anime counterpart, with most of the characters having noticeably different backgrounds and personalities. While it has never managed to achieve the popularity of its anime counterpart, it nevertheless has a cult following. The series is available in paperback in North America, licensed by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}.
'''The manga shares a majority of tropes with the anime. Below are several that stand out within the manga itself:'''
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!!The ''[=Mai-HiME=]'' manga provides examples of the following tropes:
* AntiMagic: Near the Gateway, it is impossible to summon Elements or Childs.
* AssholeVictim: The first ([[spoiler:and in this version, only]]) person to demonstrate what happens when a Child is destroyed is [[spoiler:the teenager who tried to sexually assault Shiho and was responsible for injuring Yuuichi's arm]]).
* BadassNormal: As de facto main character, Yuuichi is noticeably more action-y than his anime counterpart, despite not having any powers aside from kendo training to stand on. The fact that he's needed for the two female leads to activate their latent abilities doesn't hurt either.
* BerserkerTears: Mai in the final arc.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Obsidian Lord, BigBad of the whole story? [[spoiler:Takumi Tokiha, Mai's sickly younger brother.]]
* BigBad: As in the anime, [[EnfanteTerrible Nagi Homura]] is the creator of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the [=HiMEs=] must fight and seeks to awaken [[GreaterScopeVillain his master]], the enigmatic Obsidian Lord/Prince. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kuga]] takes the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack to capture the [=HiMEs=]. After her defeat, the Obsidian Lord/Prince, aka the [[GeniusLoci HiME Star]], awakens and takes direct control, [[DemonicPossession possessing]] Takumi Tokiha and attempting to KillAllHumans via ColonyDrop.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[TheOjou Shizuru Fujino]] is not a [=HiME=] in the manga, whereas Haruka Suzushiro, who was a borderline BadassNormal in the anime, is a [=HiME=] in this continuity. Their importance to the story has also been switched.
* CallingYourAttacks: Used to a much greater extent in the manga.
* ClothingDamage: The first fight against an Orphan in the manga has one of the female lead's school jacket being torn open. It goes [[{{Ecchi}} downhill from there]].
* CombatCommentator: Chie and Aoi, during Haruka and Yukino's challenge of the main Power Trio.
* ADayInTheLimelight: A few of the supporting characters (such as Mikoto and Akane) are given their own eponymous chapters that reveal a little bit of their backstories.
* DisneyDeath:
** [[spoiler:Takumi appears to die, only to become the Obsidian Lord]].
** [[spoiler:Haruka, Yukino and Midori]] are seemingly killed in the climax, but survive.
* DontYouDarePityMe:
** Mai in the Manga ''hates'' being thought of as dependent or pitiable.
** Natsuki punches Yuuichi when she thinks he's helping her out of pity, because of a BreakingSpeech by [[spoiler:her mother]] asking her if she wants to be helped by someone motivated by pity.
* {{Fanservice}}: See entry on "Clothing Damage".
* FirstGirlWins: Upon his arrival to Fuuka, Yuuichi brushes past a crying Mai. They end up kissing in chapter 22, and [[spoiler:the ''Manga/MaiOtome'' manga reveals that they became husband and wife.]]
* FiveManBand: In the Searrs arc:
** ArcVillain -- [[spoiler:Saeko Kuga]]
** TheDragon -- Alyssa [[spoiler:Kuga]]
** TheEvilGenius -- Yukariko
** TheBrute -- Miyu
** TheDarkChick -- Shiho
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Done by Natsuki to Mai in the final arc. Also attempted by Yuuichi against Shiho, but that one doesn't work.
* HonorBeforeReason: It gets pointed out several times to Yuuichi that he's really more of a liability on the battlefield than anything else. Doesn't stop him from heading out anyways. (And as mentioned above, Mai and Natsuki kinda ''need'' him there, as unlike in the anime, the Key must actually be present and fairly close for the [=HiME=] to summon her child.)
* HotSpringsEpisode: Surprisingly, a brief interlude when the [=HiME=] are trapped in an underground cavern.
* KirkSummation: Delivered by Yuuichi to the {{Big Bad}}, dismissing his MotiveRant by saying that he shouldn't [[spoiler:make his sister cry]].
* LighterAndSofter: The characters' emotional trauma is less severe than in the anime, and instead of fighting each other, they end up fighting increasingly dangerous common enemies.
* LoveTriangle: Mai and Natsuki over Yuuichi. Shiho later becomes a third contender.
* MarshmallowHell: Doctor Sagisawa subjects Yuuichi to this in the manga, hoping he'll summon her CHILD.
* TheMasquerade: Completely averted in the manga -- the characters fight in open daylight, are not InvisibleToNormals, and usually have to deal with the [[HeroInsurance consequences of their overly-destructive actions]].
* NoOntologicalInertia: Inverted -- if a "Child" (the created being) dies, the "Key" (one half of the creator) goes with it.
* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler: Mai]] pulls this trope during a brief FaceHeelTurn in the manga's final arc.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Natsuki's mother]], who surfaces as a villain after Nagi's initial defeat, but ends up doing a HeelFaceTurn toward the end.
* ShockAndAwe: Haruka's powers and Child have lightning based powers.
* ShootTheDog: Akira plans on killing [[spoiler: Takumi before he can become the Obsidian Lord]], but is too late and fails.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Single orphans → the rival Ori-[=HiME=] unit → Nagi → Searrs → The Obsidian Lord.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork:
** Mai and Natsuki get along quite poorly at first.
** Haruka and Nao, once integrated into the group, tend to butt heads with the others fairly often.
* TraumaCongaLine: It wasn't enough for Mai to learn that [[spoiler: she'd been putting Yuuichi in mortal danger since the first day she met him]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: have to fight her BrainwashedAndCrazy best friend]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: witness her love interest get beaten within an inch of his life by his [[ClingyJealousGirl childhood friend]]]]. It wasn't even enough that [[spoiler: her [[IllGirl younger brother]] died.]] The final straw was when [[spoiler: her brother ended up being reborn as the [[OmnicidalManiac Obsidian Lord]]]], sending Mai straight into a HeroicBSOD.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Natsuki and Mai eventually become this; their arguments are more heated than in the anime, and they are rivals over Yuuichi, but they care for each other.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Overusing Princess Earrings results in the user being susceptible to brainwashing by the Hime Star.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle:
** The victory parade after Nagi's defeat is spoiled by Searrs' arrival and hostile takeover of the school.
** The Searrs have barely been defeated when the Great Cosmo Beauties appears and [[spoiler: Takumi seemingly dies, only to be reborn as the Obsidian Lord]].
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Yuuichi Tate is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent [[NewTransferStudent transferring in to the new school]] of Fuuka Gakuen. As he rushes to avoid being [[LateForSchool late for his first day at the new school]], he comes upon the sight of two girls battling each other -- and using decidedly supernatural powers to do so. As he stands there gawking in amazement, one of them notices him and demands to know what he is doing there -- shortly before her close proximity to him creates a reaction of some sort that leaves them both stunned.
And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon [[{{Mon}} giant beasts known as "Childs"]]. These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monstrous creatures known as "Orphans"]], and their creator, the wicked boy [[BigBad Nagi Homura]]. As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, Mai Tokiha and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], Yuuichi's life has just become a whole lot more complicated.
The manga version of ''Anime/MaiHime'' was conceived as an AlternateContinuity to the anime counterpart, with most of the characters having noticeably different backgrounds and personalities. While it has never managed to achieve the popularity of its anime counterpart, it nevertheless has a cult following. The series is available in paperback in North America, licensed by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}.
'''The manga shares a majority of tropes with the anime. Below are several that stand out within the manga itself:'''
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!!The ''[=Mai-HiME=]'' manga provides examples of the following tropes:
* AntiMagic: Near the Gateway, it is impossible to summon Elements or Childs.
* AssholeVictim: The first ([[spoiler:and in this version, only]]) person to demonstrate what happens when a Child is destroyed is [[spoiler:the teenager who tried to sexually assault Shiho and was responsible for injuring Yuuichi's arm]]).
* BadassNormal: As de facto main character, Yuuichi is noticeably more action-y than his anime counterpart, despite not having any powers aside from kendo training to stand on. The fact that he's needed for the two female leads to activate their latent abilities doesn't hurt either.
* BerserkerTears: Mai in the final arc.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Obsidian Lord, BigBad of the whole story? [[spoiler:Takumi Tokiha, Mai's sickly younger brother.]]
* BigBad: As in the anime, [[EnfanteTerrible Nagi Homura]] is the creator of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the [=HiMEs=] must fight and seeks to awaken [[GreaterScopeVillain his master]], the enigmatic Obsidian Lord/Prince. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kuga]] takes the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack to capture the [=HiMEs=]. After her defeat, the Obsidian Lord/Prince, aka the [[GeniusLoci HiME Star]], awakens and takes direct control, [[DemonicPossession possessing]] Takumi Tokiha and attempting to KillAllHumans via ColonyDrop.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[TheOjou Shizuru Fujino]] is not a [=HiME=] in the manga, whereas Haruka Suzushiro, who was a borderline BadassNormal in the anime, is a [=HiME=] in this continuity. Their importance to the story has also been switched.
* CallingYourAttacks: Used to a much greater extent in the manga.
* ClothingDamage: The first fight against an Orphan in the manga has one of the female lead's school jacket being torn open. It goes [[{{Ecchi}} downhill from there]].
* CombatCommentator: Chie and Aoi, during Haruka and Yukino's challenge of the main Power Trio.
* ADayInTheLimelight: A few of the supporting characters (such as Mikoto and Akane) are given their own eponymous chapters that reveal a little bit of their backstories.
* DisneyDeath:
** [[spoiler:Takumi appears to die, only to become the Obsidian Lord]].
** [[spoiler:Haruka, Yukino and Midori]] are seemingly killed in the climax, but survive.
* DontYouDarePityMe:
** Mai in the Manga ''hates'' being thought of as dependent or pitiable.
** Natsuki punches Yuuichi when she thinks he's helping her out of pity, because of a BreakingSpeech by [[spoiler:her mother]] asking her if she wants to be helped by someone motivated by pity.
* {{Fanservice}}: See entry on "Clothing Damage".
* FirstGirlWins: Upon his arrival to Fuuka, Yuuichi brushes past a crying Mai. They end up kissing in chapter 22, and [[spoiler:the ''Manga/MaiOtome'' manga reveals that they became husband and wife.]]
* FiveManBand: In the Searrs arc:
** ArcVillain -- [[spoiler:Saeko Kuga]]
** TheDragon -- Alyssa [[spoiler:Kuga]]
** TheEvilGenius -- Yukariko
** TheBrute -- Miyu
** TheDarkChick -- Shiho
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Done by Natsuki to Mai in the final arc. Also attempted by Yuuichi against Shiho, but that one doesn't work.
* HonorBeforeReason: It gets pointed out several times to Yuuichi that he's really more of a liability on the battlefield than anything else. Doesn't stop him from heading out anyways. (And as mentioned above, Mai and Natsuki kinda ''need'' him there, as unlike in the anime, the Key must actually be present and fairly close for the [=HiME=] to summon her child.)
* HotSpringsEpisode: Surprisingly, a brief interlude when the [=HiME=] are trapped in an underground cavern.
* KirkSummation: Delivered by Yuuichi to the {{Big Bad}}, dismissing his MotiveRant by saying that he shouldn't [[spoiler:make his sister cry]].
* LighterAndSofter: The characters' emotional trauma is less severe than in the anime, and instead of fighting each other, they end up fighting increasingly dangerous common enemies.
* LoveTriangle: Mai and Natsuki over Yuuichi. Shiho later becomes a third contender.
* MarshmallowHell: Doctor Sagisawa subjects Yuuichi to this in the manga, hoping he'll summon her CHILD.
* TheMasquerade: Completely averted in the manga -- the characters fight in open daylight, are not InvisibleToNormals, and usually have to deal with the [[HeroInsurance consequences of their overly-destructive actions]].
* NoOntologicalInertia: Inverted -- if a "Child" (the created being) dies, the "Key" (one half of the creator) goes with it.
* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler: Mai]] pulls this trope during a brief FaceHeelTurn in the manga's final arc.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Natsuki's mother]], who surfaces as a villain after Nagi's initial defeat, but ends up doing a HeelFaceTurn toward the end.
* ShockAndAwe: Haruka's powers and Child have lightning based powers.
* ShootTheDog: Akira plans on killing [[spoiler: Takumi before he can become the Obsidian Lord]], but is too late and fails.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Single orphans → the rival Ori-[=HiME=] unit → Nagi → Searrs → The Obsidian Lord.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork:
** Mai and Natsuki get along quite poorly at first.
** Haruka and Nao, once integrated into the group, tend to butt heads with the others fairly often.
* TraumaCongaLine: It wasn't enough for Mai to learn that [[spoiler: she'd been putting Yuuichi in mortal danger since the first day she met him]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: have to fight her BrainwashedAndCrazy best friend]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: witness her love interest get beaten within an inch of his life by his [[ClingyJealousGirl childhood friend]]]]. It wasn't even enough that [[spoiler: her [[IllGirl younger brother]] died.]] The final straw was when [[spoiler: her brother ended up being reborn as the [[OmnicidalManiac Obsidian Lord]]]], sending Mai straight into a HeroicBSOD.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Natsuki and Mai eventually become this; their arguments are more heated than in the anime, and they are rivals over Yuuichi, but they care for each other.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Overusing Princess Earrings results in the user being susceptible to brainwashing by the Hime Star.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle:
** The victory parade after Nagi's defeat is spoiled by Searrs' arrival and hostile takeover of the school.
** The Searrs have barely been defeated when the Great Cosmo Beauties appears and [[spoiler: Takumi seemingly dies, only to be reborn as the Obsidian Lord]].
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Yuuichi Tate is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent [[NewTransferStudent transferring in to the new school]] of Fuuka Gakuen. As he rushes to avoid being [[LateForSchool late for his first day at the new school]], he comes upon the sight of two girls battling each other -- and using decidedly supernatural powers to do so. As he stands there gawking in amazement, one of them notices him and demands to know what he is doing there -- shortly before her close proximity to him creates a reaction of some sort that leaves them both stunned.
And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon [[{{Mon}} giant beasts known as "Childs"]]. These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monstrous creatures known as "Orphans"]], and their creator, the wicked boy [[BigBad Nagi Homura]]. As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, Mai Tokiha and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], Yuuichi's life has just become a whole lot more complicated.
The manga version of ''Anime/MaiHime'' was conceived as an AlternateContinuity to the anime counterpart, with most of the characters having noticeably different backgrounds and personalities. While it has never managed to achieve the popularity of its anime counterpart, it nevertheless has a cult following. The series is available in paperback in North America, licensed by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}.
'''The manga shares a majority of tropes with the anime. Below are several that stand out within the manga itself:'''
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!!The ''[=Mai-HiME=]'' manga provides examples of the following tropes:
* AntiMagic: Near the Gateway, it is impossible to summon Elements or Childs.
* AssholeVictim: The first ([[spoiler:and in this version, only]]) person to demonstrate what happens when a Child is destroyed is [[spoiler:the teenager who tried to sexually assault Shiho and was responsible for injuring Yuuichi's arm]]).
* BadassNormal: As de facto main character, Yuuichi is noticeably more action-y than his anime counterpart, despite not having any powers aside from kendo training to stand on. The fact that he's needed for the two female leads to activate their latent abilities doesn't hurt either.
* BerserkerTears: Mai in the final arc.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Obsidian Lord, BigBad of the whole story? [[spoiler:Takumi Tokiha, Mai's sickly younger brother.]]
* BigBad: As in the anime, [[EnfanteTerrible Nagi Homura]] is the creator of the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the [=HiMEs=] must fight and seeks to awaken [[GreaterScopeVillain his master]], the enigmatic Obsidian Lord/Prince. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kuga]] takes the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack to capture the [=HiMEs=]. After her defeat, the Obsidian Lord/Prince, aka the [[GeniusLoci HiME Star]], awakens and takes direct control, [[DemonicPossession possessing]] Takumi Tokiha and attempting to KillAllHumans via ColonyDrop.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[TheOjou Shizuru Fujino]] is not a [=HiME=] in the manga, whereas Haruka Suzushiro, who was a borderline BadassNormal in the anime, is a [=HiME=] in this continuity. Their importance to the story has also been switched.
* CallingYourAttacks: Used to a much greater extent in the manga.
* ClothingDamage: The first fight against an Orphan in the manga has one of the female lead's school jacket being torn open. It goes [[{{Ecchi}} downhill from there]].
* CombatCommentator: Chie and Aoi, during Haruka and Yukino's challenge of the main Power Trio.
* ADayInTheLimelight: A few of the supporting characters (such as Mikoto and Akane) are given their own eponymous chapters that reveal a little bit of their backstories.
* DisneyDeath:
** [[spoiler:Takumi appears to die, only to become the Obsidian Lord]].
** [[spoiler:Haruka, Yukino and Midori]] are seemingly killed in the climax, but survive.
* DontYouDarePityMe:
** Mai in the Manga ''hates'' being thought of as dependent or pitiable.
** Natsuki punches Yuuichi when she thinks he's helping her out of pity, because of a BreakingSpeech by [[spoiler:her mother]] asking her if she wants to be helped by someone motivated by pity.
* {{Fanservice}}: See entry on "Clothing Damage".
* FirstGirlWins: Upon his arrival to Fuuka, Yuuichi brushes past a crying Mai. They end up kissing in chapter 22, and [[spoiler:the ''Manga/MaiOtome'' manga reveals that they became husband and wife.]]
* FiveManBand: In the Searrs arc:
** ArcVillain -- [[spoiler:Saeko Kuga]]
** TheDragon -- Alyssa [[spoiler:Kuga]]
** TheEvilGenius -- Yukariko
** TheBrute -- Miyu
** TheDarkChick -- Shiho
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Done by Natsuki to Mai in the final arc. Also attempted by Yuuichi against Shiho, but that one doesn't work.
* HonorBeforeReason: It gets pointed out several times to Yuuichi that he's really more of a liability on the battlefield than anything else. Doesn't stop him from heading out anyways. (And as mentioned above, Mai and Natsuki kinda ''need'' him there, as unlike in the anime, the Key must actually be present and fairly close for the [=HiME=] to summon her child.)
* HotSpringsEpisode: Surprisingly, a brief interlude when the [=HiME=] are trapped in an underground cavern.
* KirkSummation: Delivered by Yuuichi to the {{Big Bad}}, dismissing his MotiveRant by saying that he shouldn't [[spoiler:make his sister cry]].
* LighterAndSofter: The characters' emotional trauma is less severe than in the anime, and instead of fighting each other, they end up fighting increasingly dangerous common enemies.
* LoveTriangle: Mai and Natsuki over Yuuichi. Shiho later becomes a third contender.
* MarshmallowHell: Doctor Sagisawa subjects Yuuichi to this in the manga, hoping he'll summon her CHILD.
* TheMasquerade: Completely averted in the manga -- the characters fight in open daylight, are not InvisibleToNormals, and usually have to deal with the [[HeroInsurance consequences of their overly-destructive actions]].
* NoOntologicalInertia: Inverted -- if a "Child" (the created being) dies, the "Key" (one half of the creator) goes with it.
* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler: Mai]] pulls this trope during a brief FaceHeelTurn in the manga's final arc.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Natsuki's mother]], who surfaces as a villain after Nagi's initial defeat, but ends up doing a HeelFaceTurn toward the end.
* ShockAndAwe: Haruka's powers and Child have lightning based powers.
* ShootTheDog: Akira plans on killing [[spoiler: Takumi before he can become the Obsidian Lord]], but is too late and fails.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Single orphans → the rival Ori-[=HiME=] unit → Nagi → Searrs → The Obsidian Lord.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork:
** Mai and Natsuki get along quite poorly at first.
** Haruka and Nao, once integrated into the group, tend to butt heads with the others fairly often.
* TraumaCongaLine: It wasn't enough for Mai to learn that [[spoiler: she'd been putting Yuuichi in mortal danger since the first day she met him]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: have to fight her BrainwashedAndCrazy best friend]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: witness her love interest get beaten within an inch of his life by his [[ClingyJealousGirl childhood friend]]]]. It wasn't even enough that [[spoiler: her [[IllGirl younger brother]] died.]] The final straw was when [[spoiler: her brother ended up being reborn as the [[OmnicidalManiac Obsidian Lord]]]], sending Mai straight into a HeroicBSOD.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Natsuki and Mai eventually become this; their arguments are more heated than in the anime, and they are rivals over Yuuichi, but they care for each other.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Overusing Princess Earrings results in the user being susceptible to brainwashing by the Hime Star.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle:
** The victory parade after Nagi's defeat is spoiled by Searrs' arrival and hostile takeover of the school.
** The Searrs have barely been defeated when the Great Cosmo Beauties appears and [[spoiler: Takumi seemingly dies, only to be reborn as the Obsidian Lord]].
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* BigBad: As in the anime, [[EnfanteTerrible Nagi Homura]] is the acting leader of District 1/the First District who creates the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the [=HiMEs=] must fight and seeks to awaken [[GreaterScopeVillain his master]], the enigmatic Obsidian Lord/Prince. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kuga]] takes the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack to capture the [=HiMEs=]. After her defeat, the Obsidian Lord/Prince, aka the [[GeniusLoci HiME Star]], awakens and takes direct control, [[DemonicPossession possessing]] Mai's brother Takumi Tokiha and attempting to KillAllHumans via ColonyDrop.]]
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* BigBad: As in the anime, [[EnfanteTerrible Nagi Homura]] is the acting leader creator of District 1/the First District who creates the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the [=HiMEs=] must fight and seeks to awaken [[GreaterScopeVillain his master]], the enigmatic Obsidian Lord/Prince. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kuga]] takes the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack to capture the [=HiMEs=]. After her defeat, the Obsidian Lord/Prince, aka the [[GeniusLoci HiME Star]], awakens and takes direct control, [[DemonicPossession possessing]] Mai's brother Takumi Tokiha and attempting to KillAllHumans via ColonyDrop.]]
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And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon [[{{Mon}} giant beasts known as "Childs"]]. These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monstrous creatures known as "Orphans"]], and their creator [[DragonInChief Nagi Homura]], who serves the [[HiddenVillain mysterious]] [[BigBad Obsidian Lord]]. As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, Mai Tokiha and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], his life has just become a [[LoveTriangle whole lot]] [[TheCall more complicated]].
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And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon [[{{Mon}} giant beasts known as "Childs"]]. These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monstrous creatures known as "Orphans"]], and their creator [[DragonInChief Nagi Homura]], who serves creator, the [[HiddenVillain mysterious]] wicked boy [[BigBad Obsidian Lord]]. Nagi Homura]]. As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, Mai Tokiha and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], his Yuuichi's life has just become a [[LoveTriangle whole lot]] [[TheCall lot more complicated]].
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* BigBad: As in the anime, the [[HiddenVillain enigmatic]] Obsidian Lord/Prince is the head of the First District, which seeks to make Japan the world’s ruling nation, but early events actually point to First District member [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Nagi]] [[ManipulativeBastard Homura]] as the villain; he is the one creating the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the Himes must fight. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kuga]] appears to take the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack, but she is defeated halfway through, after which the Obsidian Lord takes direct control and reveals himself as [[DemonicPossesion possessing]] Mai’s brother [[IllBoy Takumi Tokiha]]]].
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* BigBad: As in the anime, the [[HiddenVillain enigmatic]] Obsidian Lord/Prince [[EnfanteTerrible Nagi Homura]] is the head acting leader of the First District, which seeks to make Japan the world’s ruling nation, but early events actually point to District 1/the First District member [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Nagi]] [[ManipulativeBastard Homura]] as the villain; he is the one creating who creates the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the Himes [=HiMEs=] must fight. fight and seeks to awaken [[GreaterScopeVillain his master]], the enigmatic Obsidian Lord/Prince. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kuga]] appears to take takes the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack, but she is defeated halfway through, after which attack to capture the [=HiMEs=]. After her defeat, the Obsidian Lord Lord/Prince, aka the [[GeniusLoci HiME Star]], awakens and takes direct control and reveals himself as [[DemonicPossesion control, [[DemonicPossession possessing]] Mai’s Mai's brother [[IllBoy Takumi Tokiha]]]].Tokiha and attempting to KillAllHumans via ColonyDrop.]]
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* BigBad: As in the anime, the [[HiddenVillain enigmatic]] Obsidian Lord/Prince is the head of the First District, which seeks to make Japan the world’s ruling nation, but early events actually point to First District member [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Nagi]] [[ManipulativeBastard Homura]] as the villain; he is the one creating the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the Himes must fight. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kruger]] Kuga]] appears to take the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack, but she is defeated halfway through, after which the Obsidian Lord takes direct control and reveals himself as [[DemonicPossesion possessing]] Mai’s brother [[IllBoy Takumi Tokiha]]]].
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And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon [[{{Mon}} giant beasts known as "Childs". "Childs"]]. These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from [[MonsterOfTheWeek monstrous creatures known as "Orphans"."Orphans"]], and their creator [[DragonInChief Nagi Homura]], who serves the [[HiddenVillain mysterious]] [[BigBad Obsidian Lord]]. As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, Mai Tokiha and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], his life has just become a [[LoveTriangle whole lot]] [[TheCall more complicated]].
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* BigBad: As in the anime, the [[HiddenVillain enigmatic]] Obsidian Lord/Prince is the head of the First District, which seeks to make Japan the world’s ruling nation, but early events actually point to First District member [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Nagi]] [[ManipulativeBastard Homura]] as the villain; he is the one creating the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Orphans]] that the Himes must fight. [[spoiler:Then [[EvilMatriarch Saeko Kruger]] appears to take the role by leading the Searrs Foundation attack, but she is defeated halfway through, after which the Obsidian Lord takes direct control and reveals himself as [[DemonicPossesion possessing]] Mai’s brother [[IllBoy Takumi Tokiha]]]].
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And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon giant beasts known as "Childs". These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from monstrous creatures known as "Orphans". As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, [[RedHeadedHero Mai Tokiha]] Tokiha and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], his life has just become a [[LoveTriangle whole lot]] [[TheCall more complicated]].
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* TraumaCongaLine: It wasn't enough for Mai to learn that [[spoiler: she'd been putting Yuuichi in mortal danger since the first day she met him]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: have to fight her BrainwashedAndCrazy best friend]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: witness her love interest get beaten within an inch of his life by his [[ClingyJealousGirl childhood friend]]]]. It wasn't even enough that [[spoiler: her [[IllBoy younger brother]] died.]] The final straw was when [[spoiler: her brother ended up being reborn as the [[OmnicidalManiac Obsidian Lord]]]], sending Mai straight into a HeroicBSOD.
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* TraumaCongaLine: It wasn't enough for Mai to learn that [[spoiler: she'd been putting Yuuichi in mortal danger since the first day she met him]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: have to fight her BrainwashedAndCrazy best friend]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler: witness her love interest get beaten within an inch of his life by his [[ClingyJealousGirl childhood friend]]]]. It wasn't even enough that [[spoiler: her [[IllBoy [[IllGirl younger brother]] died.]] The final straw was when [[spoiler: her brother ended up being reborn as the [[OmnicidalManiac Obsidian Lord]]]], sending Mai straight into a HeroicBSOD.
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* ShockAndAwe: Haruka's powers and Child have lightning-based powers.
* ShootTheDog: Akira plans on killing [[spoiler:Takumi before he can become the Obsidian Lord]], but is too late and fails.
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And thus Yuuichi ends up getting roped into the world of the [[Franchise/MaiHiME HiMEs]], girls with the ability to wield magical weapons called "Elements", and with their "Key" present, the ability to summon giant beasts known as "Childs". These are used in their battles to protect the school (and by extension the rest of the world) from monstrous creatures known as "Orphans". As the "Key" to the two dueling girls, [[RedHeadedHero Mai Tokiha]] and [[DefrostingIceQueen Natsuki Kuga]], his life has just become a [[LoveTriangle whole lot]] [[TheCall more complicated]].
The manga version of ''Anime/MaiHime'' was conceived as an AlternateContinuity to the anime counterpart, with most of the characters having noticeably different backgrounds and personalities. While it has never managed to achieve the popularity of its anime counterpart, it nevertheless has a cult following. The series is available in paperback in North America, licensed by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}.
'''The manga shares a majority of tropes with the anime. Below are several that stand out within the manga itself:'''
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The ''[=Mai-HiME=]'' manga provides examples of the following tropes:
* AntiMagic: Near the Gateway, it is impossible to summon Elements or Childs.
* AssholeVictim: The first ([[spoiler:and in this version, only]]) person to demonstrate what happens when a Child is destroyed is [[spoiler:the teenager who tried to sexually assault Shiho and was responsible for injuring Yuuichi's arm]]).
* BadassNormal: As de facto main character, Yuuichi is noticeably more action-y than his anime counterpart, despite not having any powers aside from kendo training to stand on. The fact that he's needed for the two female leads to activate their latent abilities doesn't hurt either.
* BerserkerTears: Mai in the final arc.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Obsidian Lord, BigBad of the whole story? [[spoiler:Takumi Tokiha, Mai's sickly younger brother.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: [[TheOjou Shizuru Fujino]] is not a [=HiME=] in the manga, whereas Haruka Suzushiro, who was a borderline BadassNormal in the anime, is a [=HiME=] in this continuity. Their importance to the story has also been switched.
* CallingYourAttacks: Used to a much greater extent in the manga.
* ClothingDamage: The first fight against an Orphan in the manga has one of the female lead's school jacket being torn open. It goes [[{{Ecchi}} downhill from there]].
* CombatCommentator: Chie and Aoi, during Haruka and Yukino's challenge of the main Power Trio.
* ADayInTheLimelight: A few of the supporting characters (such as Mikoto and Akane) are given their own eponymous chapters that reveal a little bit of their backstories.
* DisneyDeath:
** [[spoiler:Takumi appears to die, only to become the Obsidian Lord]].
** [[spoiler:Haruka, Yukino and Midori]] are seemingly killed in the climax, but survive.
* DontYouDarePityMe:
** Mai in the Manga ''hates'' being thought of as dependent or pitiable.
** Natsuki punches Yuuichi when she thinks he's helping her out of pity, because of a BreakingSpeech by [[spoiler:her mother]] asking her if she wants to be helped by someone motivated by pity.
* {{Fanservice}}: See entry on "Clothing Damage".
* FirstGirlWins: Upon his arrival to Fuuka, Yuuichi brushes past a crying Mai. They end up kissing in chapter 22, and [[spoiler:the ''Manga/MaiOtome'' manga reveals that they became husband and wife.]]
* FiveBadBand: In the Searrs arc:
** ArcVillain -- [[spoiler:Saeko Kuga]]
** TheDragon -- Alyssa [[spoiler:Kuga]]
** TheEvilGenius -- Yukariko
** TheBrute -- Miyu
** TheDarkChick -- Shiho
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Done by Natsuki to Mai in the final arc. Also attempted by Yuuichi against Shiho, but that one doesn't work.
* HonorBeforeReason: It gets pointed out several times to Yuuichi that he's really more of a liability on the battlefield than anything else. Doesn't stop him from heading out anyways. (And as mentioned above, Mai and Natsuki kinda ''need'' him there, as unlike in the anime, the Key must actually be present and fairly close for the [=HiME=] to summon her child.)
* HotSpringsEpisode: Surprisingly, a brief interlude when the [=HiME=] are trapped in an underground cavern.
* KirkSummation: Delivered by Yuuichi to the {{Big Bad}}, dismissing his MotiveRant by saying that he shouldn't [[spoiler:make his sister cry]].
* LighterAndSofter: The characters' emotional trauma is less severe than in the anime, and instead of fighting each other, they end up fighting increasingly dangerous common enemies.
* LoveTriangle: Mai and Natsuki over Yuuichi. Shiho later becomes a third contender.
* MarshmallowHell: Doctor Sagisawa subjects Yuuichi to this in the manga, hoping he'll summon her CHILD.
* TheMasquerade: Completely averted in the manga -- the characters fight in open daylight, are not InvisibleToNormals, and usually have to deal with the [[HeroInsurance consequences of their overly-destructive actions]].
* NoOntologicalInertia: Inverted -- if a "Child" (the created being) dies, the "Key" (one half of the creator) goes with it.
* NotBrainwashed: [[spoiler: Mai]] pulls this trope during a brief FaceHeelTurn in the manga's final arc.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Natsuki's mother]], who surfaces as a villain after Nagi's initial defeat, but ends up doing a HeelFaceTurn toward the end.
* ShockAndAwe: Haruka's powers and Child have lightning-based powers.
* ShootTheDog: Akira plans on killing [[spoiler:Takumi before he can become the Obsidian Lord]], but is too late and fails.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Single orphans → the rival Ori-[=HiME=] unit → Nagi → Searrs → The Obsidian Lord.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork:
** Mai and Natsuki get along quite poorly at first.
** Haruka and Nao, once integrated into the group, tend to butt heads with the others fairly often.
* TraumaCongaLine: It wasn't enough for Mai to learn that [[spoiler:she'd been putting Yuuichi in mortal danger since the first day she met him]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler:have to fight her BrainwashedAndCrazy best friend]]. It wasn't enough for her to [[spoiler:witness her love interest get beaten within an inch of his life by his [[ClingyJealousGirl childhood friend]]]]. It wasn't even enough that [[spoiler:her [[IllBoy younger brother]] died.]] The final straw was when [[spoiler:her brother ended up being reborn as the [[OmnicidalManiac Obsidian Lord]]]], sending Mai straight into a HeroicBSOD.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Natsuki and Mai eventually become this; their arguments are more heated than in the anime, and they are rivals over Yuuichi, but they care for each other.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Overusing Princess Earrings results in the user being susceptible to brainwashing by the Hime Star.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle:
** The victory parade after Nagi's defeat is spoiled by Searrs' arrival and hostile takeover of the school.
** The Searrs have barely been defeated when the Great Cosmo Beauties appears and [[spoiler:Takumi seemingly dies, only to be reborn as the Obsidian Lord]].
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