"She’s definitely getting a pretty girl right now," was my favourite line from Mai Otome Zwei Ep 1. Gal’s knowing comment about Shizuru’s wandering ways and Natsuki’s annoyed response was pure winnage. While Shizuru Fujino’s psychotic obsession with Natsuki Kuga, in Mai HiME, was a focus of much OMGSOHAWT fanboyism, I enjoyed the tantilising crumbs of the Shizuru Viola x Natsuki Kruger relationship in Mai Otome so much more. The latter relationship is a lot more settled; they’re clearly very comfortable with each other. It is also tenderly playful, with a fair bit of humour from how Shizuru unsettles Natsuki by flirting with a starstruck Arika.
Continue reading ‘Shizuru GET Pretty Girl’
Special that fleshes out on the details of the series - this time, it’s Ers-chan’s final innocent days with Arika and Nina and how the replacement photo in Nina’s locket came about. There’s wacky sexual humour. Overall, quite a poignant piece that works well because there was no reset for Ers-chan. Continue reading ‘Mai Otome Special 6′
Another delightfully weird set of parodies from Urayo, this time of our favourite trio, the White Rose family of the Mai Otome world.
2006/05/29
Shizuru (pink): (bounce) Here comes a huggie!
Natsuki (white): Fumu, this is nice, fufufufufu
Nao (blue): WTF is this!? [I'm assuming the "na" was cut from the panel.]
2006/05/30
Shizuru: Trapping.. trapping….. trapping… Let’s have our meal..
(meki meki - sound of rapid progress being made)
2006/05/31
Shizuru (maroon): Don’t we look like we’ve become stronger?
Natsuki (blue): Now all we need is for the other two Columns to join us as legs and we’ll have a complete body! How fearsome that will be! fufufufu
Haruka (green): WTF is that!?
2006/06/01
Natsuki (blue): Lately we’ve been enjoying everyday playing together, no longer lonely. It’s that great? You understand, don’t you? You do understand. fufufufufufufu
Shizuru (maroon): Ara ara ara
Nao (red): …. ! …. Nat!.. Wait a m… [generally trying to but unable to complete any words]
2006/06/02
Shizuru: Ha~~ Really, you two!
Shizuru: (pushing together) Kissing is good!
Nao (red): Mama~~~
Natsuki (blue): This gal sure was surprised. fufufu
