Mai Otome - same, yet different
Character roundup on Mai Otome! (up to ep 11)
First of all, it’s great to see all the old faces back. The cast is growing and growing by the episode, and while some - like John Smith - are pretty much the same, others - like Midori and Akira - are very different! Mai Otome, as an anime in and of itself, isn’t terribly appealing to me. I don’t much care for the plot nor for Arika as the lead (although she definitely wins over Mai… maybe). But, as a full-budget AU fan-anime, woo boy does it rock!
Anyway, the reason I’m writing this up is because, for some reason, in the preview of ep 12, Akira rocks! Midori’s kinda interesting as a whack Sentai ninja leader (so what’s the connection with Youko, eh? smirk, nudge), Shizuru kicks ass when she fights but is boring in her interaction with Natsuki, except for that teeny wheeny really hentai scene, Nao is awesome as the ultra competent bad girl. Wow, who woulda thunk…
