View Full Version : anyone else here think this series will be longer than 26 episodes?
floatingbrain
2006-01-13, 02:29
I mean, theres SO much left to answer. each episode usually just brings up new questions. By this time in Mai HiME they were just about done with the first arc. This show is still laying things out and some characters still havent made their return. I mean, they could make it 52. i can understand that beecause things are moving more slower plot wise. couldnt 27-52 be their pearl class days? thats when a war would happen because i dont think they would deploy coral otome to war. the other reason i think this is because of the 2nd opening which hasnt appeared yet. I was expecting it on todays because its "mid season," but still hasn't happened. could the 2nd opening be for 27-52???
seriously, there is SOOO much left to be answered. i dont think it can all be crammed into 12 more episodes.
well ... in Hime we still at ep. 14 lacked to get ... (counting) ... 2 himes (Shiho and shizuru) on the scene ... and we still lacked to get introduced problerly to the 'true' plot ... so ... i think they can pull it off on 26 eps
Kinny Riddle
2006-01-13, 07:23
As long as it's not Fukuda Mitsuo of GSD shame in charge of the series, I'm hopeful the director and scriptwriters for Mai Otome can wrap up the story nicely by episode 26.
(Sorry for bringing it up guys, but just couldn't resist the opportunity for some GSD bashing. :heh: )
I don't think it will go past 26 eps, and if it does I think it will be a max of 30eps.
30? ... thats such an odd number ... it is problerly 26 ... maybe 36 or 39 (since the most oftened used is 12-13, 24, 26 and 52 or as long as it gains money)
Catgirls
2006-01-13, 09:39
seriously, there is SOOO much left to be answered. i dont think it can all be crammed into 12 more episodes.I don't think it'll go longer than 26 episodes. They'll just stuff everything in at the end. No different than a million other shows. There's nothing a little duct tape can't solve.
They confirmed it's gonna be 26 episodes. Unless they lied... Well I'll love it if there are more episodes..
It's impossible for them to lied.. :heh:
No, no, I think Mai-Otome will end up nicely enough for us to discuss in 26 episodes.
Btw, do you think there's a chance for Mai-Series to become like Gundam?
It's impossible for them to lied.. :heh:
No, no, I think Mai-Otome will end up nicely enough for us to discuss in 26 episodes.
Btw, do you think there's a chance for Mai-Series to become like Gundam?
Its hard, considering that they use the same characer designs in a alternate world, compared to gundam, that has different characters in alternate universes.
And besides, it can get old if you were to see Mai/Mikoto/Arika in 10 different Mai-series.(I wont mention Shizuru or Natsuki for obvious reasons.:heh: )
They confirmed it's gonna be 26 episodes. Unless they lied... Well I'll love it if there are more episodes..
Where'd they confirm it? Offical site?
PuRpLe CryStaL
2006-01-13, 13:12
I was surfing through AnimeNewsNetwork just now & this is what I've found:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378
It stated that Mai Otome has a total of 26 episodes. I guess the information is authentic.
I was surfing through AnimeNewsNetwork just now & this is what I've found:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5378
It stated that Mai Otome has a total of 26 episodes. I guess the information is authentic.
ANN isn't always the best source of correct information..
ANN isn't always the best source of correct information..
Initially, it stated that Otome had a total of 13 episodes. So, that site surely isn't completely reliable...
ZODDGUTS
2006-01-13, 16:05
Sunrise may changed their minds and announce a 2nd season. Plus the whole being 26 episodes could be just for the first season.
Captain Picard
2006-01-13, 18:12
I would go farther than stating that ANN is an unreliable source of information. I would say that ANN is a terrible source of reliably wrong information.
Oh, you know I speak the truth.
lone_wolf
2006-01-13, 18:25
I would go farther than stating that ANN is an unreliable source of information. I would say that ANN is a terrible source of reliably wrong information.
Oh, you know I speak the truth.
Amen to that. It's like Wikipedia.org. Just about anyone can post data on those sites.
--Lone Wolf
Tremalkinger
2006-01-13, 19:23
I would say that ANN is a terrible source of reliably wrong information.
Aside from the fact that's a double negative, I agree with the intent behind the statement. Mai Otome will be twenty six episode for (nearly) certain.
brightman
2006-01-13, 20:09
As long as it's not Fukuda Mitsuo of GSD shame in charge of the series, I'm hopeful the director and scriptwriters for Mai Otome can wrap up the story nicely by episode 26.
(Sorry for bringing it up guys, but just couldn't resist the opportunity for some GSD bashing. :heh: )
Funny facts: Mai-Otome's writer is one of the scriptwriters for GSD, while its director is a protege of Fukuda...
PuRpLe CryStaL
2006-01-13, 20:41
I'll take ANN has a pinch of salt especially after reading the description for Mai Otome in that site. There is no mention on the number of episodes in the official website for Mai Otome, so perhaps the crew has not decided how many episodes they want for this series. From all the scans for Mai Otome provided in the spoilers' thread, there is also no report on the number of episodes. Of course looking at the number of episodes the series' predecessor has, many would naturally presume the possibility of the show ending @ 26 (which is expected to be on the 2nd week of April).
MattAlchemy
2006-01-13, 23:04
We got...
Mai's fury. (Forest)
Midori's fury. (Aswald)
Tomoe's jealous. (Shizuru)
Real princess guessing. (What?)
The 2 Meister Wars or something like that. (Forgot the 2 names)
Mysteries: You think Mai leaves the forest? What happens to Arika and Sergey?
Might be more.
We got...
Mai's fury. (Forest)
Midori's fury. (Aswald)
Tomoe's jealous. (Shizuru)
Real princess guessing. (What?)
The 2 Meister Wars or something like that. (Forgot the 2 names)
Mysteries: You think Mai leaves the forest? What happens to Arika and Sergey?
Might be more.
Thats a list of...?
-KarumA-
2006-01-14, 04:11
There are soo much possibilities for My Otome, seemingly not all can be put in the series, i was hoping for a war between the countries in witch the students get invovled and have to fight each other.. but seemingly i think it wont fit in the series seing that there ae many other things to take care of as well
it may be 26 episodes an in that i think they can finish everything, i trust the Director and all his staff because they did a good job with HiME, well all beside the last episode, but then again everything went well and we didnt have to worry of a GSD rushing or anything
the thing i am hoping for then is a season 2, to see what happens to the gang whent hey graduate and become Meister Otome's, maybe then a war could break out :P
Kinny Riddle
2006-01-14, 09:52
Funny facts: Mai-Otome's writer is one of the scriptwriters for GSD, while its director is a protege of Fukuda...
That may be true, but the fact is
Fukuda and his wife are not in charge.
And that is enough. :heh:
(In one of the Gundam threads, it was said that one of the animators of GSD was very unhappy with how Fukuda handled GSD in his blog, and pledged that Mai Otome would not end up disastrously like GSD. )
-KarumA-
2006-01-14, 09:58
That may be true, but the fact is
Fukuda and his wife are not in charge.
And that is enough. :heh:
(In one of the Gundam threads, it was said that one of the animators of GSD was very unhappy with how Fukuda handled GSD in his blog, and pledged that Mai Otome would not end up disastrously like GSD. )
ROFL i love the way you sai that :heh:
That may be true, but the fact is
Fukuda and his wife are not in charge.
And that is enough. :heh:
(In one of the Gundam threads, it was said that one of the animators of GSD was very unhappy with how Fukuda handled GSD in his blog, and pledged that Mai Otome would not end up disastrously like GSD. )
Can I have his blog or website....I don't know where can I find it.
Thanks in advance.
MattAlchemy
2006-01-14, 11:37
Thats a list of...?
Those are all the problems listed. My thought is that all of that can't be fitted for 13more episodes.:)
Those are all the problems listed. My thought is that all of that can't be fitted for 13more episodes.:)
I do have that feeling too. However, i will just pray and hope it can all be done in 26 episodes.
Kinny Riddle
2006-01-14, 13:46
Can I have his blog or website....I don't know where can I find it.
Thanks in advance.
I think the thread that contained that link is lost with the Great AnimeSuki Hack 2005. So try asking in the Gundam section. :D
Anyway, back on topic.
Mai's fury. (Forest)
Midori's fury. (Aswald)
Tomoe's jealous. (Shizuru)
Real princess guessing. (What?)
The 2 Meister Wars or something like that. (Forgot the 2 names)
Mysteries: You think Mai leaves the forest? What happens to Arika and Sergey?
I'm betting on Mai joining forces with Midori to end the "curse of the Otomes". That would tie a lot of loose threads together.
lone_wolf
2006-01-14, 14:26
That may be true, but the fact is
Fukuda and his wife are not in charge.
And that is enough. :heh:
(In one of the Gundam threads, it was said that one of the animators of GSD was very unhappy with how Fukuda handled GSD in his blog, and pledged that Mai Otome would not end up disastrously like GSD. )
Oh I remember that incident.The animation director said something along the lines that since GSD overly reused scenes, he had promised *not* to do the same with Mai Otome.
--Lone Wolf
Oh I remember that incident.The animation director said something along the lines that since GSD overly reused scenes, he had promised *not* to do the same with Mai Otome.
--Lone Wolf
Well, it's a nice thing to hear. ;)
For the episodes, I think Sunrise will end it in 26 episodes, no matter how rushed the ending is, all problems will cleanly swept under the carpet :uhoh:
But personally, I really want Mai-Otome to be 52 episodes of angst.. :heh:
Well, it's a nice thing to hear. ;)
For the episodes, I think Sunrise will end it in 26 episodes, no matter how rushed the ending is, all problems will cleanly swept under the carpet :uhoh:
But personally, I really want Mai-Otome to be 52 episodes of angst.. :heh:
That'd only happen if Fukuda is in charge...and then we'd have a Mai-version of GSD....oh god, no.:uhoh:
Oh my, just realised something....
For shows that had 24/26 episodes (Mai Hime, School Rumble, Scrapped princess, Shuffle!) there is a consistant pattern: They alwas only have 1 OP and ED.
There is a MINOR exceptional cases with EDs: the 1-time-only EDs. Namely the ED for the last episode for School Rumble, and episode 15 of Mai Hime. The ED of Mai hime last episode was the OP, which makes it even more exceptional than "Its only a fairy Tale".
Considering that, it was announced (and I presume confirmed) there would be a new OP for Mai Otome, it would break from the normal 24/26 episode's OP count, wouldn't it?
Based on that, I *think* Mai Otome might not be just 26 episodes afterall. Unless it was finally announced officially that its 26 episodes.:D
Nightengale
2006-01-15, 09:36
Shana was supposed to have a new OP, but they didn't at Episode 14 yet. And there's no such thing as a pattern. Sousei no Aquarion had 2 OPs. It depends on the budget, really. They almost always have 1 OP, but that's not a set in stone rule.
Now, a new mystery to the Otome series. Sergay's past as the North Hound.
Was he a super soldier? Was he a cold-hearted military officer?
Well, it was just my assumption.;)
And just so happens that the only 4 shows I could think of didnt have a 2nd OP/ED....:heh:
lone_wolf
2006-01-15, 15:09
Oh my, just realised something....
For shows that had 24/26 episodes (Mai Hime, School Rumble, Scrapped princess, Shuffle!) there is a consistant pattern: They alwas only have 1 OP and ED.
There is a MINOR exceptional cases with EDs: the 1-time-only EDs. Namely the ED for the last episode for School Rumble, and episode 15 of Mai Hime. The ED of Mai hime last episode was the OP, which makes it even more exceptional than "Its only a fairy Tale".
Considering that, it was announced (and I presume confirmed) there would be a new OP for Mai Otome, it would break from the normal 24/26 episode's OP count, wouldn't it?
Based on that, I *think* Mai Otome might not be just 26 episodes afterall. Unless it was finally announced officially that its 26 episodes.:D
It it was stated by Hisayuki himself (on his BBS) that he was working on new material for the new OP awhile ago.
--Lone Wolf
That may be true, but the fact is
Fukuda and his wife are not in charge.
True but I still think Mai Otome suffers from the GSD syndrome. Although I don't think they will manage to create a more pathetic ending than the one of GSD, one never knows, they might just achieve it. :heh:
Anyway, of course there is a way to wrap up the series in 26 episodes, the question is will this way be satisfactory for the viewers. One good move would be to start killing off some characters.
Oh my, just realised something....
For shows that had 24/26 episodes (Mai Hime, School Rumble, Scrapped princess, Shuffle!) there is a consistant pattern: They alwas only have 1 OP and ED.
There is a MINOR exceptional cases with EDs: the 1-time-only EDs. Namely the ED for the last episode for School Rumble, and episode 15 of Mai Hime. The ED of Mai hime last episode was the OP, which makes it even more exceptional than "Its only a fairy Tale".
Considering that, it was announced (and I presume confirmed) there would be a new OP for Mai Otome, it would break from the normal 24/26 episode's OP count, wouldn't it?
Based on that, I *think* Mai Otome might not be just 26 episodes afterall. Unless it was finally announced officially that its 26 episodes.:D
Interesting thoughts. I would prefer a series longer than 26 episodes contrary to my usual choice. Mai Otome had me captivated from episode 10 onwards.. I want more, damn it!
floatingbrain
2006-01-16, 06:22
once i wrote out a list of unanswered things from this series and of things they still have to do. i guess ill try spilling them out now from the top of my head
spoilers of course
the true events of 14 years ago, what happened with mai, more introductions of characters (ishigami, etc.), more about miyu, arikas ba-chan, why arikas hair is golden, the info in the data book, natsuki materialising, OTOME WAR!!!, ninas past with sergay (flashback to him reaching out his hand to her), sergays past (involving mai, rena, finding nina), ninas relation to rena, harmonium powers, shadow mikoto, shadow otome from opening, LOTS of otomes in battle (chie, shiho, etc.), explination of shibaratsu, explination of black valley, youkous connections to the black valley, return of takumi and akira to windbloom, a REAL conclusion to akane and kazu (im not satisfied with their fairy tale ending), who the real princess of windbloom is, who the real daughter of rena is, maria materialising (its possible, right?), explination of black letters and crystals, what slaves are, old technology, breaking mashiro and arikas contract, all the 'doki doki' feelings for sergay, the pearl graduation, arikas past, more meister action (haruka, natsuki, etc.), SOMEONE dying, tomoe exposed, the tokiha letter, nagis plans, and possibly other things.
the 2nd season should be their pearl years, im telling you.
Nooooooo...I don't want a second season..make it only one season plz....It would be too long for an anime to have good story line. I really hope that sunrise can answer all of this in a few episodes.
Ronin Aquila
2006-01-17, 10:52
They confirmed it's gonna be 26 episodes. Unless they lied... Well I'll love it if there are more episodes..
You never know.... the ratbastards who RAPED the Negima franchise promised a 52 episode season that could have done the original plot and character-development credit, but look at the 26 Ep travesty we ended up with. You can no longer count on TV stations to keep their promises cos they are a business, first and foremost. The same type of business that destroyed the artisitic integrity of other beautiful franchises like Dragonball.
And as shown through Gundam Seed Destiny, Sunrise has proven itself to be capable of breaking promises..... :(
Let us pray that we do NOT get Fukuda's wife's grubby CLAWS onto the script... or the next four episodes of Otome will be reruns of Mai Hime... No, the Mai Hime Promo Trailer!! :upset:
Let us pray that we do NOT get Fukuda's wife's grubby CLAWS onto the script... or the next four episodes of Otome will be reruns of Mai Hime... No, the Mai Hime Promo Trailer!! :upset:
Thank god Fukuda and wife dont own/play a big part in Sunrise's productions, eh?;)
omegastar
2006-01-17, 12:23
Thank god Fukuda and wife dont own/play a big part in Sunrise's productions, eh?;)
The irony, is that as long as people watch the shows and buy merchandise, it's a success.
I think GSD was horrible, but it accomplished quite something since models were sold and people did watch the show. Now, as for the 60% discount on Impulse sales.... :heh:
The irony, is that as long as people watch the shows and buy merchandise, it's a success.
I think GSD was horrible, but it accomplished quite something since models were sold and people did watch the show. Now, as for the 60% discount on Impulse sales.... :heh:
Question: was GSD aired during the "Otaku hours"? meaning, 2am or so. (I am seriously not sure).
If it wasn't, I'd think that Fukuda wouldn't want to involve himself in Mai-series, since there isn't much merchandise for sales purposes.
No matter how you look at it, animes aired during "OH" dont generate much sales in terms of merchandise(figurines, phone cards) but rather, DVD sales. Thats how I see it anyways. And GSD was definately getting its money from toy sales.:heh:
Question: was GSD aired during the "Otaku hours"? meaning, 2am or so. (I am seriously not sure).
GSD was aired at 6pm, every Saturday.
GSD was aired at 6pm, every Saturday.
Well, that explains it. ;)
Nightengale
2006-01-18, 08:38
No matter how you look at it, animes aired during "OH" dont generate much sales in terms of merchandise(figurines, phone cards) but rather, DVD sales. Thats how I see it anyways. And GSD was definately getting its money from toy sales.:heh:
Sorry, but GSD pwned every other TV anime series of 2005 in terms of DVD sales.
Sorry, but GSD pwned every other TV anime series of 2005 in terms of DVD sales.
Um....what I meant was, that animes not aired during primetime slots rely more on DVDs for sales rather than figurines.
GSD was, afterall, a show made for the sake of selling more gundams/DVDs.:rolleyes:
Kenji_Chaos
2006-01-18, 08:55
from the looks of it
it looks like it might be longer than 26 episodes..
cos there are pieces ere and there still missing
Ronin Aquila
2006-01-18, 10:27
Um....what I meant was, that animes not aired during primetime slots rely more on DVDs for sales rather than figurines.
GSD was, afterall, a show made for the sake of selling more gundams/DVDs.:rolleyes:
What is even MORE disturbing is that Sunrise relies on DVDs of reruns of two year old Animes one year ago. :heh:
Catgirls
2006-01-18, 11:20
Now that this thread has moved off into chat mostly about Gundam Seed, I think it's toast. Locking.
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