[Mai Otome] Episode 17 Discussion/Poll

[Catgirls]

Welcome to this week's Episode of Mai-Otome! The poll is closed until Thursday around 11:30 AM – EST. Please do not vote in the poll until you have seen the episode.

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- [My Otome] [SPOILERS] Future Episode Synopses/Series Predictions

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Example: Using this...

[spoiler=Arika]Arika is really a member of DEVO.[/spoiler]

...you'll get this...

Spoiler for Arika:

Arika is really a member of the DEVO.

Please remember that only moderators can start the episode discussion threads every week. Cheers.

[Timeless Enigma]

Ah, so you changed the format of the voting this time.

You know... ever since after episode 15 Mai-Otome has failed to keep me in that "WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT WEEK?" type of attitude. I can't reall pinpoint the cause either...

Let's just hope we see some action, some drama, and some materializations.

[PCDK]

Originally Posted by Timeless Enigma

Let's just hope we see some action, some drama, and some materializations.

Looking at the new opening song and the end of the last episode i think we will

[Tremalkinger]

I have high expectations of this episode. I'm guessing we'll have the events that lead up to a Natsuki materialization in 18 *crosses fingers*

And why isn't this stickied?

[Guido]

Speculations:

Spoiler:

1. Natsuki's Materialise!
2. Nina or Arika or both finding out the truth about Sergey/Oji-sama
3. Aswald arriving to fill in about Nagi's plans, although I don't believe they will make an alliance with Garderobe.

4. Tomoe withdrawing from Garderobe and following to join the invitation from whom: could be either Nagi or most likely Schwarz.

5. The other pillars making brief cameo appearances or introductions.

[ArchDragon]

Spoiler for My prediction::

Miss Maria and Yukariko will either die or get severely injured during the attack, and will be replaced by those 2 girls we see in the new OP.

Reason:
From the convo between the Corals about Nao's ascension to pillarhood, we know that only position IV is vacant, which I assume was the one offered to Mai.
So for those 2 new girls to become pillars, 2 more vacancies has to be made.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by ArchDragon

Spoiler for My prediction::

Miss Maria and Yukariko will either die or get severely injured during the attack, and will be replaced by those 2 girls we see in the new OP.

Reason:
From the convo between the Corals about Nao's ascension to pillarhood, we know that only position IV is vacant, which I assume was the one offered to Mai.
So for those 2 new girls to become pillars, 2 more vacancies has to be made.

But neither has ever been confirm as pillers.

[Aidan]

Originally Posted by ArchDragon

Spoiler for My prediction::

Miss Maria and Yukariko will either die or get severely injured during the attack, and will be replaced by those 2 girls we see in the new OP.

Reason:
From the convo between the Corals about Nao's ascension to pillarhood, we know that only position IV is vacant, which I assume was the one offered to Mai.
So for those 2 new girls to become pillars, 2 more vacancies has to be made.

Yukariko is also in the OP, fully materialized with bow out and everything.
Don't make me post a screenshot of her shoulder.
Maria? I don't really care that much about her.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Aidan

Yukariko is also in the OP, fully materialized with bow out and everything. Maria? I don't really care that much about her. ;p

Aidan, i been meaning to ask.

What the heck is that thing on your avatar

[Catgirls]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

Aidan, i been meaning to ask.

What the heck is that thing on your avatar

It's a cat thing from the show ARIA The ANIMATION.

[Akuma-sama]

It's... a cat?
Argh, Catgirls was faster. Pity.

Spoiler for My HOPES:

Seeing as the Mai- series seems to live on screwing up predictions, I'm not even going to try. What I hope for though, is:
A: Action
B: Bubuzuke Onnas kicking ass
C: Some Materialization (ok, it's not a C, but it's the sound that counts, right? Right.)
D: Durhan's old mistress FINALLY kicking ass
and E: More Mashiro+Arika damnit! Screw having the right letter! XD

[Timeless Enigma]

That's President Aria. He's a Martian Cat. Yeah, I know, I like normal cats myself too

[MattAlchemy]

During the episode, there we're a much of those flying staves that looked alot like those 2 OP's where Mai kills them all. That gives me a feeling that Mai is going to show up. I mean, Mai, Episode17, almost at the end. It's like she's only going to show up for an episode in action, meeting with the Otome's. Shoudn't a mystery enemy come around episode13 or so? They made her meet them so far from the anime.

[Xellos-_^]

Originally Posted by Catgirls

It's a cat thing from the show ARIA The ANIMATION.

That thing is a cat

it is wierd looking and very threating.

I am scare of it

Back to MO,

Nothing much to say other then where is Miyu?

i want to see Miyu back in action defending her oujo-sama.

Would that be fun seeing everyone's expression when Miyu let loose her android powers.

[Aidan]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

I want to see Miyu back in action defending her oujo-sama.

Which would be Arika? It would seem like Arika has some very potent life insurance.


*Reframes from going off topic into another anime. Oh how I want to *

[Vei1Side]

speaking of miyu, did she ever give back the blue sapphire gems to arika after she pulled them out in ep. 8?

[Maceart]

That she did, since Arika before she was about to get raped showed Erstin the GEMs.

[Souten no Seigyoku]

Originally Posted by Guido

Speculations:

Spoiler:

1. Natsuki's Materialise!
2. Nina or Arika or both finding out the truth about Sergey/Oji-sama
3. Aswald arriving to fill in about Nagi's plans, although I don't believe they will make an alliance with Garderobe.

4. Tomoe withdrawing from Garderobe and following to join the invitation from whom: could be either Nagi or most likely Schwarz.

5. The other pillars making brief cameo appearances or introductions.

I think Natsuki may materialize in this upcoming episode. I partly agree with #3, but I think they may try to ally or assist in some way. Even giving Garderobe the heads up on Nagis plan is a big help. As for Tomoe joining Swartz, I disagree. The spoilerish OP showed her with what looked like cyborgs behind her so maybe she joins up with Aswald.

I think there's going to be a huge battle in this upcoming episode. Oh wow what a revalation. Last episode ends with a ton of slaves in the sky and Souten predicts a great battle
Kudos on changing the poll to include more options. Now the results will be more accurate.

Question:
What time do they give MO in japan tommorrow?
And exactly how many hours ahead are they? 6hrs i heard, but not sure.

[Catgirls]

Originally Posted by Souten no Seigyoku

Question:
What time do they give MO in japan tommorrow?
And exactly how many hours ahead are they? 6hrs i heard, but not sure.

These questions are answered in the My Otome FAQ Thread. There's a link in the first post that will send you to a web site that converts time to your area. Cheers.

[Akuma-sama]

Originally Posted by Xellos-_^

Nothing much to say other then where is Miyu?

i want to see Miyu back in action defending her oujo-sama.

Would that be fun seeing everyone's expression when Miyu let loose her android powers.

I cannot believe I forgot that. MIYU-SAMA, FORGIVE ME!!!