OP2: Crystal Energy by Minami Kuribayashi

[Starks]

Single release date: February 22, 2006
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/...=AN1VRQENFRJN5

From http://mizuno.pekori.to/data1.htm

Crystal Energy　　（LACM-4247、2006/2/22予定）

　TVアニメ「舞-乙HiME」後期OP曲

[lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Kouga-kun

Single release date: February 22, 2006
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/...=AN1VRQENFRJN5

From http://mizuno.pekori.to/data1.htm

Crystal Energy　　（LACM-4247、2006/2/22予定）

　TVアニメ「舞-乙HiME」後期OP曲

Yay! Thanks for the heads up, Kouga-kun!


--Lone Wolf

[Starks]

I've known about it for a few weeks now, I was just waiting for more sources to confirm.

[j1m0ne]

Also, drama CD 1 (LACA-5470) out February 8 , http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/...658165-7617856
and OST 2:Otome no Inori (LACA-5492) out March 08 http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/...658165-7617856

[Tremalkinger]

Originally Posted by Kouga-kun

Single release date: February 22, 2006
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/...=AN1VRQENFRJN5

Thanks for the info!

I'm so glad they're redoing the opening this time. MH was in sore need of a new opening halfway through.

[User33703]

Great to hear that Kuribayashi will be singing the OP again . Thanks for the update, now I wonder does a new ending single release with it? Or do we have to wait abit for that? O_O;

[Sakuya]

I can't wait. But it seems so far away.

[Guido]

Time passes on a blink of an eyes this ages.

With the new opening song makes you ponder what sorts of spoilers and characters are going to be featured in the new video, unless the staff makes the 'sore' decision of reusing the footage of the current OP video and complementing it with the new OP song.

[Starks]

Originally Posted by Guido

Time passes on a blink of an eyes this ages.

With the new opening song makes you ponder what sorts of spoilers and characters are going to be featured in the new video, unless the staff makes the 'sore' decision of reusing the footage of the current OP video and complementing it with the new OP song.

Umm... NEGIMA'D!

[lordneon]

i hope its a good song lol

[Sakuya]

I wonder if it'll be an upbeat and peppy song like Dream * Wing and Shining Days? But it would also be cool if they made it all serious and dark or maybe sad and gloomy. I hope they'll use the new OP in episode 13.

[Guido]

Originally Posted by Sakuya

I hope they'll use the new OP in episode 13.

It's great possibility, after all, there's no Mai-Otome this week, and the next episode airs the first week of the next year.

Twelve episodes aired in this year, and the remainder will air the following one, therefore, makes sense for the next OP to start playing at episode 13.

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by Guido

It's great possibility, after all, there's no Mai-Otome this week, and the next episode airs the first week of the next year.

Twelve episodes aired in this year, and the remainder will air the following one, therefore, makes sense for the next OP to start playing at episode 13.

Sometimes, they would show no OP at all in the new episode, but slot the OP into the end at the credits. It's used if there are new revelations the episode needs to tell before the OP can be seen...

[Matrim]

Good to hear the news about the OP.

Is there any chance for a new ED?

[Ronin Aquila]

Originally Posted by Guido

Time passes on a blink of an eyes this ages.

With the new opening song makes you ponder what sorts of spoilers and characters are going to be featured in the new video, unless the staff makes the 'sore' decision of reusing the footage of the current OP video and complementing it with the new OP song.

CoughGundamSeedDestiny.

[MakotoFatora]

Woohoo! CDJapan needs to post the info on this so I can preorder it soon

[-KarumA-]

makes a note in her agenda for the release date f the 2nd ost*

thanks for the dates

lol now with a second opening i wonder how long as episodes Mai Otome will be, i thought at first 26 like Mai HiME but i think this might be going on for a long time o.o;

[Mgz]

any 30s sample yet ?

[Guido]

Originally Posted by -KarumA-

lol now with a second opening i wonder how long as episodes Mai Otome will be, i thought at first 26 like Mai HiME but i think this might be going on for a long time o.o;

No, sir. Twenty-six episodes will be the maximum permitted.

Besides, Mai-Otome is directed towards a specific group of viewers not a mainstream audience.

[Starks]

Originally Posted by Mgz

any 30s sample yet ?

No, but I've trying to find one. I know it's out there because people have been talking about the beat.

From what I am reading on blogs and 2ch, the new OP has a completely different feel from Dream Wing.