Well, you have to remember, the anime was based off the manga, so the manga is going to be different. The manga has more story to it (Why the guy got that scar) because since it was aired on Japanese primetime TV, they had to cut out puts that could be offensive. But the manga has more story, better explanations, and fanservice <!--emo&:D--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> !

Yup. the manga is very different. more story and action.i already watched up to chapter 28. <!--emo&:D--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->

If you don't want to download it, you can read it off Anime-Source.<a href='http://manga.anime-source.com/manga/modules.php?name=Manga&id=6' target='_blank'>http://manga.anime-source.com/manga/module...name=Manga&id=6</a>

When i read the first chappie of the manga i stopped reading it...=s but now im convinced to read more XD

Hrm...well i just finished watching the anime a few days ago and i kinda want some more...probably gonna hit up the manga after having read some of the replies. hope its good

I was all excited when i found out about the manga because i loved the anime series, but it was so different, and not different good either. the anime is way better.

Hm.. juz how many volumes of mai-hime was released? i never seen it been sold in mine country but rather school rumble is and these 2 are released abt the same time...

I can't download it.
It says "Got bad file info"
Oh well, I'm sure it's awesome, since it's My-HiME. I can't wait for them to release further into the story. I want to see manga Akira!
[EDIT]Went to the site and got it. And I'm loving it. ^^

Hmm hmm, as usual Venio-sama has some words of wisdom to share, hmm hmm
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I'm going to take that as a recommendation to try out the manga, but to view it strictly as a separate entity to the anime.

If you don't want to download it, you can read it off Anime-Source.http://manga.anime-source.com/manga/module...name=Manga&id=6

Thanks for recommending that site. Now I don't need to download. Is the entire first volume up? How many volumes are there in all?

36 chps to date, and they're all up there! Along with other great titles such as Death Note ^^ Good to see that little scare the other day when all the manga was accidentally deleted was short-lived. Phew~! I could have died x__x;

Usually, from personal experience, manga are better than the actual anime. Additionally I don't think I've ever seen an anime that diverges from the manga plot sequence (except appleseed) hmm, dunno should I give the manga a try?

I've been enjoying the My-HiME manga. It has it's flaws, but it's certainly a pleasant substitute to the craptastic TV series.

"Craptastic"? You're obviously watching a different show :)

From the start Sunrise created two completely seperate and different in almost every possible way storylines for My-HiME. What came out of it was the manga, a pretty decent action-oriented storyline, and the TV series, a hack-written, melodramatic, Processed Generic Teen-Angst Mech Show that would arguably be a Sokyuu no Fafner or Gundam SEED 1 clone if it didn't have a DBZ Android thrown in.
Naturally whenever Sunrise is promoting MH, it's always anime anime anime, and the manga just gets pretty much buried as a result.

The reason is simple. The manga is much more blatant, but also much more shallow. It doesn't have the careful background construction of the anime. All factions are immediately revealed, and they're at each others throats immediately. No subtlety, and also no character development (with the exception of Natsuki). Mai HiME manga is an enjoyable fanservice action series, like a Tenjo Tenge on steroids. Easily consumed and easily forgotten, targeted at juvenile shounens. The anime has much more depth to it and a wider target audience.

As for the fanservice thing, the manga undeniably has more, but is at least coherent with it. The TV series' fanservice is semi-rare, but what really disgusted me to the point that I quit watching was, "hay guys, we just massively screwed over a supporting character and even killed off a lesser one in the last episode, so let's abandon that sideplot for a while and have a fanservicey swimsuit-themed beach Filler Episode next, LOL!" -_-;

Aaah, so this is what irked you. Ep8 was excellent, because it added serious drama to the mix. It also underlined that not all was play and fun, and that the series would take a dark turn in the end, also validating Mai's agonizing over whether or not to become involved in it. Your comment seems to insinuate that the anime wants the audience to laugh over Akane's misery. Of course, it's just the opposite of that - that's why they made the scene so powerful and with so much emotional impact.

The anime has a lighthearted start, to introduce all HiMEs. But I suspect that the end will be pretty dark and harsh. The transformation has already begun, and now that Akane has resurfaced, I suspect that the time for fun and play is over.



The main issue that nobody who is watching the anime seems to pick on is that the retarded "HiME's most important thing is killed when their Child is killed" gimmick is a massive plothole where, considering that a character's psychologically most important thing can change practically daily, hypothetically all one of the HiME have to do is vow that Searrs is the most important thing to them, bitch MIYU into destroying their Child, and everything instantly cancels itself out. Essentially the TV series blatantly invalidates and breaks itself.


Where's the plot hole? We don't know right now how this "contract" really works, we only have some general assumptions based on something we saw once. You're doing some wild guessing and speculating here. A plot hole is something different. You shouldn't be so excited.

The manga and the anime is totally different. They finish and end Mai Hime the anime when the manga haven't even reach chapter 25 or something and the manga is still going, right now they are up to chapter 30+

It is like the same character but two different universe.

And have you read Mai Otome? It is different to Mai-Hime Manga and Anime. Similar character but different universe.

I think i like it , its a good manga in my opinion XD