Is Mai-Otome Canon to Mai-HiME?

There have been speculations about this possibility, about how Otome is connected to HiME. Some say Otome happened a hundred thousand years after HiME, and there are others who thinks that Otome is in a completely different alternate universe and thus has no connection to HiME.

I've heard speculations, but I want to see your opinions here x3

To me personally, I've always thought of Otome as a millions of years' worth of continuity after HiME. Seems like people of earth on HiME abandoned that planet and moved to Otome's planet and then stuff happens and cultures changed and also with that rises the Otome system that uses the HiME star as it's source.

I suppose my theory is based on the fact that Alyssa (bird form) is somehow Arika's ancestor. So maybe somewhere in the past, Alyssa must have been human, and is related to HiME's Alyssa, or something and maybe that Miyu we see in Otome is the same Miyu from HiME and survived on solar power all this time xDDD

Lol, I swear that makes more sense in my head.

Anyhow, what do you guys think?

Didn't Nina and Nao find the old Fuuka Academy underground and found the library Nagi was usually in? I thought that's what Zwei was about?

From what I've gathered... (this might be somewhat complicating to explain);

There is a lot of Norse/Nordic (Viking) mythology at play within the Mai Series. e.g. Mikoto becoming the Crystal HiME (Mashiro was during HiME, but Mikoto was during Otome) and having the control over certain cats (Freya, the Nordic goddess of both cats and Valkyrie was the protector of the world tree, Yggrasil - Mikoto is the guardian of the Harmonium whilst MIYU is the Merciful Intellectual Yggrasil Unit).

During HiME, both Nagi and Mashiro went through the Valhalla gate (Valkyrie travel from Midgard (Earth) to Asgard (heaven/realm of the gods) via the Rainbow Bridge which is basically just like the Valhalla gates found in the Mai Series). John Smith had nicknamed the HiME, the "Valkyrie" during HiME, and of course created them in Otome (the Nazi believed that the Norse were actually from Atlantis, dubbing them the "true race" / the Schwartz believe the Valkyrie are the superpower compared to the Otome).

I believe that when they went through this gate the new world (Earl) had automatically been created due to the HiME Carnival finally coming to an end, so the area which they had used the gate (Fuuka Academy) had duplicated itself as a form of "landing station" so both dimensions could continue existing (as for random objects and technology popping up, I think this was due to damaged Valhalla gates). e.g. there is a random jet fighter plane underneath Windbloom Castle which is completely unexplained.

We all know how important Mai and Mikoto are, especially considering they ended up meeting up together in the events of the Otomeverse (Anime). So I am thinking that they are the true creators of Earl, whilst Fumi and Mashiro are "spiritual connectors" for Earth and Earl.

Harmonium background ~ the "cursed ones" of the Black Valley are doomed to become lost within the Spirits' Forest. Ironic? I think not, there is another Tokiha seen in official Sunrise artwork with Mikoto at some point during Sifr.


Remember when Nina was thrown through one of the Valhalla gates during Zwei? Well, the reason why it didn't take her to Earth is because (in my theory) that it was because Mikoto was in the area at the time, so it connected to the nearest source of energy it has left, I believe the Harmonium and Valhalla gates have a form of connection to one another and that there are possibly more Valhalla gates with duplicated areas of Earth somewhere.

An example of this is that there are certain Easter eggs from Earth on Earl, e.g. the Arch of Triumph (France) based within Florince.

In reality, I think Earth and Earl are both connected from not only at least a thousand years but also alternate dimension. I would go on further about all my theories, but a lot of them don't relate to how precisely the two planets connect together. (Remember that within Arika and Erstin's OVA there is a weird spaceship thing in the making within Fuuka, this could have been to travel between Earth and Earl. But we just have no clue what the true answer is, and probably never will - this could be where that jet came from based underneath Windbloom Castle).

As for Alyssa-Bird, I remember something popping up about her having strands of DNA from Human-Alyssa and that she is the true Mysterious Grandma Yumemiya which Arika is constantly talking about. Why else would MIYU see Arika with the classic golden hair which shines? MIYU probably created Alyssa-Bird with the strands of DNA so she could not be alone without her, but also for continuing to use her locked abilities. e.g. Artemis.

Another Easter egg; Midori's research book (Shiro, Arika's father owns this during Sifr).

And lastly there is the other theory within the Otome-Manga. Near the end the Dark-HiME abruptly appear via some sort of dimensional vortex, so you never know this could happen with the Anime if Sunrise were to ever continue on with the Mai Series anime plotline. But knowing Sunrise... well...

It's Sunrise. They form an amazing plot and character then screw them over near the end of said dimension.

I have 4 theories on how it can be canon

1: It is an alternate world created through St. Vlas' illusions

2: The HiME were reincarnated on Earl

3: This is an alternate universe and there could be plans to bridge the two together (like the fights between the HiME and Otome in the Mai Otome Manga)

4: Natsuki ate some bad mayo and this is all just a dream

Midori Sugiura wrote:
4: Natsuki ate some bad mayo and this is all just a dream

As funny as that sounds, I wouldn't want it to be #4. Mai-Otome is a worthy addition to the series. Sunrise passing it off as a bad dream to retcon it would be bullshit. Mai-Otome was never treated by fans like a Dragon Ball GT or Alien 3, so it should be safe from that. :)

Luu Sky Sapphire wrote:

Midori Sugiura wrote:
4: Natsuki ate some bad mayo and this is all just a dream

As funny as that sounds, I wouldn't want it to be #4. Mai-Otome is a worthy addition to the series. Sunrise passing it off as a bad dream to retcon it would be bullshit. Mai-Otome was never treated by fans like a Dragon Ball GT or Alien 3, so it should be safe from that. :)

I agree, if it turned out to be a dream I'd be really disappointed

Perhaps it's the opposite and Mai HiME is the mayo dream, I wonder if anyone ever thought of that...

Midori Sugiura wrote:4: Natsuki ate some bad mayo and this is all just a dream

LOL =D Actually, when I watched Mai-Otome, I sometimes have had the feeling, that it was someone's delusional dream, because there was a much more WTF moments, than tolerable... imo, of course.

PostoronnimV wrote:LOL =D Actually, when I watched Mai-Otome, I sometimes have had the feeling, that it was someone's delusional dream, because there was a much more WTF moments, than tolerable... imo, of course.

To me, only Shiho Huit's MAKI MAKI scenes can be considered someone's delusional dream. LOL!