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My-HiME
	First tankōbon volume cover
舞-HiME; (Mai Hime)
Manga
Written by	Noboru Kimura
Illustrated by	Kenetsu Satō
Published by	Akita Shoten
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop;
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	August 19, 2004 – July 7, 2005
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Related works
	My-HiME; My-HiME EXA; My-Otome My-Otome (manga); ;

My-HiME (舞-HiME, Mai Hime) is a Japanese manga series based on a Sunrise's My-HiME series, it is following a storyline different from that of the anime. It is authored by Hajime Yatate (original creator), Noboru Kimura (scenario), and Kenetsu Satō (art). It was published for 44 chapters in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2004 to 2005. It was licensed for English released in North America by Tokyopop.

Plot

The manga follows the story of Yuuichi Tate, a recent transfer student to Fuka Academy. At Fuka, he finds out that he is the Key - the person needed to unlock greater powers - to two HiMEs, Mai Tokiha and Natsuki Kuga. The manga covers Yuuichi's relationship with the two girls as well as their battle against an organization attempting to take the power of the HiME Star for themselves.

Characters

The cast of characters is made up mostly of students and staff at Fuka Academy. Although most characters in the manga also appear in the anime series, they all differ slightly in their characteristics and relationships. In one example, Mikoto Minagi does not have any known family unlike the anime, but she still is attached to Mai. And unlike the anime, the general public are aware of the hime's existence or at least those attending Fuka Academy.

Publication

The manga was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from August 19, 2004,^[1] to July 7, 2005.^[2] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from November 11, 2004,^[3] to September 8, 2005.^[4]

The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Tokyopop, who published the five volumes from November 2006^[5] to July 2007.^[6]

Volume list

No.

Original release date

Original ISBN

English release date

English ISBN

1

November 11, 2004^[3]

4-253-20771-5

November 2006^[5]

978-1-59816-651-4


Boy Meets Girls I Hate It! This Ain't Logic! Long Night Be By My Side... Flaming Memories Student Council Enforcement Dept. Ori-HiME Squad

2

February 8, 2005^[7]

4-253-20772-3

March 2007^[8]

978-1-59816-652-1


Nao Yuki I Don't Know Anything Mikoto Minagi Expectation & Truth Akane Higurashi Koumokuten Mirror Wall Light of the Law 17 Years Old

3

March 8, 2005^[9]

4-253-20773-1

July 2007^[10]

978-1-59816-653-8


Life in the pits Groping in the Dark Elegy of the Beasts No Way!! Que Sera, Sera Princess - Princess Knuckle Punch End & Beginning Princess Star

4

July 8, 2005^[11]

4-253-20774-X

July 2007^[12]

978-1-59816-853-2


Cultural Festival Family Izzak White Rabbit The Brother Dear Quiz Student Council President Suzushiro The Underground Ruins Key to the Future Mother and Daughter

5

September 8, 2005^[4]

4-253-20775-8

July 2007^[6]

978-1-59816-854-9


Queen The Obsidian Lord The Beginning of the End The Commencement of Battle Mai VS Natsuki Justice Doesn't Die Rematch of the Future The Sword Welcome to Fuuka Academy

Reception

Jason Thompson of Manga: The Complete Guide has described the series as "cynical", as it mixes several genres. He has also criticized the artwork.^[13]