Mai-Otome – 02

Summary: When we left off last week, Arika has just arrived at Garderobe Academy. She asks Natsuki to allow her become an Otome, and Natsuki and Sergay both perk up when Arika mentions her mother.

Mai-Otome – 01

Summary: As a castle goes up in flames, an injured woman sends a baby and a pendant down a canal, telling them to live. Fourteen years later, a girl (Arika) wandering in the desert finds her way into a city.