My-Otome 0~S.ifr~
Encyclopedia
is a 2008 anime
OVA
produced by Sunrise
and directed by Hisayuki Hirokazu, the former My-Otome character designer. It was developed as a prequel
to the other My-Otome
films of the time. The peculiar name "0~S.ifr~" relates to the number zero.
"Sifr" (صفر) is the Arabic
word for the number 0 (zero)
, also the origin for the word "cipher". It is also the name of a main character, Sifr Fran.
In the promotional teaser trailer
for My-Otome 0, included in episode 4 of the My-Otome Zwei
OVA
, the title was written as . However, the spelling "S.ifr" is consistent in all other sources.
This is the prequel of My-Otome, which predates the events before the My-Otome Series. In this series, it focuses upon the origins of Lena Sayers, the mother of Arika Yumemiya and former bearer of Lofty Crimson Jade / Blue Sky Sapphire GEM, and Sifr Fran, the biological mother of Nina Wáng and the former queen of Windbloom Kingdom, as well as the origins of Schwartz, Aswad, and the Garderobe Academy and its Five Columns. The kidnapping of Sifr and the powerful revelation of Lena's GEM fatefully determine the outcome of the future for themselves and the others around them.
In contrast to all previous shows from the Mai metaseries, the music for S.ifr was not written by Kajiura Yuki. Instead, the music is provided by Kuniaki Haishima
.
In July 2010, Bandai Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
OVA
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
produced by Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
and directed by Hisayuki Hirokazu, the former My-Otome character designer. It was developed as a prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to the other My-Otome
My-Otome
is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters....
films of the time. The peculiar name "0~S.ifr~" relates to the number zero.
"Sifr" (صفر) is the Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
word for the number 0 (zero)
0 (number)
0 is both a numberand the numerical digit used to represent that number in numerals.It fulfills a central role in mathematics as the additive identity of the integers, real numbers, and many other algebraic structures. As a digit, 0 is used as a placeholder in place value systems...
, also the origin for the word "cipher". It is also the name of a main character, Sifr Fran.
In the promotional teaser trailer
Teaser trailer
A teaser campaign is an advertising campaign which typically consists of a series of small, cryptic, challenging advertisements that anticipate a larger, full-blown campaign for a product launch or otherwise important event. These advertisements are called "teasers" or "teaser ads"...
for My-Otome 0, included in episode 4 of the My-Otome Zwei
My-Otome Zwei
is a Japanese OVA anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it consists of four episodes, which were released across three-month intervals and is the sequel to the original My-Otome anime series...
OVA
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
, the title was written as . However, the spelling "S.ifr" is consistent in all other sources.
This is the prequel of My-Otome, which predates the events before the My-Otome Series. In this series, it focuses upon the origins of Lena Sayers, the mother of Arika Yumemiya and former bearer of Lofty Crimson Jade / Blue Sky Sapphire GEM, and Sifr Fran, the biological mother of Nina Wáng and the former queen of Windbloom Kingdom, as well as the origins of Schwartz, Aswad, and the Garderobe Academy and its Five Columns. The kidnapping of Sifr and the powerful revelation of Lena's GEM fatefully determine the outcome of the future for themselves and the others around them.
In contrast to all previous shows from the Mai metaseries, the music for S.ifr was not written by Kajiura Yuki. Instead, the music is provided by Kuniaki Haishima
Kuniaki Haishima
Kuniaki Haishima is a Japanese musician and composer.-Overview:Haishima is known for his music in several animated and Tokusatsu shows...
.
In July 2010, Bandai Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series.
Characters
- Future queen of Windbloom and mother of Nina WángNina Wángis one of the main characters of the anime TV series My-Otome. She is the top student in the Coral class and also one of Arika's roommates. She hails from Artai, a poorer kingdom than Windbloom with no Otome of its own. She and Juliet Nao Zhang are intended to fill this void and serve their country...
. Una Shamrock, the Headmaster of Garderobe, wanted her to be assassinated upon being captured by Schwartz because of her power as a Weaver. : Meister Otome (Lofty Crimson Jade/Blue Sky Sapphire) and mother of Arika YumemiyaArika Yumemiya' is a fictional character and the protagonist of the My-Otome anime and manga series. She is first introduced in the first episode where she travels through the desert to Windbloom to find out more information about her mother, whom she was told was an Otome. After seeing the power of the 3rd...
. Uses the alias "Rena Yumemiya". She bears a HIME-like mark on her chest, which makes her a true HIME, so she has manifested a true child and element ArtemisArtemisArtemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"...
. Plus she is a family member of the Searrs Family, which gives Miyu reason to protect her as inheritorInheritorInheritor may refer to:Film and stage* Inheritors , by Susan Glaspell* The Inheritors , a 1970 Argentine film* The Inheritors , by the Sterling Institute...
of Alyssa's bloodline. She has manifested a set of golden wings, similar to Miyu's visions of her ancestor, Alyssa SearrsAlyssa Searrsis a supporting character of the series My-HiME, although she also appears in other incarnations in the subsequent manga adaptations and in the alternate universe sequel My-Otome, where she has dramatically different backgrounds...
. She has broken more than one gem due to power overload.- /Bruce Blan de Windbloom II, King of Windbloom. Uses the alias "". : Meister Otome (Bound Dragons Rhodonite) serving Sister Zion.
- : , Raquel's master and a traveling priestess.
- : Meister Otome (GalacticaMarine), Column I. Lena's good friend, also graduated the same year from the Otome Academy. She has a not-so-secret attraction toward Lena.
- : A young biologist researching desert species. He rescued Lena after her fight with M-9. Lives in the village of Oswald. Believed to be the father of Arika YumemiyaArika Yumemiya' is a fictional character and the protagonist of the My-Otome anime and manga series. She is first introduced in the first episode where she travels through the desert to Windbloom to find out more information about her mother, whom she was told was an Otome. After seeing the power of the 3rd...
in the anime. - : Shiro's younger brother. : An android who has been protecting Lena. She has set out to destroy her sister android, M-9.
- : The public figure of Schwartz.
- : The future John Smith.
- : Headmistress of Garderobe, Meister Otome (Bewitching Smile Amethyst), Column II. She has some suspicions and doubts about Schwartz's activities and Sifr's mysterious origins. Hence, she gives Eliot Chandler an order of assassination upon Sifr, but only under extreme circumstances as a last resort. Una is shown at the end of the series leaving Garderobe Academy; Maria Graceburt states that she has been removed from the Headmistress position by the Galderobe Council.
- M-9: Miyu-9, an android found by Schwartz. She reacted to the blood of Sifr Fran, and defeated Lena Sayers with extraordinary power that exceeds the Otomes. M-9, stated by Miyu, has the battle power of Shinso Fumi, which explains why she is so powerful. MIYU also referred to M-9 as her 'sister', so she may also be a product of the Searrs FoundationAlyssa Searrsis a supporting character of the series My-HiME, although she also appears in other incarnations in the subsequent manga adaptations and in the alternate universe sequel My-Otome, where she has dramatically different backgrounds...
. She has the ability to upgrade after fights to become stronger, and using the opponent's abilities. - Ray Juckernaut, 「レイ ジャガーノート」 Column III (Intensely Playing Peridot - 奏凛の橄欖石)
- Irma van de Velde 「イルマ バンデベルド」, Column V (Ice Silver Crystal - 氷雪の銀水晶)
- Kyoko Tsumabuki 「キョウコ シマブキ」, Column IV (Whirlwind Rose Quartz - 旋風の紅水晶)
- : Meister Otome. Her master is Archduke Bel Glan Artai. In this era Artai is in an alliance with Taiyuan and as a result, they have switched Otomes. So Artai has Sakura as Otome, who is a princess from Taiyuan. Bel Glan is a very lewd man and has 6 wives, fathering above 10 children. After his death, Artai enters a state of disorder. (Stormy Sakura Chrysoberyl - 桜嵐の金緑石): Meister Otome (Eternal Recurrence Jasper - 久遠の碧玉).
Episodes
Theme Songs
- "Finality Blue" by Minami KuribayashiMinami Kuribayashiis a Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress from Shizuoka prefecture.Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her...
(Episode 1) - "Heart All Green" by Minami KuribayashiMinami Kuribayashiis a Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress from Shizuoka prefecture.Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her...
(Episode 2) - "Koko ni Atta ne" (ここにあったね) by Minami KuribayashiMinami Kuribayashiis a Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress from Shizuoka prefecture.Her involvement in the game and anime Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, where she voiced the role of one of the characters, Haruka Suzumiya and performed and penned the theme songs and other songs relating to the series, has brought her...
(Episode 3)