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The deepest love in A Bride's Story is not the bond between Amir and her groom Karluk, but Kaoru Mori's obsession with Central Asia and its indigenous cultures. It's a love that manifests itself in the series' stunning art, from glorious views of the steppe to elaborate woodcarvings to the textile patterns that are a part of everyone's clothing. Mori's talent goes beyond mere inanimate objects, though: she also drafts some impressive hunting sequences where Amir captures fast-moving animals ... with a bow and arrow ... on horseback.
Don't let anyone tell you that a good gimmick can save a show. At best a good gimmick provides a hook, something to draw the audience in. After that, it's up to the show itself to keep the audience involved. Mai-HiME's gimmick is to take a standard shounen action setup (a group of teenagers with super-powers battle each other and eventually join forces to fight a greater evil), and simply replace all of the characters with girls. Girls of every size, shape and personality type imaginable. It's a very simple (and visually pleasing) gimmick. However, here at the halfway point of the series is where the show must stop relying on its setup and find its legs. And while it hasn't taken off running, Mai-HiME proves in this installment that it has its feet firmly planted and is ready to sprint.
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