is a game series developed and published by
ELF Corporation
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. The story was adapted to a 13-episode
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
that aired in Japan between January 5, 2003 and March 30, 2003.
It has two sequels: a second season ''Lime-Iro Ryukitan X''; and a 2 episode OVA ''Lime-Iro Senkitan: The South Island Dream Romantic Adventure''.
Development and release history
The original game was released for
Windows
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on 13 December 2002.
A
PlayStation 2
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version titled was announced on 21 July 2003 at the
Tokyo Character Show and was published by
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...
on 25 March 2004.
Story
The story takes place in 1904 (37th year of the
Meiji Era
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization b ...
) during the
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...
in which former Japanese diplomat, Shintaro Umakai, becomes the teacher of a secret group of teenage girls, the Lime Unit, who are based on the flying battleship ''Amanohara''. The girl's Konjiki (supernatural powers) enables them to operate unmanned
mecha
In science fiction, or mechs are giant robots or machines controlled by people, typically depicted as humanoid walking vehicles. The term was first used in Japanese (language), Japanese after shortening the English loanword or , but the mean ...
named Lime against Russian Lime units led by
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus g ...
who often attack the ''Amanohara'' while it is travelling towards
Port Arthur for the final battle.
Characters
Main characters
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:
:A former Japanese diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Russia. He received his degree in teaching in
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...
,
Hokkaidō
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
which led him to being hired as teacher for the Lime Unit. His leaving of Russia caused his former fiancée, Sophia, to join with the Russian Spiritual Corps. Early on, and after the death of Lt. Commander Date, he became the commander of the Lime Unit, even though he is a civilian.
Lime Unit
;
:
:A young girl who comes from a poor family, she leaves home to find work in a nearby city, where she often gets fired or scolded due to her clumsiness, because of it she always has apprehensions of being fired whenever she does something wrong. She later ends up joining the Lime Unit instead. Momen calls Shintaro brother because of his similarities shared with her brother. She is very active and incredibly strong, but she is pretty much immature and a klutz, that she should would often trip and expose her panty to Shintaro. She is ready to do anything for Shintaro, where she even wakes him up every morning . Momen controls the red Lime, ''Yukimura'' (wields a sword).
;
:
:A girl who grew up under her father as a military child and as such is a very commanding and tough person. She is a tomboy who practices
kendo
is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). Today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread ...
and has shared a special bond with Lt. Commander Date, whom she loved as a brother. She may be small but she is very aggressive and stubborn and often acts in a boyish manner; she also cusses a lot and is often annoyed with Sarasa's
prima donna
In opera or commedia dell'arte, a prima donna (; Italian for "first lady"; plural: ''prime donne'') is the leading female singer in the company, the person to whom the prime roles would be given.
''Prime donne'' often had grand off-stage pers ...
antics that she often argues with her. She controls the green Lime, ''Kiyomasa'' (wields a staff). Among the girls, she is the only one whom Shintaro never saw naked, nor was he able to accidentally see her in her underwear. It is suggested that she is the youngest among the girls in the unit.
;
:
:Sarasa is a primadonna who has a fascination with
Western culture
Leonardo da Vinci's ''Vitruvian Man''. Based on the correlations of ideal Body proportions">human proportions with geometry described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in Book III of his treatise ''De architectura''.
image:Plato Pio-Cle ...
, which causes her to buy, wear, and use what she mostly think are "western" products, but which are actually made mostly in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
, the attire she wore, that she thought is western is actually an
Ao Dai
AO, aO, Ao, or ao may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Adults Only, an entertainment rating
* AO Music (AOmusic), a world-music fusion group consisting of Jay Oliver, Miriam Stockley and others
* Ao: The Last Hunter, a 2010 prehistoric d ...
. She acts overconfident and brash, and often hides various things about herself which may make her appear weaker to other people, such as claiming people in the West make dolls instead of
origami
) is the Japanese paper art, art of paper folding. In modern usage, the word "origami" is often used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat square sheet of pape ...
cranes as gifts because she can't make them herself. She also has a dog named Antionette Gandhi XIII, or Angie for short. she also falls in love with her teacher. Sarasa controls the blue Lime, ''Taiga'' (wields a pole-arm/lance). It is suggested that she is the oldest among the girls in the unit, she also performs poorly in class.
;
:
:The best friend with Asa but has a low self-confidence which causes her to cry when Asa becomes forcefully verbal with her. She has special connections to the spiritual world which had enabled her to talk with spirits until Shintaro broke the bond. She also makes use of voodoo dolls quite frequently. Kinu controls the yellow/orange Lime, ''Masanori'' (wields a gun). Among the girls, she is the only one who has had sex with Shitaro where he reluctantly did it to break her bond from the spirits that has cause her konjiki to go out of control and thus saving her life.
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:
:A very quiet girl, most likely from her tragic experiences early on in which her father kept her locked up like a bird in a cage after the rest of her family died. As a loner, she has develop a certain relationship with herself through her mirror, by performing certain acts of self gratification by her lonesome. Shintaro helped Rinzu break free of her sorrow by revealing that her father had died trying to save her, instead of actually committing suicide. Rinzu controls the purple Lime, ''Nagamasa'' (wields a bow, and is displayed as a centaur). Among the girls in her unit she is the only one who willing offered herself to Shintaro, but it was uncertain if the latter has accepted her offer.
Minor characters
Amanohara crew
;
:
:The commanding officer aboard the ''Amanohara''.
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:
:The head doctor aboard the ''Amanohara''. She often tries to seduce Shintaro, especially against the Lime Unit girls. It was suggested that she is the first female on board the Amanohara whom Shitarou had sex with.
;
:
:A benevolent, human form
demon
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who gives the ''Amanohara'' the ability to fly. She is accompanied by human form
Shikigami
(also read as ) is the term for a being from Japanese folklore. According to the Shinto scholar Inoue Nobutaka, it is thought to be some sort of , represented by a small ghost. The belief of ''shikigami'' originates from ''Onmyōdō''. Accord ...
triplets who are cast as little girls. She occasionally requires sex from Shitarou in order to charge her spiritual powers, though at times she can also do it by relaxing at an
Onsen
In Japan, are the country's hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. As a volcanically active country, Japan has many onsens scattered throughout all of its major islands. There are approximately 25,000 hot ...
.
;
:
:The previous commander of the Lime Unit until he sacrificed himself to defend Sarasa from an enemy Lime. He had a special brother-sister style bond with Asa and they often practiced
kendo
is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). Today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread ...
with each other.
Russian Spiritual Corps
;
:
:The leader of the Russian Spiritual Corps. He later found and recruited Sophia, Rasha, and Saten into the organization. It is believed he survived a large boulder that fell on him in the final episode, which would allow for his real death in 1916. He controlled the large black Lime, ''Pyotr''.
;
:
:The former fiancée of Shintaro. After he left her to return to Japan, she was found by Rasputin who realized her ability to manipulate her Konjiki. She was sent to the Amanohara to disrupt their activities and eventually cause Shintaro to kill the Lime Unit girls. She failed her mission however, and was greatly injured when she was crushed by a large boulder in the final episode. In order to protect Shintaro, she uses the last of her strength to send her Lime to intercept a blast from Rasputin's Pyotr. Her last wish, before dying, was that Shintaro live on without her. She controls a light blue Lime and goes by the codename Veludo.
;
:
:Her parents were believed to be rebellious Russians around the beginning of the 20th century. Her parents were thus killed by Russian soldiers or police. She was however saved by Rasputin from certain rape and death by the hands of her parents murderers. She controls a light purple Lime as well as several minor Lime.
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:
:The only survivor of a famine and was saved by Rasputin while she lay in the street starving and barely alive. She controls a dark red Lime as well as several minor Lime.
Episodes
#''The Girl's Academy on the Battleship''
#''Amanohara, Weigh Anchor!''
#''As a Soldier, and as a Teacher''
#''Detective Sarasa?!''
#''The Other Homeland''
#''The Peaceful Day Off''
#''A Thousand Paper Cranes''
#''I'm not Afraid of Bad Luck''
#''Little Step''
#''The Closed Heart''
#''Onii-chan's Day''
#''The Last Class''
#''Victory Bell, Echo Towards the Future''
Music
References
External links
Official site(Japanese)
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2003 anime television series debuts
2004 anime OVAs
2005 anime television series debuts
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Fiction set in 1904
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