Lime-iro Senkitan


Lime-Iro Senkitan is a game developed and published by ELF Corporation. The story was adapted to a 13-episode anime that aired in Japan between January 5 and March 30, 2003, with a two episode OVA Lime-Iro Senkitan: The South Island Dream Romantic Adventure released in 2004.
It has two sequels: Lime-Iro Ryukitan X, released in 2004 and adapted into a second season in 2005.

Development and release history

The original game was released for Windows on December 13, 2002.
A PlayStation 2 version titled Lime-Iro Senkitan Jun was announced on July 21, 2003, at the Tokyo Character Show and was published by Kadokawa Shoten on March 25, 2004.

Story

The story takes place in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War 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 enables them to operate unmanned mecha named Lime against Russian Lime units led by Grigori Rasputin who often attack the Amanohara while it is travelling towards Port Arthur for the final battle.

Characters

Main characters

;Shintaro Umakai

Lime Unit

;Momen Sanada
;Asa Katou
;Sarasa Honda
;Kinu Fukushima
;Rinzu Kuroda

Minor characters

Amanohara crew

;Hyogo Kaji
;Sumi Ichijōji
;Kuki
;Lieutenant Commander Masanosuke Date

Russian Spiritual Corps

;Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin
;Sophia
;Rasha
;Saten

Episodes

  1. The Girl's Academy on the Battleship
  2. Amanohara, Weigh Anchor!
  3. As a Soldier, and as a Teacher
  4. Detective Sarasa?!
  5. The Other Homeland
  6. The Peaceful Day Off
  7. A Thousand Paper Cranes
  8. I'm not Afraid of Bad Luck
  9. Little Step
  10. The Closed Heart
  11. Onii-chan's Day
  12. The Last Class
  13. ''Victory Bell, Echo Towards the Future''

    Music