Lime-Iro Senkitan (らいむいろ戦奇譚) is a game series developed and published by ELF Corporation. The story was adapted to a 13-episode anime 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 on 13 December 2002. A PlayStation 2 version titled Lime-Iro Senkitan Jun (らいむいろ戦奇譚☆純) was announced on 21 July 2003 at the Tokyo Character Show and was published by Kadokawa Shoten on 25 March 2004.

Story

The story takes place in 1904 (37th year of the Meiji Era) 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 (supernatural powers) 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

Lime Unit

Minor characters

Amanohara crew

Russian Spiritual Corps

Episodes

Music