“Defected Japanese diplomat trains magical girls on flying warship to fight Russia in Russo-Japanese War.”
Lime-iro Senkitan
らいむいろ戦奇譚
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Defected Japanese diplomat trains magical girls on flying warship to fight Russia in Russo-Japanese War.
Around the the 37th year of the Meiji Era (1904), in the midst of the Russo-Japanese war, the small Japanese army, in need of assistance, uses its special flying (thanks to a benevolent demon) ship, the Amanohara, to attack Russia's major base at Port Arthur (Lushun). Umakai Shintaro, a Russian diplomat originally from Japan, defects and goes to Sapporo to teach at a girls academy. However, that girls academy is not typical—it is on board the Amanohara, and the five girls Shintaro teaches are known as the Raimu Unit—girls with the ability to summon powerful beings to fight for them. Shintaro eventually becomes their teacher and general in battle, and so the six embark on a weird and excessively erotic journey, as Shintaro helps the girls overcome their weaknesses, become stronger for the final stand at Lushun, and also understand the motives of the "Russian Spiritual Corps" that assist the opponent, which, unfortunately, has one member whom Shintaro knew well... (Source: ANN)
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Running avg · Feb 2012 → Mar 2016
- 4 “Cheesiest anime ever, i don't even know how i watched all 13 episodes without quitting, i guess the fact i was sleepy helped alot. Here's my scoring + related comments for this masterpiece: Story -...”
- 3 “Lime Colored War Tales is what you would end up with if Strike Witches was made by a group of teenaged boys. It is the embodiment of a pure harem ecchi anime, but not in a good way. Though this is...”
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- Format 13 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 25m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2003 – Mar 2003 Winter 2003
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-0998 catalog
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- Soft Garage Producer