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|
Lamune |
Lamune DVD cover |
ラムネ
(Ramune) |
| Genre |
Drama, Romance, Slice of life story |
|
Game |
| Developer |
Neko Neko Soft |
| Publisher |
 Neko Neko
Soft (PC)
Interchannel
(PS2) |
| Genre |
Visual novel |
| Rating |
18+ (PC)
CERO: 12+
(PS2) |
| Platform |
PC, PlayStation 2 |
| Released |
July 30,
2004 (PC) |
| TV
anime |
| Director |
Jun Takada |
| Studio |
Trinet Entertainment
Picture Magic |
| Network |
Chiba TV,
Kansai
TV, Teletama, Tokai TV, tvk |
| Original run |
October 11,
2005 – December 27,
2005 |
| Episodes |
12 |
| Anime
and Manga Portal |
Lamune (ラムネ, Ramune
?) is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Neko Neko Soft
originally released on July 30, 2004 for the PC. It was
followed by an all-ages version for the PlayStation 2, and was released on August
25, 2005. A twelve-episode anime
series based on the visual novel, entitled Lamune: Garasu Bin
ni Utsuru Umi (ラムネ
〜ガラスびんに映る海〜
?, lit. Lamune: The Glass Jar that Reflects
the Sea), was produced by Trinet Entertainment and
Picture Magic and aired between October 11, 2005 and December 27,
2005.
Plot
Kenji Tomosaka moves to a coastal town as a child. The sea spread in front of him shines like
ramune, reflecting the
sunlight of the summer.
He meets Nanami Konoe, who lives next door. As time passes,
their shared memories have accumulated. They think of their normal
lives and relationship as precious things.
The sun begins to shine strongly, cicadas begin to buzz, and the sky clears up.
For Kenji and Nanami, it is not just another ordinary summer.
Characters
- Kenji Tomosaka (友坂 健次, Tomosaka
Kenji
?)
- Voiced by: Kishō
Taniyama (anime)
- Kenji is the male leading character of the story. He is a 2nd
year high school student. He is always hanging around with his
childhood friend Nanami, spending their time going to school
together and working at her families vegetable field on the
outskirts of town. He owns a vintage motorcycle model Triumph, passed down to him
by his father. He has wanted that motorcycle ever since he was a
child, and his father finally decided to give it to him, although
it is always breaking parts. Kenji really likes Nanami however is
too shy to tell her his feelings. Therefore to hide his feelings he
acts rude and obnoxious.
- Nanami Konoe (近衛 七海, Konoe
Nanami
?)
- Voiced by: Ran Tōno
(PC)/Yūko
Gotō(anime/PS2)
- Nanami is the female leading character of the story. She has a
long light purple hair. She is Kenji’s childhood friend, next door
neighbor and classmate at school. She owns and tends her vegetable
field on the outskirts of town. Since they are neighbors, they take
turns waking each other up every morning.
- Profile:
- Birthdate: May 20
- Favorite food: home-grown vegetable
- Favorite drink: 100% fruit
juice
- Hikari Nakazato (仲里 ひかり, Nakazato
Hikari
?)
- Voiced by: Yukari
Aoyama (PC)/Akane Tomonaga(anime/PS2)
- Hikari is Kenji and Suzuka's older cousin. She is short and has a long,
golden-brown hair done in twin
tails. She is somewhat quick-tempered and is a tomboy. Hikari may be annoying
but she really cares for her cousins and Nanami, and is willing to
help them when they're in trouble. She is often pestered by Hatano,
Kenji's friend and classmate, who is crazy about her every time she
visits to her cousins during summer. She secrectly likes Hatano but
is to stubborn to adimt it. She loves to eat spicy foods.
- Profile:
- Suzuka Tomosaka (友坂 鈴夏, Tomosaka
Suzuka
?)
- Voiced by: Hina
Kamimura (PC)/Mikako Satō(anime/PS2)
- She is Kenji's younger blue-haired sister. Suzuka is a gentle,
active and innocent character.
- Profile:
- Tae Isawa (石和 多恵, Isawa
Tae
?)
- Voiced by: Izumi
Maki (PC)/Natsumi Yanase(anime/PS2)
- Tae is the Student Council President and Kenji’s senpai in
school. She has a short dark purple hair and often seen wearing her
jersey uniform. She is a very mature, good-tempered and responsible
person. She has three younger siblings to take care of.
- Profile:
- Birthdate: February 2
- Favorite food: Mitarashidango (a kind of dango)
- Favorite drink: Hojicha
- Hiromi Sakura (佐倉 裕美, Sakura
Hiromi
?)
- Voiced by: Sakura
Takatsuki (PC)/Hiroko Taguchi(anime/PS2)
- Hiromi is a black-haired classmate of Suzuka in school. She is
soft-spoken and timid girl who has an infatuation (obsession) on
Suzuka's older brother, Kenji, since childhood.
- Profile:
- Misora Ayukawa (鮎川 美空, Ayukawa
Misora
?)
- Voiced by: Ryōko
Shintani(anime/PS2)
- Misora is a biker girl who
happens to visit the town while touring in the countryside. She has
pink hair with an ahoge and two
short twin tails. She rides her favorite motorcycle model, a Honda CB400 SUPER BOL
D'OR.
- Profile:
- Hatano (端野,
Hatano
?)
- Voiced by: Shintaro
Ōhata(anime/PS2)
- Kenji’s friend and classmate. Hatano serves as the comical
relief guy. He has a crush on Kenji's older cousin, Hikari, and
tries to make a move on her but only ends up getting dumped. He
would do anything for her to a point of becoming her slave.
- Profile:
- Kagami Konoe (近衛 各務, Konoe
Kagami
?)
- Voiced by: Suzune
Kusunoki(PC)/Erika Narumi(anime/PS2)
- Kagami is the mother of
Nanami who runs a kissaten or coffee shop right across the
street of their house.She has a kind and gentle personality.
Because of her youthful appearance, she is commonly mistaken as
Nanami's elder sister.
- Kenryū Tomosaka (友坂 健柳流, Tomosaka
Kenryū
?)
- Voiced by: Takashi
Nagasako(anime/PS2)
- He is Kenji and Suzuka’s father. He is also a judo instructor in school
where Suzuka is attending.He is very strict when teaching her and
does not accept failure.
Episode
List
| # |
Episode Title |
Original Air Date |
|
| 01 |
"The Hermit Crab and the
Straw Hat"
"Yadokari to Mugiwara Boushi" (ヤドカリと麦わら帽子) |
October 11, 2005 |
| In the
first episode the audience learns that Nanami and Kenji had first
met at a beach when they were small kids. Later the young Kenji
(who had just moved at the countryside with his family) meets his
new neighbour: Nanami. In the present they are now friends, going
to the same school together and waking each other up in the
morning. Kenji helps Nanami harvest vegetables for her mother's
shop. |
| 02 |
"The Summer Field and the
Nanami Special"
"Natsu no Hatake to Nanami Supesharu" (夏の畑とななみすぺしゃる) |
October 18, 2005 |
| This
episodes starts off with a young Kenji and Nanami playing on the
beach, then later taking a bath together. Returning in the present,
another normal day has started, with their friends teasing both
Kenji and Nanami as an already recognized couple. After the class
ended, Hiromi Sakura, a friend of Suzuka, makes a brief greeting
and dialogue with Kenji, making him assume that she might confess
her love to him, much to Nanami's dismay, and the two ended up
quarreling. When Kenji decides not to go to the school trip, it is
revealed that Nanami always sticks to Kenji and vice versa; neither
one wants the other to be alone. They make up later when they went
to water the vegetables in their field. |
| 03 |
"Little Cousin and
Fireworks"
"Chicchana Itoko to Hanabi" (ちっちゃなイトコと花火) |
October 25, 2005 |
| |
| 04 |
"The School Council President
and the Reward"
"Jichikaichou to Gohoubi" (自治会長とごほうび) |
November 1, 2005 |
| |
| 05 |
"The Starry Sky and a
Telescope"
"Hoshizora to Bouenkyou" (星空と望遠鏡) |
November 8, 2005 |
| |
| 06 |
"Three People and Two
Pearls"
"Sannin to Futatsu no Shinju" (三人と二つの真珠) |
November 15, 2005 |
| Hikari
remembers when they were kids she found two pearls in clam by the
beach. She feels the need to repay Kenji and Nanami for letting her
keep those pearls. In that procces she gets sick. |
| 07 |
"Biker Girl and Part-Time
Job"
"Baiku Shōjo to Arubaito" (バイク少女とアルバイト) |
November 22, 2005 |
| |
| 08 |
"The Bond Between the Two and
Swaying Feelings"
"Futari no Kizuna to Yureru Omoi" (ふたりの絆と揺れる想い) |
November 29, 2005 |
| |
| 09 |
"The Distance Between the Two
and a Lamune Bottle"
"Futari no Kyori to Ramune no Bin" (ふたりの距離とラムネの瓶) |
December 6, 2005 |
| |
| 10 |
"The Folk Dance and
Overlapping Hearts"
"Fōkudansu to Kasanaru Kokoro" (フォークダンスとかさなる心) |
December 13, 2005 |
| |
| 11 |
"The Typhoon Night and the
End of Summer"
"Taifū no Yoru to Natsu no Owari" (台風の夜と夏の終わり) |
December 20, 2005 |
| |
| 12 |
"100 Loans and 100
Debts"
"Hyakko no Kashi to Hyakko no Kari" (100個の貸しと100個の借り) |
December 27, 2005 |
| |
Music(game)
- Opening Theme
- "Just Kidding 76's" (なんてね76's, Nantene 76's
?)
- Performed by: Hiromi Satou
- Lyrics by: Tomo Kataoka
- Composition and arrangement by: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements
Garden)
- Ending Theme
- "Lamune" (ラムネ,
Ramune
?)
- Performed by: Duca
- Lyrics by: Tomo Kataoka
- Composition by: Hijiri Anze
- Arrangement by: Katsumichi Harada
- Insert Theme(PC)
- "Evening Calm" (夕凪,
Yūnagi
?)
- Performed by: KAKO
- Lyrics by: Yanachī
- Composition by: Jan Amano
- Arrangement by: Takehiro Kawabe
- Insert Theme(PS2)
- "Two(Lamune 79's)" (ふたり(ラムネ79's), Futari(Ramune79's)
?)
- Performed by: KAKO
- Lyrics by: Nachi Kio
- Composition and arrangement by: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements
Garden)
Music(anime)
- Opening Theme
- "The Melody of Lemonade’s Color" (ラムネ色のメロディ, Ramune
Iro no Merodi
?): Episodes 01 - 12
- Performed by: Mayu
- Lyrics by: Tomu
- Composition by: Raito
- Arrangement by: Yougo Kanno
- Ending Theme
- "Summer vacation": Episodes 01 - 11
- Performed by: Ayumi Murata
- Lyrics by: Tomu
- Composition and arrangement by: TARAWO
- "Just Kidding 76's" (なんてね76's, Nantene 76's
?): Episode 12 insert ending theme.
- Performed by: Hiromi Satou
- Lyrics by: Tomo Kataoka
- Composition and arrangement by: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements
Garden)
- Insert Theme
- "A Sea Bluer than Ever" (いつもより青い海, Itsumo
Yori Aoi Umi
?): Episode 01
- Performed by: Tae Isawa (CV: Natsumi Yanase)
- Lyrics and composition by: Yuuko Yamaguchi
- Arrangement by: Kazuo Satou
- "The Meteor of Dreams" (夢いっぱいの箒星, Yume Ippai no
Houkiboshi
?): Episodes 03 & 05
- Performed by: Suzuka Tomosaka (CV: Mikako Satou)
- Lyrics by: Tomu
- Composition by: Nozomu Nakamura
- Arrangement by: KANKE
- "Kira Kira": Episodes 06 & 10
- Performed by: Nanami Konoe (CV: Yuko Gotou)
- Lyrics and composition by: Nozomu Nakamura
- Arrangement by: Kazuo Satou
- "Time Machine" (タイムマシーン, Taimu
Mashīn
?): Episodes 07 & 09
- Performed by: Misora Ayukawa (CV: Ryouko
Shintani)
- Lyrics and composition by: Ritsuko Miyajima
- Arrangement by: Fumikazu Takenaka
- "Lovely Season" (大好きなSeason, Daisuki na Season
?): Episode 07
- Performed by: Hikari Nakazato (CV: Akane Tomonaga)
- Lyrics and composition by: Rie
- Arrangement by: Yasufumi Yamashita
- "The Sky of Sometime" (いつかの空, Itsuka no
Sora
?): Episode 09
- Performed by: Hiromi Sakura (CV: Hiroko Taguchi)
- Lyrics by: Himi Izutsu
- Composition by: YORI
- Arrangement by: Yousuke Sugimoto
- "Eyes Sunshine" (瞳サンシャイン, Hitomi
Sanshain
?): Episode 10
- Performed by: Tae Isawa (CV: Natsumi Yanase)
- Lyrics and composition by: Yuuko Yamaguchi
- Arrangement by: Kazuo Satou
DVD
Six DVDs of anime series were released by Interchannel in
Japan.
- Lamune DVD Vol.1 (Eps. 01 - 02)
- Lamune DVD Vol.2 (Eps. 03 - 04)
- Lamune DVD Vol.3 (Eps. 05 - 06)
- Lamune DVD Vol.4 (Eps. 07 - 08)
- Lamune DVD Vol.5 (Eps. 09 - 10)
- Lamune DVD Vol.6 (Eps. 11 - 12)
CD Albums
Opening and ending Single albums
- Opening theme song Single: "The Melody of Lemonade’s Color"
(ラムネ色のメロディ, Ramune
Iro no Merodi
?) performed by Mayu.
- Ending theme song Single: "Summer vacation" (NECM-12104)
performed by Ayumi Murata.
- Lamune Original Soundtrack Complete Edition composed by Yūko
Fukushima.
Character image songs and drama albums
Six character image songs and drama albums were released by
Interchannel in Japan.
- Lamune Characters Collection Vol.1 Nanami Konoe (CV: Yuko Gotō)
"Kira Kira" (NECM-12113)
- Lamune Characters Collection Vol.2 Hikari Nakazato (CV: Akane
Tomonaga) "Lovely Season" (大好きなSeason, Daisuki na Season
?, NECM-12115)
- Lamune Characters Collection Vol.3 Suzuka Tomosaka (CV: Mikako
Satō) "The Meteor of Dreams" (夢いっぱいの箒星, Yume
Ippai no Houkiboshi
?, NECM-12116)
- Lamune Characters Collection Vol.4 Tae Isawa (CV: Natsumi
Yanase) "Eyes Sunshine" (瞳サンシャイン, Hitomi
Sanshain
?, NECM-12118)
- Lamune Characters Collection Vol.5 Misora Ayukawa (CV: Ryōko
Shintani) "Time Machine" (タイムマシーン, Taimu
Mashīn
?)
- Lamune Characters Collection Vol.6 Hiromi Sakura (CV: Hiroko
Taguchi) "The Sky of Sometime" (いつかの空, Itsuka no Sora
?)
Book
One game fanbook for the PS2 version was published by JIVE in
Japan.
- Lamune ~The Glass Jar that Reflects the Sea~ Visual Guide Book
- ISBN 978-4-86176-242-0
- Release date: October 2005
A novel mainly adapted between episode 07-08, was published by
Megami Bunko(Gakken). Written
by Takamitsu Kouno, and illustrated by Genichiro Kondo.
- Lamune - ISBN 4-05-903507-6
- Release date: February 2006
Manga
A manga illustrated by Rino Fujii was published
in the Japanese manga magazine Comp Ace on Jan 26,
2006, published by Kadokawa Shoten.
Staff
- Original Work: Neko Neko Software
- Director: Jun Takada
- Producer: Yoshihiro Ikeda, Saburo Ōmiya, Takashi Nakanishi
- Executive Producer: Masaki Kobayashi, Akira Akamatsu
- Series Composition: Takamitsu Kōno
- Script: Daisuke Ishibashi, Takamitsu Kōno, Tsutomu Kaneko
- Storyboard: Jun Takada, Tetsuya Endo
- Episode Director: Jun Takada, Shintaro Itoga
- Character Draft: Yūki Osamu, Mochi Ankoro
- Character Design: Gen'ichiro Kondo
- Composite Director: Atsushi Nakayama
- Art Supervision: Tadao Kubota
- Color Design: Maki Tanaka
- Sound Manager: Kaoru Machida
- Sound Producer: Kōichi Izuka
- Sound Works: Trinet Entertainment
- Music: Yuuko Fukushima
- Music Producer: Kazuo Ōnuki
- Music Works: Interchannel
- Animation Director: Chiyoko Sakamoto, Megumi Noda, Yuka
Hasegawa
- Animation Producer: Toshirō Sakuma (Picture Magic), Takashi
Nomura (Radix Ace Entertainment)
- Assistant Producer: Kōsaku Sakamoto (Trinet Entertainment)
- Animation Production: Trinet Entertainment, Inc., Picture
Magic
- Animation Production Assistant: Radix Ace Entertainment
Co.,Ltd.
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