Raimuiro Senkitan

Anime Review

Raimuiro Senkitan

Genre Supernatural, Mecha
Episode : 2

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 Raimu Unit, who are based on the flying battleship Amanohara. The girl's Konjiki (supernatural powers) enables them to operate unmanned mecha named Raimu against Russian Raimu units led by Grigori Rasputin who often attack the Amanohara while it's travelling towards Port Arthur for the final battle.

REMINDERS: No company has produced an English version as yet, therefore some of these character and episode spellings may differ depending on the translator.

Main characters

• Shintaro Umakai

Voiced by: Shin'ichiro Miki

A former Japanese diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Russia. He received his degree in teaching in Sapporo, Hokkaidō which led him to being hired as teacher for the Raimu 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 Raimu Unit, even though he is a civilian.

Raimu Unit

• Momen Sanada

Voiced by: Ai Shimizu

A young girl who comes from a poor family, she leaves home to find work in a nearby city, and finally ends up joining the Raimu Unit instead. Momen calls Shintaro brother because of his similarities shared with her brother. She is very active and ready to do anything for Shintaro. Momen controls the red Raimu, Yukimura (wields a sword).

• Asa Katou

Voiced by: Kaoru Sasajima

A girl who grew up under her father as a military child and as such is a very commanding and tough person. She practices kendo and has shared a special bond with Lt. Commander Date, whom she loved as a brother. Asa controls the green Raimu, Kiyomasa (wields a staff).

• Sarasa Honda

Voiced by: Tsubasa Otomiya

Sarasa has a fascination with Western culture, which causes her to buy, wear, and use "western" products, but which are actually made mostly in Osaka. She acts overconfident, 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 cranes as gifts because she can't make them herself. She also has a dog named Antionette Gandhi XIII, or Angie for short. Sarasa controls the blue Raimu, Taiga (wields a pole-arm/lance).

• Kinu Fukushima

Voiced by: Sayaka Aoki

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 Raimu, Masanori (wields a gun).

• Rinzu Kuroda

Voiced by: Yuka Aimoto

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. 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 Raimu, Nagamasa (wields a bow, and is displayed as a centaur).

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