Rating: Summary: A silly series with heart and soul added on the side.. Review: This series is definitely a keeper.. Even with it's extravagant comedy scenes and wacky characters, this series also manages to add a sweet story of love, compassion, and the human heart.Although for the most part this series is full of side stories and nonsense humor (mainly involving a man loving side character named Hanagata) the episodes always ontain a moral involving the human heart. Starting off right away, the main character Otaru accidently discovers a hidden marionette named Lime. Marionettes are machines created to replace the human girl on the planet Terra II, but the strange thing about Lime is that she somehow has the same emotions and personality as a real human... And she has falen for Otaru, her new master! This series is not for one on a feminist kick or for even one who is compelled to cry at any highly emotional scene, for it contains men using marionettes as emotionless servants and also has scenes so compacting they will even leave the hard-hearted in tears. At times the animation is a little so-so, but overall it is a very rewarding piece of work. This is one series that is under-rated but really should not be missed...
Rating: Summary: One of the first anime series I collected... Review: This was one of the first and, frankly, still one of the best. Tenchi Muyo, Hellsing, Trigun, Love Hina and the rest are good. But Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry was my first love among the anime series. The extras with the music videos, hidden easter egg with the interviews, the humor and sometimes touching scenes made the episodes in this set of discs and the other two collections PERFECT. The interaction between the characters and the complex plot, with the stand alone episodes, make it worth the price and open the door to the other series of the Saber Marionette universe. While the other stories set in the same setting are fun, this is the superior of them all. And I happen to be a fan of Tiger! Hubba-hubba!
Rating: Summary: Anime at its best! Review: What a great opening to a fantastic series! This great set of 2 DVDs is one of the best I've ever seen. Once I saw it, I couldn't wait to get the next collection. This story is about a world with only men, so they must create "marionettes', or robotic women. A guy named Otaru happens to be chosen by three of the six special marionettes that can experience feelings and have minds of their own. The marionettes, since they are not human, have spectial powers, like great strength. Otaru and his three friends are called upon to try and save their country with quite a few humorous mishaps along the way. In my opinion, this story is only topped by its second set of DVDs, where the story just gets better and better!
Rating: Summary: Anime at its best! Review: What a great opening to a fantastic series! This great set of 2 DVDs is one of the best I've ever seen. Once I saw it, I couldn't wait to get the next collection. This story is about a world with only men, so they must create "marionettes', or robotic women. A guy named Otaru happens to be chosen by three of the six special marionettes that can experience feelings and have minds of their own. The marionettes, since they are not human, have spectial powers, like great strength. Otaru and his three friends are called upon to try and save their country with quite a few humorous mishaps along the way. In my opinion, this story is only topped by its second set of DVDs, where the story just gets better and better!
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