Lemon Angel Project

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Lemon Angel Project


ja_name = レモン エンジェル プロジェクト
ja_name_trans = Remon Enjeru Purojekuto
genre = DramaInfobox animanga/Anime
director = Daisuke Chiba
studio = Radix
network = flagicon|Japan AT-XBS, KBS Kyoto, Tokyo MX TV
first = March 31, 2006
last = April 03, 2006
episodes = 13

nihongo|"Lemon Angel Project"|レモン エンジェル プロジェクト|Remon Enjeru Purojekuto is a 13-episode Japanese anime series.

Plot

The series is set in the year 2017, and music was delivered in a technological fashion. Earlier than that, a pop band named Lemon Angel made it big, but they only performed in large flat screens that serve as ad spaces in the city. After a while, the band disappeared, leaving no trace. Tomo Minaguchi, whose deceased sempai was somehow involved with Lemon Angel, was invited to join an audition aimed to form a new Lemon Angel band, or revive it with new members. Tomo reluctantly agrees.

As the series progresses, Tomo bonds with the other four members of the band (out of the audition), and along the way, each learn the values of trust, friendship and love, as they do their best to sing for the Lemon Angel Project.

Characters

Main

;nihongo|Tomo Minaguchi|皆口 智|Minaguchi Tomo:anime voices|Ryou Shihono| :Tomo is the protagonist of the series and lead singer of the Lemon Angels. She has Light blue hair with an ahoge and two long pigtails. Very squeaky-voiced, clumsy, and loves to eat. She had no talents whatsoever coming into the Project, but gained both singing and dancing skills as the series progressed. She is best friends with Saya and Erika. She is the lead singer for the new Lemon Angel.

;nihongo|Saya Yuuki|結城 早夜|Yuuki Saya:anime voices|Ami Koshimizu| :Saya is Tomo's best friend and a Lemon Angel. She has red hair done in pigtails. She was once a magazine model and a cosplay model at the same time, but left both jobs to pursue a life of singing. She states that she wants to sing to make others happy. Although she is assertive and stuck up, she has inner feelings for Tomo and Erika.

;nihongo|Erika Campbell|エリカ・キャンベル|Erika Kyanberu:anime voices|Minori Chihara | :Erika is Tomo's other best friend and a Lemon Angel. She has dark skin and white hair. Always sticks up for Tomo and Saya, and wants everyone to stop fighting with each other and just be friends. She came to live in Japan from Brazil with her adopted brother Takumi, who is a famous rock star from the band Third Sence. She was constantly picked on by her peers (except for her friends, of course) for being a foreigner and not knowing anything about Japanese culture, and was used in episode 5 by Haruka and the other unnamed characters to meet Takumi when it turned out he was unavailable to meet them. She is also a good cook.

;nihongo|Miru Nagisa|渚砂 みる|Nagisa Miru:anime voices|Mai Kadowaki | :Miru is one of the new Lemon Angels. Has long, flowing black hair, and seems to dress in the Gothic Lolita style.. Very soft spoken and does not talk or sing unless she really needs to. She lost her parents in a fire at a young age and became a hikkikomori until she listened to the Lemon Angels. From that day forward, she wanted to become just like Anne, the lead singer for the last group, and also wanted to be the lead singer of the newly formed Lemon Angels, but withdrew from her desires once she discovered that Tomo was just like Anne and deserved to be lead singer instead.

;nihongo|Fuyumi Sakakibara|榊原 冬美|Sakakibara Fuyumi:anime voices|Juri Hirama| :Fuyumi is one of the Lemon Angels. Has short brown hair and is a meganekko. She grew up as a successful childhood actress and acted with Haruka, but as she got older, she went more into singing and volunteering. She is very shy and has a heavy conscience. She is also a good cook.

;nihongo|Miki Suwa|諏訪 美希|Suwa Miki:anime voices|Miki Maruyama| :Miki is the leader of the group and a Lemon Angel, although she did not try out for the role. She helped create the Project with Yui and was good friends with her (just like Tomo). She is very strict on the outside but deep down inside she is very caring for the other Angels. Also stated in the anime that she had a secret crush on Takumi.

upporting

;nihongo|Ryouta Kogure|小暮 亮太|Kogure Ryouta:anime voices|Hideki Okiwara|

;nihongo|Yui Kouno|鴻野 唯|Kouno Yui:anime voices|Kaori Shimizu| :Yui is the original creator of the Lemon Angel Project and Tomo's sempai. She died from walking in front of a bus.

;nihongo|Takumi Campbell|タクミ・キャンベル|Takumi Kyanberu:anime voices|Kenten Matsui| :Takumi is a famous rock star in a band called Third Sence and Erika's little brother. He was adopted into their family when he was still an infant and knew about his past before coming to Japan from Brazil. He is very devoted to Erika and spends as much time with her as he can when he isn't working.

;nihongo|Danny Yamaguchi|ダニー山口|Danī Yamaguchi:anime voices|Ken Yamaguchi|

;nihongo|Masami Kudou|工藤 正巳|Kudou Masami:*anime voices|Kenjirō Tsuda|

;nihongo|Haruka Sendou|仙道 春香|Sendou Haruka:anime voices|Mio Nonose| :She is Fuyumi's childhood friend. Very assertive and cares about herself and pushing others down. She tried out to become a Lemon Angel but gave up in episode 5 after a brief but tense stiff with one of the dance coordinators.

;nihongo|Keiko Shikina|識名 蛍子|Shikina Keiko:anime voices|Sachiko Kojima| :Keiko is the Lemon Angel's temporary manager. She used to be Saya's manager at the magazine company.

;nihongo|Takeshi Muroi|室井 毅|Muroi Takeshi:anime voices|Satoshi Tsuruoka|

;nihongo|Hitoshi Katagiri|片桐 仁|Katagiri Hitoshi:anime voices|Shinji Kawada|

;nihongo|Katsuya Kousaka|香坂 克也|Kousaka Katsuya:anime voices|Shintarou Oohata|

;nihongo|Shinya Himuro|氷室 慎也|Hirumo Shinya:anime voices|Takehito Koyasu|

Episode List

Music

Opening Theme:
*"Angel addict": Eps. 01 - 05
*:Performed by: Ryou Shihono, Ami Koshimizu, Miki Maruyama
*"Angel addict": Ep. 06
*:Performed by: Mai Kadowaki
*"Angel addict": Ep. 07
*:Performed by: Juri Hirama
*"Angel addict": Ep. 08
*:Performed by: Ryou Shihono
*"Angel addict": Ep. 09
*:Performed by: Minori Chihara
*"Angel addict": Ep. 10
*:Performed by: Ami Koshimizu
*"Angel addict": Ep. 11
*:Performed by: Miki Maruyama
*"Angel addict": Ep. 12
*:Performed by: Kaori Shimizu, Ryou Shihono
*"Angel addict": Ep. 13
*:Performed by: Ryou Shihono, Mai Kadowaki, Ami Koshimizu, Minori Chihara, Juri Hirama, Miki Maruyama

Ending Theme:
*nihongo|" ? "|Girls in Love～コイスルキモチ～|Girls in Love~Koi suru Kimochi~
*:Lyrics by: Shouko Fujibayashi
*:Composition by:
*:Arrangement by:
*:Performed by: Nao Nagasawa

Insert Theme:
*"EVOLUTION (1st Lemon Angel version)" - ep 01
*nihongo|" ? "|JUMP ～伝説の騎士～|JUMP ~Densetsu no Kishi~ by Third Sence - ep 04
*"SCAR" by Shinya Himuro - ep 07

oundtracks

Lemon Angel Project: theme song "Never Give Up Evolution"

#1: "NEVER GIVE UP"
#2: "L.A.P CLIMAX DIALOGUE"
#3: "EVOLUTION"
#4: "NEVER GIVE UP (Karaoke ver.)"
#5: "EVOLUTION (Karaoke ver.)"

Lemon Angel Project Character song 1:

#1: Saya: "I will"
#2: Miki: "Mikazuki"
#3: Saya: "I will (Karaoke ver.)
#4: Miki: "Mikazuki (Karaoke ver.)
#5: Lemon Angel message

Lemon Angel Project Character song 2

#1: Miru: "Promise you"
#2: Tomo: "Watashi wo sagashite"
#3: Miru: "Promise you (Karaoke ver.)
#4: Tomo: "Watashi wo sagashite (Karaoke ver.)
#5: Lemon Angel message

Lemon Angel Project Character song 3

#1 Erica: "Smile means love"
#2 Fuyumi: "Kaze no youni"
#3 Erica: "Smile means love (Karaoke ver.)"
#4 Fuyumi: "Kaze no youni (Karaoke ver.)"
#5 Lemon Angel message

External links

* [http://www.lemon-angel-project.com/ LEMON ANGEL PROJECT Official Website]
*ann anime|id=6095|title=Lemon Angel Project