Saber Marionette What would happen...

What would happen if Cherry or BloodBerry was awakened first...and Lime was awakened later on? Would Otaru still have the same special effection for Lime, or will it be the first one he awakens? Would SMJ still be focused on mainly Lime?

 

That's a very interesting question, Lime! Hmm... well, in one episode of J ("The Otaru Marionette Cup"... I forget which number it is -_-,



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Tiger tells Luchs that Otaru goes for the sweet and innocent type. And since Lime is arguably the most innocent of the three, this alone may have made him favor her, anyway. However, there is something to be said for the 'novelty' of waking up a marionette with an otome kairo in the first place. I think whichever marionette Otaru found first would earn a special place in his heart simply because he had never met a marionette with emotions before. I think, though, that the series would focus on Lime regardless because of its very optimistic and cheerful view of human nature. While all three of the marionettes are certainly optimistic, cheerful and generally good natured (though Cherry and Bloodberry have their PMS-y moments :sweat2, Lime is by far the most good natured and well, forgiving of the three. However, there is the structural cliche in (shonen?) anime which is as follows: whatever chick the guy finds first is usually the one he prefers (even if secretly). This is true in SMJ, Tenchi Muyo! (Ryoko) and even in Fushigi Yugi (from what I've seen of it, that is. Miyaka prefering Tamahome). I guess we'll never know...

~ Lady Aoi

 

I too think Otaru will still have the same affection for Lime. Besides, regardless of who was awakened first, Lime will still go through the same stuff such as death (you know, Tiger ) and other experiences, which made SMJ to mainly focus on Lime. No matter what, she still has the innocent and purity nature, and her otome kairo will react the same. Cherry and Bloodberry still will be more mature than Lime, typically, because the scale in ep. 15, read that Cherry was the most mature, then Bberry, and then Lime. Naturally, Lime's still gonna be the most immature out of the three. Therefore, Otaru is going to love Lime just the same. Ok, maybe all this blabbering ain't making sense..? ^^;

 

True, true. Lime is the most immature of the marionettes and so ohas the most potential for growth when faced with life's hardships and challenges. Kind of like the fool in the tarot. The fool is the deck's initiate, its protagonist, its "Perceval" in Arthurian terms. Therefore, it would be logical that the series would focus on her no matter what. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, guys and gals!

~ Lady Aoi

 

Lime is constantly learning....in every epiode she learns something new. That could of been why her circuit matured first.

Wow, such a thinking anime lol

 

That's one reason why I love Saber Marionette. You get to learn so much about life that you don't constantly think of.

 

This is just idle speculation,and only vaguely on topic,but do you think that SMJ would've done as well without Megumi Hayashibara? For that matter,do you think that SMJ would've been scripted as it had if MH hadn't done Lime's voice? Has Megumi become a cash cow for anime companies?