OVA
Description
Kinu Fukushima serves as a miko, a shrine maiden, for the Lime Unit, a team of supernaturally gifted teenagers operating from the flying battleship Amanohara. She is a main character in the story, piloting a unique unmanned mecha named Masanori, which is orange or yellow in color and equipped with a gun. Her surname is derived from the historical general Masanori Fukushima, while her given name, Kinu, means silk, following a theme among the female characters who are named after types of fabric. Physically, she stands 156 centimeters tall and has black hair styled into long twin tails that reach her hips, with amber eyes. She is typically seen wearing a military uniform complemented by a peaked cap, a pair of glasses, a bell accessory, and gloves.
In terms of personality, Kinu presents an outward demeanor that can seem rational or outgoing, but this masks a more complex interior world. She is fundamentally shy and possesses low self-confidence, a trait that becomes particularly pronounced in her interactions with her best friend, Asa Katou, often to the point of tears when Asa speaks to her forcefully. Despite this meekness, she has a strong possessive or monopolistic streak and can be easily swayed by her emotions, leading to sudden and dramatic shifts in her mood. She frequently uses the pronoun "atashi" in her speech.
Kinu's background is marked by isolation and a unique spiritual gift. As a child, she was kept from going outside due to receiving bad predictions or prophecies, a situation that only ended when Asa forcibly took her out of her self-imposed confinement. She possesses powerful Konjiki abilities, which originally included a profound connection to the spiritual world that granted her the ability to communicate with spirits. This bond was later severed by Shintaro Umakai to save her life when her powers spiraled out of control, a process that involved him reluctantly having sex with her. Her abilities are deeply tied to the practice of black magic, and she is an adept user of voodoo dolls. She keeps a collection of these dolls, including personalized ones for other members of the crew, and uses them for a variety of purposes. She employs them as a weapon to impede others by impaling them with nails, but also uses them for more benign, casual puppet shows. Her spiritual power and shrine maiden attire designate her as a miko, and her Lime attribute is iron or metal.
Kinu's central role in the story is as a member of the Lime Unit, and her key relationships heavily define her actions. Her most significant bond is with her best friend, Asa Katou, to whom she is deeply attached and whose forceful nature she reacts to with emotional vulnerability. This relationship also fuels a sense of jealousy, and on one occasion, she attempted to curse her friend using her voodoo dolls due to jealousy over Shintaro. Her relationship with Shintaro Umakai, the male teacher who assists the unit, is complex and pivotal, as he is the one who saved her life by severing her original spirit bond. The entire Lime Unit, including Kinu, competes for his attention during a restorative island retreat, which is the setting for the OVA Lime-iro Senkitan: The South Island Dream Romantic Adventure.
The narrative arc for Kinu includes a significant development in which she, along with the rest of the Lime Unit, loses her supernatural abilities. This occurs in a subsequent OVA after the unit uses their combined powers to revive Shintaro when his soul was taken. Her abilities before this depowering included piloting her mecha, Masanori, her former spiritual communication, and her signature voodoo magic used for both offense and entertainment.
In terms of personality, Kinu presents an outward demeanor that can seem rational or outgoing, but this masks a more complex interior world. She is fundamentally shy and possesses low self-confidence, a trait that becomes particularly pronounced in her interactions with her best friend, Asa Katou, often to the point of tears when Asa speaks to her forcefully. Despite this meekness, she has a strong possessive or monopolistic streak and can be easily swayed by her emotions, leading to sudden and dramatic shifts in her mood. She frequently uses the pronoun "atashi" in her speech.
Kinu's background is marked by isolation and a unique spiritual gift. As a child, she was kept from going outside due to receiving bad predictions or prophecies, a situation that only ended when Asa forcibly took her out of her self-imposed confinement. She possesses powerful Konjiki abilities, which originally included a profound connection to the spiritual world that granted her the ability to communicate with spirits. This bond was later severed by Shintaro Umakai to save her life when her powers spiraled out of control, a process that involved him reluctantly having sex with her. Her abilities are deeply tied to the practice of black magic, and she is an adept user of voodoo dolls. She keeps a collection of these dolls, including personalized ones for other members of the crew, and uses them for a variety of purposes. She employs them as a weapon to impede others by impaling them with nails, but also uses them for more benign, casual puppet shows. Her spiritual power and shrine maiden attire designate her as a miko, and her Lime attribute is iron or metal.
Kinu's central role in the story is as a member of the Lime Unit, and her key relationships heavily define her actions. Her most significant bond is with her best friend, Asa Katou, to whom she is deeply attached and whose forceful nature she reacts to with emotional vulnerability. This relationship also fuels a sense of jealousy, and on one occasion, she attempted to curse her friend using her voodoo dolls due to jealousy over Shintaro. Her relationship with Shintaro Umakai, the male teacher who assists the unit, is complex and pivotal, as he is the one who saved her life by severing her original spirit bond. The entire Lime Unit, including Kinu, competes for his attention during a restorative island retreat, which is the setting for the OVA Lime-iro Senkitan: The South Island Dream Romantic Adventure.
The narrative arc for Kinu includes a significant development in which she, along with the rest of the Lime Unit, loses her supernatural abilities. This occurs in a subsequent OVA after the unit uses their combined powers to revive Shintaro when his soul was taken. Her abilities before this depowering included piloting her mecha, Masanori, her former spiritual communication, and her signature voodoo magic used for both offense and entertainment.