Cream Lemon

Cream Lemon (くりいむレモン or くりぃむレモン, Kurīmu Remon) is an early hentai series. The first OVA was released in August 1984, and was the second hentai OVA ever made, the first being Lolita Anime, which was released in February of that year. It continued to have installments released throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with the last title released in 2006, and is seen to have laid the groundwork for future hentai, spanning many genres (Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Western, School Slice of Life...) and fetishes.

The series consists of the following:

• The original sixteen episodes anthology:
  1. Be My Baby
  2. Escalation ~Tonight is Hardcore~
  3. SF Super-Dimension Legend Rall
  4. Pop Chaser
  5. Ami Again
  6. Escalation 2 ~Forbidden Sonata~
  7. Don't Do It, Mako-chan - Mako Sexy Symphony Part 1
  8. Super Virgin
  9. Happening Summer
  10. Star Trap
  11. Black Cat Manor
  12. Don't Do It, Mako-chan - Mako Sexy Symphony Part 2
  13. Ami III
  14. Nalice Scramble
  15. Super-Dimension Legend Rall 2 ~Ramorue's Counterattack~
  16. Escalation 3 ~Angels' Epilogue~
• 4 Omnibus collections, compiling episodes belonging to the same story (Ami - Youth Gravity, Don't Do It, Mako-chan - Mako Sexy Symphony & Escalation), plus the episodes authored by Tō Moriyama (Festival - Tō Moriyama Masterpiece Selection).
• A nine-episodes follow up series titled New Cream Lemon, released between 1987 and 1988:
  1. Five Hour Venus
  2. White Shadow
  3. Demon Doll
  4. e-tude ~Snow Heartbeat~
  5. Dream-Colored Bunny
  6. Summer Wind
  7. Couple's Heartbreak Live
  8. e-tude II ~Early Spring Concerto~
  9. After School XXX
• Ami: From Then On, a 4 OVAs alternative continuation of the Ami series.
• A 4 episodes collection written and directed by diffent mangaka, hence the name Manga Artist series.
• Two OVAs at the turn of the century continuing the Escalation and Ami series.
• A 2006 non-pornographic 4 OVAs series titled Cream Lemon: New Generation.
• An handful of specials containing a mix of old scenes and new footage.

It also spun off the "media mix" Lemon Angel anime/J-pop franchise, the original incarnation of which included a young Tomo Sakurai, who would go on to success as a mainstream voice actress.

Tropes used in Cream Lemon include:

• A Date with Rosie Palms
• All Gays Are Promiscuous:
  • The lesbian orgies in the "Escalation" chapters.
  • Free from "Mako Sexy Symphony".
• Animated Anthology
• Animation Bump: "Pop Chaser" has significantly better animation when compared to the other segments.
• Art Shift: Different stories have different creators, who bring their own unique look to each segment.
• Attempted Rape: "Summer Happening" shows schoolgirl Yuki to have a crush on her big sister's boyfriend. He tries to rape Yuki, but her sister catches him in the act.
• Big Brother Is Watching: The school from "Nalice Scramble" has students monitored by security cameras everywhere, including changing rooms and bedrooms.
• BFS: "SF Super-Dimension Legend Rall" has the heroes and villain after the legendary sword Reverse.
• Black Bra and Panties: Naomi from "Escalation" and Reiko from "Black Cat Manor".
• Black Comedy Rape/Refuge in Audacity: The series often focuses on unrealistic and exaggerated sexual themes, and consent isn't always guaranteed.
  • "Five Hour Venus" is the story of a teenage girl who has been raped by multiple family members and is doing porn to make money. After discovering this, her art teacher blackmails her into stripping in front of the art class and masturbate herself to the point of orgasm. The teacher than orders her and a boy in class to have sex, which ultimately leads to the whole class having an orgy.
  • "Impressions of Europe" has a young lady get repeatedly sexually assaulted under increasingly bizarre circumstances.
• Bleached Underpants:
  • Hiroyuki Kitakubo, best known for Roujin Z and Blood: The Last Vampire, made his directorial debut with "Pop Chaser".
  • Studio BONES co-founder Hiroshi Osaka was character designer and animation director on "Special Dark".
• Bounty Hunter: Rio from "Pop Chaser", who is also a Badass Lesbian Biker.
• Brains and Bondage: The "Escalation" series is about students at a prestigious all-girls Catholic school who spend their nights engaging in lesbian S&M orgies.
• Brainy Brunette Rie and Midori from "Escalation", and Mako from "Mako Sexy Symphony". Also recurring character Ami Nonomura and her friends Satomi and Kyouko.
• Brother-Sister Incest/Flirty Stepsiblings: The main recurring character is Ami Nonomura, who has sex with her step-brother Hiroshi and struggles with romantic feelings for him.
• The Cameo: "Nalice Scramble" has characters from other segments and Project A-ko (which was initially conceived as a segment) briefly appear as background extras.
• Catholic School Girls Rule: Especially if they're into lesbian bondage like in the "Escalation" stories.
• Chainmail Bikini: Worn by Caron in "SF Super-Dimension Legend Rall".
• Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune: The ending themes for Ami's episodes are performed by her voice actress.
• Dominatrix: Naomi from the "Escalation" chapters, complete with a Stripperific latex suit.
• Dump Them All: Ami's story arc ends with her rejecting both Hiroshi and Kouno to focus on her music career (and because she realised she couldn't have a healthy relationship with either).
• Ephebophile: Always portrayed as predatory and never in a good light.
• Expy:
  • Kanata and Lan from "Star Trap" are parodies of Kei and Yuri of Dirty Pair.
  • Mami from "White Shadows" is based on Hikari of Hikari no Densetsu.
• Funny Animal: "Dream-Colored Bunny' is about a rabbit girl who gets bought from a humanoid pet shop by a perverted boy.
• Gender Bender: Kanata from "Star Trap" is a shapeshifter who turns into a guy to demonstrate human reproduction with her lesbian lover Lan.
• Genius Loci: The sentient planet from "Star Trap" turns out to be a female of its species and has been kidnapping female astronauts in hopes they would show her how to reproduce.
• Genre Roulette: This is a collection of sometimes surreal stories having different settings and situations, with genres including fantasy, comedy, suspense, sci-fi, action, drama, mecha, magical girl, horror, and mystery. The overriding theme of the series is sex of almost any kind imaginable.
• Girls Love Genre: Most notably "Escalation", "Pop Chaser", "Mako Sexy Symphony", and "Star Trap".
• Gray Eyes:
  • Naomi from the "Escalation" series, reflecting her strong-willed persona and mask of innocence. Combined with her eye shadow makes her look more attractive.
  • Ami's lover Kouno has these, which also contribute to his sexual allure.
• Green Eyes: Rie and Midori from "Escalation", and Mako from "Mako Sexy Symphony".
• Handsome Lech:
  • The second Ami episode introduces an attractive older man named Kouno, who easily seduces her but clearly wants little more than sex.
  • Akira from "Happening Summer" is aware of his girlfriend's kid sister's crush on him, and tries to rape her the first chance he gets.
• Hormone-Addled Teenager: A good number of the stories focus on the sexual feelings of high schoolers, both male and female, and will often feature them losing their virginity.
• Horny Devils: Ramorue from "SF Super-Dimension Legend Rall", an evil demon who is strengthened by raping young girls.
• Imperal Japan: The first "Black Cat Manor" story is set right before the Japanese Navy attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Innocent Blue Eyes: Ami is a sweet, naive girl with cyan eyes. Her stepbrother Hiroshi is a kindhearted boy with blue eyes.
• Interplay of Sex and Violence: Happens a lot, most notably in "Super Dimension Legend Rall", "Pop Chaser", "Super Virgin", and "Nalice Scramble".
• Lolicon
• Making Love in All the Wrong Places
• Male Gaze/Female Gaze: As a hentai, this is a given.
• Mini-Mecha: Worn by Nalice of "Nalice Scramble".
• Naughty Tentacles:
  • Ramorue from "SF Super-Dimension Legend Rall" has a fluid body and takes this form while raping his victims.
  • The sentient planet from "Star Trap" uses these to kidnap female astronauts.
  • Arguably the most normal type of sex in Impressions of Europe.
• Never Bareheaded: Midori from the "Escalation" saga always has her hair in a ponytail.
• Nice Guy: Ami's stepbrother Hiroshi, among others.
• Passionate Sports Girl: Mami from White Shadow, as the good Hikari Kamijou Expy that she is.
• Parental Incest: Arisa from the story "Black Cat Manor" is molested by her mother.
• Porn With Plot: The stories aren't so much about sex as they are about using sex to tell a story.
• Rape as Drama:
  • "After School XXX" A teen girl blackmailed into getting gang raped by masked boys, and then is raped by the girls who came to her aid.
  • "It May Be So" follows a sociopathic young man who uses a loaded gun to rape women in public.
• Sailor Fuku: The saloon waitresses in "Pop Chaser".
• Sex Comedy: Also happens a lot, most notably in "Pop Chaser", "Star Trap", and "Nalice Scramble".
• Shiny Midnight Black: Hiroshi and Kouno, Ami's lovers.
• Shout-Out:
  • "Star Trap": Kanata and Lan's spaceship strongly resembles the USS Enterprise.
  • "Nalice Scramble": The opening parodies the intro of the Superman Theatrical Cartoons.
• Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Caron in "SF Super-Dimension Legend Rall".
• The Stoic: Hiroshi Nonomura
• Straw Feminist: The Super Virgin Groupies from "Super Virgin".
• Those Wacky Nazis: The villains of "Nalice Scramble" are lesbian schoolgirls with Third Reich uniforms and swastika banners.
• Three-Way Sex:
  • The "Escalation" series follows Catholic girls who spend their nights doing lesbian bondage orgies.
  • "Black Cat Manor" has a young man invited to a mansion and engages in group sex with the house's mistress, her daughter, and their maid.
  • "Nalice Scramble" ends with a school-wide orgy.
• Tomboyish Ponytail: Caron in "SF Super-Dimension Legend Rall".
• Trope Namer: The term Lemon for relating to sexually explicit fanfic is believed to have come from this.
• Unbuilt Trope: The first OVA, "Be My Baby", features the first portrayal of incest in hentai, which is normally depicted as immune to guilt and consequences. Ami and her stepbrother Hiroshi are initially embarrassed about their mutual attraction, and when they do have sex, they immediately get caught by Ami's mom/Hiroshi's stepmom. Sequel episodes show that they've been separated and Hiroshi wants a life without Ami, who goes through a lot of angst in sorting out her feelings.
• Victim Falls For Rapist: Played for laughs at the climax (no pun intended) of "Pop Chaser".
• What Could Have Been: Project A-ko was originally conceived as an episode until the producers realised it had better potential as a mainstream film.
• Whip It Good: Naomi from the "Escalation" chapters brandishes a whip as part of her dominatrix attire.
• World War II: "Black Cat Manor" is set shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Naomi from the "Escalation" stories, and Watashi from "Impressions of Europe".