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Terra II is the fictional planet on which most of the events in the Saber Marionette J saga takes place.
It is politically divided into six city-states, each resembling period nations from Earth. Each nation is led by the clones of the six original survivors from the Mesopotamia disaster.

Gartland (WWII Germany), led by Faust.

Japoness (Feudal Japan), led by Ieyasu.

Peterberg (Czarist, Pre-Soviet Russia), led by Alexander.

New Texas (modern-day United States), led by Joy.

Xi'an (ancient China), led by Wong.

Romana (medieval Italy), led by Vilay.

Characters

Otaru Mamiya
The protagonist. A citizen of Japoness, a country of Terra II which resembles feudal Japan and guardian of the Japoness Sabers: Lime, Cherry, & Bloodberry. He eventually discovers the three marionettes and forms a sort of family with them. Initially, Otaru seems to be very asexual and becomes constantly overwhelmed by the marionettes and their affection, which he returns only platonically, and equally to the three. His weapon is a jitte in which the blade can extend to become a sword and the tail of it can be used to reel his friends to safety. He has a distinctive two-color hair-style of light brown on the front and dark brown in the back.

Lime (JSM-01L)
A marionette possessing the otome kairo, a circuit that enables her to act almost indistinguishable from a human girl. She is the most child-like of the main marionettes, with a naive, lively, sunny, peppy and playful personality. ("Yoo-hoo" becomes something of Lime's catchphrase), and thus frequently asks all manner of questions about life to Otaru. Because her otome kairo makes her act like a pre-adolescent girl as opposed to a mature woman, Lime doesn't share the other otome kairo marionettes' (Cherry, Bloodberry, & the Saber Dolls) fear of mice. The quickest of the three; she's amazing speeds that can even out rival the Hanagata Mitsurugi 3000GT seen in Episode 1. She has long blue hair that's pulled back with a long yellow scarf with a red ornament bubble. Her clothing consists of a white, yellow-trimmed "jacket" over a black bodysuit. When walking, Lime and the other marionettes make a squeaking sound much like the squeak of a toy hammer, reminiscent of a popular style of shoe for young children in Japan.

Cherry (JSM-02C)
She is the second of Japoness' otome kairo marionettes. She is the most maternal of the three and acts like the perfect stereotype of the Japanese wife, excelling at cooking and doing everything to please "Master" Otaru, who is the subject of her frequent romantic daydreams, in which she goes into over-romantic frenzies and loses sight of her current objectives. She is, however, quite intelligent and equipped with the best sensors of the three. She is often mocked by Bloodberry for being too sweet and mild and is often ridiculed for being flat-chested. Instead, her fantasies and amorous interactions with Otaru tend to focus on her behind. She has two long tails of purple hair and usually dresses in a pink kimono.

Bloodberry (JSM-03B)
She is the third of Japoness' otome kairo marionettes. She represents the aggressive side of femininity, being quite loud, boisterous, headstrong, impulsive and very amorous. She is by far the bustiest, and is openly proud of this fact, often teasing Cherry in particular. She is also the most sexual of the three, often vowing to "make a man" out of Otaru, smothering him with her large breasts and endless amounts of physical affection and pressuring him to marry her. For his part, Otaru is much more receptive to Bloodberry's overt advances than the average harem protagonist, often going as far as to compliment her massive bust, to her delight. Although a pussycat in Otaru's presence, she's a lioness in battle. She fights fiercely and bravely and has the most raw physical power. She dresses in a black and orange bodysuit, with her red hair in a high ponytail.

Mitsurugi Hanagata
Initially a wealthy, spoiled, pretty-boy enemy of Otaru's, later revealed to have gay feelings for him (which isn't an uncommon result due to the absence of real females on Terra II). He despises Otaru's marionettes, seeing them as rivals, and is frequently physically abused by them (especially Bloodberry) for comic relief. Hanagata often tries to seduce Otaru with his underdeveloped, rib-exposing chest. Eventually the five of them settle in a somewhat peaceful coexistence and friendship. He has a younger brother named Yumeji.

Yumeji Hanagata
Mitsurugi's younger and in many cases, smarter brother. He becomes friends with Lime after she saves him from their burning mansion.

Lorelei
The only remaining human female in Terra II and its vicinity, thus making her the symbol of "true" femininity. All the otome kairo marionettes are said to be based in some part of her personality. She was held in suspended animation in the Mesopotamia since its arrival to Terra II.

Ieyasu Tokugawa
He is the shogun of Japoness, the 15th cloned incarnation of the original. All of Japoness' citizens are genetically engineered descendants of him or one of his ancestors. He has a laid back personality even in times of danger, but he still takes threats to his nation seriously. In love with Lorelei, he created Lime, Cherry and Bloodberry in an attempt to rescue her, but it's unclear whether she returned his feelings. He is assassinated by the Saber Dolls in his own fortress, the Japoness Castle. He is obviously named after the real-life shogun of Japan Tokugawa Ieyasu. Interestingly, the original Ieyasu (and likely all the clones at one point) resembled an older Otaru.

Hikosagoemon (also known as Hikozaemon)
He is the trusted personal assistant of Shogun Ieyasu. Appears to be the second in command of the country of Japoness, after the Shogun himself. He is more serious and strict than the Shogun.

Gelhardt von Faust
The leader of Gartland, Generalissimo of the country's military forces, and the 10th clone incarnation of the original Faust is the main antagonist of the series. He is the master of the Saber Dolls: Tiger, Luchs, and Panther. He is bent on conquering all of Terra II and rules his country with an iron fist. It is also notable that Faust's regime resembles Adolf Hitler's and Gartland resembles Nazi Germany. Faust created the Saber Dolls also in an attempt to save Lorelei. He's often called the "Führer", by his soldiers. He has a huge personality cult around him as with most dictators. Faust was once a kind, warm-hearted boy until his mind was altered by his "father", Faust the 9th, in order to succeed him as leader of Gartland. As a result, Faust became a ruthless, powermad tyrant. Towards the end of the series, Faust sees the error of his evil ways once he sees Gartland fall into anarchy and seeing Tiger die in his arms. After the Mesopotamia's destruction, he reforms and starts a new life with his Dolls as well as being a close friend and ally of Otaru and his Sabers.

Tiger
One of as well as the first of Faust's Saber Dolls, and thus equipped with the otome kairo. She is the de facto leader of the Dolls. She has short red hair and uses a sword/whip weapon. Is roughly the equivalent of Lime mainly in speed and agility but not nearly as naive and like the other three Dolls far more busty. Of the 3, she shows a fiercer devotion and love for Faust and would die for him. When Faust was a child, he saw Tiger as almost a mother to him and she loved him both maternally and romantically. As a result, Tiger's otome kairo was maturing at the rate that it should because of the love that she showed Faust as well as the the love that he returned. Sadly, Faust was taken away from her to satisfy his "father's" desire to rule Gartland. Tiger witnessed first hand at seeing Faust become a black hearted, cold-blooded devil and was even slapped by the "new" Faust and thus, her circuit's growth was stunted by Faust's new cruel and abusive demeanor. Nevertheless, she remained loyal and still loved him; hoping that he'd return to the Faust she knew from back when was a boy. It's worth noting that Tiger resembles Chocolate Misu in her dominatrix form from the Sorcerer Hunters series.

Luchs
She is another of Faust's Saber Dolls, equivalent to Cherry. Uses projectile weapons and isn't above manipulating and deceiving her comrades for her own benefit. She has a very mysterious and aloof personality but has been known to act silly on certain occasions. Has short blue hair and her uniform contains a short, cut miniskirt so in that respect, she looks more like a sexy secretary than a soldier. She also has the same kind of advanced sensors as Cherry. Her name means Lynx in German. She also was the first of the Sabers that Otaru "kissed". He did this in order to shut down Gartland's main computer. In the OVA, Luchs showed a flash of her now-friendly rival Cherry when she fantasized about winning Faust's affections by cooking for him in which she went into the same over-amorous frenzies as Cherry does for Otaru. Also, in the hopes of winning the affections of Faust, Luchs also tries to seduce Otaru (whom she may even have a genuine crush for as well stemming perhaps from the kiss Otaru planted on her in the first series).

Panther
The third of Faust's Saber Dolls, counterpart of Bloodberry. Of the Dolls, she's seen as Faust's pit bull and is the most ambitious; always ready to defend his honor and pride at all costs. She has long, blond hair which she wears in a front side ponytail and a star-shaped eye patch which can emit a laser beam, though she mostly fights bare-handed. Like all the Saber Dolls, has a tall, voluptuous build and shows it off in a military-inspired black and white uniform; she also wears pants that are tight in the leg but extremely baggy in the hips, somewhat reminiscent of military riding pants. In the OVA, Panther has her hair cut short. Also, Panther and Bloodberry become good friends in the OVA. Like Luchs, Panther also tries to seduce Otaru in the hopes of winning Faust's love.

Tamasaburou
A marionette part of the elite imperial guard of Japoness, uses a naginata as a weapon. She isn't stated to have the otome kairo, but behaves remarkably life-like compared to other regular marionettes. After the death of the Shogun, she's revealed to contain his memories and personality, but it isn't clear if this was the case previously.

Baiko
The other half of the imperial guard, using two sword beams as a weapon. Like Tamasaburo, she's later revealed to contain the personality of the Shogun's second-in-command, Hikozaemon.

Mesopotamia
It refers to both the ship which carried Terra II's original colonizers and the main computer of said ship. Designed by Lorelei, it fell in love with her and boycotted the mission, taking her captive and killing all but six of the colonizers. The Mesopotamia is the final antagonist of the series. It is named after the Mesopotamia area in the Ancient World that coincides closely with the modern day nation of Iraq

Gennai Shiraga
A Japoness' resident elder and mad scientist/inventor. He helps Otaru and his marionettes in some of the most ingenious and absurd ways. He is usually called "Grampa", by Lime and "Gennie-Poo", by Bloodberry.

Soemon Obiichi/Ruebens
A martial artist and swordsman extraordinaire; also Otaru's sensei. Obiichi took Otaru in when he was a little boy after seeing him being bullied by other boys. He almost never opens his eyes, but he harbors a dark secret. He was the first man to love a marionette as if it were a real woman; the marionette's name was Koiyuki. Ostracized by the citizens of Japoness, Obiichi took Koiyuki and fled to Gartland, where he noticed Tiger smiled at him. He realized that this was the first time a marionette showed human emotions and he needed the maiden circuit for Koyuki to do the same. He swore his allegiance to Faust and changed his name to Ruebens. He is responsible for stealing Lime's maiden circuit and attempting to erase it in order to use it on Koyuki. Otaru confronts his sensei and hears his sad story in the process. A Gartland marionette soldier was sent to kill Obiichi for his disobedience to Faust, but only ended up killing Koyuki before being overwhelmed.

Doctor Hess
The chief scientist of Gartland. Served Faust with great pride and was responsible for most of the nation's weapons and vehicles. When Faust was overthrown, he turned on him. In Saber Marionette J to X, he'd become the main antagonist and was also revealed in this series to be the first man on Terra II.

Goddel
One of Faust's generals. Faust places him in charge of the Saber Dolls when they failed him. However, he despises the Dolls and they, in turn, despise him.

Alexander
The leader of Petersburg, a country on Terra II resembling Russia. In a style similar to Hitler's tactics during WWII, his country is successfully invaded by Gartland, thus his fate is uncertain.

Episode list

1 - Enter Lime! The Planet of Men (Lime Toujou! Otoko Dake no Wakusei ライム登場！オトコだけの惑星)
   2 - Marionette Girl: The Troublemaker (Osawagase Marionette Girl お騒がせマリオネットガール)
   3 - Big Trouble in Castle Japoness (Japones-jou de Daisoudou!? ジャポネス城で大騒動！？)
   4 - Cherry Panic! The Great Romantic Scheme!! (Cherry Panic Romance Daisakusen!! チェリーパニックロマンス大作戦！！)
   5 - Challenge from Faust (Faust no Chousen!! ファウストの挑戦！！)
   6 - Passionate Unwelcoming! Flying Love Attack! (Netsuretsu Fukangei! Soratobu Love Attack! 熱烈不歓迎！空飛ぶラブアタック！)
   7 - Getting Rich Quick is a Sour Joy (Ikkaku Senkin wa Nuka Yorokobidekushi! 一獲千金はヌカ喜びでぃ！)
   8 - Love Prophecy Battle Royale (Koi Uranai Battle Royal!! 恋占いバトルロイヤル！！)
   9 - If We All Go to Gartlant Together, It Won't Be So Scary (Gartlant, Minna de Ikeba Kowakunai! ガルトラント、みんなでいけばこわくない！)
   10 - Infiltration of the Dark Empire (Sennyuu!! Kuroki Teikoku 潜入！！黒き帝)
   11 - Maiden Circuits Win the Day!? (Otome Kairo de Daishouri!? 乙女回路で大勝利！？)
   12 - My First Kiss Tasted Like Plasma (First Kiss wa Plasma no Aji!? ファーストキスはプラズマの味！？)
   13 - Otaru's Big Debut! Time for You to Shine (Otaru Debut!! Ima, Kimi ga Kagayaku Toki! 小樽デビュー！！今、君が輝く時！)
   14 - Welcome the New Year! The Otaru Cup Marionette Contest (Geishun! Otaru-hai Marionette Contest!! 迎春！小樽杯マリオネットコンテスト!!)
   15 - Revival of the Females!? The Mystery of Lorelei (Jousei Fukkatsu!? Lorelei no Nazo 女性復活!?ローレライの謎)
   16 - What's a "Living Thing"? (Ikimono tte Naani? いきものってなぁに？)
   17 - Gentleness, Heartbreak and Femininity (Yasashisa to Setsunsa to Onna Rashisa to やさしさと切なさと女らしさと)
   18 - Castle, Transform! Rise, Japonessguar! (Jousai Henkei! Tate Japonesgar 城塞変形！立てジャポネスガー)
   19 - Tiger: To the End of Love, And Beyond!! (Tiger, Ai no Hate ni...!? ティーゲル、愛の果てに…!?)
   20 - Love Unending, Hearts Distant (Omoi Hatenaku Kokoro Haruka ni おもいはてなくこころはるかに)
   21 - The Big Barbecue Party of Darkness and Light (Yami to Hikari no Barbecue Taikai 闇と光のバーベキュー大会)
   22 - Soaring Emotion (Tenkuu Kakeru Omoi 天空翔る想い)
   23 - Faust: Warped Sincerity (Faust Yuganda Junshin ファウスト歪んだ純心)
   24 - The Maiden's Voyage (Otometachi no Tabidachi 乙女達の旅立ち)
   25 - You'll Always Be There (Itsumo Kimi ga Soba ni Iru いつもキミがそばにいる)

Music

Opening Theme

"Successful Mission"
Performed by: Megumi Hayashibara

Ending Theme

"I'll Be There"
Performed by: Megumi Hayashibara

Japanese Voice Actors

Otaru Mamiya
Yuka Imai

Lime
Megumi Hayashibara

Cherry
Yuri Shiratori

Bloodberry
Akiko Hiramatsu

Mitsurugi Hanagata
Takehito Koyasu

Yumeji Hanagata
Urara Takano

Lorelei
Yuri Amano

Ieyasu Tokugawa
Kenichi Ogata

Hikosagoemon (Hikozaemon)
Shigeru Chiba

Gelhardt von Faust
Hikaru Midorikawa

Tiger
Urara Takano

Luchs
Yūko Mizutani

Panther
Kikuko Inoue

Tamasaburou
Maria Kawamura

Baiko
Ai Orikasa

Gennai Shiraga
Yuichi Nagashima

Soemon Obiichi/Ruebens
Nobuo Tobita

Doctor Hess
Tomohiro Nishimura

Goddel
Kenyū Horiuchi

English Voice Actors

Otaru Mamiya
Brad Swaile

Lime
Maggie Blue O'Hara

Cherry
Erin Fitzgerald
Nicole Oliver

Bloodberry
Saffron Henderson

Mitsurugi Hanagata
Samuel Vincent

Lorelei
Ellen Kennedy

Ieyasu Tokugawa
Don Brown

Hikosagoemon
Paul Dobson
Richard Newman

Gelhardt von Faust
Paul Dobson

Tiger
Venus Terzo

Luchs
Erin Fitzgerald
Nicole Oliver

Panther
Samantha Ferris

Tamasaburou
Ellen Kennedy

Baiko
Nicole Oliver

Gennai Shiraga
French Tickner

Soemon Obiichi/Ruebens
Richard Newman

Doctor Hess
Paul Dobson
Alec Willows

Goddel
Richard Newman Further Information

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