Cream Lemon, one of the most iconic and influential cult hentai in history, celebrated its 40th anniversary.
Origin
Cream Lemon is an original hentai anime created by the studios Fairy Dust and AIC. Its first OVA was released on August 11, 1984, and the series concluded on March 19, 1993, with 38 animated episodes.
Story
Is a collection of short stories, ranging from soap opera (the Ami series) to fantasy (Rall series) to horror (Cream Lemon Dark) to parody (Pop Chaser). It does deal with a lot of heavy perversions ranging from S&M, male rape (by a bunch of females, that is), bondage, torture, yuri (lesbian love) and incest.
Reception
Cream Lemon was very well received in Japan, especially during the “lolicon boom” of the 1980s, thanks to its wide variety of stories that captured the attention of the emerging hentai community. However, from its release to the present day, Cream Lemon has been surrounded by controversy due to the controversial themes it addresses, including incest, lolicon, rape, and torture (BDSM).
Trivia
- Cream Lemon was animated by A.P.P.P. studio and directed by Hirano Toshihiro, Ide Yasunori and Yamada Katsuhisa.
- Of all the girls featured in the anime, Ami is the most popular and recognizable.
- Due to Ami‘s growing popularity, a movie titled Tabidachi: Ami Shuushou was dedicated to her.
- In addition to its successful hentai OVA series, Cream Lemon also ventured into conventional anime with several TV series. These include: Lemon Angel, Cream Lemon: Lemon Angel, YJ Ban Lemon Angel y Lemon Angel Project.
- Two years after the release of Lemon Angel, a manga adaptation of TV series with the same name was published.
- The franchise also includes several live-action movies. These films are: Cream Lemon, Cream Lemon: Ami no Nikki, Cream Lemon: Tsubomi no Katachi, Cream Lemon: Kuroneko-kan, Cream Lemon: Yume no Ato ni, Cream Lemon: Mata no Hi no Ami, Cream Lemon: Poolside no Ami y Cream Lemon: Devil Doll.
- In November 1986, Cream Lemon – Star Trap was released, an eroge inspired by the tenth episode of the animated series, featuring the character Lam.
- During the production of Project A-ko movie, it was initially considered to be part of the Cream Lemon franchise. However, this idea was eventually discarded, and the movie was finalized as an independent work, separate from the franchise.
- The last animated series in the franchise was Cream Lemon New Generation, which was released in 2006. This series consists of four episodes and, unlike previous series, is not intended for an adult audience.
- Cream Lemon is one of the first hentai ever..
- Ami y Miu de Lolita Anime fueron las dos primeras personajes femeninas (waifus) que se hicieron populares en el anime hentai.
- Ami and Miu from Lolita Anime were among the first female characters to gain popularity in the hentai anime genre.
- Both Ami and Miu, as well as other characters from that era, are inspired by Clarisse from the movie Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro. Additionally, Lam from Cream Lemon appears to be a parody of Lum Invader from Urusei Yatsura anime.
- Excalibur Films released a version of Cream Lemon for Europe and America, while Everest Video did the same for Brazil.
- Cream Lemon is the hentai with the most animated episodes in history.
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- Due to its significant popularity and impact during the early boom of the hentai anime industry, Cream Lemon is considered one of the most important hentai series in history.
