
Lamune
- Rate: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
- Native: ラムネ
- Aired: Oct 11, 2005 to Dec 27, 2005
- Premiered: fall 2005
- Duration: 24 min per ep
- Episodes: 12
- Score: 6.8
- Producer: Radix
- Studios: Picture Magic Trinet Entertainment
- Genres: Drama Romance Slice of Life
Characters and Voice Actors
Konoe, Nanami
MainGotou, Yuuko
JapaneseTomosaka, Kenji
MainTaniyama, Kishou
JapaneseAyukawa, Misora
SupportingShintani, Ryouko
JapaneseHatano
SupportingOohata, Shintarou
JapaneseIsawa, Tae
SupportingYanase, Natsumi
JapaneseKonoe, Kagami
SupportingNarumi, Erika
JapaneseNakazato, Hikari
SupportingTomonaga, Akane
JapaneseSakura, Hiromi
SupportingTaguchi, Hiroko
JapaneseSchoolboy A
SupportingTachibana, Shinnosuke
JapaneseTomosaka, Kenryuu
SupportingNagasako, Takashi
JapaneseTomosaka, Suzuka
SupportingSato, Mikako
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