History Anime / Kemurikusa

* TheTeaser: Every episode includes a Cold Opening, although episode 11 [[UpToEleven literally takes it up to eleven as the opening credits don't show up until 11 minutes in!]]

* CavalryOfTheDead: Episode 12 has the dead sisters, Riku, Ryoku and Ryou returning one last time for the final battle. They vanish soon after, not without saying their goodbyes.

''"Not Kemurikusa again. Not everything is about Kemurikusa, you know."''
-- '''Rinaji''', ''Kemurikusa'', "Episode 10"[[note]][[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin She's actually wrong, though.]][[/note]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler: The Red Tree, being the source of all the red fog, Bugs and lack of water that the group encounters on their journey.]]

* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler: Shiro is actually the Nushi with a laser cannon fought at the end of Episode 4.]]

** [[spoiler: Nushi-Chi, the original Wakaba and Riri's RobotBuddy, is introduced in Episode 10 after he's infected and blown up alongside a wall in Episode 8.]]

** [[spoiler: Shiro is actually a Nushi-class robot used for monitoring and commanding lesser robots. All the Nushi-class, different from common Mushis, are originally this because they have their own personality.]]
** [[Nushi-Chi (Nushi 1) to the original Wakaba.]]

* ShockAndAwe: This was Riku's favored kemurikusa that notably only she used [[spoiler: and puts it to good use to help take down the Red Root.]]

** [[spoiler: The brand Lily used to have a green logo but its final iteration changed to red.]]

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler: Island Ten functions as this, being the last of them and the one where the [[BigBad Red Tree]] is located.]]

* WhereItAllBegan: In a twisted version of the trope. While the anime starts at Island One, [[spoiler: Riri, Wakaba and the Red Tree's story begins all the way to Island Ten, where the last stretch of the anime takes place.]]

* TheNavigator: Riku and Wakaba, both can sense the heat of the red root, and thus they can direct the group to where they must go next.
** Ai-chan, blue-colored fish like Kemurikusa leaves which can detect water.

** [[spoiler: Nushi-Chi, the original Wakaba and Riri's RobotBuddy, is introduced in Episode 10 after he's infected and blown up alongside a wall in Eposode 8.]]

** [[spoiler: Shiro is actually a Nushi-class robot used for monitoring and commanding lesser robots. All the Nushi-clsss, different from common Mushis, are originally this because they have their own personality.]]

* WhamShot: [[spoiler:After learning what happened to the First Person and Rin comes to her senses, Wakaba is nowhere to be found. She walks around and finds him ''impaled by the red root''.]]

* WhereItAllBegan: In a twisted version of the Trope. While the anime starts at Island One, [[spoiler: Riri, Wakaba and the Red Tree's story begins all the way to Island Ten, where the last stretch of the anime takes place.]]

* ActionGirl: All of the sisters are tough and can hold on their own against the Nushi, huge insect-like robots that threaten their lives.
* AdaptationExpansion: The 2019 anime is a huge expansion over the 2012 ONA. The story of the sisters and their life status remains largely the same, as well as the appearance of Wakaba from nowhere. The difference lies in the scenery and the islands, the Nushi and the mission the sisters must follow according to the First Person, not to mention that it has 12 episodes this time.

* TheBigGuy: Rin and [[spoiler:formerly Ryou]] are the strongest of the team, usually taking it to themselves to defeat the big Nushi.

* BreatherEpisode: Episode 7 is this for the crew, as they find a place with a huge tree, with a pond. They finally get to rest and recharge their batteries, as well as getting multiple reserves of water. [[spoiler:Subverted in the second half of the episode, as they cross the wall on the other side, to see that the landscape is as dark as red as before, chock full of Nushi that will eventually cross the wall.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: In episode 8, several Shiro-like robots merge and form a Nushi to cut down a red root that was forming more red bugs and blocked the way. They go down and [[ItHasBeenAnHonor thank Wakaba for being their Captain]] [[spoiler:one more time.]]

** Ai-chan, a fish like Kemurikusa which can detect water.

A group of sisters try to live through the hardships of the [[CrapsackWorld world they live in]] while searching for water. Not long after they find a small poodle, one of the sisters gets [[TooDumbToLive too reckless]] and gets [[DownerBeginning killed by a giant red bug]]. After they secure the water, a [[AmnesiacHero mysterious boy with no memories]] appears from the source they were extracting from. At first suspected to be an enemy, the boy will prove his worth and help the sisters to take down the source of all their troubles, the [[BigBad Red Tree]].

A group of sisters try to live through the hardships of the [[CrapsackWorld world they live in]] while searching for water. Not long after they find a small poodle, one of the sisters gets [[TooDumbToLive too reckless]] and gets [[DownerBeginning killed by a giant red bug]]. After they secure the water, a [[AmnesiacHero mysterious boy with no memories]] appears from the source they were extracting from. At first suspected to be an enemy, the boy will prove his worth and help the sisters to take down the source of all their troubles.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: The Red Tree, being the source of all the red fog, Bugs and lack of water that the group encounter on their journey.]]

* MacGuffinPersonReveal: [[spoiler:The sole reason of the existence of the girls, is to save Wakaba, who has been with them since the start of the series.]]

* AlliterativeName: Downplayed since they don't have last names. The First Person's and the sisters' names begin with '''Ri'''. '''Ri'''ri, '''Ri'''ku, '''Ri'''n, '''Ri'''na (When split: '''Ri'''nacchi, '''Ri'''naji, '''Ri'''nazou, '''Ri'''nayo, '''Ri'''nako and '''Ri'''namu), '''Ri'''tsu, '''Ry'''ou and '''Ry'''oku. The last two still apply because their name still includes Ri as per the Japanese kana:　りょ (Ri+yo).

* PosthumousCharacter: Riku, Ryou and Ryoku [[spoiler:And the original Wakaba]], as they all died before the start of both the ONA and the anime. [[spoiler:They aren't quite dead yet, still existing as memories in Rin's leaf, albeit with not much longer to live even in this state.]]

* ThemeNaming: Plenty of the characters reference Japanese brands of cigarettes, like [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fRVYAAs8xP.jpg Wakaba]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fTU0AAoLXZ.png Riri/Lily]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fQU8AEUeem.jpg Rin]], and [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fcUcAE2Inr.png Midori]]. Consider that ''Kemurikusa'' literally means ''Smoke Tobacco'', and TATSUKI is an avid smoker. [[spoiler:Made even more obvious in Episode 11, where Scientist Wakaba is shown using a Kemurikusa as if it were a cigarette.

* MeaningfulName: Plenty of the characters reference Japanese brands of cigarettes, like [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fRVYAAs8xP.jpg Wakaba]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fTU0AAoLXZ.png Riri/Lily]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fQU8AEUeem.jpg Rin]], and [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2JX_fcUcAE2Inr.png Midori]]. Consider that ''Kemurikusa'' literally means ''Smoke Tobacco'', and TATSUKI is an avid smoker.

* PosthumousCharacter: Riku, Ryou and Ryoku, as they all died before the start of both the ONA and the anime. [[spoiler:They aren't quite dead yet, still existing as memories in Rin's leaf, albeit with not much longer to live even in this state.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: Riku, Ryou and Ryoku, as they all died before the start of both the ONA and the anime.

* TheBigGuy: Ryou and Rin are the strongest of the team, usually taking it to themselves to defeat the big Nushi.

* NotQuiteHuman: [[spoiler:Wakaba in the flashback on episode 11. He's on a mission to 3D print the remnants of human civilization, the progress of Earth's cultural assets.]]

* MyGreatestFailure: Rin is constantly blaming herself for the deaths of her sisters, swearing to protect the remaining ones no matter what.

-- '''Rinaji''', ''Kemurikusa'', "Episode 10"

* ActionGirl: All of the sisters are tough and can hold on their own against the Nushi, huge robot-like insects that threaten their lives.

* ChildProdigy: [[spoiler:Riri, also known as The First Person, is a child who knows a lot about Kemurikusa, going as far as merging different Kemurikusa, and unwittingly creating the Red Root that destroyed most of the world.]]

* Flashback: Most of episode 11 deals with the events prior to the run of the series, showcasing the lives of the First Person and [[spoiler:Scientist Wakaba]] before things went awry.

* ReallyWasBornYesterday: [[spoiler:Episode 11 implies Wakaba is this, being reborn from Midori after sacrificing himself to save Riri, showing up in the cabin where the sisters were retrieving from, with no memories of his previous life.]]

* ChildProdigy: [[spoiler:Riri, also known as The First Person, knows a lot about Kemurikusa, going as far as merging different Kemurikusa, and unwittingly creating the Red Root that destroyed most of the world.]]

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