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* [[Meaningful Name]]: In episode 7 the tote board for the bike race reveals that the spelling of her name in roman letters is actually "Lime" -- the color of her motorcycle and the tie on her school uniform.
** Her last name is unknown -- "Kawasaki" is a pseudonym given to her by the principal for her bogus student ID, inspired by her Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Raimu is actually in her middle to late thirties, if not older (in a flashback to the principal's high school years she's shown able to place bets at leasta race without a problem, and later two forty-something pro racers refer to her as "sempai") but is masquerading as a schoolgirl to watch over the bike club as a favor to the school's principal. It helps that she seems to naturally have very school-girlish body language.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Raimu is a very obvious shout-out to [[Top Gear|the Stig]], right down to wearing the same brand of helmet.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: The more we learn about Raimu, the more she seems to be this.
* [[Talking with Signs]]: When simple nods and gestures are insufficient to communicate her message, Raimu will resort to notes jotted down on paper.
* [[Vague Age]]: She's in her mid- to late-thirties... at least. It's entirely possible that she was already older than high school age when she was part of the Motorcycle Club twenty years ago, --given there'sshe nowas proofable oneto wayplace orbets theat othera bike race. And as mentioned above, there are forty-something racers who call her "sempai".
* [[The Voiceless]]: She's not mute, even though she never speaks on screen and resorts to [[Talking with Signs|written notes]] when she has to -- there's at least one moment where she steps away from the action to take a cell phone call.
* [[Wrench Wench]]: Although we never actually see it, in episode 9 we learn that Raimu does all the maintenance for Hane's bike, and washes all the girls' bikes as well.
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