Strawberry Panic is a series produced by the animation studio and is a part of the which brings many different types of media together in a single series. The anime aired in Japan between April 3, 2006 and September 25, 2006, and contained twenty-six episodes.
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These episodes were later split into nine separate, the first of which went on sale in Japan on June 23, 2006; it contained the first two episodes. The anime's central theme is ( relationships). The anime is based on the and that preceded it. Released four - DVDs of Strawberry Panic between March 4 and September 2, 2008; a fifth and final DVD was released in November 2008. All English-subtitled DVDs contain five episodes, except for its first release, which contains six. The series premiered on in the United States on December 31, 2015. Episode list # Title Original air date 01 'Cherry Blossom Hill' 'Sakura no Oka' (櫻の丘) April 3, 2006 Nagisa Aoi transfers to St.
Miator Girl's Academy and gets acquainted with the school and fellow students, including Tamao Suzumi, her friendly (if somewhat overbearing) roommate, Miyuki Rokujou, the Miator student council president, and Shizuma Hanazono, the Etoile, whom Nagisa finds beautiful and intriguing but also frustrating and perplexing due to her forwardness in her advances. 02 'Etoile' 'Etowāru' (エトワール) April 10, 2006 Tamao invites Nagisa to the Literature Club where she recites a poem she wrote about a rainbow. Shizuma misses an important lunch discussion. Nagisa and Shizuma have a couple chance encounters; Nagisa runs into Shizuma in a hallway where Shizuma flirts with and attempts to kiss her before being interrupted by the toll of a bell, and Nagisa later finds Shizuma with a young Miator student.
After the latter event, Nagisa retreats to the library, and Shizuma follows, catching her and again attempting to kiss her before being interrupted. The Miator student council president scolds Shizuma for her behavior toward the new transfer student and for shirking her responsibilities as Etoile, but Shizuma brushes it off.
03 'Attic' 'Yaneura' (屋根裏) April 17, 2006 Nagisa is shown around the Strawberry Dorms by Tamao and two of their classmates, during which time Nagisa is surprised by Shizuma yet again, who continues to make advances; Nagisa realizes that she finds herself unable to move whenever Shizuma gazes at her. Shizuma retreats to avoid members of the student council. Later, Nagisa accidentally bursts into a student council presidents’ meeting in the midst of an argument over the Etoile’s continued absence. Lulim's student council president, Chikaru Minamoto, tells Nagisa that her interruption was a relief because it ended the argument regarding Shizuma’s absence early. She explains some responsibilities of the Etoile that Shizuma is shirking as well as some major differences between the three schools, explaining arguments between the other student council presidents.
Nagisa admires Chikaru, and wonders why Shizuma is shirking her responsibilities. She resolves to make sure Shizuma attends the welcoming event for new first-year boarding students. After much searching, she finds Shizuma and convinces her to attend the event. 04 'The White Horse's Master' 'Hakuba no Kimi' (白馬の君) April 24, 2006 Hikari recalls being transferred to Spica a year prior and the first time she saw Amane riding her horse, thinking she was like an angel. Hikari and Yaya, her friend and roommate, sing in the St. Spica choir and practice for the congratulatory ceremony for the return of Amane and the rest of the horseback-riding team.
Hikari, who is extremely nervous for the event, prays alone at a fountain for a good performance. She and other Spica students gather to see Amane’s return, at which time the Etoile presents Amane with a bouquet of roses for her accomplishments. At the ceremony, during the choir performance, Hikari accidentally starts singing early due to her nervousness, and becomes embarrassed. Amane stands to quiet the room and the performance progresses without Hikari’s participation; she is extremely disappointed in herself. Meanwhile, the Spica student council president discusses the upcoming selection for a new Etoile with two of her peers, and expresses her desire for Amane to represent Spica, despite her not being interested. Hikari tells Yaya that she wants to quit the choir team because she is so disappointed in herself. Early the next morning, Hikari goes out to the fountain again and thinks about Amane and ends up at the horse range and sings.
She is surprised when Amane appears on her horse; they chat and Amane gives Hikari a pep-talk. Amane takes Hikari back to her dorm and asks if she can hear her sing again sometime. Hikari decides to stay in the choir. 05 'Younger Sisters' 'Imōtotachi' (妹たち) May 1, 2006 Select first years attending Miator become room-temps for older students. One such student, Chiyo, becomes the room-temp for Nagisa and Tamao. 06 'Greenhouse' 'Onshitsu' (温室) May 8, 2006 Nagisa tries to find a club she would like to join, but she's not interested in any of them. Later, she discovers the Etoile's private greenhouse and helps with the flowers.
07 'Thorny Trap' 'Ibara no Wana' (荊の罠) May 15, 2006 As Hikari and Amane's relationship progresses, Shion tries to convince Amane to run for the position of Etoile in the next election. However, unknown to Shion, Kaname and Momomi work out a different plan involving Hikari. 08 ' 'Ajisai' (紫陽花) May 22, 2006 Nagisa offers her favorite umbrella to Kagome but does not give her name. Later, Kagome gets help from Chikaru and her friends, and they start to try to find out who gave Kagome the umbrella. Meanwhile, Tamao tries desperately to fulfill her fantasy of walking under an umbrella together with Nagisa.
09 'Memories' 'Kioku' (記憶) May 29, 2006 The 'Seven Mysteries' of the Strawberry Dorms are mentioned. Nagisa and Tamao start to investigate the first mystery: 'The Girl of the Hallway', despite Nagisa's terrible fear of the supernatural. 10 'Private Lessons' 'Kojinkyōju' (個人教授) June 5, 2006 Nagisa starts to prepare for the mid-year exams by getting tutored by Shizuma in French. 11 'Meteor Shower' 'Ryūseiu' (流星雨) June 12, 2006 Nagisa, accompanied by most of her friends, go on a short trip to the beach during 'summer school'. While there, everyone finds their own ways of having fun with each other, and they even get to participate in a test of courage later on. Meanwhile, Nagisa is just starting to discover just how much she misses Shizuma.
12 'Summertime' 'Natsujikan' (夏時間) June 19, 2006 The month-long summer holidays have started, and most of the students residing in the Strawberry Dorms are going home. This leaves Nagisa, Shizuma and a couple of others left behind. Without the interference of other students, Shizuma makes her move on Nagisa. 13 'The Roar of the Waves' 'Shiosai' (潮騒) June 26, 2006 Hikari finally gets a chance to be on a 'date' with Amane. However, Kaname and Momomi again try to tear apart the new bond between them for Spica's sake at the Etoile position.
In the midsts of all this, Yaya's feelings for Hikari grow even stronger, and she eventually vents them by suddenly kissing a shocked Hikari. 14 'More Than Best Friends' 'Shinyū Ijō' (親友以上) July 3, 2006 Yaya's incident with Hikari causes her to fear that she has lost Hikari forever. An effort by Nagisa and Tamao allows them a reconciliation and another chance at being best friends forever. 15 'Heroine' 'Hiroin' (ヒロイン) July 10, 2006 Everybody at the Strawberry Dorms is pitching in for the two plays in Astraea's Drama Festival. The main play, is the focus of everyone's attention as everyone awaits the announcement of who is to be cast as the lead roles. The second play will be, prompting a furious rock-paper-scissors and thumb war tournament between the second-years for the role of Romeo.
Tamao is asked to write the script for the performance of Carmen. 16 'Behind the Scenes' 'Butaiura' (舞台裏) July 17, 2006 While everyone is still preparing for the show, there seems to be some internal struggling concerning Kaname and Momomi with the others. Later, after suffering two show-stopping events, all the students involved with the play band together and put on a show the other students will never forget. 17 'Secret' 'Himitsu' (秘密) July 24, 2006 While all three schools eagerly await the election of a new Etoile couple, Nagisa learns the truth behind this tradition and receives an unexpected invitation from Shizuma in order to find out more information about Shizuma's late partner—the deceased Etoile.
18 'Storm of Love' 'Ai no Arashi' (愛の嵐) July 31, 2006 During a rainy night in Shizuma's villa, Nagisa finally learns about Kaori Sakuragi, the Etoile that died. However, she also makes a painful discovery of exactly how close the two Etoile were, and how their shared past is still far from being a mere memory. 19 'Refrain' 'Rifurein' (リフレイン) August 7, 2006 Miyuki recounts for Nagisa the events of the past few years concerning Shizuma and the now-deceased Kaori, whom they have both grieved for the past 3 years.
As she tells her story, she also touches on the effects Nagisa's coming and passing had on both Shizuma and herself. 20 'Confession' 'Kokuhaku' (告白) August 14, 2006 In the aftermath of Shizuma avoiding everyone else, a cheerful Nagisa pushes on with her life, but then falls into a state of depression and ponders if coming to Miator was a good idea, which causes Tamao to recount just why Nagisa is so important to her.
Meanwhile, Nagisa's first and second year friends, concerned with her mood, decide to band together to cheer her up again. Tamao tells Nagisa of how she was lonely in her dorm room before Nagisa came, Tamao then opens the door and the others come in bringing cookies. The episode ends with Tamao talking to a sleeping Nagisa, and confessing her love to her before kissing her. 21 'Like a Flower' 'Hana no Yōni' (花のように) August 21, 2006 With the end of Shizuma's tenure as Etoile approaching, she prepares to abdicate her office.
A final message from Kaori forces her to reconsider her life's choices, as well as her behaviour towards other people. 22 'Duel' 'Kettō' (決闘) August 28, 2006 Preparations for the Etoile election are proceeding along and consuming more of everyone's attention. After another physical confrontation with Kaname, Hikari says something to her which motivates Kaname to challenge Amane to a game of tennis. During their match, Yaya and Hikari finally have an important discussion. During the match, Kaname admits that she both hates and loves Amane, because of her inability to ever surpass her at anything.
Kaname's lover, Momomi, overhears this and after the match they break up. Amane becomes persuaded to join the Etoile election, with Hikari as her partner. It is also revealed that Tamao and Nagisa had been chosen to represent Miator in the Etoile election. 23 'Maze' 'Meiro' (迷路) September 4, 2006 To counter Amane's plans of attending the Etoile election, Miyuki makes Tamao and Nagisa an offer not to be refused: enter the game together and repeat Miator's victorious history. Both Nagisa and Shizuma end up in an internal conflict as about how they truly feel, and tragedy strikes when Amane falls off her horse just as she is about to tell Hikari about her feelings. 24 'Wheel of Fate' 'Unmei no Wa' (運命の輪) September 11, 2006 Amane awakens after her accident, but has suffered partial memory loss—and among the lost memories is her relationship with Hikari, which leaves Hikari heartbroken.
In the meantime, Nagisa and Tamao enter training for the Etoile Election and get an unexpected tutor: Shizuma. 25 'Waltz' 'Enbukyoku' (円舞曲) September 18, 2006 Nagisa and Tamao continue practicing for the dance in preparation of the Etoile Election, but it will take some more of Shizuma's help to improve Nagisa's chances of becoming one of the next Etoiles.
Meanwhile, Amane recovers her memories when Hikari sings the song she sang when they first met, and their relationship is consummated. 26 'A Beginning' 'Hajimari' (はじまり) September 25, 2006 The Etoile elections have started.
Shizuma makes her final decision about her relationship with Nagisa when she tells Nagisa she loves her in the middle of the ceremony, and the two end up 'eloping' just before the announcement of who won the election. While Amane and Hikari go forward together as the new Etoiles, Shizuma and Nagisa finally consummate their love, but Nagisa has to make up with the heartbroken Tamao.
One of the many reasons I began teaching myself Japanese was because I resented having to rely on translators’ interpretations. I know that in translation one is always balancing “feel” and “sense” and I wanted to be able to read things in the original in order to be able to grasp both, without someone making my decisions for me. So, since will be coming out with a, I wanted to read them first in Japanese, so I could better appreciate how they were reproduced in English. Let me give you this piece of background info, that should help you appreciate my feelings about this novel: On average, it takes me three months to translate a 200 page Maria-sama ga Miteru light novel. If I am reading for myself, without translating, it takes me about a month to read, with the assistance of at least two dictionaries and a translation tool.
It took me.4 days. to read this 300+ page novel. With one dictionary. If you can’t appreciate the significance of that, let me add this piece of information: the amount of furigana in this novel was astounding. There was so much furigana that I’m tempted to think that their target audience is 12 year olds. Comparatively, there is very little furigana on any given page of a Maria-sama ga Miteru novel.
As Tsutako explains to Yumi in an interesting metaconversation in ( by Erin Subramanian,) the audience for the book is really adults, although it is ostensibly a book for teens. (and I am still linking to the Japanese edition here, as that is what I am reviewing. When I review the English edition, I’ll link to that) is about the happenings at Astoria, an old, tradition-laden campus that is composed of three distinct schools: St. Spica and St.
Miator is the oldest and, in many ways, the most powerful. Spica is the second oldest, and sort of “mod” to Miator’s “traditional.” LuLim is the youngest of the three, and “eclectic” in comparison with both the other schools. The events and characterizations in the novel follow the manga closely – this one novel pretty much covers the events in the two manga volumes (Here are the reviews for and.) Much of the clunkiest, most derivative junk that mucked up the anime has been shed, which is good. So, no memory loss, no global warming, no angsty avoidance. And much less open rip-offs of memes from other Yuri series.
(Just one, other than the whole “Catholic schoolgirls misbehaving” thing.) The opening of anime, manga and novel are almost identical, as we meet playgirl extraordinaire Hanazono Shizuma as she breaks up with her most recent paramour, and proceeds from there to meet – and be enchanted by – incoming transfer student Aoi Nagisa. Early on, Shizuma determines that she will run for the school’s star positon, the Etoile, with Nagisa. This is unheard of, since she is in her final year at school, and cannot possibly hold the position for more than a few monthsand her chosen partner is a transfer student who barely knows anything at all. Her only real competition for the position is the junior year Prince of Spica, Ootori Amane.
Their battle for the position is just about identical to that in the manga. In Spica, the way Amane and meets her partner for Etoile, Konohana Hikari, differs strongly from manga and anime – and it makes a lot mores sense. So does the fact that they fall in love just about instantly without much fuss.
The first third of the novel is almost identical to the manga, with the creepy, servicey almost-kisses between Shizuma and Nagisa. But from there, the author seems to shed a lot of the less good stuff the story had piled on it, and manages to do a halfway decent job with what is left.
Which is not to say that this is a good story, but more on that later. Here are some of the main differences between the versions. We learn a LOT more about the individual schools and how they work. Spica, particularly, has some weird rules – all new transfer students live by themselves for two weeks. When you enter the Spica side of the dorms (and there is no free movement allowed between the three sides, so sneaking around for those midnight tea parties is really awkward) you have to ring a bell and announce your name. Even if, especially if, you’re a Spica student. Hikari and Nagisa are both transfer students.
So the first usual test for the younger partner in the Etoile, which is an exam on Astoria history, is canceled completely, as neither has had time to be able to compete fairly. Nagisa is, as long as she isn’t speaking out loud, pretty much okay. Once, she’s so distressed that she forgets to refer to herself as “Nagisa” and instantly jumps up a notch in my estimation. She’s not nearly as stupid or whiny as the anime Nagisa was. The vow-taking ceremony for Etoile couples is not held in the church, but in front of a replica of the Roman “Mouth of Truth”. They get points on style, as they did in the manga. Spica council President Shion still tries to sabotage Shizuma, and fails.
Tamao is in love with Nagisa, but all her pervastic behavior is disappeared, leaving a very intense girl with a crush on her roommate. It was such a relief, let me tell you. Shizuma tells Nagisa early on about the Etoile position and how it works. After she tries to seduce Nagisa in the library and fails, Shizuma backs off until, on the way back from the grand tour, they meet Chiyo and Tamao.
When Tamao claims Nagisa as her “vitamin Nagisa,” Shizuma goes cold and serious and vows to run for Etoile with Nagisa. From that point on, the playboy seduction ends, and she really opens up to Nagisa, and tries to be a reasonable partner. Her expressions of interest in and like for Nagisa certainly seem much more trustworthy. Miyuki is much, much snarkier in the novel.
I liked that. ^^ Amane is less hesitant, and completely able to fight off Kaname’s desire to run for Etoile with her. Kaname is the boyish, dark-skinned Kaname of the manga, not the Evil Psycho Lesbian of the anime, so she and Momomi do not appear to be a couple at all. Kaname is interested only in Amane, and Momomi just likes drama. ^^ We get a fair amount of time in Amane’s head, too, and we really learn just how much she hates being the school star and being idolized by all these girls. It’s not that she hates herself, or that she hates them, she really just doesn’t understand why they think she’s attractive, since she’s so boyish, and feels burdened by their idolization of her and the resulting celebrity she has to deal with all the time. Hikari isn’t a stuttering ass, Amane isn’t a non-verbal freak.
They are so much more likeable here where they are just.together. Hikari is very lonely in the beginning, mostly because of the isolation rule. She’s contemplating leaving the school when she meets and falls for Amane.
She is not nearly as much of a pushover as she is in either manga or anime. Here’s some things that were the same: The horseback race/rescue from the tower is still one of the Etoile tests for the elder partner – Amane and Hikari win, and Amane is really pretty showy and fun about it. (Not the acutely embarrassed Amane of the anime, for sure. And phew for that!) Nagisa still refers to herself in third person. Chiyo is still an annoying crybaby.
The midnight tea party in the center grounds of the Ichigosha dorms at the end of the manga is the same as well. With a slight difference. The midnight tea party in Nagisa and Tamao’s room is the same – but because we follow Yaya and Hikari there, through the really strict halls of the Spica side of Ichigosha, we get to see what kind of risk they take getting there. And here are some things that are significant, and help make the novel better than the manga and a whole different class than the anime: Nagisa does, yes, receive a note that leads her to the library, and to information about Shizuma’s late Etoile partner, Kaori.
In the novel we get Nagisa’s thoughts on all this, which are (quite sensibly) that she feels as if Shizuma is using her, Nagisa, as a replacement for her dead lover. This was completely left out of the anime, so that long, (quite tedious,) arc after Nagisa learns about Kaori, in which she and Shizuma avoid one another, is never explained. This reaction was simple, realistic, logical and not overly prolonged. Nagisa ends the book by asking straight out about Kaori, and Shizuma responds straight out by telling her. Through Shizuma’s thoughts we learn about Kaori very early in the novel, so we.know. that there’s more to Shizuma than just being a playgirl. We also know why she feels that she can never commit to someone like that againand we see that blown away early on when she meets Nagisa.
The two girls who follow Shizuma around in the anime? Remember them?
They are always behind her in the greenhouse. The.appear. to be the other Miator Student Council memberswell, they’re actually Shizuma’s closest childhood friends, Hitomi and Mizuho. I very much liked the fact that Shizuma had some close friends. And lastly, here are some of the things that are either relics of the anime/manga and had to be done, or just didn’t work. At Miator, the wind is blowing.
Fuu— Fuuu—, and the flowers swirl around. If they took out.half. the references to the wind (Fuu–) and the flowers (swirling, swirling!) the book would be 20 pages shorter. At Spica, they wear miniskirts. Did you know they wear miniskirts at Spica? Yes, miniskirts.
By the fifth or sixth mention I was fairly well-informed on the miniskirt situation and really, really didn’t need to be told again. But that didn’t stop the point from being made a few more times. The utterly pointless scene in the library, where Yaya (who otherwise in the book is perfectly normal and kind of funny/nasty as she refers to Amane’s fanclub as “Amane wannabees”) sexually harrasses Hikari seems incredibly out of place. Shizuma trying to get a kiss from Nagisa feels slightly less absurd, but the whole scene had a sense of “the editor thinks this is sexy, so keep it in or else”. The same was true for the bath scene with Shizuma and Miyuki. The conversation could have been anywhereand the service felt very forced and incongruous as Shizuma had already abandoned her playgirl persona by then. All of these things had the distinct feeling of things that the author was.told.
to include. None of them make the least little difference to the story, and most of them are very tiresome.
They are all in the first third of the book. Starting at about halfway, the book seriously decreases in service, increases in character development and gets a fair power up in the not sucking utterly department. The last scene, at that “secret” midnight tea party in the central garden of Ichigosha, (to which the entire school comes, but it’s still, somehow, “secret”) where Nagisa confronts Shizuma about Kaori (and Shizuma admits that she wasn’t going to tell Nagisa, and hoped that she wouldn’t find out) was handled as well as one could expect in this series. Amane and Hikari are given the Petite Crown for winning the horseback race contestand the Etoile-sen continues in the next volume. I really feel bad for the person working on the novel translation because, although this novel is miles better than the anime, and yards better than the manga, it is whole continents away from being as good as even the worst of the Maria-sama ga Miteru novels. In short, it pretty much bites.
The author did a brave job with the material, but you can only do so much withwell, crap. Ratings: Art – 7 (light novel, it has pictures, remember?) Story – starts at 3 and manages to claw its way to a 6 by the end Characters – 3, except for Amane, who comes in at a surprising 5 Yuri – 9 Service – 9 Overall – 5, but only because the author really, REALLY worked at it. I’m just dying to see how the English language version does! Because really, anyone who get past that wind, and those flowers deserves an award.
^^; I really don’t envy that translator and adapter That all having been said, this is light years better than the, which were service for the sake of service and not much more. Hmmm question: is it even possible to “rip-off” a meme? I always thought that the whole point of a meme was that it was transmitted to other sources, so an idea/concept isn’t a meme unless it.is. taken up by something else. Perhaps the issue isn’t that Strawberry Panic takes memes from other places–which, arguably, everything does since nothing exists in isolation–but that it does so little to adapt them for its own usage before um using them?:) I, for one, am actually quite entertained by it in this instance. Hmmm I wonder why? I read an SKU fanfic once that had a scene that was stolen almost word for word from a novel, except with Utena and Saionji instead of the original characters.
It irritated the hell out of me. For some reason the Strawberry Panic anime didn’t bug me that way perhaps because it’s mostly visuals and situations and music–I can forgive nearly anything if the music gets me–whereas I’m very keyed to text. Imo, you can tell the same story if you want to, but you should use your own words! Anyway, no problem if you don’t feel like replying:). I just like pondering the semantics of words and their usage.
Thanks for your time:). Yes, I think it is entirely possible to rip-off a meme, even if they are a “a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation.” The anime stole symbols and symbolism, situations and character types without making the least attempt to integrate them in to the storyline.
Like, say, the shell pendant that inexplicably appeared in the Hikari x Yaya arc that was blatantly ripped from Kannazuki no Miko. The shell pendant was identical to Himeko’s, so there was no doubt where it was from, but it simply had no point or context. It appeard, was noted and disappeared again without comment. An “homage” would be Juri’s (from Utena) character design being reminiscent of Miya-sama’s (from Oniisama E, or the opening title frame and the violin riff of Marimite being reminscent of the one’s used for Utena. What SP did was not nod to its predecessors – it blatantly ripped ides and symbols and yes, memes off.
Now, don’t get me wrong, for what it was – and especially in the second half of the series – SP was fun. But it was also not.good. Good writing usually requires a bit of originality, and it helps when things actually make sense in the context of the story. It is in this last thing that SP fails utterly.:-). Thank you for the reply:).
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Hmmm when I was in high-school my English class did–as I’m sure nearly every English class in the world does at some time–Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. I couldn’t help wondering, at the time, whether all the symbolism present was actually intended by the author, or was something read into it by all the scholars down the ages:). Now, perhaps the shell really was a nod to KnM, and if so, that’s fine with me.
For SP’s purpose, it wasn’t meant to be a representation of soul-mates–Hikari certainly doesn’t have that depth of feeling for Yaya–and it certainly wasn’t an important symbol of Hikari’s past, so really, what more context did it need? On the other hand, I wonder if maybe it was just a souvenir Hikari brought back from the beach to thank Yaya for her efforts in getting Hikari to her date, and if it was small and fan-shaped and also pink, well, maybe that’s just the Japanese stereotype of a shell;). In any case, if the viewer recognises it, that’s all well and good, but if they don’t, they certainly don’t need to know where it comes from to understand the scene. Yaya, in a moment of desperation, is willing to jeopardise her friendship with Hikari in the hope that Hikari might discover some hidden feeling for her–that’s how I interpreted it, at least:). Now, I’m certainly not trying to argue that SP is representative of great scripting.
Large portions of it are laugh-out-loud funny simply for the overwrought melodrama of it:). But if, in the middle of its drama and angst and numerous ride-to-the-rescue sequences–and in an aside, does Amane’s training consist of anything other than galloping?! I want to know exactly what sort of equestrian competition she participates in!–they want to throw in symbols that will evoke the image of other Yuri series for those in a position to recognise them, I’m not particularly bothered by it:).
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Original run April 3, 2006 – September 25, 2006 Episodes 26 Game Strawberry Panic! Girls' School in Fullbloom Released August 24, 2006 Strawberry Panic! ( ストロベリー・パニック!, Sutoroberī Panikku!) is a series of Japanese illustrated short stories written by, which focus on a group of attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill.
A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate relationships between the characters. The original artist was, who was succeeded by when production of the and began. Following Strawberry Panic!' S first run in it was six months before results began to indicate that the series was a success, and that its fans were growing in number; the manga and light novels which followed were a reflection of its popularity. The series became sufficiently popular for to license the manga series and light novels for English language distribution. Strawberry Panic!
Was one of the debut titles on the company's light novel and manga production lines. An series was produced in 2006 by and is licensed. A was produced in 2006 by for the. There is a slight difference in the title of the series between media and national affiliation. The original short stories, manga, light novels, and video game used the in the title; the anime excluded it. When the manga and light novel series were licensed for English language distribution, Seven Seas Entertainment did not use the exclamation mark in the title.
The appearance of the logo for Strawberry Panic! Has changed four times. The subtitle 'Girls' School in Fullbloom' was added during the short stories stage, and later appeared on the Japanese covers of the light novels, manga, and video game version, but was excluded from the anime adaptation and the English covers of the light novels and manga. Aerial view of Astraea Hill. Locations include: Strawberry Dorms (top), Lulim (left), Miator (bottom), church and library (center), and Spica (right). Setting The setting for Strawberry Panic! Is Astraea Hill ( アストラエアの丘, Asutoraea no Oka), a very large hilltop where the three affiliated schools of Miator, Spica and Lulim, are located.
Each school has its own student council, which governs the matters of each respective school. Periodically the three student councils, along with the Etoiles, meet in the Astraea Joint Student Council. The Astraea Hill school system employs the of grade numbering. Students are ranged from grades one through six, the equivalent of the three years of junior-high and high school in Japan, and seventh through twelfth grade in North America.
The hill is known as a sacred area which no men are allowed to enter. A prominent feature is a very large church in the center of the hill near a small lake; the church can be seen from a long distance away. There is a horse ranch at Spica. The students may go and study for their classes at a library on the lake's shore. Although only implied in the anime, the manga explains that the library building has another name, 'The Secret Garden'.
It is well-known on campus as a for secret lovers. Students living on campus occupy a referred to as the 'Strawberry Dorms' ( いちご舎, Ichigo Sha, lit. 'Strawberry House'), although its correct name is Dormitory, named after Astraea Hill. The building is a triangular shape, allowing for the segregation of students from the three schools; each section is about the same size. It was built about 100 years before the story begins, around the same time that Miator was established, for students whose homes are far away. Each student is assigned a roommate in their year until graduation.
If there is an odd number of students enrolled in a given year, one of the new students must live alone until a student in their year transfers into their school. The building's name is based on its similarity to the cross-section of a strawberry viewed from above. When Strawberry Panic! Was initially created, the three schools were arranged in a triangle, with the Strawberry Dorms in the center, and the dormitory was not a single building but three separate dormitories also arranged in a triangle around a central courtyard. Story The plot of Strawberry Panic!
Revolves around the lives of the who attend one of three affiliated all-girl schools which share a campus and dormitories. The schools are: St. Miator's Girls' Academy, St. Spica's Girls' Institute, and St. Lulim's Girls' School. There are twelve characters the story revolves around, four at each school. The story's main character is Nagisa Aoi, a young girl entering her fourth year at St.
Miator after being transferred from another school. On first entering the campus grounds, she is overcome with joy by the overall appearance of the surrounding area, but her joy is soon turned to sorrow as she accidentally stumbles down a hill, causing her to be lost and disoriented.
While walking around the grounds trying to work out where she is, Nagisa comes across an older student named Shizuma Hanazono, who happens to be Astraea Hill's, a very important person who acts as a representative between the different schools and has specific duties that she must fulfill. Nagisa is instantly overcome by Shizuma's beauty, and after Shizuma kisses her on the forehead, Nagisa loses consciousness and awakens in the school's infirmary. In an adjacent chair is another girl of the same age, Tamao Suzumi, who informs her that they are to be roommates in the dormitory. In the ensuing story, Nagisa is introduced to other students from each of the three schools; some she admires, some she is intimidated by, and some are merely friends encountered while attending St.
The series encompasses the the characters build with each other, climaxing whenever two of the characters start dating. The central focuses of Strawberry Panic! Are the relationships and friendships between the girls from the three schools and the Etoile position and competition; the anime is more relationship-heavy while the manga is more competition-heavy. The story of what happens to the other half of St. Miator's Etoile pairing is explored in the latter portion of the anime.
Depending on the media type, the depiction of the relationships between the girls is variously presented, with more explicit – appealing visuals of the girls in provocative situations – in the anime adaptation than in the manga or light novels. A hint of imagery is seen throughout the series, as well as minor religious undertones including a statue on campus and a large Catholic church in the center of Astraea Hill.
Main characters and schools. Main article: At each of the three schools, there are four main characters, who comprise the original twelve characters created for the short stories when the series began. Only those twelve appear in the subsequently adapted visual novel version. Other characters were introduced in the manga and light novel versions to create plotlines and conflict, and these additional characters are also featured in the anime adaptation. Miator's Girls' Academy St.
Miator's Girls' Academy ( 聖ミアトル女学園, Sei Miatoru Jogakuen), the oldest of the three schools which has a history of over 100 years, is known for upholding old traditions. It was founded on a monastery and is seen as the school for 'brides', reinforced by the existence of extracurricular classes including, and Japanese dancing. It is not unusual for students to be engaged before graduation. The school uniform is a long black dress, designed in the fashion. At Miator, the names are associated with objects from nature, such as moon ( 月, tsuki), flower ( 花, hana) and snow ( 雪, yuki). In the Strawberry Dorms, there is a concept called the room temp system for students from Miator. Every underclassman entering the dormitories, if they are chosen to serve the upperclassman as room temps, perform maid duties, which include cleaning the room of the students they are assigned to serve.
Nagisa Aoi is the main character of the story. She is a cheerful girl who finds pleasure in making new friends, which she finds easy to do because of her open personality and sociable attitude. The first person she meets at Miator is Shizuma Hanazono, a mysterious upperclassman and the as the story begins, which gives Miator significant influence. Nagisa at first finds that she is strangely affected when in the presence of Shizuma, who in turn is extremely interested in Nagisa in both the manga and the anime. The next girl she meets is Tamao Suzumi, who becomes her close friend and roommate.
Tamao is well regarded among her fellow Miator students; among the first-years, she is seen as a viable Etoile candidate. She expresses some light and playful interest in Nagisa, but it is much less overt than Shizuma's interest and is very downplayed in the manga. The last main character from Miator is Chiyo Tsukidate, a timid first year student who is employed as the for Nagisa and Tamao; in the anime, she deeply admires Nagisa. Spica's Girls' Institute St. Spica's Girls' Institute ( 聖スピカ女学院, Sei Supika Jogakuin) has the white colored buildings and uniforms, and was built after Miator.
The school prides itself in advancing the independence of women who play a role in improving society. It is well known for its culture and the accomplishments of its sports program compared to the other two schools. Spica has what is known as the St. Spica Choir, or the 'Saintly Chorus,' which consists of students from Spica who perform at special events and even concerts for students at Astraea Hill.
At Spica, the class names are numbers in French, such as un (one), deux (two), and trois (three). Spica and Miator compete with each other quite aggressively, which often ends in dispute when students from these two schools get together. Hikari Konohana, a shy and quiet girl, is the main focus among the main characters who attend Spica. The next Spica character is Yaya Nanto, a rebellious girl who is Hikari's best friend and roommate in the dormitory.
In the anime, she is very much enamored with Hikari, but Hikari sees her as a friend; in the manga, Yaya is not a prominent character. Both she and Hikari are members of the St. Hikari meets an older girl named Amane Ohtori early on in the story who is seen much like a prince from a fairy tale by other Spica students due to often riding a white horse named Star Bright. Amane is admired by many of the students from Spica as well as students from the other two schools, although she does not enjoy the attention. In the anime, Hikari admires her deeply, and she and Amane have mutual interest in each other.
The final girl from Spica is Tsubomi Okuwaka, a young first year student who acts maturely for her age and gets on Yaya's nerves. She too is in the St. Spica Choir, although Hikari was her main motivation for joining.
In the anime, her interest in Hikari seems to purely be one of friendship; in the manga, she, like Yaya, is not a prominent character. Tsubomi once remarked that Yaya was more skilled than Hikari at singing in the choir. Lulim's Girls' School St. Lulim's Girls' School ( 聖ル・リム女学校, Sei Ru Rimu Jogakkō) (originally Le Lim ) is the newest of the three schools, and has pink colored buildings and uniforms. Its uniform is modeled after a traditional style. At Lulim, the class names are the letters from the: A, B, C, etc.
Students at St. Lulim's are traditionally free and relaxed, and are rarely seen fighting. The students enjoy a lot of freedom in terms of activities, or the clubs they are allowed to form.
In effect, there are a wide range of clubs at St. Lulim's ranging from dancing, to cooking, to anything else a group of at least three people can think up. Of the three schools, St. Lulim has the least emphasis on romance between characters, although the Lulim characters are typically found together.
The leader of their friendly group is Chikaru Minamoto, the student council president of Lulim, and a born leader. She has a friendly and supportive personality which she often uses to offer advice or simply a shoulder to cry on.
The other three girls include Kizuna Hyūga, a very outgoing and excitable girl who enjoys following Chikaru's decisions, finding fun in doing so. She is very expressive in her actions and words, not wasting a chance to introduce herself to anyone new. Her close friend is Remon Natsume, who is much like Kizuna in personality, but is not as accident-prone as her. Of the pair, Kizuna is the more talkative; Remon often agrees with her companion and will offer up an opinion when need be.
Lastly, there is Kagome Byakudan, the youngest of the group, who is typically accompanied by her stuffed bear Percival ( パーシバル, Pāshibaru) which she often talks to as if it were alive. Although she does not talk or express her emotions much, she has a heightened perception of others' emotions and can tell when those around her are distraught or in emotional pain. Etoile system Etoile ( エトワール, Etowāru) is a French word meaning. The Etoile system of Astraea Hill is employed as the internal politics between the schools and governs school operations. Little is shown as to the influence the teachers and sisters have on the inter-school politics.
The system is designed for two Etoiles to be instated at the same time in order to work as a team. In the anime, Shizuma Hanazono is the sole Etoile, the other Etoile having died, which is explained in the latter part of the story. The two Etoiles are seen as for Astraea Hill. Although Astraea has three schools, both Etoiles must come from the same school. They have certain specific duties, such as greeting new students arriving at Astraea Hill, participating in important school events, and serving as mediator between disputes in student council meetings of the three schools, among others.
They are given a private greenhouse in which to grow flowers for use during school events. The Etoiles are elected after going through what is known as The Etoile Election ( エトワール選, Etowāru-sen), which consists of three competitions in the light novels and the manga versions. The higher scoring pairs from the first two competitions carry on to the third competition, and the pair that wins the third competition becomes the Etoile Couple. In the anime, the competition aspect of the story is toned down. Still, it facilitates the culmination of the story in the finale, and thus serves an important purpose.
Once the winners have been named, a special ceremony marks the end of the election, at which the president of the student council from the school that won the election presents two necklaces for the winners to wear during their tenure as Etoiles. They are both identical except for the colors of the: one is red, the other is blue. The receives the blue pendant and the younger of the two is given the red pendant. Production.
The first short story from the reader participation project featuring Nagisa and Shizuma as the first couple. Since the first issue of ' was published, the editors of the magazine have hosted reader participation games whose outcome is directly influenced by the people who read the magazine.
Strawberry Panic! 's origin was in the October 2003 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine where it was announced after the ending of 's previous work that a new reader participation project would start the following month. In the November 2003 issue, the first batch of characters from St. Miator were introduced (Nagisa, Shizuma, Tamao, and Chiyo) and it was revealed how readers could participate in the project.
The initial system had the three main girls of Nagisa, Hikari, and Kizuna (given without surnames) who were sisters and at the same time younger sisters of the readers of the magazine, effectively putting the reader in the position of the elder brother. Each girl entered her respective school and became the main character of that school. It was explained that the coupling of the main characters could be to an upperclassman, a classmate, or an underclassman, but had to stay within the school they attended.
For example, Nagisa, who attended Miator could not be coupled with another character from either Spica or Lulim at first. Playing the role of the elder brother, the reader gave advice to the younger sisters who were bewildered by their new lives at each of the schools. Thus, the readers had the ability to influence the coupling formations which would later be written by Kimino as short stories serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine. In December 2003, the characters from Spica (Hikari, Amane, Yaya, and Tsubomi) and Lulim (Kizuna, Chikaru, Remon, and Kagome) were introduced and in the January 2004 issue the first illustrations of the three schools and the Strawberry Dorms were published, drawn by; the reader participation game began in this issue. Polls were posted in the January 2004 issue where the readers could vote on how the story would start and progress in the following months.
Before the votes were counted, the first three short stories were written and published in the February 2004 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine. Each story featured an illustration of the two girls who were the couple paired in each respective story. When the results of the polls were printed in the March 2004 issue, the rules of the game had been changed from the original concept, showing that readers wanted to focus on the relationships between the girls, and in this respect, the readers could vote on who they wanted to be coupled together. The number of votes for this first round were less than 2000.
Noting this, the editorial staff lifted the restriction on only coupling within the same school, along with the restriction of only allowing the three main girls of Nagisa, Hikari, and Kizuna to couple. This resulted in a total of 66 different possibilities between the twelve characters in the series. In this issue, it was explained that four events were planned for the stories that followed: Easter, Athletic Carnival, Cultural Festival, and Christmas Bazaar. The 'Etoile' title was born in this issue, which was initially used to crown the best couple voted first by the readers in each of the four events to follow. These events were going to be carried out by the three schools in cooperation. It became such that the planning of the schools resulted in them in a triangle position, having the dormitories at the center.
The reader's position as the elder brother was canceled in this issue, and the game became a simple popularity vote for coupling. Due to this new system, Nagisa, Hikari, and Kizuna ceased to be sisters; surnames were later added to clarify this. After the first of the short stories concluded, it was shown that the number of votes had increased sharply due to the new voting mechanisms.
The Etoile voting was announced in the July 2004 issue to take place every month as opposed to every two months which had been the case beforehand. The deadline for voting was shifted to the middle of every month, and online voting was introduced.
In September 2004, the voting for the next Etoile was shifted to be online-only; the voting for the Dormitory Panic arc became mail voting only. The reader participation game ended after ten rounds of voting in the February 2005 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine where it was announced that the series would be continued in other forms, such as the light novels and manga that followed. The original short stories and the poll results of the reader participation game were used as a basis for subsequent releases of Strawberry Panic! Media Short stories.
See also: The first results of the polls from the reader participation project appeared in the form of the first three short stories which resulted from direct fan involvement in the March 2004 issue of. The stories were written by and illustrated.
Over the following months, the stories continued, producing the first named the Etoile Chapter ( エトワール編, Etowāru-hen) containing eighteen stories which ran between March and July 2004. Due to the concerns that there was not enough time between the Athletic Festival (an early summer event) and the Cultural Festival (an autumn event), the second, and last, story arc named the Dormitory Panic Chapter ( 寄宿舎パニック編, Kishukusha Panikku-hen) containing seven stories began the next month, running between August 2004 and January 2005. The second arc's stories, which were longer than the earlier pieces, involved taking one of the three main characters, performing coupling for them with one of the other eleven girls and presenting them in various situations.
None of the original stories were ever published again in. The stories themselves were more or less, in which each gave a brief glimpse into what was referred to as a 'yuri coupling'. Between May and September 2005, a revised series of the short stories was produced; once per month, five more supplementary short stories were published during this time period, each of which was longer than any of the previous pieces. Although each individual story had its own title, the stories were under the collective title of 'The Girls, '. After the ending of this short compilation in September 2005, it was decided that the original illustrator, Chitose Maki, would be replaced by for future Strawberry Panic!
Internet radio show Between November 2005 and December 2006, hosted a radio show entitled ( 麻衣&愛の電撃G’sラジオ ストロベリー・パニック!お姉様といちごそうどう). The show was hosted by, who voiced Nagisa Aoi in the anime edition, and, who voiced both Tamao Suzumi and Kizuna Hyūga in the anime. The show contained sixty-one episodes, which were divided between three CDs; the first went on sale on March 8, 2006. The other two releases came out on July 5, 2006 and January 11, 2007 in Japan. The radio show included nine guests who had played other roles in the anime version, and, singer of the opening theme 'Sweetest' in the PlayStation 2 game version. Manga The Strawberry Panic! Manga, written by and illustrated by, was serialized in between September 30, 2005 and February 28, 2007 with a new chapter released once a month.
Two have been published in Japan under ' label. The first went on sale on March 27, 2006 featuring Nagisa and Shizuma on the cover, and the second volume came out on October 27, 2006 featuring Nagisa and Tamao on the cover. While the manga's story is unfinished, Strawberry Panic! Has not made an appearance in Dengeki G's Magazine since the publication of the April 2007 issue on February 28, 2007.
Major differences between the anime and manga center around the plot and character interaction. Characters have vastly different character designs, such as Shion Tōmori and Kaname Kenjō. The manga introduces the Etoile election early on while the anime waits until the latter part of the series for dramatic effect. The first volume was released in English on December 23, 2007, the second in March 2008, and the omnibus with two additional chapters in October 2010, published. Light novels The announcement that a Strawberry Panic!
Series was to be written based on the original short stories appeared in the April 2005 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine. Work on writing and illustrating the novels began in May 2005, by the same two people who worked on the manga.
The announcement that the writing was finished appeared in the September 2005 issue of the same magazine, although the first novel was published by on their publishing label, on March 10, 2006. The first volume had Shizuma and Nagisa on the cover and the second volume, released on August 9, 2006, had Amane and Hikari on the cover. The third and last volume, released on December 10, 2006, had Chikaru and Kizuna on the cover. Announced on September 13, 2006 that they had licensed the right to release the English translations of the Strawberry Panic! Light novels and the manga series. After several delays, the English version of the first light novel was released in March 2008, and the second volume light novel was released on July 8, 2008. An omnibus volume containing the three light novels was released in June 2011.
See also: The series, entitled Strawberry Panic (without the ), was produced by the Japanese animation studio and directed. The series was composed by Tatsuhiko Urahata, and featured two other screenwriters Hideo Takayashiki and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu.
The character design was done by Kyūta Sakai, working from the original designs by and later. The twenty-six episode anime aired in Japan between April 3 and September 25, 2006, and has a central theme. The anime series is mainly based on the short stories and manga which preceded it. The anime focuses on Nagisa Aoi and, to a slightly lesser extent, Hikari Konohana, and the three girls that they each are or become close to at their respective schools; some admire them or wish to be their friend, and others are vying for their affections. Of particular focus are the romantic relationships between Nagisa and Shizuma Hanazono and between Hikari and Amane Ōtori.
The series culminates in the election of the new Etoile pairing, although this aspect of the story is downplayed compared to the manga., or giving appealing visuals of the girls nude or in provocative situations, is seen in the anime, but only briefly. In Japan, eight compilations, in regular and special editions, were released containing three episodes each, between June 23, 2006, and January 25, 2007. The regular and special editions are similar in content, but the special editions are packaged in jacket sleeve, and contain an original booklet which includes additional merchandise such as portable plates and straps. The special edition includes different versions of the opening and closing themes, and deleted scenes. Released five English- DVDs of Strawberry Panic between March 4, 2007 and November 11, 2008. The English-subtitled DVDs contain five episodes, except for its first release, which contains six.
The series premiered on in the United States in January 2016. Audio CDs.
Main article: The original soundtrack for the anime adaptation was first released on September 6, 2006. On September 21, 2006, the soundtrack for the video game was released by the same company. The two opening themes for the anime, ' and ' were sung. The 'Shōjo Meiro de Tsukamaete' single was released on April 26, 2006, and reached an chart position of thirty-eight; 'Kuchibiru Daydream' was released on August 9, 2006, and achieved forty-seven in the charts. The two main closing themes for the anime, ' (released on May 24, 2006) and ' (released on August 23, 2006), were sung by and as a. The final closing theme in the last episode was a slower remix version of 'Shōjo Meiro de Tsukamaete', sung by Aki Misato. There have been three released based on the anime adaptation.
The first, entitled Strawberry Panic Lyric 1 'Miator volume' was released in Japan on July 26, 2006. It featured the same from the anime, and featured thirteen characters. It came with a CD containing twelve tracks of small scenes involving the characters in various situations. The second drama CD, Strawberry Panic Lyric 2 'Spica volume' was released on October 25, 2006 and a third was released on December 6, 2006 titled Strawberry Panic Lyric 3 'Lulim volume'. Visual novel A named Strawberry Panic! Girls' School in Fullbloom was released on the on August 24, 2006 in Japan.
Two versions of the game were released, a regular edition and a limited edition which included a drama CD; there is a different cover for each of the versions. The drama CD contained three tracks, one for students of each school.
There are three playable characters, one from each of the schools: Nagisa, Hikari, and Kizuna. They have no family names in the game, as when the series of short stories were first published. While maintained her role for Kizuna in the game, performed the voice for Tamao Suzumi.
The game features a 'boy mode' and a 'girl mode'. Choosing the male version means that the story is told via emails from the player's younger sister; choosing the female version means that the story is told in the player's own diary. The player is given the chance to pair their chosen character with one of the other nine available girls, not including the other possible playable characters. There are twenty-seven different combinations depending on which girl the player chooses at the start of the game.
The game is played over the course of a school semester; the first day of school is on April 1. In 'boy mode', each day concludes with a image of the heroine the player chose at the onset of the game slumped over her computer in her room; an email message from a girl that she interacted with during the day in on the. As the heroine sleeps, the object of her affection appears in a above her head. In 'girl mode', she is seen writing in her diary instead. The first day in the game requires no interaction from the player.
The player gets through the first day by reading the text and getting acquainted with the girls. The game uses an angel and devil system where miniature angel and devil versions of each girl float beside her when critical decisions have to be made; this is not restricted to the three playable characters. It also features a 'Strawberry chance' system, where the outcome of some scenes changes if the player presses one of the analog sticks fast enough after the message 'Chance!'
( チャンス!, Chansu!) is displayed in the upper right screen corner. Reception During the reader participation game running in, voting polls were first posted in the January 2004 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, which were to determine who would be the subjects in the couplings between the characters of each respective school. The results were printed in the March 2004 issue, after about 1,979 votes had been cast. The three couples with the highest number of votes were Nagisa/Tamao at 481 votes, Hikari/Amane at 343 votes, and Kizuna/Chikaru at 260 votes. The results from the second round of voting were published in the May 2004 issue of the magazine which included the figures for the sixty-four different combinations between the twelve girls. The three couples with the highest number of votes this time were Nagisa/Tamao again at 150 votes, Nagisa/Amane at 114 votes, and Hikari/Amane for a second time at 102 votes. In the third round of voting in the July 2004 issue, the number of votes increased dramatically; the number one voted couple for the third time in a row was Nagisa/Tamao at 1,215 votes.
The Strawberry Panic! Short stories were initially panned by Erica Friedman as being 'distinctly derivative of '.
Friedman is the president of, an geared towards fans of anime and manga, and ALC Publishing, a publishing house dedicated to yuri. Friedman described the stories as, 'candy apples without the apples - all sugary, and gooey and sweet, with not much of anything else to support it'. After initially having this stance for the entire series, including an early opinion on the anime version, Friedman later changed her opinion slightly, writing that 'the anime turned out pretty good'. She went on to say, 'There's no denying that Strawberry Panic! Wasn't brilliant, but considering that it was meant to be trashy, it pulled out a few moments of dignity and elegance out of the trash heap.' Regarded the Strawberry Panic! Manga as 'a nearly plotless cascade where everything seems rushed, and it is difficult to keep track of the characters and plot.'
The five subtitled DVDs released by were reviewed by (ANN). The first DVD was declared rental-worthy by ANN, citing the characters as being 'a lot of fun' and the series as being a 'very laid-back show' that would work well as a relaxing watch over a weekend.
The content, however, was described as getting the series off to a 'slow start', with limitations of the first six episodes being the lack in, humor, and that it 'struggles to find any other reason to be compelling'. The second DVD, containing episodes seven through eleven, was reviewed as failing to 'materialize much real plot' and content of the episodes was described as existing 'only to appeal to who can get excited about content'. The third DVD, compiling episodes twelve through sixteen, shows 'signs of an actual plot' and contains a 'sudden explosion of fan service', which are noted as 'noteworthy developments' in the review. In the fourth DVD, containing episodes seventeen through twenty-one, 'the series' romantic side does finally pay off with a romantic arc that actually engages'. In the fifth and final DVD containing the last five episodes, the Hikari and Amane relationship is described as lacking chemistry, although the Nagisa and Shizuma pairing is regarded as satisfying. Strawberry Panic! Was one of the premier titles in the Light Novel and Strawberry (for yuri manga) production lines when it was licensed for distribution.
In an interview with Seven Seas Entertainment founder Jason DeAngelis, he was posed the question, 'How do you attract a fan base for a novel before its release in English?' His response was, 'We try to choose titles that are already well-known, like, or Strawberry Panic!In terms of attracting a fan base, though, in the end it's all about word-of-mouth. If the material is great, it will stand out on its own and find its audience. The small format that we're publishing these books in is frankly stunning, and it will definitely attract fans who may not have heard of the property otherwise.' Strawberry Panic!
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