| « August 05, 2005 | Main | August 12, 2005 » |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Novel 2
I have the first novel, but decided to read the second novel because I thought it might have more relevance to the anime. This book is a novelization of the special Ichigo 100% anime shown at the Jump Festival last year. The story covers chapters 66~70 in the manga. There are some parts that are different, but the overall story about going to the countryside to film their movie is pretty much the same. Given that this is based on a screenplay, the story is a pretty fast read because most of it is dialogue. As bonuses, it has plenty of screen shots of the anime and also comes with character sketches. Like many novels, there's also a bookmark included. 東西南北、夏直前！ (North, South, East, West, Right Before Summer!): Junpei is has a dream with all four of his girls as he takes a little nap in the midst of writing the script for his next film. The day before, Aya was told that her story was chosen. The next day, Satsuki implores Junpei to allow her to be the heroine, but eventually, Misuzu chooses a girl she sees working at a bakery, Tsukasa. クランク・イン (Crank In): In the countryside (where they go filming), the film club members start filming. Aya is going to arrive late, so Misuzu has Junpei go meet her at the station. As the two of them try to go back to their summer house, Junpei gets lost. The rain starts pouring and the two of them take shelter in an abandoned hut. Junpei and Aya have their awkward moment as the try drying their clothes and are half naked. Tsukasa gets worried and goes out and eventually finds the two. 湯けむりイチゴ色 (Steamy Strawberry Color): The girls have a scene in the outdoor bath. Afterwards, Sotomura explains about the legend of the nearby lake and how it's haunted with the ghosts of the broken hearted. As a test of bravery, they decide to go. Unfortunately, Yui stays back and Aya decides to accompany her so Junpei goes with Tsukasa. ふたりだけの奇跡 (Our Own Miracle): As they walking around, Junpei and Tsukasa start hearing noises in the bushes. In their panic, they slip down the hill and end up by the lakeside with fireflies flying around. The two of them have a touching moment, only to be interrupted by Misuzu's "cut." Turns out that the two of them were tricked into believing the story just so that Misuzu could get the scene on film. 夏が終わる前に (Before Summer Ends): The next day they finish filming and go home. |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Novel 2 |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Vol. 16
I really feel back for all three girls, Aya, Tsukasa, and Satsuki in this volume. All three of them confess to Junpei in their own way, but as always, Junpei is ambivalent. I'm really surprised that Tsukasa came back though. I thought that after announcing her plans for after high school, it was over. It also looks like Aya and Junpei's relationship might be in trouble too with her plans for college. No bonuses this volume. 135. Scene 122 |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Vol. 16 |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Vol. 17
Junpei made a decision! Way to go! Again though, I feel sorry for Satsuki, Aya and even Tsukasa. Satsuki really tries too hard and Junpei ought to give her a chance. I would. At the end of this volume though, Junpei is back to square one. Bonus comes with Ichigo 14~15% omake manga. In the inside flap, the author has a photo of her hands and the callous that have developed from her excessive pen-holding. 135. 甘えていいよ… (Spoil Me) |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Vol. 17 |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Drama CD 4
The 4th drama CD in the series and is excellent like the previous volumes. This volume focuses on the story when Yui comes over to Junpei's place for the first time. The other girls, namely Kozue, Chinami, and Sotomura's sister, Misuzu also have a cameo at the end of this CD. Bonus comes with a DVD case sized pencil board with the same artwork as the cover. 1. オープニング (Opening): Yui introduces the CD as she's the featured girl on this CD. She interviews the girls (Satsuki, Aya, Tsukasa) about their memories in high school since she herself is about to attend high school. Aya explains her writing stories for Junpei. Satsuki tells about her going to the beach house for filming. Tsukasa talks about going to watch Junpei's film at the school festival. 2. 第１０話「思い出の女」 (Girl From My Memories): Covers about chapters 39 to 41. After being dumped by Tsukasa, Junpei returns home to find a girl sleeping his bed in the nude. After some questioning and a flashback, he remembers that she's his childhood friend, Yui. After she gets properly dressed, Yui explains that she talked to his parents and they're supposed to go out to eat. As they're coming back from the convenient store, Yui tells Junpei that she wants to attend a high school in the area, so she's looking around and staying at Junpei's for the time being. Suddenly a few dogs appear and scare Yui. Back at home, Junpei tells Yui about his current love situation. When he's washing himself, Yui offers to wash his back. The two of them get stuck inside the bathroom. 3. 第１１話「教えてお願い！！」 (Please Tell Me!!): Covers about 42 to mid 44. In order to buy presents, Junpei declines an invitation to a Christmas party as he's taken up another shift at the hamburger shop. Upon hearing this, Satsuki decides to work the same shift and miss the Christmas party. As they're talking, Junpei tells Satsuki that he split up with Tsukasa. After work, Satsuki gives Junpei a keyholder as a present and he takes a star ornament for her. At the shrine during New Year's, Junpei goes with Yui and sees Aya there too. At a cafe, the two girls introduce each other and Aya offers to help Yui study. Later, Aya comes over to tutor Yui but Yui takes the conversation in the direction of love. Junpei comes over and finds Aya's story in rough draft form and reads it. 4. 第１２話「また会える」 (To Be Able to Meet Again): Covers from mid 44 to 45. Yui sees that Junpei is kinda close with a girl at work and comes to confront her. Satsuki and Yui get in an argument and have a food fight. On the way from home, Junpei, Tsukasa, Aya, Yui, Sotomura, and Komiyama meet each other on the street and decide to play hide and seek. At first, Yui and Junpei hide in the same place. However, when Sotomura is about to find them, Yui goes and finds another place. It's getting late, but they still can't find Yui. It's starting to snow and they're all getting worried. Junpei finally finds, scolds, but also hugs her because he was worried. The next day, everyone sees Yui off at the station. 5. エンディング…！？ (Ending...!?): 5 girls end the show. 5 girls!? Kozue joins the mix. Misuzu and Chinami also join in. Satsuki is pretty angry that there's even more girls she has to compete with for Junpei. 6. クレジット (Credit): The cast say their names and characters. 7. SS1「こずえ初体験！？」 (Short Story 1, Kozue's First Experience!?): Kozue and Mai have a discussion where Kozue explains her fear of guys. Mai tries to help out by pretending to be a guy to help her overcome her fear. Of course, Kozue has her strange fantasies while trying to keep the conversation. 8. SS2「P.S.つかさより」 (P.S. From Tsukasa): Tsukasa gives Junpei a cake (sounds like it's in the manga, but I'm too lazy to find it). |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Drama CD 4 「南戸唯、とーじょーっ！！」 ("Yui Minamito Appears!!") |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Character File 1
I really like Mamiko's voice, just not for singing. The two songs included on this CD are soft ballads. The first song is Aya's ending theme to one of the original anime DVDs. I actually like the music and lyrics to both the songs. In fact, the second song is written and composed by one of my favorite artists, rino. Unfortunately, Mamiko doesn't really have the voice to fill the songs. The third track on the CD has a short and sweet Aya monologue. |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Character File 1 |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Character File 2
Tsukasa songs are a little more upbeat than Aya's. Like Aya's single, the first song is a character ending from one of the original anime DVDs. It has 2 songs, a Tsukasa monologue, and karaoke versions for songs. I'm always impressed by Megumi's vocal capabilities. Her singing voice here is a lot different than the voice she used to sing Paine's song from FFX-2. I actually like Aya's music and lyrics better, but the singing is better on this CD. |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Character File 2 |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) TV ED Single
The rating for this CD is solely based on how damn catchy the song is. The song is sung by a group of four 14-year-old girls. Hinoi is actually the name of the leader of the group, Asuka Hinoi. In the photos and the DVD, they make an effort to make her different from the other three. Can you guess which one she is from the cover? The ending song has a eurobeat feel (not that I know exactly what that is, but just my impression). There's the original mix, a slightly longer extended version as well as a karaoke version. The second song is equally upbeat. Both songs don't really have meaningful lyrics, but for this type of music, it's not really necessary. As I mentioned above, this CD comes with a DVD. The DVD comes with three different videos of the ending song. The first is a regular music video, the second is a para-para version, and the third is a behind-the-scenes film with the music playing in the background. No matter how cheesy it may be, I have to give respect to the girls for being able to dance in 3 inch heels. First pressing of this CD/DVD combo comes with a HINOI Team sticker. |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) TV Ending Theme |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Strawberry Diaries
The story itself is okay, because it mostly follows the first part of the manga series from when he sees the mysterious girl on the roof of the school to the first valentine day during his first year of high school (48 in the manga). It would have been nice if it was a new story, but I have no complaints that it tells me the story for the third time (first manga, second time is drama cds, third is this game, and fourth is when I get the DVDs). Like the manga, this story is broken up into 48 chapters, each chapter taking about 10 minute to play. In total, I don't think I took more than 10 hours combined, but I started this game in April and only finished now. Haven't had much time to devote to it. The main rant I have is the the game engine itself. Having played through a few of these romantic adventures, I expected more. The only positive I have is that during dialog selection, it tries to mimick Junpei's indecisiveness by having a time limit. For example, you're given two choices, but if you don't choose any of the two, it gives an alternate response (almost like a third choice). The other unique part of the game is a "movie making" mini-game, but it's pretty lame. Now for the negative. There are voices for all 4 girls with the same CV as the anime and drama CDs. But that's it. None of the other characters are voiced. There's no history, so you can't scroll back to re-read text. For someone forgetful like me, it's not very convenient. You can only save at the end of each chapter, rather than at any time. And they only give you 10 save slots on the memory card. The story path I took ended up with getting chocolates from all 4 girls (yay!). Rating: 1/4 |
This review is going to be pretty brief. In short, this game sucks. |
いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Radio CD
The show is a special edition of the Ichigo 100% radio program hosted by Mamiko Noto (Aya) and Megumi Toyoguchi (Tsukasa). The guests for this CD are the two other leads, Sanae Kobayashi (Satsuki) and Nana Mizuki (Yui). Not having heard the regular program which is broadcast as traditional radio, I'm not familiar with the various segments they have on the show. For example, they have a segment where the voice actresses act out a scene in character and are rank by each other. Depending on their score, they receive various gifts. While not as entertaining as the Kiminozo Radio CD, it's still pleasant to listen to. 1. オープニングトーク (Opening Talk): Mamiko and Megumi introduce the CD with the OVA opening song playing in the background. (A co-worker was explaining how often he noticed the word "hai" is used in Japanese. During the two minutes for this track, the two of them say "hai" 25 times!). 2. いちごTea Time パート１ (Strawberry Tea Time Part 1): Sanae is the guest. They drink a tea called English Al Grey (something like that). They ask her about her experience playing Satsuki. Later, they ask Sanae some questions that she chooses from a question box which include what type of guy she looks for and her first love. She mentions her first love in kindergarten. 3. なんちゃってCM その１ (Commercial #1): Aya, Tsukasa, and Satsuki act out a commercial for this CD. 4. 甘いいちごはどう？ (How's the Sweet Strawberry?): This segment has Sanae act out a few lines in character with a summer theme. She scores 100% and receives a blue, strawberry underwear. 5. いちごホームルームへようこそ！パート１ (Welcome to Strawberry Homeroom! Part 1): The three girls have a discussion about the Valentine scene in chapter 48 of the manga. Unfortunately, their conclusion is different from the staff members so they have to do a stunt. This time, the three of them have to be squeezed into a tight space. This ends Sanae's segment. 6. My Sweet Love Letter その１: Tsukasa and Aya read a love letter. 7. いちごTea Time パート２ (Strawberry Tea Time Part 2): Nana is the featured guest for the next few segments. They drink a red tea called "Rose Hip." She picks a question about her first kiss. She skirts the question. Second question has her explain that her first date was the first year of middle school with the captain of the baseball team. 8. なんちゃってCM その２ (Commercial #2): Commercial for this CD with Aya, Tsukasa, and Yui. 9. 甘いいちごはどうかな？ (How's the Sweet Strawberry?): Nana acts out a few lines as Yui with a summer theme. She gets 100% and recieves a pink strawberry underwear. 10. いちごホームルームへようこそ！パート２ (Welcome to Strawberry Homeroom! Part 2): This one is based 63 of the manga with Junpei's birthday. Fortunately, their opinion about Junpei agrees with the staff, so they don't have to eat mustard filled hamburgers. 11. My Sweet Love Letter その２: More love letter reading by Tsukasa and Aya. 12. 甘いいちごはどうでしょう？傑作選！ (How's the Sweet Strawberry? Best Selection): A collection of 4 letters from listeners asking Megumi and Mamiko to act out lines in character on several themes. While it's not 100% each time, they always get a gift like phone straps and stuff. 13. エンディングトーク (Ending Talk): The two of them end the show with the OVA ending song playing in the background. They ask listeners to write into their program. |
Title: いちご１００％ (Strawberry 100%) Radio CD
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
