Strawberry 100%

About Strawberry 100%

If you are hunting for a new comedy series, Strawberry 100% (いちご100%) deserves a look (2005). The setup goes like this. The setup: One day, Manaka Junpei walks to the roof of his school and encounters a beautiful girl falling down from above him and accidentally exposing her strawberry panties. The embarrassed girl runs away before Junpei can find out whom she is.

From there, he wishes to become a filmmaker, and this whole experienced seemed like it would make the perfect scene in a movie. So he goes on a search for the girl with the strawberry panties in order to reenact it all on film. He will soon discover that finding that one girl will not be that easy...

In a comedy series like this, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Voice work is led by Mamiko Noto as Aya Toujou and Sanae Kobayashi as Satsuki Kitaouji. It will appeal most to viewers who want something light between heavier series. With 12 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

MADHOUSE is the studio behind Strawberry 100%, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 6.2/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Mamiko Noto voicing Aya Toujou gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2005, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.