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Strawberry Panic, Vol. 1

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I was lucky enough to preview the Japanese version of the anime'. Now I have to get my hands on everything to do with this series. And for the reviewers who are squeamish about yuri -- I watched this BECAUSE it was yuri. It's about time we have a unabashed anime story that meets the subject of women loving each other head on, which Stawberry Panic does with heart and substance. It deals with very serious topics, losing someone dear to death, rivalry, duty and honor, and coming of age. To me it was a very satisfying story that touched me like nothing else has lately. I will be looking for each novel and manga when they are released -- with joy!

Totally loved this Light Novel '
It has very nice illustrations, in black and white and in color.
Very beautiful and delicate, acompanied by "moe" desings all over the book (I loved the mini strawberrys at the begining of the chapter ' lol)
Highly recommended to drama and romance lovers and of course Yuri (shoujo ai or Girls Love)lovers.

hello!

iv watched the two seasons of the anime, and if the manga is anything like the anime then you will probably laugh and cry. (hopefully not at the same time :P)
If you are a guy looking for some hot lesbian fiction then this is NOT for you. the pace is slow, focusing much more on romance and love than lesbianism that is raunchy or sexy. the characters and story are sweet and although there appears to be no real plot... it does surface itself eventually. making (what you were enjoying anyway) even better.
This also has a little 'slice of life' and is school oriented.

This is classified by many as Yuri, which is just girl-love, if your a girl who is worried about yuri then don't be worried :) there is much more sexuality and fanservice in the Full Metal panic series -by far- to compare.

it can be a little explicit, intercourse is assumed, not shown. Between some couples. More yuri than Marimite, but i preferd the artwork in strawberryp! anyway :)

For fans of the anime and the manga, this light novel will show you more of what goes on in the character's heads than before. Seeing things from Shizuma's side puts a whole new spin on her relationship with Nagisa; as does more insight from Amane's POV shed light on her relationship with Hikari.
As in the manga a few characters (Shion, Kaname and Momomi) are way different and, in my opinion, much better looking and well-rounded than they were in the anime.
So far, this was my first light novel, and I'm hooked.

The light novel of strawberry panic was great.
it allowed myself to picture was happening during the story line with what i previously knew from reading vol 1 of the manga and watching the entire series. the light novel covers the first two manga volumes of strawberry panic. i had actually just finished reading this right as i got volume 2 of the manga so it was nice to see how my thoughts on how it happened actually compared to how it was drawn.

all in all
this was a great light novel, and i cant wait for the second one

The anime was a fine iteration into the genre, as well as the manga - quirky, realistic animation, beautiful artwork and an original storyline blending into a great franchise full of livery and twist.
All three - anime, manga and especially novel - are adaptions for the rest of us of a story that must be told - this Strawberry Panic. To refer to it as simply 'a yuri' is almost degrading to the quality of each installment.
It's great to finally have a well-written novel that tells what should be a classic story all over again, this time for those of us who find beauty in words. Strawberry Panic a fine example of the concept of the immortalized story, that will shine in picture, on screen, and, most importantly, in the written word.

i love the anime after watching a couple of episodes i couldn't stop watching it and i read a couple of chapters of the manga and now i love it to thats why i want to buy this book

if one can look past the fact that it is yuri, im sure one find a treasurable shojo series.