You Have to Love Strawberry Panic
K. Black | Westchester, NY | 06/24/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love Strawberry Panic! It really deserves every "yuri" tag that it gets, because this is quality. Tasteful girl-girl romance. No crude fanservice. Characters (all female) fall in love just like anyone else. Two girls being romantically involved is not treated like something out of the ordinary. In fact, on Astraea Hill, its expected!
This volume contines where volume 1 left off. I'll try not to spoil anything... Hikari and Amane (cover) get a little closer despite Kaname and Monomi's devious shenanigans. Shizuma and Nagisa bond over French. There are a couple silly episodes on this disc, like the one with the umbrella (8). The one with the "Seven Wonders" (9) is a little silly too, but we get to see Miyuki and Shizuma as first years and that makes it worth it.
Overall, I think Strawberry Panic is a good series. The art style is kind of standard, but is well drawn and good quality on DVD. The plot is somewhat predictable, but still fun and charming. I love all the characters, especially Shizuma.
This volume contains episodes 7-11 with subtitles. I wish there was a dubbed version on disc. I don't watch dubbed versions because they are usually terrible, but sometimes its nice to hear their voices in English.
Oh, and be sure to get the next volume. Things really get good!
If you like the anime there is a manga and light novel as well."