Product Description

Nagisa Aoi has just transferred to a prestigious all-girls' school that happens to share dormitory facilities with two other academies for young ladies. The new surroundings are a lot to take in, but she quickly adapts to life in Strawberry Hall with the help of newfound friends. However, when Nagisa catches the eye of Shizuma Hanazono, the respected representative of all three schools known as the Étoile, both their lives are forever changed. Bonds beyond mere friendship develop between the two and those around them amidst a school year of heated conflicts, petty jealousies, and crossed boundaries.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26435 in DVD
• Brand: Media Blasters
• Released on: 2009-07-21
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
• Original language: Japanese
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 5
• Running time: 650 minutes

Features

• STRAWBERRY PANIC LITEBOX (DVD MOVIE)

Customer Reviews

Almost Overwhelmingly Sweet
For all those who find the subtle hints at lesbianism in such shows as Revolutionary Girl Utena and Maria Watches Over Us annoyingly vague, look no further. Strawberry Panic pulls no punches, calling a spade a spade... without ever once using the word or being judgemental. Essentially a high school romance, or rather a set of them, SP takes place at three linked all-girl's academies that share a common dorm. With casual aplomb, the show deals with all aspects of high-school dating: jealousy, love triangles, shyness, and inevitable seperation. The characters are well designed, rich with nuance, and - if lacking in depth and background at times - engaging as all get out. While essentially character driven, this show does have more of a coherent plot and story arc than Marmite... plus each of the three schools has its own set of uniforms, all of them significantly more attractive than those found in Marmite or Utena.

Stunning Story
Yuri by my definition is the relationship between females whether sexual or not. Strawberry Panic is One of the best Yuris around. An exciting story that will have you laughing and crying through the events that surround Nagisa, Shizuma, and friends as they go through high school. For ANYONE browsing for something to watch I Highly recommend this series. Don't just simply watch this series, feel it. Let your emotions follow along, I promise you, you will not regret it.

Strawberry Panic is a delight!
I own all the available anime, manga, and lite novels for this series. If you're like me, you will enjoy many sweet moments and be left wanting more.

For flaws: There are some awkward transitions; there are story threads that should have seen greater development; and this is a series that ends too soon because these young girls are characters you want to know more about. There are even parts that some may think bear a (too) strong similarity to other anime story plots, but I'll call it homage.

Bottom line: The joys and angst of girls in love is dealt with in a natural and direct way that includes the bitter with the sweet and the shy with the bold. This is a story of charming young school girls in their first (second, third?) blush of love and shares their desire to connect as friends and as more-than-friends. It was a pleasure that ended too soon.