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I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (あぃまぃみぃ!ストロベリー・エッグ, I My Me! Strawberry Eggs?) is a 13 episode anime aired by WOWOW in 2001. The main storyline is about a man who tries to be a PE teacher in a school, which doesn't allow men as teachers, so he disguises himself as a woman to fight the stubborn principal's anti-male rules. Though the base of the story makes it looks like yaoi or even yuri, this is a comedy without homosexual content, except for a misunderstanding in one of the episodes.
The opening soundtrack is "Dearest(OP)" by Hitomi Nozaki (瞳). The ending soundtrack is "White Station" by Ace File.
[edit] Characters
- Hibiki Amawa
- He is the main character of the show. He must find a job to pay the rent to Ruru, his landlady. He applies to teach physical education at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School, but is rejected due to his gender, leading him to conspire with Ruru to disguise himself as a female. In this new guise as Hibiki-chan, he successfully gains employment at the school. He later finds that he is developing feelings for Fūko, feelings that appear to be returned. However, when out of his disguise, Hibiki is despised and feared by Fūko, a situation arising after she discovered him wearing women's underwear. As such, he is shunned as "bra man". Another misunderstanding occurs when he is seen with another man, the school director's nephew, who had previously been introduced to Hibiki-chan as a potential husband.
- Fūko Kuzuha
- She is a clumsy, selfless girl and a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School.Her mother is dead and her father works abroad. She finds she is developing feelings for Hibiki-chan, a matter which causes her much angst. She is, however, shocked when she finds out Hibiki is a man, though she still loves Hibiki.
- Ruru Sanjo (RuRu)
- Also known as Baa-chan (grandma), Ruru is Hibiki's, Morikoji's, and Toufukoji's landlady at the Gochiso. She helps out Hibiki and keeps her other two tenants out of trouble. It is revealed towards the end of the series that she is also keeping a big secret of her own.
- Mori Koji
- He is a salaryman and a tenant at the Gochiso. He enjoys taking photographs of girls' junior high school uniforms using his camera and mirror, which he affectionately refers to as his reflector.
- Tofu "Kochi" Tofukuji
- A retired tenant at the Gochiso. He is obsessed with Fūko Kuzuha, to the point that his room is filled with merchandise bearing her image.
- Kura-ge
- He is Hibiki's dog. Ruru is holding Kura-ge as collateral until Hibiki can pay the rent and threatens to turn him into dog stew if it is not paid.
- Principal Chieko Sannomiya
- She is the principal at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. She has a strong and public dislike for men stemming from an incident when she was a teenager, in which a male teacher upon whom she had a crush did not reciprocate her feelings, making her feel betrayed.
- Vice-principal Reiko Mukogawa
- She is the vice-principal at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. She is very suspicious of Hibiki and often tries to humiliate him/her at every turn. Like the principal, she has a distrust of men, except that in her case it stems from her failed marriage. She has a young child whom she kept secret from the students and staff.
- Fujio Himejima
- A tomboy, she is a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. She has a black belt in Aikido and developed a crush on fellow student Akira Fukae. He did not return her feelings.
- Miho Umeda
- She is a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. She is Fujio's friend. Mature for her age, Miho tries to maintain an air of precociousness, especially when it comes to experiences with men. She encourages Fujio to confess to Fukae.
- Seiko Kasuganomichi
- She is a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. She is a little shy.
- Akira Fukae
- He is a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. His father is a private investigator He is more quiet, and cool-headed. Despite his sometimes hostile demeanor towards Fūko, he likes her.
- Kyosuke Aoki
- He is a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. Kyosuke is Akira's friend, and has a personal affinity for Hibiki-chan.
- Shyoichi Iwaya
- He is a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School and close friend of Kyosuke. It is possible that he admires Seiko.
- Shiro Naruo
- He is a student at the Seitow Sannomiya Private School. He got into trouble for "stealing" the vice-principal's salary, which lead to the Boys' Strike claim for rights.
[edit] Episodes
| # |
Title |
Description |
| 1 |
Desperate First Lipstick |
Desperate to pay land lady Ruru Sanjo (Baa-chan) rent ( or his dog Kura-ge becomes her dinner), Hibiki Amawa tries to get a job at the local junior high school, Seitow Sannomiya Private School, but is rejected because they only employ women teachers. Determined to get the job (and his dog back) he disguises as a woman with the help of Baa-chan. |
| 2 |
Forbidden Narrow Eyeliner |
The is trouble at Seitow Sannomiya Private School's girl's dorm, a 'Peeping Tom' keeps on appearing at Fūko's window. To keep the girls safe Hibiki-chan is sent to live temporarily at the girl's dorm. |
| 3 |
Selfish Blush Magic |
Unhappy about the long skirts the girls have to wear during PE, Hibiki tries to introduce the short Japanese PE shorts called Buruma. |
| 4 |
Delicate Tear Concealer |
It's Parent's Weekend and this time it's Hibiki class,This time the parents join in the class! But who will be there for Fūko? Mori and Tofu attempt to enter the school as parents |
| 5 |
Wicked Dream Foundation |
It's the Physcal Examition! Vice-principal Reiko Mukogawa becomes supious about Hibiki true identity so she makes Hibiki take examition too! Tofu and Mori plan to attend the girl's Examition. |
| 6 |
Fragile Powder Puzzle |
Hibiki is worried that she's changed since he's disguised as a woman. A fight starts between the children. But who started it? Meanwhile Tofu and Mori try to dig under the school. |
| 7 |
Longed For Complexion Toner |
The school's director wants Hibiki to marry his newphew. The children hear about this and decide to spy on this newphew. Can Hibiki stop this marriage in time? |
| 8 |
Rebellious Eyelash Curler Boys |
The Boys become very unhappy when Shyoichi Iwaya is accused of stealing a teacher's pay slip, so they rebel against this including all the chores they are made to do and sexism they face. |
| 9 |
A Midsummer's Night Sexy Gloss |
It's Hibiki class's school camping trip when love blossoms between the children including Hibiki who has an admirer herself ... |
| 10 |
Bemusing Love Palette |
Fujio Himejima tries to confess her love to Akira Fukae with the help of Miho Umeda, though things don't go to plan. |
| 11 |
Fragrance Heart to Adulthood |
Still affected about the events of yesterday Fūko feels confused and worried about her feelings for Hibiki and Fujio can't speak to Fūko nor Akira, but when Fūko doesn't turn up to school everyone has to work togther to find her. |
| 12 |
Cleansing Shock of Deception |
Hibiki is taken to hospital after she got hurt yesterday,Fūko and Akira visit her. Vice-principal Reiko Mukogawa visits too, to try and catch Hibiki off-guard in her male form. |
| 13 |
Someday, Without Make-up As Promised |
Final episode; with Hibiki's secret out, he leaves in shame. The parents of the children are called to debate whether the school should be an all girl's school or not. |
[edit] Cast list
[edit] External links
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