Strawberry Shake Sweet

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Strawberry Shake Sweet
Strawberry Shake Sweet volume one cover
ストロベリーシェイク Sweet (Sutoroberī Sheiku Sweet)
Genre	Romantic comedy, Yuri
Manga
Author	Shizuru Hayashiya
Publisher	Sun Magazine Ichijinsha
Magazine	Yuri Shimai (1-5) Yuri Hime (6+)
Original run	June 2003
Volumes	1

Strawberry Shake Sweet (ストロベリーシェイク Sweet, Sutoroberī Sheiku Sweet^?) is a Japanese yuri manga written and illustrated by Japanese manga author Shizuru Hayashia. It was originally entitled Strawberry Shake while it was serialized in the manga magazine Yuri Shimai, though the title was changed when the manga began serialization in Yuri Hime. The first bound volume was published on January 18, 2006 in Japan, and so far it is the only one that has been released. Strawberry Shake Sweet's story involves two young talents named Julia and Ran, and their as-yet unrevealed romantic feelings for each other.

Portions of this manga are presented in yonkoma (4-panel) format, but as a whole Strawberry Shake Sweet is not exclusively yonkoma.

[edit] Characters

Julia Tachibana (橘樹里亜, Tachibana Juria^?): The sixteen-year-old main character of the manga. She is one of the top talents in the company "Shanghai Talent Limited". Because of that, she was initially jealous of Ran's potential, but eventually she falls in love with Ran. She can be very stubborn and difficult, much to the annoyance of her manager. She is sometimes prone to nosebleeds when Ran is nearby.

Ran Asakawa (浅川蘭, Asakawa Ran^?): Another member of Shanghai Talent Limited, and she is also sixteen years old. She is in love with Julia, although she is oblivious to the other girl's feelings. She is very laid-back, sometimes to the point of appearing "out of it".

Ryōko Saeki (冴木涼子, Saeki Ryōko^?): Julia's manager. She knows about Julia's romantic feelings toward Ran, and is often less than pleased with the awkward situations that those feelings often cause. She is normally calm, but Julia's outgoing attitude frustrates her to no end. Kaoru is in love with her, but Saeki sees those feelings as a nuisance. She is twenty-seven years old.

Haruna Enomoto (榎本春菜, Enomoto Haruna^?): Another member of Shanghai Talent Limited, and she is a year younger than Julia and Ran. She is in love with Kaoru, but Kaoru prefers just teasing her endlessly. Haruna is easily embarrassed and occasionally becomes jealous of anyone who receives attention from Kaoru.

Kaoru Shinjō (新城薫, Shinjō Kaoru^?): Julia's hairdresser. She is very easy-going and enjoys teasing people, especially Saeki and Haruna. She knows about Haruna's feelings for her, but her eyes are focused on Saeki. She takes great pride in her work. She once did the hair and make-up of the female band Zlay (a parody of Japanese band Glay).

Ryō (リョウ, Ryō^?): The lead singer of Zlay. She is a proud lesbian, and she instantly knew that the object of Julia's affections was another girl. To the other characters, her love for girls can be a bit overbearing.

Reki (レキ, Reki^?): Another member of Zlay and Ryou's girlfriend. She is much calmer than Ryou and is sometimes annoyed by her girlfriend's flamboyant attitude. She is very straightforward with her opinions, sometimes to the point of brutal honesty.