
Miyuki: Hey Kaori, get ready to meet your first customer, ok? [Much apologies for lateness. Haven't had a functional broadband connection for a while and also recently crawled out from under a tonne of coursework. Am currently leeching off a neighbour's unsecured wireless connection. Also many thanks to Skane for his forays on Ep 19 and 20 thusfar.]
Continue reading ‘Strawberry Panic 19-20′



No Yaya in this episode so I wouldn’t normally have a post. But given that I’m curious to hear Skane’s exposition on Tamaoism this week, here’s a seed bed for that. ;)
Even at the remote beach house, Tamao’s presence follows the pair in the form of her sandwiches. I wonder if Shizuma wanted them eaten before they got to the house so that another physical reminder of Tamao had been dealt with?
Continue reading ‘Strawberry Panic 18′
Only the briefest flicker of Yaya in this episode as the story preps us and Nagisa for the unveiling of Shizuma’s past love life and the traumatic events that turned her in a serial yuri playgirl (not quite emphasized enough in the anime IMHO) and delinquent elected school leader.
Continue reading ‘Strawberry Panic 17′
It’s the day of the cultural festival and the performance of Carmen. Our dastardly duo, Kaname and Momomi, tries to sabotage the rehearsals and Amane’s heel but all their evil schemes come to naught due to the combination of Shizuma and Nagisa’s interventions. Nagisa was actually not irritating for once and she played Carmen with suitable aplomb.
Continue reading ‘Strawberry Panic 16′