Illustrated stories are short narratives that cope a plot with a composition of text and intricate illustration. The words or the narration is as prominent as the graphics. The Japanese seem to have mastered this genre. They have produced a estimate of prosperous series that gained fanatics not only locally but internationally as well. One of which is Strawberry Panic. Tackling a controversial issue such as homosexual relations and tickling its audience's imagination is its formula for success.
Written by Sakurako Kimino and graphic by Chitose Maki and Namuchi Takumi, Strawberry Panic is a Japanese series of short stories about the lives of young adolescent girls attending exclusive schools and the romantic relationships and feelings that grew in the middle of them as the story progresses. It tackles lesbian relationships and what goes in inside an exclusive girl campus. There are three schools namely, St. Miator's Girls' Academy, St. Spica's Girls found and St. Lulim's Girls School.
Japanese School Girls
All three are housed in one campus and dormitory, the Astraea Hill. The story starts of with Nagisa Aoi, a transferee from an additional one school who was at awe at the sight of her new campus. She was filled with optimism as she embraced the turn of environment. However, in an unfortunate event, Nagisa fell from a hill and found herself lost. Due to the accident, she felt dizzy and unsettled. Unable to identify her surrounding, the young girl started walking colse to the campus when she met Shizuma Hanazono. Shizuma is a high profile student. Being a school representative, she has gained credit and popularity.
And the first time Nagisa laid eyes on her, Nagisa understanding she has seen the most beautiful girl. She was stunned at Shizuma's charm and felt deadness all over her body. Shizuma then moves to kiss her on the forehead and Nagisa fell unconscious. When Nagisa gained consciousness, she found herself in the school clinic where she met an additional one girl named Tamao Suzumi who was going to her roommate at the dormitory. After the incident, Nagisa meets other school girls. She met girls that she liked who have become her friends while others she did not like as much and were merely acquaintances. As the story progresses and the girls are introduced to each other, lesbian relationship starts to arise.
Due to its attractive plot, the series soon earned fans. Six months after its release, Strawberry Panic is proved to be a prosperous venture.
Girls in "Strawberry Panic"
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