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Line 3: [[Teen Idol]] Tachibana Julia is not thrilled when told she has to look after a newbie... at least, [[Love At First Sight\|until she gets a look at said newbie, Ran Asakawa]]. She changes her mind ''really'' fast, and so starts the story about [[Yuri Genre\|their love]] and [[Hilarity Ensues\|whatever wacky things happen to them and their friends]]. Written by Hayashiya Shizuru, the author of ''[[Hayate X× Blade]]'', ''[[Strawberry Shake Sweet]]'' started off as a story in ''[[Yuri Shimai]]'' and eventually ''[[Yuri Hime]]''. As expected of the author of ''[[Hayate X× Blade]]'', the story is chock full of many absolutely hysterical moments and a bunch of quirky characters as well. Definitely a recommended read for anyone who enjoys the [[Yuri Genre]] and comedy. Was originally called just ''Strawberry Shake'', but got the ''Sweet'' added for legal reasons when it changed publishers. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~=== Contains examples of: ===~~ * [[Accidental Kiss]]: Saeki gets one from Julia while trying to stop Julia from stealing a kiss from Ran. * [[Accidental Pervert]]: Saeki. See [[Not What It Looks Like]] below. * [[Attempted Rape]]: Played for [[Double Standard Rape (Female Onon Female)\|laughs]] with {{spoiler\|Kaoru}}'s fumbling attempt to seduce/force herself onto {{spoiler\|Saeki}}. * [[Battle Discretion Shot]]: when Julia takes on {{spoiler\|Ran's mum}} in chapter 17. * [[The Bechdel Test]]: Unsurprisingly, the series passes it with flying colours. Line 24: * [[But Liquor Is Quicker]]: {{spoiler\|Julia just wants to loosen up a bit; she's [[Suspiciously Specific Denial\|totally not trying to get Ran drunk.]] Same thing with Kaoru: she only wants to share a friendly glass with Saeki...}} * [[The Casanova]]: Ryou has supposedly bedded ''thousands'' of girls, but she is prone to exaggeration... * [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Julia's structural failure to convey her feelings to Ran makes up for most of the comedy (and drama) of the series. * [[Cast Full of Gay]]: To Saeki's chagrin. * [[Chatty Hairdresser]]: Kaoru. Line 37: * [[Finger-Suck Healing]]: chapter 4. * [[First Kiss]]: Finally happens in {{spoiler\|chapter 14}}. Partially subverted in that {{spoiler\|the readers [[Kissing Discretion Shot\|hardly get to see it]] }}, unlike most first kiss scenes in [[Shoujo]] fiction. * [[The Force Is Strong ~~With~~with This One]] / [[My Significance Sense Is Tingling\|My Yuri Sense Is Tingling]]: Ryou, for hilarious effect. * [[Gaydar]]: Ryou has one that is so sensitive that apparently she can tell when a "comrade" is born. * [[Genre Savvy]]: Saeki - ironic, given that she's about the only main female cast member who's likely to be straight. ** Ryou's ESP abilities -see the previous two entries- arguably count as [[Genre Savvy]]. * [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Subverted when Julia goes berserk at Ran's mother: {{quote\| '''Saeki:''' Julia, wait...! Restrain yourself! You have to restrain yourself...~~<br />~~ '''Saeki:''' ...so at least you don't leave any marks...~~<br />~~ '''Julia:''' Right. }} * [[Girls Love]]: Played very straight--no pun intended. * [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: Kaoru in the New Year's special; at least in the English [[Scanlation\|scanlated]] version. {{quote\| '''Kaoru''': Get naked for me, ''por favor!''}} * [[Hair Contrast Duo]]: Julia and Ran. * [[Homoerotic Dream]] * [[Identical Panel Gag]] * [[If It's You It's Okay]]: When Saeki asks Kaoru if her relationship with her young girlfriend is this, Kaoru quite cheerfully [[Averted Trope\|shoots it down]]. {{quote\| '''Kaoru''': No, it's because she's a girl. I like girls!}} * [[Important Haircut]]: {{spoiler\|Julia}} has short hair in the very last episode. Mainly, this indicates that some time has passed, but {{spoiler\|in that time Ran has disappeared, and also Julia has changed somewhat.}} * [[~~Improbably-~~Fundamentally Female Cast]]: As with most [[Girls Love]] series. * [[In Vino Veritas]]: One glass is enough to {{spoiler\|transform the shy, insecure and -up to that point- mostly straight Ran [http://mangafox.me/manga/strawberry_shake/v01/c006.5/13.html into] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/strawberry_shake/v01/c006.5/14.html this]}} * [[Intertwined Fingers]]: Julia and Ran doing it in {{spoiler\|chapter 15}} symbolizes the next stage of their relationship. Line 79: And Ran and Julia's names are a reference to Romeo and Juliet. Also, Ran's real name, Ran Ohtori is the name of a famous Takarazuka actress. As for her false name, Ran Asakawa... well, just google it and see. * [[Stalker ~~With~~with a Crush]]: Ran thinks that there is one after her in one of the subplots; Saeki is convinced Julia is one and is afraid she'll take it too far. ** Also, in the final chapter we learn that {{spoiler\|while Ran was supposedly living overseas with her father, she was actually still in Japan and regularly stalking Julia.}} * [[The Stoic]]: When Ran first appears, she gives off this impression due to her rather sleepy look and lack of expression. This changes as the story goes on. * [[Strawberry Shorthand]] * [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] / [[Blatant Lies]]: {{quote\| '''Julia:''' I'm just drinking to soothe my nerves [...] I don't want to get Ranran drunk and take advantage of her.}} ** (Made worse by the fact that she's ''only talking to herself'') * [[Sweat Drop]] Line 92: * [[This and That]]: Invoked by Julia in chapter 3. * [[Thunder Shock]] * [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Played with, the short-haired boyish-looking Ran is the more gentle and feminine one, whereas Julia is an aggressive [[Kick Chick]]. * [[Tsundere]]: Rena acts this way towards Sera, the one she loves, with emphasis on the tsuntsun side. ** At one point, Julia thinks it may be better to act more cold towards Ran during work and more friendly during free time. All she succeeds in doing is confusing Ran even more. Line 99: * [[Visible Sigh]] * [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Never really gets answered, even after they move in together. * [[Windmill Crusader]]: Julia tends to blow things out of proportion with her [[Mr. Imagination\|overactive imagination]], especially during the 'stalker incident'. Since she has a much calmer, not particularly bright character -Ran- as her [[Sempai-Kohai\|foil and sidekick]] and she's also [[The Dulcinea Effect\|blissfully unaware of any flaws in the object of her affections]], this would basically make her a [[~~Don Quixote (Literature)\|~~Don Quixote]] whose Sancho Panza and Dulcinea happen to be the same person. * [[Word Salad Title]] {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Manga]] [[Category:~~Strawberry~~Manga ~~Shake~~of ~~Sweet~~the 2000s]]